By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema made waves Wednesday when he suggested new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer used "illegal" recruiting practices in signing his first class. Now it appears that Bielema and Wisconsin are taking things to the next level. Sporting News reported Thursday that Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will speak Friday with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany about Meyer's recruiting methods during the league's athletic director meetings. During his National Signing Day press conference, Bielema ... Read More

By: Braden Gall (athlonsports.com) -- It helps to have two coaching staffs. While Luke Fickell's Ohio State staff prepared for the bowl match-up with Florida, new head coach Urban Meyer and his staff plowed through the recruiting trail in true General Sherman fashion. This story began on November 27 rather than National Signing Day. In reality, Meyer had a rather quiet Signing Day, landing only the one big name (Kyle Dodson). But he had a monstrous two months leading up ... Read More

BY MIKE CLARK (suntimes.com) -- 1. Ohio State: The Buckeyes can’t play in the Big Ten championship game or a bowl this season, thanks to the fallout from the scandal that led to Jim Tressel’s forced departure. But new coach Urban Meyer still recruited the conference’s best class, including Glenbard West DT Tommy Schutt, and they’ll be ready for the postseason in 2013. 2. Michigan: Second-year coach Brady Hoke has another exceptional class, one that’s just behind ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises (The Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS - Ohio State landed another recruit today when North Carolina linebacker Jamal Marcus picked the Buckeyes over East Carolina in an announcement at his high school just after 10:30 a.m. The only other expected news for the Buckeyes today will come when Cleveland Heights offensive lineman Kyle Dodson makes his choice sometime after noon (HE CHOSE OHIO STATE). His decision is down to Ohio State, USC, Michigan State and Wisconsin. He previously ... Read More

From: AP via northcoatnow.com -- COLUMBUS — Not long after No. 3 Ohio State hung a 64-49 shiner on No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, coach Thad Matta was asked how pleased he was to reach the midpoint of the Big Ten season with at least a share of the lead. “It beats second, I do know that,” he said. Trouble is, the Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2) know that most of their work is ahead of them. All of their remaining nine games will be ... Read More

By Eric Prisbell (WashingtonPost.com) -- Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracuse all can make strong cases at this point to be No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. The race for the fourth top seed is extremely competitive right now, with at least five teams in the mix — six if you consider Missouri — with impressive tournament profiles. Which team deserves that final No. 1 seed as of today? Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Baylor or Michigan State? Duke: The Blue Devils ... Read More

From: Cleveland.com -- New Ohio State Buckeyes' head coach Urban Meyer has already made a huge splash since being hired, bringing on more than a handful of top high school recruits. And it looks like the impact will continue onto National Signing Day. Meyer has already taken three blue-chippers from Penn State, one from Michigan State, and another from Notre Dame. One top player that has not made his decision yet is wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is a five-star ... Read More

From: freep.com -- Ohio State has hired Bill Sheridan, a former Michigan and Michigan State assistant coach whose son Nick started at quarterback for the Wolverines in 2008. Multiple reports have confirmed the story broken by The Lantern, OSU's student newspaper. Sheridan is a Detroit native who played football at Warren De La Salle and Grand Valley State. He later became a coach at Royal Oak Shrine and then a graduate assistant at U-M (1985-86). He coached linebackers at Michigan State..... READ ... Read More

From: CBSSports.com --  LINCOLN, Neb. -- Ohio State felt right at home in this road game. William Buford scored 15 points, Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas had 14 apiece, and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes blew out Nebraska for the second time this month with a 79-45 victory Saturday night. The Buckeyes (17-3, 5-3) swept their games against Nebraska by a combined 65 points and moved ... Read More

From: TheLantern.com -- Ohio State students pay $82 per quarter as a part of a required Recreation Sports fee, and some student organizations want to know exactly where that nearly $14 million is going. More than three months after a line-item budget was requested, the university cannot explicitly say where these student dollars are going and a top OSU official apologized for the lack of transparency. Nick Messenger, president of Undergraduate Student Government, said required student fees are intended ... Read More