By Doug Lesmerises via The Plain Dealer --  NEW ORLEANS, La. — In the vastness of the Superdome, Jared Sullinger's long jumper hit nothing, and the 265-pounder was knocked back, landing on the elevated floor at the Final Four with a thud Saturday night. At the other end of the court, Kansas broke free for a fast-break layup that tied the score in a national semifinal that the Buckeyes had controlled to that point. After almost five months and 39 games, with 14 ... Read More

By: Zack Hayes via huffingtonpost.com --  The much-maligned Tyshawn Taylor posted a redemptive senior season, staying out of Bill Self’s doghouse, limiting turnovers and shooting a robust 39 percent from three. Taylor is a tough cover due to his blazing speed, swift crossover and irrepressible confidence, a characteristic never more evident than when Taylor pulled up for a 3-on-1 three-pointer late in Kansas’ Elite Eight win over North Carolina despite the fact he hadn’t made a shot from behind the arc in ... Read More

By:  Matt Conner via sbnation.com --  The Kansas Jayhawks have already faced and defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes back in December, but the biggest asterisk associated with the win was the absence of OSU's best player Jared Sullinger. Now that the two are meeting again in the Final Four, KU can only hope for the same results while the Buckeyes are banking on Sullinger's return making the difference. Yet Kansas has a player in the middle who could make a significant difference, even ... Read More

By RANDY COVITZ via The Kansas City Star --NEW ORLEANS -- The Ohio State basketball team may be in the Final Four, but they realize they’re sharing the headlines back in Columbus. Spring football started this week. But the beleaguered gridiron Buckeyes can thank their basketball brethren for helping repair the tarnished image of Ohio State athletics and, for a few months this winter, taking fans’ minds off a turbulent football season. Football coach Jim Tressel was forced out last May for lying about NCAA ... Read More

From: Yahoo.com --  This is a big week for Ohio State fans. Not only are the Buckeyes in the Final Four, but spring practice begins Wednesday for new football coach Urban Meyer. Meyer’s arrival has helped the program begin to get over the mess left behind by former coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes are on NCAA probation, are facing scholarship limits and are banned from the postseason this fall. Meyer ’s arrival also means the Buckeyes will be moving to the spread offense, which ... Read More

From: BostonHerald.com --  One of the wildcards of the receiving corps going forward is newly signed Anthony Gonzalez. Once a promising prospect who turned in an eye-opening rookie season with Peyton Manning and the Colts, Gonzalez’s career has been derailed by injuries the past three seasons. Jim Bollman, Boston College’s offensive line coach, had the benefit of a healthy Gonzalez when he coached him at Ohio State.  He was the offensive coordinator of the Buckeyes when Gonzalez was there. Bollman was kind enough ... Read More

By Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Urban Meyer's first season as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes is among the biggest stories not just in college football, but all of college sports as well. Even though the Buckeyes cannot play in a bowl game this year, that still doesn't mean there isn't anything to play for. A good first year can help steer the Buckeyes back into the national championship picture when they come off of their postseason ban in 2013. However, most importantly, it will lay down the ... Read More

By Michael Felder (BleacherReport.com) --   During his time with the Ohio State Buckeyes, Tyler Moeller was everything that you'd ask a college football player to be. He played hard. He played fast. He got after people. And he answered the bell when it rang for him. The kid got up off the mat again, and again, and again to finish 2011 in the top ten in tackles for the Buckeyes. The guys over at Eleven Warriors got a chance to do a Q&A with Moeller that they ... Read More

From: Yahoo Sports --    It's been a little more than three months since Urban Meyer took over at Ohio State in that time he's learned of NCAA sanctions, landed the nation's fourth-ranked recruiting class, dealt with some accusations from his fellow Big Ten coaches and offended a campus LGBT group. The guys deserves a little R&R, so he packed up the family and headed to Utah where his wife and son went to ski and he joined them after speaking at the ACG ... Read More

From: Scout.com -- The Ohio State football roster has shrunk by one with the exit of linebacker Jordan Whiting. An Ohio State spokesperson confirmed Whiting is no longer a member of the football team Thursday shortly after Whiting announced via Twitter his intention to transfer to his hometown school, Louisville. “Buckeye nation these last few years have been the most memorable years of my life,” Whiting wrong on his Twitter page. “It was truly a blessing to have been a part of this city!” “Sometimes in life there comes a time ... Read More