By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- Nike unveiled the designs Monday for the Pro Combat uniforms that Ohio State will wear against Michigan on Nov. 27, the second consecutive year OSU will don the retro jerseys against its rival. The Buckeyes are one of 10 teams to take part in the series. OSU's uniforms will honor the 1942 team, which won the national title. The scarlet jerseys will have a camouflage base layer to reflect World War II and an American flag ... Read More

By: Danny Flynn (BleacherReport.com) -- Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, and Penn State. These were four of the most powerful football schools in the country. They were four schools that even the most jaded and big headed high school recruits would be honored to receive a scholarship offer from. Their lofty stature seemed irrelevant, however, when it came to the anticipation they all had for the decision of one young Pennsylvania teenager. They all sat with bated breath waiting for ... Read More

From: 10TV.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge ruled on Wednesday that former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett can travel out of state to tryout for a professional football team. Clarett, who was released from prison in the spring, will be allowed to travel to Nebraska to tryout with the Omaha Nighthawks of the United Football League, 10TV's Maureen Kocot reported. A hearing on the matter originally scheduled for next week was bumped up to Wednesday afternoon. Clarett, 26, left prison after serving more than three ... Read More

From: USAToday.com -- In its annual "College Football Pigskin Preview" edition, Playboy magazine has picked the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the BCS national championship over the Texas Longhorns. The magazine's preview edition, which hits newsstands on Friday, also lists its Top 25 teams (more on that below) and its annual preseason All America Team. If you are a fan of the Buckeyes, act quickly because we expect newsstands in Columbus, Ohio, to sell out rather quickly -- due to ... Read More

By: Daniel Dinunzio (BleacherReport.com) -- This is the year for the Buckeyes.  If you look at the competition and the way the schedule sets up for Jim Tressel and Ohio State, they have a favorable lineup that could earn them a spot in Glendale, Arizona in early January. Terrell Pryor is starting to become a dual-threat quarterback who is equally effective throwing the ball in the pocket as he is tucking it and running.  Coming in as a true ... Read More

By WALTER DOERSCHUK (The-Press-News.com) -- It's only the end of July, but the Ohio State Buckeyes can already hear "OH-IO" as they prepare for the upcoming college football season. Devon Torrence, a 2007 Canton South High School graduate, is entering his senior year on the Ohio State football team. He has thoroughly enjoyed his time as a Buckeye. “It's been a great opportunity for me,” Torrence said. “I am truly blessed to play at Ohio State.” “It's crazy it has gone ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett, who helped lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship before spending more than three years in prison for aggravated robbery and carrying a concealed weapon, is taking classes again Ohio State. Clarett, 26, enrolled for the start of a summer session that began on Monday, with his major listed as Consumer and Family Financial Services. In a statement released through the university, Clarett said, ... Read More

By: Todd Jacobs (Suite101.com) -- With little over a month until the first kickoff of the 2010 NCAA College Football season, there are few surprises with the Las Vegas odds to win BCS title. The Las Vegas Hilton Superbook released the odds to win the 2011 BCS Championship Game in January of this year and the odds on a few teams have been bet down as of July 15th but most teams at the top, such as the ... Read More

From: BleacherReport.com -- The 2002 national championship game is controversial because Ohio State won by a referee’s bad call.  Not a missed call, a bad call. It came four seconds after the game ended, while the Hurricanes were celebrating victory.  If it were a blatant penalty in a big game, a flag would have been thrown immediately. Miami fans agree it was a bad call.  Ohio State fans rationalize that the referees missed a call earlier in the ... Read More

By: Christina De Nicola (BleacherReport.com) -- When it rains, it pours. Or in the case of South Florida, the heat continues on. A colleague of mine posted "Ohio State stole the crown in 2002, Miami steals the king in 2010" on Facebook following LeBron James' announcement to play for the Heat. On Friday, Seantrel Henderson was released from a letter of intent without restrictions by the University of Southern California following the NCAA scandal. Now, he will give the Hurricanes ... Read More

By: Jason Lieser (Palm Beach Post) -- WEST PALM BEACH — The U vs. The Ohio State University is two months away, but the hype already has started. Most Miami Hurricanes players and coaches will harp on the significance of the team's season opener against Florida A&M, but broadcaster and former UM player Don Bailey Jr. took the stage at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Saturday and stirred the CanesFest crowd by reminding ... Read More

By: Jeremy Whitt (BleacherReport.com) -- SATIRE — Maybe it's the years of winning, maybe it's the lack of a MLB or an NFL franchise in C-bus, whatever it may be, there's certainly a fever amongst Buckeye football fans that surpasses the norm.  Just ask my fiance'.  The added sports package on cable, the hat collection, the jersey's, the stone outside the door that reads 'Buckeye Country', the bickering over wedding dates because they conflict with certain Ohio ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first player in Ohio State's 2011 recruiting class, Toledo defensive end Kenny Hayes, gave his pledge to the Buckeyes 10 months ago and showed up at games in Columbus last fall with "OSU" shaved into the side of his head. He's a Buckeye through-and-through, and his summer has been all about his Ohio State future. He has been running in his backyard with an open parachute on his ... Read More