By Randy Chambers via bleacherreport.com --  All of the hype for the Ohio State Buckeyes' spring practice and spring game is over and done with. Now it's time to get excited about the regular season and where they'll be ranked when the season actually arrives. ESPN couldn't wait that long and have decided to release a preseason Top 25 poll to get you talking. USC opens up as the top team in the country, and the Alabama Crimson Tide are the No. 3 team, despite ... Read More

By: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio --  Ohio State coach Thad Matta has confirmed he has signed 6-foot-4 shooting guard Amedeo Della Valle to a letter of intent. The signing had been expected ever since Della Valle, who played high school ball at powerhouse Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., visited campus recently and then verbally committed to the Buckeyes. Della Valle, a native of Alba, Italy, will begin classes on June 18 and will have....... READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE DIRECTLY FROM THE SOURCE ... Read More

By Angelique S. Chengelis via The Detroit News --  Columbus, Ohio -- Urban Meyer had just coached his first spring football game  as Ohio State's coach, and for once didn't know his next step. But he knew what he wanted to do. "Where do I go?" Meyer asked his players. He was directed to the end zone before the south stands of Ohio Stadium, and  while facing the band, he linked arms with receiver Frank Kangah to his right  and linebacker Stewart Smith to his ... Read More

By: Michael Carvell via ajc.com --  Some of college football’s biggest names endorsed the impending four-team playoff system to determine future national champions on Tuesday. “My opinion is people want to see the best four teams play,” Alabama coach Nick Saban said after playing in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge celebrity golf tournament in Greensboro, Ga. “I don’t think we need to be watering it down with ‘You need to win a [conference] championship’ … they want to see the best four teams play.” Quick recap: ... Read More

By: Dan Jovic via fox8.com -- AKRON, Ohio – Former Ohio State Buckeyes Head Football Coach Jim Tressel sits at his desk in Buchtel Hall at the University of Akron and jokes about having a window for the first time in 37 years. Although Tressel was not yet supposed to start as the University’s Vice President of Strategic Engagement until May first, he says he has already been on the job for the past three weeks meeting and welcoming students and learning how he ... Read More

By Tim Bielik via bleacherreport.com -- The NFL draft has already passed with less Ohio State Buckeyes than normal being selected than in previous years. Only four Buckeyes (Mike Adams, DeVier Posey, Dan Herron and Nate Ebner) were selected by NFL teams this year, with Posey and Ebner being huge surprises as to where they were taken. Posey went way higher than expected to the Texans in the third round, and Ebner was a surprising choice of New England in the sixth round since ... Read More

From: OhioStateRecruiting.blogspot.com --  Just a quick thing on DE/LB Lewis Neal who just committed last week at the spring game. He was just offered by LSU today, and is opening his recruitment back up. Lewis is however still very highly considering the Buckeyes, he just needs more time to make the right decision for him. Stick with us for more news on Lewis, and other Buckeye recruits. "I don't know my scholarship is open he said (Coach Meyer), so I guess I'm not ... Read More

By Doug Harris via springfieldnewssun.com --  COLUMBUS — Ohio State safety C.J. Barnett made an inspiring comeback from surgery for a torn knee ligament last season, leading the Buckeyes in tackles. But individual accomplishments feel a little hollow when your team is floundering so badly. After a Rose Bowl victory in 2009 and a Sugar Bowl win in 2010 (since vacated), OSU tumbled to a 6-7 record — its first losing mark since 1988. And Barnett said the slide from the usual standards ... Read More

By: Brendan Porath via sbnation.com -- The Cleveland Browns began their 2012 NFL Draft by adding Trent Richardson and Brandon Weeden and they finished the weekend by signing several undrafted free agents, including two in-state Buckeyes, according to reports. Ohio State's J.B. Shugarts and Andrew Sweat both signed with the Browns, according to the Plain Dealer. Shugarts was a highly-recruited tackle out of Texas and played all four years in Columbus. Sweat, on the other hand, worked his way into an impact linebacker ... Read More

By: James Brady via sbnation.com -- The Ohio State Buckeyes just saw another player get drafted into the NFL, as the Cincinnati Bengals made running back Dan Herron the No. 191 overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft in the sixth round. He joins wide receiver DeVier Posey and offensive tackle Mike Adams, who were drafted in rounds three and two, respectively. Herron was a team captain with the Buckeyes for the 2011 season by a vote of his peers, though he only ... Read More