From: ESPN.com -- GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Believe it or not, the TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl isn't just about Urban Meyer. There are plenty of other things to know about the Jan. 2 matchup between Florida and Ohio State at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Fla. Here's an early look at just the second meeting between the schools: A LOT OF HISTORY Florida has played in more Gator Bowls than any other bowl game. This will be the school's ninth appearance, but first since ... Read More

By Thomas Bradley (TheLantern.com) -- With a high-powered running offense led by junior quarterback Denard Robinson awaiting Ohio State in Ann Arbor, Mich., the Buckeyes will lose to Michigan for the first time since Nov. 22, 2003. After a game that was predicted to be a defensive struggle against Penn State on Saturday, the scoring was high and the defense was almost non-existent in the first half. OSU allowed 20 points in the first half to a PSU squad that, ... Read More

From: jconline.com -- The kickoff time for Nov. 12 Ohio State at Purdue football game won't be announced until Monday, Nov. 7, the Big Ten announced today. ESPN/ABC is exercising one of its six-day selection rights. Other games being held by the network are Michigan State at Iowa, Michigan at Illinois, Wisconsin at Minnesota and Nebraska at Penn State. Two of the five games will be broadcast by ESPN, ESPN2, or possibly ESPNU, at noon. One of the ... Read More

From: PostBulletin.com -- MADISON, Wis. — The face of Big Ten Conference football continues to change. Big Ten officials announced Thursday the league's football teams will begin playing a nine-game conference schedule in 2017. According to the plan: Three teams each from the Legends Division and Leaders Division will have five league home games during odd-numbered years and the three other teams from each division will have five league home games in even-numbered years. In 2017, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio State from the ... Read More

From: DaytonDailyNews.com -- COLUMBUS — Ohio State tight end Reid Fragel tweeted Wednesday that he has been released from the hospital after being diagnosed with a MRSA staph infection in his leg. Citing federal privacy rules, Ohio State officials would not confirm Fragel’s condition. Fragel tweeted Tuesday night that he was headed to the emergency room. He said he had a tetanus shot early Wednesday and was released and he expected to be ready to get back to work in ... Read More

By Chris Larkin (iSportsWeb.com) -- With 5 players serving 5 game suspensions for the Ohio State Buckeyes, including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, this year’s Big Ten title race could be wide open. The Buckeyes have finished first or tied for first in each of the last six seasons, but with five key players and head coach Jim Tressell suspended for the first 5 games of the season, the Buckeyes could face some early adversity which they are unaccustomed to. ... Read More

From: SBNation.com -- The bracket for the 2011 Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis is set, and play will begin on Thursday when Northwestern and Minnesota square off at Conseco Fieldhouse for the right to take on top seed Ohio State. How do we at SB Nation Pittsburgh see things shaking out? Read on. Round One No. 9 Minnesota vs. No. 8 Northwestern-The Golden Gophers won the first matchup of these two teams 81-70 back on Jan. 26, but the Wildcats' ... Read More

By: DARREN EVERSON (WSJ.com) -- College basketball has a royal class, an exclusive fraternity of elite programs. These are the schools whose tradition and recruiting pull are so powerful, their continued success is virtually inevitable. Duke, of course, sits at the head of the generic drugs without prescription table. Kansas and Kentucky are full-fledged members too. The question before the sport now, though, is whether another school is on the verge of joining them. The Ohio State Buckeyes, who ... Read More

The Ohio State men's basketball team claimed to top spot in week 11 of both the AP and USA Today polls. After settling into the No. 2 slot in week four, the Buckeyes take over after then No. 1 Duke fell January 12 to unranked Florida State 66-61. Ohio State, perfect on the season at 18-0, host Iowa in Big Ten action on Wednesday. Kansas and Syracuse took the number 2 and 3 spots respectively. AP Top 25 RK TEAM RECORD PTS 1 Ohio State (49) 18-0 1,606 2 Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526 3 Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523 4 Duke (1) 16-1 1,393 5 Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382 6 San Diego State 19-0 1,294 7 Villanova 16-1 1,265 8 Connecticut 14-2 1,148 9 Brigham ... Read More

By: AP via ESPN.com -- IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa looked nothing like the team many thought could win the Big Ten during the start of league play. The 21st-ranked Hawkeyes snapped out of their funk with a convincing win over the rivals who broke their hearts in last year's Big Ten title game. Jaime Printy scored 25 points, Kamille Wahlin added 18 and Iowa beat No. 20 Ohio State 89-76 Saturday to move back to .500 in the Big Ten. Kachine Alexander had 16 points ... Read More