VIDEO: Brady Hoke becomes the new football coach at Michigan

Categories: FOOTBALL

By: Sean Jackson (Examiner.com) -- Today, Michigan announced they have a new football coach. Brady Hoke, who has been the head coach at San prescription drugs Diego State and Ball State, is the new head coach of the Wolverines. Several things stand out about this decision. For one, Brady considers Michigan his dream job. That mindset may help him because the Wolverines need a lot of work. If Hoke takes this positive mindset when he works to fix the team‘s ... Read More

Ohio State’s Washington ready to answer the call

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: John Kampf (News-Herald.com) -- Having opportunity knock on his door has never been an issue for Taurian Washington. Successfully answering the knock? Now that's been the problem. Consider how rosy things started for the product of St. Mary's High School in Orchard Lake, Mich. The first pass he ever caught at Ohio State as a freshman in 2007 went for 37 yards and a touchdown from Antonio Henton, part of a 38-6 win over Youngstown State. No one ... Read More

Ohio State, Navy to kick off 2014 season at Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: Ryan Sharrow (BizJournals.com) -- M&T Bank Stadium will host a clash between Ohio State University, an annual college football powerhouse, and the Naval Academy on Labor Day weekend 2014. The game, a home contest for the Midshipmen and season opener Generic pills for both teams, is the latest move by the Baltimore Ravens to bring high-profile sporting events to the 71,000-seat stadium. Ohio State fans tend to travel in packs — with as many as 30,000 heading to road games, Ravens executives ... Read More

Worthington prepares to say goodbye, Columbus

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: Jim Wojtanik (BuffaloNews.com) -- Ohio Stadium is about as imposing a structure for a visiting college football team as there is. Built during the Warren G. Harding administration, the horseshoe-shaped grand gray lady holds 105,000, nearly all of whom root rabidly for one of the most successful college football programs in the country. And next week, Ohio State defensive lineman and St. Francis graduate Doug Worthington will enter that field for the last time. "We were all talking about it ... Read More

Jim Tressel Neglects Offensive Weapon Brandon Saine

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: Doug Tarnovich (BleacherReport.com) -- What exactly does Brandon Saine need to do? He has all the physical tools of a great running back. He's 6'1", 217 lbs and is lightning fast, running the 40 in 4.27 seconds. He has game-breaking speed and the strength to carry the pile. And have you seen him as a receiver? He was the most impressive rusher in the season opener against Navy averaging 5.9 yards on nine carries. The next week against USC, he was rewarded with just ... Read More

Buckeyes are a long way from Championship form

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By: Bill Blanton (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- Believe it or not, the 2009 OSU Football season is at the midway point and you know what that means? It’s time for some mid-season reflection on the 2009 Buckeyes. Terrelle Pryor....... After six games in the 2009 season, Terrelle Pryor has shown absolutely zero growth this year. Looking back to 2008, his throwing mechanics have looked better in 2009 and he has demonstrated the ability to throw the ball with more zip. However, he has not demonstrated the ... Read More

Freshman receiver all smiles about progress, results on football field

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By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- Dangling dreadlocks aside, it’s Duron Carter’s smile and candor that always seem to attract a crowd. The 18-year-old wide receiver has been thrown into the fire in the first five games of his freshman campaign, but insists it’s nothing he can’t handle. “I sat the bench one time in my sophomore year of high school, and I hated it,” he said. “I felt like coming in, I needed to get into the game, and [receivers’] coach [Darrell] Hazell has put ... Read More

Defense no weak link for OSU

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - Ohio State had a mini galaxy of stars on its defense last year, but when five starters departed from that group and landed in NFL training camps, it appeared that a somewhat major rebuild might be in order. But four games into the 2009 season, the Buckeyes don't look much like a reconstructed unit. Ohio State's defense has hung a couple of goose eggs on the scoreboard with recent shutout wins over Illinois and Toledo ... Read More

Buckeye Defense Shooting From All Directions

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By: Bill Blanton (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- At the start of the 2009 season, all eyes were on Terrelle Pryor and how his freakish, athletic talent would be the gun Ohio State coach Jim Tressel would use to fire the bullets in a dynamic OSU offense. So far this season, the only thing that has been firing bullets is the Ohio State defense, and they’re shooting “Silver Bullets” everywhere. This “no name” group that is lacking the front line starter that we have seen in seasons past ... Read More

Tressel outshines Carroll in college football’s location nation

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: Gregg Doyel (CBSSports.com) -- This story is going to do things you didn't think possible. It will compliment Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel in a way that insults the OSU football program. It will compliment Southern California in a way that insults USC coach Pete Carroll. How is that possible? It just is. Trust ... Read More