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

By: David Wasson (FanHouse.com) -- In the final push toward National Signing Day 2011 on Feb. 2, FanHouse.com will examine the recruiting efforts of a major conference in twice-weekly notebooks. As always, recruiting is an always-changing landscape -- and there are several high-profile players who remain uncommitted. That said, here is FanHouse's review of the Big Ten. The Best OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Total commitments (as of Jan. 5): 20 Five- and four-star commitments: 9 The 411: The Buckeyes broke their streak of losing ... Read More

By: Jeffrey Hare (Examiner.com) -- Though they fought to the end, at the end, it wasn't enough as the second Cialis ranked Ohio State Buckeyes held off the Iowa Hawkeyes 73-68 Tuesday night at the Carver Hawkeye arena in mens basketball. Melsahn Basabe lead Iowa in scoring with 22 points and 13 rebounds, which was his best outing as a Hawkeye.  Ohio State was led by 'super' freshman Jared Sullinger with 24 points and 12 boards. It was a case ... Read More

By: Michael Rothstein (AnnArbor.com) -- At some point this season, it is possible Ohio State will move off the top line in the AnnArbor.com Big Ten basketball power rankings. It just seems unlikely it'll happen before Big Ten play starts. The Buckeyes have been one of the more dominant teams in the country and are led by super-freshman Jared Sullinger, who was last week's Big Ten Player and Rookie of the Week. Already, Sullinger is compared to Ohio State's last dominant big ... Read More