By Brian Bennett (ESPN.com) -- Urban Meyer hasn't coached a game yet at Ohio State, but his impact on the Big Ten has already been massive. Though he was only hired in late November, Meyer managed to put together an impressive first recruiting class that ESPN ranked as the sixth-best in the country. Several players in the class were at one time committed to other league schools. The Buckeyes put together one of the best groups of defensive linemen ... Read More

By Matt Norlander (CBSSports.com) -- When you're successful, lurkers and hangers-on start to come around. Right now, Ohio State's in the midst of another terrific season, something they've grown accustomed to in Columbus since Thad Matta got to town. But with this success has come a problem on the secondary ticket market. Someone, or some group, has been printing counterfeit tickets and creating havoc for Buckeye home games. On Thursday the school sent out a memo, reminding and ... Read More

By: Matt Hayes (Sporting News) -- So this is what it has come to. After 60-plus days on the job at Ohio State, there’s no avoiding it. Either the Big Ten bows to Urban Meyer, or Urban Meyer bows to the Big Ten. “I can tell you this,” says Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema. “We at the Big Ten don’t want to be like the SEC—in any way, shape or form.” Just so we’re clear: Bielema wasn’t talking about winning national championships. He was ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema made waves Wednesday when he suggested new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer used "illegal" recruiting practices in signing his first class. Now it appears that Bielema and Wisconsin are taking things to the next level. Sporting News reported Thursday that Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will speak Friday with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany about Meyer's recruiting methods during the league's athletic director meetings. During his National Signing Day press conference, Bielema ... Read More

By Erick Smith (USA TODAY) --   Jim Tressel is returning to campus. Tressel was announced as Akron's vice president of school engagement at a press conference Thursday. The former Ohio State coach has a long history with Akron. He was a graduate assistant with the Zips and earned a master's degree from the school. Tressel, who resigned after 10 seasons with the Buckeyes on Memorial Day, helped in the school's search that led to hiring of Terry Bowden as ... Read More

From 10TV.com -- AKRON, Ohio - Former Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel has accepted an administrative position at the University of Akron, 10TV News reported on Thursday. Tressel will serve as the Vice President of Strategic Engagement, 10TV's Kevin Landers reported. The news comes days after Tressel's Upper Arlington home was sold, leading many to wonder what was next for the former coach. Tressel's new position was announced during a Thursday morning news conference. "I'm excited about being a Zip," Tressel said. Tressel was asked ... Read More

By Eric Lacy (The Detroit News) -- First-year Ohio State coach Urban Meyer isn't wasting any time stocking the program with fresh talent. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported at 10: 30 a.m. today that Meyer already had 23 commitments for his 2012 recruiting class. He added a 24th after noon: Cleveland Heights, Ohio, offensive lineman Kyle Dodson. Dodson, a 6-foot-6, 315-pounder, is a four-star recruit. He originally gave a verbal commit to Wisconsin, and also has expressed interest in Michigan State and ... Read More

By Pat Galbincea (The Plain Dealer) -- AKRON, Ohio -- Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel soon may be headed to Akron. The University of Akron is in discussions with Tressel about taking an administrative position at the university. An announcement could come as early as Thursday. In response to an inquiry, the UA sent this response, "When Jim Tressel and other alumni assisted us in our search for a football coach last December, we began to ... Read More

From: OhioStateBuckeyes.com --COLUMBUS, Ohio - By 10:45 a.m. Wednesday morning it was already official: 18 student-athletes had signed and faxed in their National Letters of Intent (NLI) to attend The Ohio State University. One more NLI in the afternoon followed and this group of 19 joins the six student-athletes who were already enrolled and attending classes at Ohio State to give head coach Urban Meyer a 2012 class of recruits totaling 25 in number. "Everything went smooth ... Read More

By: Tim Keeney (BleacherReport.com) -- Urban Meyer does it again. The recruiting wizard continued his amazing success today by getting a signature from offensive tackle Kyle Dodson, who verbally committed to Wisconsin way back in June. Dodson, a 4-star from Cleveland, marks the ninth player—rated as four stars or higher—who has signed since Meyer became head coach just two months ago. Since coming on as Ohio State's head coach, Meyer has made a quick impact on the recruiting scene, perhaps a bigger impact than anyone else in ... Read More