By Mike Perry (News-Herald.com) - Duron Carter came to camp with high expectations. The freshman receiver from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., is the son of former Buckeye great Cris Carter, who ranks No. 2 on Ohio State's all-time career receptions list with 168. The younger Carter made an impressive grab over the middle on Tuesday, giving Tressel flashbacks of his father, whom Tressel had when he was the receivers coach with the Buckeyes. "Cris' first practice here at Ohio State, ... Read More

By: Bill Blanton (Examiner.com) -- When Chris Wells announced in January 2009 that he was leaving Columbus for the NFL, most Buckeye fans anointed sophomore Dan Herron as the starter and the heir apparent to the great tradition of running backs at Ohio State. Apparently the directors of the Guaranty Bank SMU Athletic Forum feel the same, as they announced Sunday afternoon their candidates for the 2009 Doak Walker Award. Herron is listed as a candidate for the award which is presented ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason camp on Sunday. No. 9: Sophomore running back Dan Herron I've been getting the feeling that some Ohio State fans are almost glad to see Beanie Wells in the NFL, especially after Wells injured his ankle in practice. That brought up Wells' injury history at Ohio State and the idea held by some, even if it's a ... Read More

By: Bill Blanton (Examiner.com) -- When a reference such as “the chosen one” is made, Ohio sports fans immediately start looking for Lebron James. In 2007, many high school football talent evaluators spoke in the same reverence when discussing football greatness regarding a young high school quarterback from Jeannette, PA. That’s a tremendous amount of pressure to live up to when you’re eighteen years old, yet Terrelle Pryor has done just that. Now at the ripe old age of twenty, the only ... Read More

By: Bill Blanton (Examiner.com) -- It doesn't seem possible that the man who broke a 34 year drought in Columbus by delivering a national championship in his second season could possibly lose his luster. Jim Tressel is experiencing just that as he prepares for his 9th season at the helm of the Ohio State University football program. Prior to coming to Ohio State, Tressel spent 15 seasons as head coach at Youngstown State University. The Penguins won four national championships and appeared in six total ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason camp on Sunday. No. 18: Junior running back Brandon Saine Another guy who would be higher on this list based only on potential. In two seasons, he has 86 carries for 332 yards and 15 catches for 197 yards. But here's something I always come back Cheap Cialis to with Saine. When the Buckeyes were back in the ... Read More

By: Greg Cooksey (BleacherReport.com) -- It is just a little more then a week left before Jim Tressel and company hit the practice field for fall practice . With the old faces that you have become familiar with over the past few years now gone, you may wondering who it will be to step up and fill the roles left by others. So in this very first edition of Bucket Full Of Buckeyes we will give you some names that you can look for came Saturday this ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Who are the best 20 players on Ohio State's roster right now? This is a venture with no right answers, but I think it's an interesting way to evaluate just how the 2009 Buckeyes are going to come together. A year ago, this was a much easier list to make. Starting with Beanie Wells, Malcolm Jenkins and James Laurinaitis and running through veterans like Marcus Freeman, Brian Robiskie, Brian Hartline, Donald Washington, Alex Boone, etc., you had a ... Read More

From: ProFootballWeekly.com -- The Cardinals agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round RB Beanie Wells late Friday night. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. One of Wells’ agents, Adam Heller, confirmed the deal Saturday morning and said the fifth year online pharmacy without a prescription was a club option. Wells' goal of overtaking second-year pro Tim Hightower for the starting RB job suffered a setback in his first practice, when he rolled his left leg in a collision with ... Read More

From: Cleveland.com -- Ohio State's Jim Tressel and all of the Big Ten football coaches are speaking today at the conference's media day in Chicago. About the situation at running back, where the Buckeyes must replace Chris "Beanie" Wells, Tressel said in part: We feel real good about Boom Herron. Danny Herron is a tough kid, a good ball-carrier, excellent pass protector, is solid in the passing game. We'd like to think that Brandon Saine, another young man that had a real solid freshman year ... Read More