From: MyDailySentinel.com -- PORTLAND — A former Ohio State University football player was arrested in Meigs County on Sunday evening by the Ohio State Highway Patrol after he was allegedly found to be in the possession of over 200 suspected Oxycontin tablets. Raymond Small, 24, Columbus, was arrested at 5:56 p.m. on Sunday by Trooper James Trelka of the Gallia-Meigs Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol near mile post 24 on U.S. 33. Mile post 24 ... Read More

By Tyler Waddell (BleacherReport.com) -- More than 300 top prospects for the 2012 NFL draft were invited to participate at the combine in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Sunday gave quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers the opportunity to showcase their abilities to the scouts. This was something Ohio State's DeVier Posey had been waiting for since he was limited to just three games his senior season after being suspended for much of the 2011 campaign. Posey, once considered a second round selection before his inopportune ... Read More

By: Pat McManamon (FOXSportsOhio.com) -- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The first official “affect the Browns” Scouting Combine tidbit was dropped at about 1350 hours in Indiana on Thursday. That’s when Ohio State tackle Mike Adams said that the Cleveland Browns were one of two teams that had talked to him about playing right tackle in the pros, the other being the Washington Redskins. Of those two teams, only one has two first-round picks -- and that’s the Browns, who are ... Read More

By Patrick Maks (TheLantern.com) -- Former Ohio State running back Eddie George returned to campus Tuesday night and it had very little to do with football. The 1995 Heisman Trophy winner and his wife of seven years, Tamara "Taj" George, spent the evening at the South Campus Gateway Barnes and Noble to promote their new book, "Married For Real." Co-written by the couple, the book aims to tell the Georges' story while helping readers rise to meet the daily challenges in their own ... Read More

From: Cleveland.com -- Urban Meyer is once again looking for an assistant. Newly hired cornerbacks coach Bill Sheridan, who replaced the departed Taver Johnson just weeks ago, left Ohio State and was announced on Friday as the new defensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sheridan previously was the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants and most recently was the linebackers coach for the Miami Dolphins. Johnson left the Buckeyes in mid-January to become linebackers ... Read More

By David Vranicar (SBNation.com) -- The NFL on Tuesday release the names of players invited to the NFL Draft Combine. Four Ohio State Buckeyes were on the official invite list. They are: Mike Adams, offensive tackle Mike Brewster, center Dan Herron, running back DeVier Posey, wide receiver Adams is a 6-foot-7, 323-pounder. He was a three-year starter and was named first-team All-Big Ten as a junior, and second-team as a senior despite playing only seven games (he was among those suspended for the "Tattoo ... Read More

By: AP via WashingtonPst.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has postponed sentencing for ex-Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter (SHLEES’-tuhr) in a fraud case stemming from a million-dollar ticket-selling scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson on Monday agreed to give Schlichter more time to have his mental health assessed after a follow-up appointment was canceled when Schlichter was arrested for alleged cocaine use. The 52-year-old Schlichter has been held in jail after authorities said he ... Read More

By Erick Smith (USA TODAY) --   Jim Tressel is returning to campus. Tressel was announced as Akron's vice president of school engagement at a press conference Thursday. The former Ohio State coach has a long history with Akron. He was a graduate assistant with the Zips and earned a master's degree from the school. Tressel, who resigned after 10 seasons with the Buckeyes on Memorial Day, helped in the school's search that led to hiring of Terry Bowden as ... Read More

By Pat Galbincea (The Plain Dealer) -- AKRON, Ohio -- Former Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel soon may be headed to Akron. The University of Akron is in discussions with Tressel about taking an administrative position at the university. An announcement could come as early as Thursday. In response to an inquiry, the UA sent this response, "When Jim Tressel and other alumni assisted us in our search for a football coach last December, we began to ... Read More

By: AP via ChicagoTribune.com --  COLUMBUS, Ohio— The son of an Ohio auto dealer says his parents have purchased the suburban Columbus home of former Ohio state coach Jim Tressel. The Columbus Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/ySgu1U) Jeff Layman says his father, Bobby Layman, and mother bought the Upper Arlington home. He tells the newspaper Tuesday that, "the deal is closed" and his parents plan to move in after the Tressels move out. The couple live nearby in the same city. The ... Read More