By: Hank Harris (JustBet.com) -- The Big Ten Conference Tournament gets underway on Thursday and the No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes figure to make some noise this year. The first game has eighth-seeded Michigan against ninth-seeded Iowa, with the winner taking on Ohio State on Friday afternoon. As March Madness moves into full swing with the conference tournaments and Selection Sunday, let’s take a look at how the Buckeyes have fared over the years. Ohio State University is located in Columbus Ohio, and started its first ... Read More

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio State men's hockey team advanced to the CCHA tournament quarterfinals, completing a series sweep of Notre Dame with an 8-2 win Saturday in the OSU Ice Rink. Ohio State scored twice in the first four minutes of the game and led 4-0 after the first period. The team extended its lead to 6-1 after the second and scored two late goals for the 8-2 final. Buckeye junior Hunter Bishop had a hat trick and added ... Read More

By: Curt Cavin and Phillip B. Wilson (IndyStar.com) -- Top-seeded Ohio State got off to a shaky start Friday night in opening its portion of the Big Ten women's basketball tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse, but it settled down enough to advance, which is the key at this point in the season. The 66-55 victory over Illinois pushed the nation's No. 10 team into tonight's semifinals against Wisconsin. Buckeyes coach Jim Foster thought the difference was a frequent switch to a zone defense that ... Read More

By: Ryne E. Hancock (BleacherReport.com) -- In order to be a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, in my opinion, you have to do the following: * Win more than four games against top-50 teams in the RPI, both before Jan. 1 and after. * Dominate your conference. * Be consistent. If you’re a Kansas State fan and reading this, then close this window right now, because it doesn’t apply to you. Same with Duke fans and intramurals commish Brittney Plowman as well. While we all know that ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor wanted to know the score. "I hope Purdue loses," the Ohio State quarterback said Sunday afternoon. Told the Boilermakers were trailing Michigan State, Pryor said, "That's good then." "I'm just happy the girls are in and now we need the guys coming in. I'm sure they'll get it done," Pryor said. Actually, Pryor and the football Buckeyes were in first, winning their fifth straight Big Ten title in the fall. Then the OSU women's ... Read More

By: Angelique S. Chengelis (The Detroit News) -- Columbus, Ohio -- If only Michigan could have played Ohio State minus Evan Turner. And William Buford. And Dallas Lauderdale. The ninth-ranked Buckeyes had too much firepower this time for the Wolverines, as they won handily, 66-55, on Saturday afternoon at Value City Arena to split the regular-season series. Michigan, which had beaten Ohio State in early January while Turner, a national player of the year favorite, was sidelined with an injury, has lost three straight with ... Read More

By: Michael Rothstein (AnnArbor.com) -- COLUMBUS - Evan Turner sat in his hospital bed, his back fractured, his season bleak. Everything had gone so well for the Ohio State junior forward. He was averaging 20.6 points and 12.9 rebounds a game. His team was 7-1. And in an instant, with a hard, awkward landing after a dunk against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 5, it looked like it was over. So he apologized to teammates for being injured and started working on his return. Why the ... Read More

By: Michael Duchesne (The Lantern.com) -- Anything worth having is worth waiting for. That old maxim applies to both Carlos Hyde’s yearlong wait to take the field with his Ohio State football teammates and also to the wait Buckeye fans have endured to see him suit up. Because when he does suit up, Carlos Hyde is impressive indeed. At an imposing 6-feet-1-inch and 230 pounds, Hyde is the type of big, physical back that gives opposing defensive coordinators fits, as well as any defensive backs unlucky ... Read More

By: Jason Kitchen (HuffintonPost.com) -- Dear Ohio State: Drop the "The" This Sunday, as nearly 100 million Americans tune in to the Super Bowl, CBS will likely utilize a popular procedure for introducing the starting lineups, with each player stating his name and then his alma mater. Peculiarly, when Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints and Anthony Gonzalez of the Indianapolis Colts introduce themselves, they'll feel it necessary to include what's known by English majors as an article adjective to qualify the ... Read More

From: NaplesNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Fullback Carlos Hyde, a 6-foot-2, 230-pound specimen from Naples High School signed with the Ohio State Buckeyes a year ago but came up short academically. Hyde spent this past year at Fork Union Military Academy and then re-signed with Ohio State. One of his teammates at Fork Union, defensive end Jamel Turner, also hit the books for a year after leaving Youngstown's Ursuline High School. Despite locking up 18 recruits on the first day for football signings Wednesday, much ... Read More

By: Bob Fortuna (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Cleveland, Ohio - St. Ignatius senior linebackers Scott McVey and Jake Ryan sat next to each other this afternoon as both signed their National Letters of Intent, but to rival Big Ten schools -- McVey to Ohio State and Ryan to Michigan. "I haven't placed any bets with Jake so far on the Ohio State-Michigan game but I'm sure they'll be coming around," said McVey. "We haven't talked much about it but I'm sure once we're in ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus Marion-Franklin senior Verlon Reed was one of the later pledges to what is currently an 18-player Ohio State recruiting class for 2010. His official offer from the Buckeyes came after his senior season, and he gave his oral commitment on Dec. 16 before signing his National Letter of Intent today. Reed was primarily holding offers from MAC schools before his senior season, but Michigan State and Michigan both offered him as a quarterback after the Buckeyes ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- WEST CHESTER, Ohio -- As soon as he decided to become a Buckeye, Christian Bryant went to work. On Tuesday, the Glenville defensive back gave his oral commitment to Ohio State and started calling Cincinnati-area linebacker Jordan Hicks, the next major in-state recruit he wanted to see join him in Columbus. Bryant said Hicks never called him back. As anticipated, Hicks announced at a news conference at West Chester Lakota West High School on Friday that ... Read More

By: J. Justin Boggs (USCHO.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Following the Ohio State Buckeyes’ 5-3 win over the Ferris State Bulldogs on Friday night, the standings in the middle of the CCHA got a bit more interesting. Ohio State climbed above the Michigan Wolverines who lost to Michigan State Friday night for seventh in the conference. With Michigan State’s win, Ferris State now drops four points behind the Michigan State Spartans as they are now in second. “I think after the Miami series (two ... Read More