From: ESPN.com news services -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor said a routine surgery to strengthen a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament three weeks ago turned into a more extensive procedure once the doctor found unexpected issues. Pryor, who revealed before the Rose Bowl he had been dealing with a slight PCL injury, said Sunday at a team charity event in Columbus, Ohio, that the arthroscopy was performed on his left knee, not the right as the school announced in early February. "We just ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor wanted to know the score. "I hope Purdue loses," the Ohio State quarterback said Sunday afternoon. Told the Boilermakers were trailing Michigan State, Pryor said, "That's good then." "I'm just happy the girls are in and now we need the guys coming in. I'm sure they'll get it done," Pryor said. Actually, Pryor and the football Buckeyes were in first, winning their fifth straight Big Ten title in the fall. Then the OSU women's ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor hasn't yet returned to working out with his teammates since having arthroscopic surgery on his left knee 20 days ago and he's disappointed at missing out. "You lose a type of leadership," Pryor said Sunday at a team charity event. "I laid at home for about five days and then I went in and started to do upper body [workouts]. My upper body got real weak because I was ... Read More

By: Ryan Sharrow (BizJournals.com) -- M&T Bank Stadium will host a clash between Ohio State University, an annual college football powerhouse, and the Naval Academy on Labor Day weekend 2014. The game, a home contest for the Midshipmen and season opener for both teams, is the latest move by the Baltimore Ravens to bring high-profile sporting events to the 71,000-seat stadium. Ohio State fans tend to travel in packs — with as many as 30,000 heading to road games, Ravens executives say. “Ohio State is ... 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

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Does Thaddeus Gibson want to remind people of a former No. 6 pick in the NFL Draft? The draft slot is a dream, but it might be best if any other comparisons stop there. At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, Gibson will take his first step toward the same position change that former Ohio State star Vernon Gholston made two years ago, moving from a defensive end in ... Read More

By: JOHN KAMPF (MorningJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS — Neither the day — nor the feeling — will be forgotten anytime soon by Thaddeus Gibson. The Euclid product and his Ohio State teammates had barely come down from the emotional high they received from a Rose Bowl victory over Oregon on New Year’s Day when a blunt realization hit Gibson — who at the time had just declared himself eligible for April’s NFL draft. “I was in the shower,” Gibson said, “and a guy came back ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State defensive linemen Doug Worthington and Thaddeus Gibson were perfecting an agility drill with OSU strength and conditioning coach Eric Lichter on Tuesday. They were two of the dozen or so Buckeyes striving for every little edge in speed and strength while preparing to work out for NFL teams. Not Aaron Pettrey. Though he's one of four Buckeyes -- along with Worthington, Gibson and safety Kurt Coleman -- invited to the NFL ... Read More

By: Doug DiLillo (TheLantern.com) -- The senior leaders on the Ohio State football team ended their careers at OSU with a triumphant Rose Bowl win, but their work isn’t over. Several of the top seniors and junior Thaddeus Gibson have spent their time after the bowl victory not by celebrating but by preparing for the next step of their football careers. The process of moving from college football to the NFL involves intense training to prepare for the NFL Combine and Ohio State Pro Day. ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- The Ohio State coaching staff extended a flurry of scholarship offers late last week. Bucknuts.com had the news first that the OSU staff had offered offensive lineman Chris Carter Jr. (Cleveland, Ohio/John F. Kennedy), defensive end/offensive lineman Chase Farris (Elyria, Ohio/Elyria) and tight end Nick Vannett (Westerville, Ohio/Central). All three are certainly strong candidates to become Buckeyes, but the first to fall Ohio State's way may be Farris. The 6-foot-6 and 265-pound Farris was a starter at defensive tackle his ... Read More

From: Cincinnati.com --  COLUMBUS, Ohio – Adam Griffin, son of two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin, will follow his father and play football for the Buckeyes. The younger Griffin is a 5-foot-9, 185-pound running back, defensive back and return specialist from Columbus’ DeSales High School, which he helped to the 2009 state championship game. He’ll be a freshman at Ohio State this fall. His dad lettered from 1972-75 at Ohio State, winning the Heisman his final two seasons. A diminutive tailback who played on ... Read More

By: AP via WashingtonPost.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee. Team spokeswoman Shelly Poe confirms that Pryor had what she calls routine surgery. She says it will require only minimal rehabilitation and if the Buckeyes had a game next week, Pryor would be available to play. Read More

From: Vindy.com -- Maurice Clarett is again seeking early release from prison after withdrawing his first request last summer. Clarett, who scored the winning touchdown for the Ohio State Buckeyes in the 2002 national title game, has filed a motion asking a judge to release him. No court date has been set. Clarett, a Youngstown native who graduated from Warren Harding High, still hopes to pursue a football career. Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said on Tuesday he’ll wait for a prison report on Clarett’s conduct ... Read More