By: AP via WashingtonPost.com -- MILWAUKEE — Hoping to secure some stability at the top of its athletic department, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee hired former Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger on Thursday. Geiger, who oversaw winning programs and major construction projects but also weathered scandals during his time at Ohio State, takes over a program that has gone through two full-time athletic directors since 2009. “We believe Andy Geiger possesses the leadership qualities to bring stability and continuity to UWM Athletics during this transitional ... Read More

By Fawad Cheema via TheLantern.com -- Ohio State men’s basketball should improve its outside shooting with the signing of Italian international Amedeo Della Valle, a player who says he’s ready for the rigors of the Big Ten. Della Valle, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Alba, Italy, recently signed his letter of intent to play for the Buckeyes next season. Della Valle played high school basketball at Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., helping the team to its third ESPN National High School Invitational Championship ... Read More

By Brian Bennett via ESPN.com --  Terrelle Pryor is trying to put his past behind him and become a successful NFL quarterback. But he's not finished talking about what happened at Ohio State. In an interview with SI.com's Jim Trotter, the disgraced former Buckeyes star and current Oakland Raider offered a new perspective on why he sold his memorabilia for cash and favors, which eventually helped lead to the downfall of coach Jim Tressel and NCAA problems for the program. Pryor was suspended for the ... Read More

By Jami Jurich and Thomas Bradley via TheLantern.com --  One Ohio State freshman returned to her Steeb Hall dorm room after a March 2 sorority function hoping to get a good night’s sleep. But the rest of her night, and the two months since, have been a nightmare. While she slept in her lofted bed, a male stranger walked into her room, which was unlocked because her roommate was still out for the night, and climbed into her bed at about 12:30 a.m. March ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Like most coaches, Ohio State's Luke Fickell has neither the time nor the desire to look backward. Fickell isn't going to publish his memoirs about his 182-day term as Ohio State's head coach last year, when he guided his alma mater through an adversity-filled season that produced subpar results on the field. After Ohio State named Urban Meyer as its head coach on Nov. 28, Fickell's life didn't exactly slow down. He coached ... Read More

By: Kevin McCauley via sbnation.com --  Charles Eric Waugh, the registered sex offender at the center of a bizarre story involving Ohio State football, social media and a decommitted recruit, has been arrested. On May 4, linebacker Alex Anzalone decommitted from Ohio State. Before decommitting, Anzalone was at the Ohio State spring football game and probably posed for multiple pictures with multiple fans. At the time, he probably didn't think anything of any of them. As it turned out, he posed for a picture ... Read More

By: Billy george via bleacherreport.com --  Whether the Buckeyes are eligible for a bowl game or not, with the insertion of head coach Urban Meyer and his spread offense, Buckeye fans worldwide are optimistic about this upcoming season. Given his impressive coaching resume and excellent recruiting ability, things become even more enticing when you think of what Urban Meyer's teams might accomplish in the future at Ohio State. But before we rubberneck too far into the future, let's reminisce about this coming ... Read More

By: Luke Zimmermann via landgrantholyland.com --   After saying roughly as much to ESPN late Friday night, Sal Anzalone, father of former Ohio State linebacker commit Alex Anzalone, one of the individuals pictured in the Charles Eric Waugh/@Bdubstriviaguru controversy of the past four days, caught up with Mike Dragon of the Reading Eagle to clarify some rather pointed comments he made towards the University: "I want people to understand, I have no beef with Ohio State, at all," Sal Anzalone said. "My issue is not ... Read More

By Mark Schlabach via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio --  While Urban Meyer coached at Florida from 2005 to 2010, the Gators played as many as three rivalry games a season -- against Florida State, Georgia and Tennessee. "You always like to say, 'That's the game,'" Meyer said. "But as soon as you say Tennessee is the game or Georgia is the game, then it's like, 'Well, LSU's not a game?' It was tough down there." As Meyer prepares to begin his first season as Ohio State's ... Read More

By Doug Harris via springfieldnewssun.com -- A movement is afoot to alter the way college football crowns its national champion, but Ohio State coach Urban Meyer would prefer to stay with the status quo. He won two crowns at Florida, beating OSU in 2006 and Oklahoma in 2008. But the BCS championship era may be over. Conference commissioners and other officials are discussing proposals to implement a four-team playoff perhaps as soon as 2014. “If the purpose is to get a true national champion, ... Read More