By: Molly Gray (TheLantern.com) -- ESPN reporter Erin Andrews filed a lawsuit Thursday against Ohio State doing business as the Blackwell Inn for negligence, emotional distress and invasion of privacy as part of a larger suit against two additional hotels and the man that published nude footage of the television reporter last year. “The university disagrees with Ms. Andrews’ claims and we will defend the claims through the court process,” said Jim Lynch, director of Media Relations for ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Imagine Ohio State vs. Nebraska at Cleveland Browns Stadium on Dec. 3, 2011, in the inaugural Big Ten Championship game. David Gilbert, president of the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, can see it. We don't go after an event if we don't believe it belongs in Cleveland," Gilbert said this week. The Big Ten hasn't even officially announced that it definitely will create a football championship game, so the conference certainly hasn't ... Read More

From: LancasterEagleGazette.com -- LEXINGTON -- It didn't take long for Marcus Freeman to fall into character as a football coach. He got down at eye level with his players, counting off the pushups as they hit the ground at the end of each drill. "If I tell you to pick your nose, pick your nose," barked the former Ohio State linebacker as his troops -- a bunch of grade-schoolers -- hung on his every word. "OK, everybody clap!" This group wasn't going to win any ... Read More

By: Todd Jacobs (Suite101.com) -- With little over a month until the first kickoff of the 2010 NCAA College Football season, there are few surprises with the Las Vegas odds to win BCS title. The Las Vegas Hilton Superbook released the odds to win the 2011 BCS Championship Game in January of this year and the odds on a few teams have been bet down as of July 15th but most teams at the top, such as the ... Read More

From: BleacherReport.com -- The 2002 national championship game is controversial because Ohio State won by a referee’s bad call.  Not a missed call, a bad call. It came four seconds after the game ended, while the Hurricanes were celebrating victory.  If it were a blatant penalty in a big game, a flag would have been thrown immediately. Miami fans agree it was a bad call.  Ohio State fans rationalize that the referees missed a call earlier in the ... Read More

By: Christina De Nicola (BleacherReport.com) -- When it rains, it pours. Or in the case of South Florida, the heat continues on. A colleague of mine posted "Ohio State stole the crown in 2002, Miami steals the king in 2010" on Facebook following LeBron James' announcement to play for the Heat. On Friday, Seantrel Henderson was released from a letter of intent without restrictions by the University of Southern California following the NCAA scandal. Now, he will give the Hurricanes ... Read More

By: Jason Lieser (Palm Beach Post) -- WEST PALM BEACH — The U vs. The Ohio State University is two months away, but the hype already has started. Most Miami Hurricanes players and coaches will harp on the significance of the team's season opener against Florida A&M, but broadcaster and former UM player Don Bailey Jr. took the stage at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Saturday and stirred the CanesFest crowd by reminding ... Read More

By: Jeremy Whitt (BleacherReport.com) -- SATIRE — Maybe it's the years of winning, maybe it's the lack of a MLB or an NFL franchise in C-bus, whatever it may be, there's certainly a fever amongst Buckeye football fans that surpasses the norm.  Just ask my fiance'.  The added sports package on cable, the hat collection, the jersey's, the stone outside the door that reads 'Buckeye Country', the bickering over wedding dates because they conflict with certain Ohio ... Read More

From: CBSSPORTS.COM --  MIAMI -- Seantrel Henderson considered signing with Miami months ago. Now, he's decided to play for the Hurricanes after all. The top offensive lineman in the 2010 recruiting class, Henderson told Miami he plans to enroll in early August, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of anonymity ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, ranked by some recruiting ratings as the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2010, has been released from his National Letter of Intent by USC in light of the recent NCAA sanctions placed on the Trojans. "We are releasing Seantrel Henderson out of his national letter of intent with zero penalties and no restrictions," USC coach Lane Kiffin said in a statement. "Seantrel has been great through the ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first player in Ohio State's 2011 recruiting class, Toledo defensive end Kenny Hayes, gave his pledge to the Buckeyes 10 months ago and showed up at games in Columbus last fall with "OSU" shaved into the side of his head. He's a Buckeye through-and-through, and his summer has been all about his Ohio State future. He has been running in his backyard with an open parachute on his ... Read More

By: Eric Lacy  (The Detroit News) -- For a program with 819 victories, Ohio State fans aren't necessarily the most patient. Pryor experienced that firsthand early last season when accuracy problems frustrated Buckeyes supporters. But that criticism could drive the Buckeyes quarterback to a stellar 2010 campaign. After a career-high 266 yards passing and two touchdowns in a Rose Bowl victory over Oregon, Pryor seems primed for a hearty encore. "I wanted to come out and show I can be a complete quarterback," Pryor ... Read More

From: TheLedger.com -- The political pitchmen are out in force, and the campaign trail is heating up like the summer sun. // This isn't the race to control Congress, though it could get just as ugly. This is the race for the Heisman Trophy, and pitches already are popping up in forms that resemble movie theater teaser posters Florida State's among the early aggressors, with its recent push for quarterback Christian Ponder. The school sent out an ... Read More