By: JASON WILDE (Madison.com) -- GREEN BAY — Here’s what we know about the defensive backs in the 2009 NFL draft: Ohio State’s Malcolm Jenkins is the best of the bunch. Here’s what we don’t know: The position Jenkins will play in the pros. In fact, even Jenkins himself doesn’t know the answer to that. Then again, the Thorpe Award winner (for the nation’s top defensive back) is still trying to figure out how this whole thing has become such an issue, since he played ... Read More

By: Jenny Vrentas (The Star-Ledger via NJ.com) -- Malcolm Jenkins was 7 when he started playing Pop Warner football in Piscataway, a third-string center who saw the field only for the number of downs all kids were required to get. It wasn't until years later when his parents learned why he stuck it out. "Here we were thinking he got it, he understood the benefits of the game," his mother, Gwendolyn, recalled recently. "But he was looking forward to the hot dogs and ... Read More

By: Taylor Price (49ers.com) -- Cornerback or Safety? That is the dilemma for whichever team selects Ohio State cornerback Malcolm Jenkins. The 6-foot, 204-pound winner of the Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s best defensive back believes no matter what the coaches and scouts have to say – he’s best suited to play as a cornerback. “I’ve been more comfortable at corner,” Jenkins said at the NFL Scouting Combine. “That’s where I’ve been playing my last four years. I’m confident I can make some ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- Two years ago, Ohio State took its best cover corner and turned him into a safety on passing downs, a move the Buckeyes decided by the next season Cialis Online Without Prescription wasn't in the best interests of their defense. It may have helped Malcolm Jenkins, though. The draft debate that has surrounded the former Buckeye, whether he's a corner or a safety in the NFL, is simplified by the fact that ... Read More

By: David Williams (BleacherReport.com) -- The 2009 version of the Ohio State Buckeyes will have to replace much of the star power which produced one of the most successful four-year runs in the program’s illustrious history. Led by All-American-caliber players such as James Laurinaitis, Marcus Freeman, and Malcolm Jenkins on defense, and Chris Wells, Brian Robiskie, Alex Boone, and Todd Boeckman on offense, the culminating class racked up an impressive 42-5 regular season record and made four straight BCS appearances. They ... Read More

By: Mark Tupper (Pantagraph.com) -- CHAMPAIGN -- Hardcore college football fans pay close attention to spring battles at positions like backup defensive end and nickel back in the secondary. But whenever Ohio State Buckeyes fans gather, it doesn’t take long for the conversation to zero in on what will happen on Sept. 12. That’s when Southern Cal comes to Ohio Stadium for a much-anticipated rematch of a game Southern Cal dominated last year, 35-3 on the Trojans’ home turf. Ohio State hasn’t had the best ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland antibiotics Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS -- Jim Tressel, master of the punt, is looking for a punter. A.J. Trapasso is the only four-year starter Ohio State is replacing, so Jon Thoma and Ben Buchanan are names Buckeyes fans need to get to know. Thoma, a fifth-year senior, is slightly ahead of redshirt freshman Buchanan, based mostly on experience. Friday's kick scrimmage at Ohio Stadium was fought basically to a draw with both averaging around 40 yards per punt ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Malcolm Jenkins' workout with the Browns will be next Friday, the former Ohio State cornerback said at the Buckeyes' special teams scrimmage today. The Browns have the No. 5 pick in the April 25 draft. Jenkins said he has already visited the New York Jets (pick No. 17), New Orleans (No. 14) and Denver (No. 12 and No. 18), and he said he'll be at New England (No. 23) on Monday and Tennessee (No. 30) on ... Read More

From: Yahoo Sports -- The seat belt is about to come off Terrelle Pryor. With Beanie Wells and both starting receivers from last year long gone, this is Pryor’s team now, for better or worse. Last season, Pryor flashed glimpses of both. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel will spend the spring tailoring the offense to fit Pryor, his dynamic quarterback who replaced Todd Boeckman as the starter after just three games into 2008. Pryor threw for 1,311 yards, ... Read More

By: MIKE PERRY (MorningJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS — The Buckeyes will be young in the secondary, but that does not especially mean they will not be good. All-American Malcolm Jenkins is gone, but junior cornerback Chimdi Chekwa is a returning starter who made great strides as the 2008 season progressed. Senior safety Kurt Coleman led the Buckeyes in interceptions last season with four, and his 78 tackles was third on the team. Fifth-year senior Anderson Russell is a hard-hitting safety who recorded 67 tackles ... Read More