By: Tim Cary (BleacherReport.com) -- COLUMBUS—Ohio State forced a turnover on the opening kickoff and scored their first touchdown of the season a whopping 78 seconds into the opener here Thursday night against Marshall. And just like that, this game was basically over. As the Buckeyes began their national title pursuit by disposing of the Herd 45-7, here are five things we learned about Jim Tressel's 2010 ballclub. 1. Terrelle Pryor Has Made Progress, but He's Not a Finished Product Pryor put up big ... Read More

It appears as if everyone's question is finally answered. Ohio State and Michigan will split into separate divisions.  OSU's student newspaper, The Lantern, is reporting the split  but notes that both teams will still play each other in the final week of the regular season after the Big Ten expands to 12 teams.  OSU athletic director Gene Smith told The Lantern shortly before an announcement show Wednesday night on the Big Ten Network. Reporter Zack Meisel also writes that speculation that ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- Nike unveiled the designs Monday for the Pro Combat uniforms that Ohio State will wear against Michigan on Nov. 27, the second consecutive year OSU will don the retro jerseys against its rival. The Buckeyes are one of 10 teams to take part in the series. OSU's uniforms will honor the 1942 team, which won the national title. The scarlet jerseys will have a camouflage base layer to reflect World War II and an American flag ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- A team usually knows when everything has come together. The stars line up, as the adage goes. But it’s a tricky proposition in college football, a team needing the perfect blend of experience and talent to have everything lined up to challenge for a national championship. On March 19, 2008, when quarterback Terrelle Pryor opted for the cap sporting the giant, red “O,” the Buckeyes envisioned his junior season as that defining peak of opportunity. After all, ... Read More

By: Kyle Rowland (BleacherReport.com) -- he Marshall Thundering Herd enter the 2010 season fresh off its first bowl victory since 2002. The Herd capped off a 7-6 season with a 21-17 victory over Ohio University in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. The bowl bid wasn’t enough to save head coach Mark Snyder, a former Ohio State assistant, though, as the embattled coach resigned in November following the regular season. John “Doc” Holliday took over in December and brought with ... Read More

By: Doug Smock (WVGazette.com) -- HUNTINGTON - None of the current Marshall players or coaches were around for the sunny Saturday in September 2004 when the Thundering Herd made Ohio State sidestep a major upset on national television. But as they prepare to open the Doc Holliday era Thursday, they will try to match that effort, maybe exceed it and shock the nation. Whatever the case, the Herd travels to Columbus to take on the No. 2-ranked Buckeyes at ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (Toledo Blade) -- COLUMBUS - For any commander, those guys guarding the perimeter are critically important to the entire operation. They are the sentries out on the frontier, essentially alone on an island. In football, that's the cornerbacks. They are the one man to beat for offenses attempting to strike quickly and take the least-impeded route to the end zone. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has put his trust in seniors Chimdi Chekwa and Devon Torrence to protect the outer limits ... Read More

From: 10TV.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge ruled on Wednesday that former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett can travel out of state to tryout for a professional football team. Clarett, who was released from prison in the spring, will be allowed to travel to Nebraska to tryout with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League, 10TV's Maureen Kocot reported. A hearing on the matter originally scheduled for next week was bumped up to Wednesday afternoon. Clarett, 26, left prison after serving more than three ... Read More

From: SportingNews.com -- Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said fans clamoring for Michigan and Ohio State to be placed in the same division in 2011—and keep the traditional season-ending spot on the schedule—might not be focusing on the big picture. "I do believe that one of the things people have lost track of in all of the noise is that if Michigan and Ohio State are in the same division, Michigan and Ohio State will never again play for the Big Ten championship—we ... Read More

By: David Plati (cubuffs.com) -- BOULDER — When it comes to intersectional match-ups on the football field, Colorado and Ohio State are often in a league of their own.  So it makes perfect sense that two will resume their brief but eventful series next year in Columbus. The Buffaloes will travel to Ohio Stadium on Sept. 24, 2011, to play the host Buckeyes; the facility is the fourth largest in the country with a seating capacity of 102,329.  It ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN) -- For years, we heard that Michigan and Ohio State never would regularly play The Game after Thanksgiving. That will change this fall. When the Big Ten added Nebraska in June and a divisional split seemed imminent, most folks (including me) thought there was little chance the Wolverines and the Buckeyes would end up on opposite sides of the league. This, too, has changed as we anxiously wait the division pairings to be announced. If you're ... Read More

By: Tim Gardner (USAToday.com) -- When Ohio State took the field against archrival Michigan last year, the Buckeyes looked a little different. Not in their play, but in the 1940s throwback uniforms they wore for the big game. Expect to see a different brand of Buckeyes again this year when Michigan pays a visit to the Horseshoe in Columbus, Ohio. On Sept. 1, Nike will officially unveil alternate uniforms that 10 teams -- including Ohio State -- will wear for one game this season. The Buckeyes will ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- As the days leading up to the 2010  season become fewer, the excitement grows in college football circles throughout the country. Perhaps nowhere is there more hype than in Columbus, OH. The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will be all about QB Terrelle Pryor, a third-year starter and a Heisman hopeful who heads an offense that's bursting with potential. However, the biggest key to the Buckeye offense will not be the player known throughout Columbus as ... Read More