By: Tony Grossi (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Thaddeus Gibson was the Buckeyes player most of the 29 NFL teams on hand came to see at Ohio State's pro day workouts Friday. He did not disappoint. The Pittsburgh Steelers were the most visibly interested. They were in full force, with Kevin Colbert, VP of football operations, leading a contingent that included defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau and two other coaches. As if sensing their presence, Gibson, of Euclid, entered the Woody Hayes Athletic Center ... Read More

By: Aaron Wilson (The National Football Post via Yahoo) -- Ohio State defensive end-outside linebacker Thaddeus Gibson wasn’t the only Buckeye that delivered a strong performance during today’s campus Pro Day workout. Outside linebacker Austin Spitler, a 6-foot-2, 243-pound projected middle-round to late-round projection, clocked a 4.23 short shuttle and a 6.7 three-cone drill with a 32-inch vertical leap and bench pressed 225 pounds 32 times, according to a league source. We’re told that NFL scouts were extremely impressed with how ... Read More

By: Jemele Hill (ESPN.com) -- When ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Tim Tebow changed his throwing motion to become a better NFL quarterback prospect, the debate raged about whether Urban Meyer and the Florida coaching staff had done enough to make Tebow NFL ready. I believe they did. College coaches do have a responsibility to help their players transition to the NFL, the same responsibility chemistry professors have to equip students for the real world. Meyer made an earnest effort with Tebow, hiring Scot ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Does Thaddeus Gibson want to remind people of a former No. 6 pick in the NFL Draft? The draft slot is a dream, but it might be best if any other comparisons stop there. At the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis this week, Gibson will take his first step toward the same position change that former Ohio State star Vernon Gholston made two years ago, moving from a defensive end in ... Read More

By: JOHN KAMPF (MorningJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS — Neither the day — nor the feeling — will be forgotten anytime soon by Thaddeus Gibson. The Euclid product and his Ohio State teammates had barely come down from the emotional high they received from a Rose Bowl victory over Oregon on New Year’s Day when a blunt realization hit Gibson — who at the time had just declared himself eligible for April’s NFL draft. “I was in the shower,” Gibson said, “and a guy came back ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Former Ohio State defensive linemen Doug Worthington and Thaddeus Gibson were perfecting an agility drill with OSU strength and conditioning coach Eric Lichter on Tuesday. They were two of the dozen or so Buckeyes striving for every little edge in speed and strength while preparing to work out for NFL teams. Not Aaron Pettrey. Though he's one of four Buckeyes -- along with Worthington, Gibson and safety Kurt Coleman -- invited to the NFL ... Read More

By: Doug DiLillo (TheLantern.com) -- The senior leaders on the Ohio State football team ended their careers at OSU with a triumphant Rose Bowl win, but their work isn’t over. Several of the top seniors and junior Thaddeus Gibson have spent their time after the bowl victory not by celebrating but by preparing for the next step of their football careers. The process of moving from college football to the NFL involves intense training to prepare for the NFL Combine and Ohio State Pro Day. ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- A crowd of onlookers and partygoers attended Thursday night's event at the Barley House to support Baltimore Ravens quarterback Troy Smith's foundation to help raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Model/actress Kim Kardashian hosted the red carpet event that included many local and national sports stars like Josh Cribbs of the Cleveland Browns, Mario Manningham of the New York Giants, Cleveland Indians pitcher Jensen Lewis, Orlando Pace of the Chicago Bears and boxing champ Kelly Pavlik. Branson Wright ... Read More

By: Daniel Wolf (BleacherReport.com) -- When the announcement was made that USC Trojans' long-time head coach Pete Carroll was leaving the college ranks to go and coach in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, every single Buckeyes fan could be heard screaming. Carroll and the Trojans were one of the most decorated and dominant college football programs in the nine years he was head coach. The Trojans always seemed to get the best high school football recruits in the nation and they always beat ... Read More

By: Marc Hardin (Scout.com) -- he Bengals began their reshuffling on Monday by signing five players to the offseason roster. Who are they and what are their chances of sticking with the team? We delve into the possibilities. The Bengals announced Monday that they signed five players to the team’s offseason roster. All five were on the Bengals' practice squad as the 2009 season concluded. The five players are: CB Antonio Smith (Ohio State) WR Freddie Brown (Utah) DT Clinton McDonald (Memphis) WR Maurice Purify (Nebraska) G Jason ... Read More

COLUMBUS - Joe Montgomery, a former New York Giants running back who played for Ohio State (1994-99), has sued the Buckeyes, claiming an 11-year-old falsely-reported medical report was used by the NFL to deny him workers' compension last year. The report said Montgomery suffered from high blood pressure and hay fever. In other Ohio State news: In ESPN.com's Way-Too-Early College Football Top 25, writer Mark Schlabach puts the Buckeyes at No. 2 entering the 2010 season, just behind National Champions Alabama. The Buckeyes might finally ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- Terry Glenn, former Ohio State and NFL receiver, had been arrested and charged with auto theft according to an Associated Press article on SpringfieldNewsSun.com.  The charges came out of Irvine, Texas when Glenn rented an SUV from National Car Rental several weeks ago while his Bently was in for repairs. Glenn's attorney said the former football player was on his way to return the sports-utility vehicle when he was arrested by police after National reported the SUV stolen. ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- According to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg, Ohio State's Thaddeus Gibson will forgo his senior season and declare his eligibility for the NFL draft, while two other Buckeyes decided to return for the 2010 season.   Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and cornerback Chimdi Chekwa will return in the fall to help anchor the team. "I am not leaving the Buckeye family," Gibson said in statement released through Ohio State's sports information office. "I wish the team the very best in the upcoming ... Read More