By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Ohio State should have eight or nine players drafted over the next two days. A final look at the draft possibilities of OSU players today and Sunday: * Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S: The most likely Buckeye off the board first, he could go as high as No. 9 to Green Bay and doesn't look like he'll get past New Orleans at No. 14 or Houston at No. 15. Guess: No. 14 to New Orleans * Beanie Wells, ... 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: Marla Ridenour (Beacon Journal via Ohio.com) -- When Chris Wells first walked through the door at the Euclid Power Plant, Eric Lichter asked, ''What NFL team does he play for?'' Lichter was stunned to learn that Wells was a senior at Garfield High School and had come to his spartan facility to train for the U.S. Army All-American Game and Ohio State spring football in 2006. ''I said, 'What is in the water in Akron, Ohio?' '' said Lichter, who has spent ... Read More

By: Steve Hemmelgarn (NewsAndSentinel.com) -- Spring football is in the air, so let's talk about it. Listen to Jim Tressel discuss his Ohio State team the day before spring drills began, and you get an indication who he is looking for to step up into a lot of those holes made by graduation and early departures for the NFL. But of course, the first thought for most OSU fans concerns the maturation of sophomore-to-be Terrelle Pryor at quarterback, especially with his passing. For Tressel, the ... 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

From: TimesGazette.com -- COLUMBUS - Jim Tressel tries to avoid prematurely judging his Ohio State teams. With 31 players gone from last year's squad heading into the start of spring practice on Thursday, it would be difficult to do anyway. "I've never really walked into a season and buying antibiotics online said, 'Well, this is a rebuilding year. We're not going to do as well,' or 'This is a reloading year, we're going to be better,' or 'We're experienced. Everything's going ... Read More

By: Rusty Miller (ZanesvilleTimesRecorder.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Coach Jim Tressel says he tries to never prematurely judge his Ohio State teams. With 31 players missing from last year’s squad heading into the start of spring practice on Thursday, it would be difficult to do anyway. “I’ve never really walked into a season and said, ’Well, this is a rebuilding year. We’re not going to do as well,’ or ’This is a reloading year, we’re going to be better,’ or ’We’re experienced. ... Read More

By: Marla Ridenour (Beacon Journal) -- COLUMBUS: Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz didn't mean to single out anyone Friday when cornered in the hallway after Ohio State's pro day workouts were complete. But he let a little something slip anyway. ''They were all good in the drills,'' Schwartz said. ''I think 'Beanie' Wells ran better than he did at the combine. I was up front when he ran and that was impressive.'' An endorsement from the team that holds the No. 1 pick in the April ... Read More

By: Drew Sullivan ( The Lantern.com) -- Even though the Buckeyes lost two premier linebackers to the NFL, they still have outstanding talent at that position. The Buckeyes return veterans Ross Homan and Austin Spitler, who hope to fill the void left by James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman. To go along with their returning talent at linebacker, OSU recruited four more guys who also will try to pick up right where those Buckeye greats left off. Among them is Jordan Whiting, who led the Trinity ... Read More

By: Jeremy Jeffries (BleacherReport.com) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes in 2009 are going to rely heavily on a 20-year-old sophomore from Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Luckily for me and all the other Buckeye fans around the world, this 20-year-old sophomore is Terrelle Pryor, a 6'6", 235-pound quarterback. Pryor is an awesome talent. On Sept. 20, 2008, he threw four touchdowns (an Ohio State record for a freshman) and one interception in his first career start for the Buckeyes. Ohio State beat Troy 28-10. He showed ... Read More