By Zachary D. Rymer ia bleacherreport.com  -- There are going to be a lot of eyes on the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2012. Check that, there are going to be more eyes than usual on the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2012. It will be the first season of a new era. Urban Meyer was brought in to be the team's new head coach in November, and he immediately made his presence known by hitting the recruiting trail and showing the competition how things are ... Read More

By Tyler Waddell via bleacherreport.com -- The Ohio State Buckeyes have one more week of practice to prepare for the spring game, which will feature the first time Urban Meyer's new spread-option offense takes the field in a game situation. There are still a lot of questions looming around the offensive installment, with the main issue being a lack of playmakers at skill positions who can thrive in the spread. As Scarlet and Gray week approaches, here are some quick updates on the team Defensive ... Read More

From: coshoctontribune.com --   COLUMBUS -- What will the basketball Buckeyes do for an encore? Win a fourth consecutive Big Ten championship? Earn 30 or more wins for the third consecutive year? Go to the Final Four in back-to-back seasons and third time in seven years? If Ohio State can pull any of it off, it will need a lot of things to go right in 2012-13 because a lot will be missing. Four-year starter William Buford is graduating in the spring. Two-time All-American ... Read More

According to an article published on ESPN's website, one of the nation's most heavily-recruited linebacker prospects in the nation has made his decision as to where he will play football.  Dorian O'Daniel, who is listed as 6'1" and 205 lbs., has committed to Clemson.   The Tigers landed this powerhouse from Our Lady of Good Counsel High School (Olney, Md.) even though O'Daniel was being pursued by multipal colleges. Ohio State, Ohio, Virginia, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oklahoma, Pittsburgh, Vanderbilt, Arizona, California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Rutgers, Syracuse, ... Read More

By: Tom Dienhart via btn.com --    Clemson’s Dabo Swinney is a genius–at least when it comes to spicing up spring football games. Let’s face it: These spring “games” often are little more than glorified scrimmages to appease and tease fans. The interest? Minimal—aside from the true cognoscenti. Many coaches don’t like them, preferring to run a scrimmage or just conduct another practice for fear of injury. Lack of depth is another reason many coaches don’t like intrasquad scrimmages, as it often makes it ... Read More

By: Andy Evans via thelantern.com --  It only took two minutes into Tuesday’s Big Ten teleconference for the Big Ten’s first representative, Michigan coach Brady Hoke, to receive his first question about the arrival of Ohio State’s new coach Urban Meyer and his thoughts on how Meyer will affect the rivalry. “Obviously you’ve got two storied programs who have a lot of great tradition and, as far as I know, it’s never been about the coaches, it’s always been about those two schools,” ... Read More

By John Kampf via News-Herald.com -- COLUMBUS — Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer on Wednesday bristled at the content and intent of an a story that ran in the Sporting News earlier this week that brought into question happenings when he coached at Florida, as well as alleged recruiting issues at Ohio State. "I'm pretty disappointed," Meyer said while taking part in a Big Ten conference call. Meyer appeared prepared for the onslaught of questions revolving around the story, which quoted former Florida ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises via The Plain Dealer --  In a Sporting News story published Monday on Ohio State coach Urban Meyer's tenure at Florida, the program Meyer left winds up sounding a lot like the program he inherited. And none of that should be of particular surprise. The only problem is for anyone viewing Meyer above or below the spectrum of successful major college football coaches, for good or bad. He's no more a saint or a sinner than most two-time national championship ... Read More

By: Matt Hayes via sportingnews.com --  The uproar and controversy of Urban Meyer’s stunning recruiting coup at Ohio  State settled in and Stefon Diggs, still on the Buckeyes' wish list, was  debating his future. Diggs, the second-highest rated wide receiver in the country, had  narrowed his list of potential schools to Maryland, Florida and Ohio State. For  more than a week following National Signing Day on Feb. 1, and before Diggs  eventually signed with Maryland, Meyer relentlessly pursued Diggs. Multiple sources told Sporting News ... Read More

By Richard Langford via bleacherreport.com -- The Big Ten has a new king. It is the Ohio State Buckeyes, and with Urban Meyer flexing his recruiting prowess, it is just a matter of time before this team lays claim to its throne. Meyer has wasted no time making an impact. He didn't take over as coach until November of last year, but that didn't stop him from signing a 2012 recruiting class that ESPN ranked as the nation's sixth best. They ... Read More