By Tim Bielik via bleacherreport.com -- The NFL draft has already passed with less Ohio State Buckeyes than normal being selected than in previous years. Only four Buckeyes (Mike Adams, DeVier Posey, Dan Herron and Nate Ebner) were selected by NFL teams this year, with Posey and Ebner being huge surprises as to where they were taken. Posey went way higher than expected to the Texans in the third round, and Ebner was a surprising choice of New England in the sixth round since ... Read More

By Brian Bennett (ESPN.com) -- Spring practice is just around the corner, and that will be a time for Big Ten teams to locate replacements for departed stars. We're taking a look at how each team might fill the roles of two key contributors no longer on campus. Today, we turn our attention to Ohio State and its Urban renewal projects. The Buckeyes didn't lose a whole lot of seniors, and they already experienced what it was like ... Read More

By Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) --  Last week, the popular Ohio State website The-Ozone.net posted an interesting poll asking OSU fans whether or not the Buckeyes would have been better off now or if the scandal known affectionately as "Tattoogate" never happened. Now, we know the obvious of what happens if Ohio State doesn't have its scandal: Urban Meyer doesn't become head coach, and Jim Tressel and Terrelle Pryor among others never get suspended. What happens after that, though, is the great ... Read More

By David Vranicar (SBNation.com) -- The NFL on Tuesday release the names of players invited to the NFL Draft Combine. Four Ohio State Buckeyes were on the official invite list. They are: Mike Adams, offensive tackle Mike Brewster, center Dan Herron, running back DeVier Posey, wide receiver Adams is a 6-foot-7, 323-pounder. He was a three-year starter and was named first-team All-Big Ten as a junior, and second-team as a senior despite playing only seven games (he was among those suspended for the "Tattoo ... Read More

By Pat Brennan (TheLantern.com) -- Among the beaches, dining and nightlife in Mobile, Ala., there are plenty of distractions for former college football players participating in Saturday's Senior Bowl. Former Ohio State players Mike Adams, DeVier Posey, Michael Brewster and Daniel "Boom" Herron all received invites to the annual NFL prospect showcase, and Herron said his approach to the practices leading up to the game, as well as the game itself, is strictly business. "I've talked to a ... Read More

By Mike Wilkening (ProFootballWeekly.com) -- MOBILE, Ala. — The day NFL teams won't have a need for big, athletic left tackles on their rosters is the day the league no longer exists. Advantage, Mike Adams. Watch a week of practices here and some players are bound to get lost in the shuffle. Adams? At a reported 6-7 and 323 pounds, the Ohio State left tackle is impossible to miss. So is his potential. Adams' sheer size works in his favor. His long arms ... Read More

By: Tyler Waddell (BleacherReport.com) -- The NFL playoffs are well underway and a champion will be crowned in just a few short weeks. That means the 2012 draft is creeping up on us, with April knocking at the door. Ohio State had its fair share of negativity this season, failing to finish with a winning record after falling short in the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl. Still, the prolific program will hold its head up high when several Buckeyes are selected in the draft. OSU will ... Read More

From: NBC4i.com --- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The 2012 Senior Bowl, to be played Jan. 28 in Mobile, Ala., will have a considerable Ohio State presence as four players – offensive linemen Mike Adams and Mike Brewster, running back Dan Herron and receiver DeVier Posey – have accepted invitations to play in the annual event that annually features the best college seniors. “This will mark the eleventh straight year that Ohio State University has been represented in our game,” ... Read More

By Pat Brennan (TheLantern.com) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You could use three words to describe the now-departed Ohio State football senior class: good, bad and ugly. For several Buckeye seniors, whose legacy to OSU football might be in question, Monday's season-ending 24-17 loss to Florida in the 2012 Gator Bowl, was an opportunity to reflect on the highs, the lows and the forgettable moments of their OSU careers. Several players, including senior center Michael Brewster, pointed to back-to-back Bowl ... Read More

By Bill Livingston (Cleveland.com) --  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A bitter, shocking year for Ohio State is almost over. But not before the scandals that cost football coach Jim Tressel his job and sabotaged the 2011 season also blighted plans for a swift return to glory next year with Urban Meyer. Fittingly, a 6-6 Ohio State team, wounded by its own players' selfishness, faces a 6-6 Florida team still recovering from Meyer's resignation. Playing the Gators in the Gator ... Read More