By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) --  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nebraska is prepared to join the Big Ten, according to multiple reports. Though the school issued a statement Wednesday night declaring that a decision had not already been made, the Nebraska Board of Regents has added a discussion of conference affiliation to Friday's scheduled meeting. It's then that the Big Ten could officially expand from 11 teams, maybe stopping at 12 teams for now, or maybe continuing with ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Expansion fever seems to finally be finding its footing, as Nebraska will in all likelihood find a home in the Big Ten. With the Huskers being one of possibly a handful of teams about to join the Big Ten Conference, one thing that is being largely overlooked is the effect this process has on the rivalries in the conference. The most specific of these might be the greatest rivalry in college football if not sports: Ohio ... Read More

From: AP via LancasterEagleGazette.com -- COLUMBUS -- After losing $148,000 a year ago, Ohio State's athletic department will bank $23,400 for the 2009-10 fiscal year, according to numbers disclosed Thursday to The Associated Press by athletic director Gene Smith. Smith said the surplus came because of cost hold-downs and revenue increases in concessions and royalties. "We had a good year," Smith said. "There were some revenue increases in certain categories, but the expenditure controls by our unit managers ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany announced in December that the venerable conference would consider expanding to 12 or more teams, starting a buzz that continues to echo through the world of major college sports. Delany said it would probably take 12 to 18 months for the Big Ten to make a decision on such a move. The consideration of such an event is, of course, rooted in money. The conference has its own cable television Big Ten ... Read More

By: Max Olson (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- OMAHA, Neb. -- Lance Palmer tapped his hand on the mat, but nothing happened. His Ohio State wrestling coach, Tom Ryan, threw up his arms in disgust and shouted at the nearby referee, but his yelling was no use. Instead, Iowa's Brent Metcalf continued to ride his rival for nearly a minute until a medical timeout was finally called. "And that was the match, right there," Palmer said. Indeed, the 1:07 in riding time Metcalf accumulated in the first ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- OMAHA, Neb. -- Two weeks ago, Lance Palmer pulled off possibly the biggest win of his career when he topped rival Brent Metcalf of Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament. Today, he'll get a chance to prove that victory was no fluke. The Ohio State senior and former St. Edward standout moved on to the 149-pound final at the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Qwest Center Omaha following a close victory over Penn State's Frank Molinario. The semifinals win helped the Buckeyes ... Read More

By: Marl Palmer (Examiner.com) --  Last March, Ohio State came within 4 1/2 points of taking the team title away from Iowa at the 2009 NCAA Division I championships. Friday night, the fourth-ranked Buckeyes were nowhere near beating the defending team champions as the No. 1 Hawkeyes dominated last year's runner-up, 32-3, in front of more than 9,000 fans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Ohio State won one match: Reece Humphrey at 141 pounds. High points for the Hawkeyes: Phil Keddy's upset of 2008 ... Read More

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - Backed by 13 bonus points, the fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team downed Northwestern, 37-6, Sunday in St. John Arena. The Buckeyes (16-1; 5-0 Big Ten) won seven matches and earned points on a Wildcat forfeit at 141 pounds. For the second-consecutive match, Nikko Triggas pinned his opponent. This time, the junior from Moraga, Calif., downed Levi Mele with just nine seconds left in the first period to give the Scarlet and Gray an early 6-0 advantage. Northwestern was able ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Terrelle Pryor believes the Ohio State offense in 2010 will look more like the Ohio State offense in the Rose Bowl. But he doesn't blame Jim Tressel for taking it slow with the passing game. Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor on opening up the offense Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor served as the honorary captain for the Ohio State wrestling team as the Buckeyes beat Penn State today. In his first interview since the Buckeyes's Rose Bowl win over ... Read More

From: GoPSUSports.com -- STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The Penn State Nittany Lion wrestling team, ranked No. 13 nationally, dropped a hard-fought 21-14 dual meet at No. 3 Ohio State. Head coach Cael Sanderson's squad won four of ten bouts, highlighted by majors from seniors Cyler Sanderson (Heber City, Utah) at 157 and David Erwin (Urbana, Ohio) at 184. Junior Brad Pataky (Clearfield, Pa.), ranked No.12 at 125, got Penn State off to a good start with a strong 9-7 win over No. 19 Nikko ... Read More

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - J.D. Bergman, an Ohio State wrestling letterwinner from 2004-08, earned a spot on the U.S. World Cup Team Friday. United States wrestling held wrestle offs for the World Cup, which will take place March 6-7 in Mahachkala, Russia. At the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., Bergman beat Bryce Hasseman, a National Team member and Olympian Andy Hrovat at 96kg/211.5 pounds in his bid to represent the United States. Against Hasseman, Bergman, a three-time All-American at Ohio ... Read More

By: Grant Freking (TheLantern.com) -- After starting the season 11-1, the No. 3 ranked Ohio State wrestling team is looking to avoid a midseason slump and finish the season strong. The Buckeyes were in a similar position the past two years and ended each season by finishing second in the nation. Coach Tom Ryan believes this team is capable of a similar finish. “Finishing second the past two years has resulted in a very positive environment,” said Ryan, the reigning National Coach of the Year. “There ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Notre Dame College's wrestling team went 3-for-3 over the weekend to capture the team title at the NAIA National Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. On Sunday, the top-ranked Falcons defeated No. 7 Missouri Valley, 26-7, in the championship match. Derek Foore (197), Solon's Kevin Hardy (165), Twinsburg's Adam Koballa (141), Dante Rini (125) and Orlando Scales (heavyweight) each won three matches, as NDC won the biggest title in the program's four years. In the title match against Missouri Valley, ... Read More