Michigan’s 5 turnovers help No. 9 OSU win 21-10

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By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- ANN ARBOR buying drugs online – The Ohio State Buckeyes feasted on five Michigan turnovers and beat their rivals for a sixth straight time here Saturday afternoon. No. 9 Ohio State pounded out a 21-10 win over the Wolverines by relying on strong defense and a power running game that accounted for 251 yards. The victory give Rose Bowl bound Ohio State (10-2, 7-1) a fifth straight Big Ten title, and the 2009 crown outright. The Buckeyes’ defense ... Read More

Buckeyes’ Saine, Herron save best for last

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By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- As they do every season, Ohio State fans had plenty of burning questions about a Buckeyes running back this fall. Jaamal Berry. They wondered when Berry would see the field, how his injured hamstring was progressing and whether head coach Jim Tressel would end up redshirting the highly touted freshman from Miami. These questions peppered Tressel at his weekly news conference and filled up my inbox. As the wait for Berry continued, it was clear that many Buckeye fans had ... Read More

Ohio State “runs” for the Roses

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By: Bill Blanton (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- “Tressel Ball” is alive and well in Columbus. If Ohio State fans had any doubts, those were put to rest on Saturday afternoon in a 27-24 overtime victory over Iowa. The victory clinches a share of the Big Ten Championship for Ohio State (9-2, 6-1) and will send the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 13 years. "None of our kids have gone to the Rose Bowl. I haven't been there in 25 years. I was ... Read More

Ohio State edges Iowa, 27-24, in overtime for Big 10 title and Rose Bowl trip

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By: Bill Lubinger (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State clinched its fifth straight Big 10 title and first trip to the Rose Bowl in 13 years, winning, 27-24, on Devin Barclay's 39-yard field goal in overtime before an announced crowd of 105,455 Saturday at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State (9-2, 6-1), ranked 10th in the country, had blown a 24-10 fourth-quarter lead as 15th-ranked Iowa (9-2, 5-2) -- which started the season with nine straight wins for the first time in school ... Read More

OSU’s Terrelle Pryor has a sore ankle and the RBs can help heal it

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's almost unfair to Iowa to talk about quarterback ankle injuries. The Hawkeyes' Ricky Stanzi is out for this game after having surgery on his injured right ankle. Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor is just taking fewer practice snaps with lingering pain in his left ankle from the New Mexico State game two weeks ago. "It's hurting, but there's always something in the back of your head saying keep going," Pryor said Wednesday. "It ... Read More

Pryor leads Buckeyes past Penn State 24-7

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By: Bill Blanton (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- For two season’s, Ohio State Buckeye fans have been waiting for Terrelle Pryor to live up to his No. 1 high school player ranking. He finally did Saturday afternoon 120 miles from his hometown in Jeanette, Pa. leading the Buckeyes past Penn State 24-7. No. 16 Ohio State (8-2, 5-1 Big Ten) delivered a stellar defensive performance getting excellent penetration from their defensive line keeping Daryll Clark in check all day long. Cameron Heyward was the disruptor for the ... Read More

Into the Fire: Ohio State Buckeyes Prepare For November Gauntlet

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By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- It's hard to believe that the 2009 college football season is nearing its ending so soon. We've seen so many exciting moments this season. But for the Ohio State Buckeyes, the end means the hardest part of the schedule by far. The month of November begins with a trip up to Happy Valley to play No. 11 Penn State, then a home game the next week against No. 4 Iowa (using BCS standings). The end isn't much easier, as they ... Read More

Injuries, shuffling continue on O-line: Ohio State Football Insider

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) - - Columbus -- Ohio State's offensive-line injuries are migrating. The Buckeyes have moved their tackles in and out of the lineup this season with ankle injuries, flu battles and knee problems, but guards Justin Boren and Bryant Browning and center Mike Brewster had started together through eight games on the line's interior. No more. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday that junior left guard Boren will miss Saturday's game against New Mexico State with a foot ... Read More

New backs help Bucks avoid doom without ‘Boom’ and ‘Zoom’

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By: Doug DiLillo (TheLantern.com) -- After a stunning loss to Purdue two weeks ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes rebounded with a 38-7 rout of Minnesota. OSU’s offense finally reappeared after taking the previous week off, while the defense played back up to standards, holding Minnesota scoreless until late in the fourth quarter. “It was good to get back home for Homecoming,” coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday during his weekly press conference. “It was good to get a victory in the conference and take a step ... Read More

Gibson a star pupil for Ohio State’s Tressel

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By: AP via DaytonDailyNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ DE Thaddeus Gibson is the only current member of the team who also is taking a football coaching class taughtby head coach Jim Tressel. "He's always in class, he's always in the first row," Tressel said. "So if you're there, you've got a chance." Tressel added that he believes Will Smith is the only Ohio State player to ever get an A in the class. OL ... Read More