By: AP via coshoctontribune.com -- COLUMBUS -- A new coach is relying a lot on team leaders to drive the ballyhooed "Urban Renewal" project at Ohio State. Urban Meyer, hired in November to oversee a massive reconstruction of the Buckeyes' troubled program, revealed his two-deep roster Wednesday but said if the team's best and brightest don't take ownership then his reboot won't work. "Talent will get you about seven or eight wins," the former Florida, Utah and Bowling Green coach said. "Discipline will start pushing ... Read More

From: Jon Spencer via chillicothegazette.com --   No doubt fans in Florida rejoiced when a frustrated Amare Stoudemire tried to go Mike Tyson on a glass-enclosed fire extinguisher -- and lost. It not only temporarily removed another, almost Derrick Rose-sized obstacle from their wannabe King James' path to his first NBA ring, it also allowed some Floridians, wallowing for months in self-misery, to live vicariously through Stoudemire's actions. You see, they'd love to treat Urban Meyer's face -- both of them -- like that fire ... Read More

By Doug Harris via springfieldnewssun.com -- A movement is afoot to alter the way college football crowns its national champion, but Ohio State coach Urban Meyer would prefer to stay with the status quo. He won two crowns at Florida, beating OSU in 2006 and Oklahoma in 2008. But the BCS championship era may be over. Conference commissioners and other officials are discussing proposals to implement a four-team playoff perhaps as soon as 2014. “If the purpose is to get a true national champion, ... Read More

From: bourbonmeyer.com --   There is no punchline here. I always get a kick out of people, Gator fans or otherwise, who lean forward with anticipation at the mention of Coach Meyer’s name when we speak it. It appears they are always waiting for the dagger or a punch line of some sort, and in this case… there is none. I had planned on writing this post a while back and for some reason sat on it, thinking; “Well, maybe I’ll wait for just before ... Read More

By Daniel Kock via bleacherreport.com -- Ohio State fans should feel extremely confident as to what they'll see out of their offense in 2012 and moving forward under new head coach Urban Meyer. Meyer's resume speaks for itself. Everywhere he's been, he's won and his offenses have put up huge numbers. Meyer has won two BCS National Championships. He's won 13 games three times in his career and is the only BCS coach to do it in back-to-back years ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises via The Plain Dealer --  In a Sporting News story published Monday on Ohio State coach Urban Meyer's tenure at Florida, the program Meyer left winds up sounding a lot like the program he inherited. And none of that should be of particular surprise. The only problem is for anyone viewing Meyer above or below the spectrum of successful major college football coaches, for good or bad. He's no more a saint or a sinner than most two-time national championship ... Read More

By: Matt Hayes via sportingnews.com --  The uproar and controversy of Urban Meyer’s stunning recruiting coup at Ohio  State settled in and Stefon Diggs, still on the Buckeyes' wish list, was  debating his future. Diggs, the second-highest rated wide receiver in the country, had  narrowed his list of potential schools to Maryland, Florida and Ohio State. For  more than a week following National Signing Day on Feb. 1, and before Diggs  eventually signed with Maryland, Meyer relentlessly pursued Diggs. Multiple sources told Sporting News ... Read More

Kentucky, which stopped a Kansas rally Monday night to win the NCAA men's National Championship, finished the season 38-2 and ranked No.1 in the AP poll.  Kansas came in second while Ohio State ended the season ranked third in the nation - OSU's highest final ranking since 2007. The Buckeyes came up short in the final four against the Kansas Jayhawks ended the season 31-8 while capturing a share of the regular season Big Ten title. Rounding out the top five of the final ... Read More

By: Chris White via sbnation.com --  Urban Meyer's Ohio State Buckeyes team continues to pile on the new commitments, gaining the services of safety Jayme Thompson as their latest new recruit, their seventh new commitment of the 2013 class so far. The story was reported by several services including Rivals. The Toledo (OH) Central Catholic player is a consensus four star recruit and is considered one of the top 20 safeties in the country by some services. Rivals.com lists ... Read More

By: AP via washingtonpost.com --  NEW ORLEANS — Shortly after Ohio State’s season ended with a loss to Kansas at the Final Four late Saturday night, point guard Aaron Craft was asked if he will be coming back next season. “Pfft! Of course. I love Ohio State,” he said with a grin. OK, so the Buckeyes are set at the point. Forward? They might not know that for a week or two. Ohio State shook off a late-season funk to make an unexpected run to the ... Read More