COLUMBUS, OH -- The Twitterverse is running hot with Tweets concerning the resignation of Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. Of the top 10 current trending topics in the United State, Tressel appears at number four. Urban Meyer trends in just under Tressel at five. Several Buckeye player, past and present, took to Twitter to voice their opinion on the breaking news: Coach Tressel was one of the most honorable men I ever had the chance of being around..he taught me endless life lessons...Thank ... Read More

By Tim Ertle: (OpposingViews.com) -- There is no denying Ohio State has a problem on its hands, and don’t think for a second this is close to being over. The NCAA Committee on Infractions is still going to get involved, and that could mean scholarships being stripped from Jim Tressel’s program. Less scholarships mean you have to hit on landing the top recruits – and that hasn’t been a problem. Rivals.com has traditionally rated the Buckeyes’ recruiting classes in ... Read More

From: StyleBlips.com -- Ohio State defensive end Lawrence Wilson (6-4, 272) made a visit to Halas online pharmacy no prescription Hall this week, according to a source. Wilson is projected as a late-round pick or could sign as an undrafted free agent. keep an eye on Lawrence Wilson - Once considered a ferocious defensive end prospect, Wilson's career has been derailed by season-ending injuries each of the last two years. A broken leg that required a steel ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State doesn't know if it has an Eddie George or an Archie Griffin or a Beanie Wells on the roster. None of the Buckeyes' current running backs has distinguished himself as a potential featured guy. Then again, several candidates haven't had the chance to do so ... yet. What Ohio State knows it has at running back is options. Lots of them. More than they've had in recent memory. "Without question," offensive coordinator Jim Bollman said when asked if ... Read More

By: Michael Duchesne (The Lantern.com) -- Anything worth having is worth waiting for. That old maxim applies to both Carlos Hyde’s yearlong wait to take the field with his Ohio State football teammates and also to the wait Buckeye fans have endured to see him suit up. Because when he does suit up, Carlos Hyde is impressive indeed. At an imposing 6-feet-1-inch and 230 pounds, Hyde is the type of big, physical back that gives opposing defensive coordinators fits, as well as any defensive backs unlucky ... Read More

By: Doug DiLill (TheLantern.com) -- The Buckeyes added 19 players in the 2010 recruiting class, but none might excite the fans as much as Roderick Smith. The Big Ten is a conference that has traditionally been centered around powerful running games. With Smith, Ohio State should continue that trend. The 6-foot-3-inch, 220 pound running back from Fort Wayne, Ind. has many fans dreaming of another Chris “Beanie” Wells. Wells led the Buckeyes to two Big Ten Championships in his time as a starter at OSU, and ... Read More

Form: TheBigLead.com -- In September, when Jim Tressel’s Buckeyes lost at home to USC, Ohio State fell to a troubling 0-6 in recent years against Top 5 opponents. Tressel’s conservative play-calling and the regression of star quarterback Terrelle Pryor roiled Buckeyes fans. Some of the fears were assuaged with a Rose Bowl victory over Oregon, but it didn’t take a month before a new problem enveloped Columbus: Not only is Ohio State’s recruiting class this year down a bit – 18th ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- There have been years when Ohio State grabbed the headlines at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, the top all-star game in the country for high school football players. Ted Ginn Jr. won the game's MVP as a future Buckeye in 2004, Beanie Wells did the same in 2006 and Terrelle Pryor, while not yet pledged to OSU, won the award in 2008 and pointed to a Buckeye leaf on his helmet during ... Read More

By: Mike Tokito (OregonLive.com) -- When Beanie Wells left Ohio State after his junior year last season, it seemed to open the door for his backup, Dan Herron, to slide into the featured runner role. But an ankle injury has kept Herron, a sophomore, from carrying the full online drugs without a prescription load. That, in turn, opened the door for junior Brandon Saine. Now Ohio State goes into its Rose Bowl matchup with both ready go against Oregon. "We love the fact ... Read More

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