From: AlongTheOlentangy.com -- It's been a year of opposites for Michigan and Ohio State. In Brady Hoke's first season as the Wolverines head coach, he's flipped their fortunes around from the Rich Rodriguez-era. Michigan stands at 9-3, already guaranteed their best record since 2007. Jim Tressel, the bane of Michigan's existence, was forcibly retired following a messy NCAA scandal. Luke Fickell, his earnest replacement, struggled to maintain the past decade's success and has endured heated criticism ... Read More

From: TucsonCitizen.com -- According to the Ohio State roster, forward Jared Sullinger tipped the scales at 280 pounds during his freshman season. It looks like he will be coming in a lot lighter when the Buckeyes start their schedule in November. Sullinger, who averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds, posted on a link to a photo of his new body on his Twitter account @Jared_Sully0 with the message “Hardwork plays off.” How the change will impact his game remains to be seen. One of his ... Read More

From: AP via KRQE.com -- COLUMBUS, OHIO -- Here's a look at the 18th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes, by the numbers: -- 21.7 million, in dollars. Jim Tressel's total pay for his 10 years as the Buckeyes coach before he was pushed out on May 30 in the wake of the money-for-memorabilia scandal. -- 2.36 million, in dollars. Reported figure paid to ex-Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor by the Oakland Raiders after being taken in the third round of last ... Read More

By Joe Dorish (Yahoo Sports) -- These are the best NBA players from Ohio State University. Players are ranked by their career scoring averages in the NBA. To date, some 40 players from Ohio State have gone on to play in the NBA. All Ohio State players who averaged 12.0 or more points per game in the NBA are listed. Four of the players on the list are in the Basketball Hall of Fame. My favorite NBA team, the New ... Read More

From: ESPN.com -- NAPA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders used a third-round pick Monday in the NFL's supplemental draft to select former Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. The Raiders and the league announced that Oakland used the 18th selection of the round for Pryor. Oakland forfeits its third-round selection in the 2012 draft. Pryor's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said his client was excited about going in the third round after waiting until last Thursday to find out he'd even be ... Read More

By: John Bena (SBNation.com) -- Terrelle Pryor has finally been made eligible for the 2011 NFL Supplemental Draft, but the former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback will still have to sit for five games - the original length of his suspension at Ohio State for his role in a memorabilia scandle that lead to his departure from Ohio State and Jim Tressel's ouster in Columbus. ESPN's Adam Schefter broke the news via Twitter on Thursday morning, ending a back-and-forth ... Read More

From: Sportsrageous.com -- Former Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor has postponed a workout with several NFL teams that was supposed to take place on Friday. The postponement is due to the uncertainty regarding his eligibility for the upcoming supplemental NFL draft, which will take place August 17. SB Nation reports that on Tuesday the NFL sent out a letter to each of the 32 teams in the NFL announcing the date of the draft, as well as the eligible ... Read More

By: Alex Marvez (FoxSports.com) -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s journey to the NFL might take longer than expected. Not only has the NFL yet to schedule a supplemental draft for the 2011 season, but Pryor might not qualify if there is one despite having announced plans to enter after leaving Ohio State in early June. “If there are no players eligible for a supplemental draft, there is no supplemental draft,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an email ... Read More

By BOB FINNAN (MorningJournal.com) -- AKRON - Jared Sullinger didn't want to listen to all the noise. The Ohio State University sophomore-to-be didn't want to pay attention to what the experts had to say. He wanted to focus in on what his gut was telling him, and that was to pull out of the 2011 NBA draft and return to the Buckeyes. Sullinger, 19, had some unfinished business at Ohio State, which finished 32-2 during his freshman year in 2010-11. "I wanted to ... Read More

From: News-Herald.com -- Villa Angela-St. Joseph and Ohio State graduate David Lighty has signed to play with Cantu, an Italian team of the Euroleague next season, according to the Website draftexpress.com. Lighty was determined to play in the NBA rather than overseas, but the lockout most likely played into his decision. He averaged 12.1 points, 4 rebounds and 3.3 assists for the Buckeyes last season. Lighty was an NBA prospect, but was not selected two weeks ago in ... Read More