By Amy Donaldson (DeseretNews.com) -- The former University of Utah head coach (2003-2004) and current Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer returned to Utah this past week to speak at the ACG Utah conference. Meyer is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati and came out of retirement to take the job at Ohio State in November. He retired after five years at the University of Florida because of health issues and to work as a television analyst for ESPN. ... Read More

By Bill Livingston (The Plain Dealer) --  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The quarterback of the future at Ohio State, Braxton Miller, succeeds Terrelle Pryor, who traded his own wider horizons for cash and tattoos gained in scandal. In the Gator Bowl Monday against Florida, Miller becomes the first Ohio State freshman quarterback to start a bowl game since Art Schlichter in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Pryor ran by far the most plays at quarterback as a freshman in the Fiesta ... Read More

By Pat Brennan (TheLantern.com) -- The No. 17-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) hit the road for their first away game of the 2011 season against the unranked Miami Hurricanes (0-1), which were picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. OSU holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series against Miami, including a 31-24 double-overtime victory in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl for the 2002 BCS National Championship. Last season's 36-24 win against the Hurricanes was vacated ... Read More

By: John Taylor (NBCSports.com) -- A lot has been made over the fact that it cost UConn a whopping $1.8 million to travel to Arizona and get their backsides spanked by Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl.  Additionally, he had been previously reported that both Auburn and Oregon “lost” money at or near mid-six figures for their appearance in the BcS title game. However, not all schools took a financial bath on their postseason trip.  Just most of them. In a very detailed ... Read More

BY: SUSAN MILLER DEGNAN (MiamiHerald.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Chances are that Miami Hurricanes fans finally have let go of the 2003 Fiesta prescription drugs without a prescription Bowl. After Ohio State's 36-24 victory over the Hurricanes on Saturday, the Miami faithful likely are already obsessing over the mistakes of this early 2010 season. Miami quarterback Jacory Harris, who finished last season second in the nation with 17 interceptions, tied a ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Nebraska appears to be on board with the Big Ten, pending an official vote and announcement Friday. But the next domino purchase drugs online to fall in the realignment of the Big Ten Conference could come from a team within its own geography: Notre Dame. While we don't know for sure whether or not the Irish are considering joining a conference, their reluctance to do so is very surprising. The driving force behind the expansion craze is ... Read More

By: Carlos Pineda (BleacherReport.com) -- When the Miami Hurricanes take the field at the horseshoe in Columbus on Saturday, Sept. 11, it will not take place under the lights, according to Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith. Instead, kickoff for the Miami-Ohio State game is set for 3:40 p.m. Smith said there would be no other night home games for the Buckeyes aside from their season opener against Marshall, on Thursday, Sept. 2 at 7:30 p.m., he told the ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Head Coach Jim Tressel On playing in the Rose Bowl Game…“I think they are anxious to play in the Rose Bowl. They have heard about the Rose Bowl their entire lives, or at least certainly their entire playing lives. Here at Ohio State is one of the goals that you have and now they are here and they have worked extremely hard. They know they have a very, very good opponent that they are being matched up with ... Read More

By: Molly Gray (TheLantern.com) -- For the three Ohio State captains and defensive leaders, anticipation for Friday’s game is four years in the making. For Austin Spitler, Doug Worthington and Kurt Coleman, the Rose Bowl will be their last game as Buckeyes and they are ready to leave their legacy behind with a victory in one of the most historic and traditional games in all of football. “You wouldn’t want any other surroundings as your last game than the Rose Bowl and the tradition and ... Read More

By: Toledo Blade staff -- LOS ANGELES - It did not take long for the oft-repeated question to come up. For the Ohio State Buckeyes, it is their version of Groundhog Day or dj vu all over again. One of the first inquiries sent Kurt Coleman's way after the Buckeyes faced the media in Southern California sought an explanation from the OSU senior safety as to why the Buckeyes have been unsuccessful in the last three bowl games - two National Championship ... Read More