By: Dan Hope via TheLantern.com -- The story of NCAA rule violations happening within Ohio State athletics has not come to an end. Forty-six secondary violations have been self-reported to the NCAA by the OSU athletic department since May 30, 2011, the day that former football coach Jim Tressel was forced to resign. However, the OSU Athletic Compliance Office has done a much more effective job in that time frame of monitoring violations by their athletic teams. The violations vary in nature from current ... Read More

By Tim Bielik via BleacherReport.com -- Arguably the biggest recruiting battle between any two teams in all of college football is between Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Michigan's Brady Hoke. Both coaches are somewhat new to their schools as Hoke has only been at Michigan for one season and Meyer is three months away from his first game as OSU's top dog. But these two men have already had some great recruiting battles in the last six months since Meyer's hire, including some great ... Read More

By Luke Pashke via BleacherReport.com --  With the closing of spring practice and summer workouts steadily approaching, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has finally released his post-spring depth chart. For the most part, the depth chart went according to plan, but there were a few eye-openers in it. With this release, we now know which players have solidified themselves as starters as well as those players who still have something to prove to this coaching staff. Despite its few surprises, there's still ... Read More

By Cameron Weimer via TheLantern.com --  Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer announced the post-spring practice two-deep depth chart, but also gave his input on topics concerning the Buckeyes and the current state of the Bowl Championship Series. Depth Chart OSU players were well aware that their playing time would be determined by what they accomplished during spring ball and the results of the players’ work was made public Wednesday. “We made a big emphasis with our players aboutspring practice is not just fundamentals, development ... Read More

From: MaxPreps.com --  Woodbridge (Va.) defensive Da'Shawn Hand and Liberty County (Hinesville, Ga.) linebacker Raekwon McMillan have a good deal in common. Both were U.S. Air Force Sophomore All-Americans this fall after highly-productive 10th-grade seasons. Both are emerging as national recruits, and both have offers from Ohio State (among many others.) Could the recruitment of Hand and McMillan be more intertwined than would normally be the case for a player from Northern Virginia and southwestern Georgia? Earlier this week, McMillan hinted at the possibility of ... Read More

From bdtonline.com --  CATLETTSBURG, Ky. — A convicted sex offender who posted his photo with Ohio State football recruits and coaches on Twitter has been indicted by a grand jury for failing to fully comply with Kentucky's sex registery law. Charles Eric Waugh, 31, of Ashland, Ky., also faces revocation of his probation for a 2008 conviction for downloading pornographic images of minors. He pleaded guilty to the charge at the time and was given five years probation. He was also ordered t0............ READ ... Read More

By Michael Chung via bleacherreport.com --  Tommy Schutt was a much heralded recruit out of Glen Elyn, Illinos. Shortly after Urban Meyer took over the head coaching job at Ohio State University, Tommy Schutt de-committed from Penn State and became a Buckeye. He joins other heralded defensive linemen in the 2012 recruit class. Schutt took some time to answer a few questions for Bleacher Report. Did you ever meet Jerry Sandusky? TS: No! Never did. What was Joe Paterno like? TS: I was over at his house ... Read More

By: Jim Miesle via onefootdown.com --  There is much to be said about one Urban Meyer, whether he brought it upon himself through words or actions.  When he took over at tOSU, he made claim that the Buckeyes would build a metaphorical wall around the state of Ohio with respect to recruiting the elite in-state talent.  While that wall is still in process, one has to think that it took some damage recently with the news about a certain supporter of the ... Read More

By Christy Cabrera Chirinos via orlandosentinel.com --  A strange incident during his unofficial visit to Ohio State has had the Internet buzzing for days about Joey Bosa’s commitment to the Buckeyes. Wednesday afternoon after a spring practice at St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the nation’s top prospects affirmed he is still headed to Ohio State. “Everything is okay with Ohio State, 100 percent okay,” the Raiders defensive lineman said. “It’s not their fault. It was just a crazy fan." READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE ... Read More

By: Billy george via bleacherreport.com --  Whether the Buckeyes are eligible for a bowl game or not, with the insertion of head coach Urban Meyer and his spread offense, Buckeye fans worldwide are optimistic about this upcoming season. Given his impressive coaching resume and excellent recruiting ability, things become even more enticing when you think of what Urban Meyer's teams might accomplish in the future at Ohio State. But before we rubberneck too far into the future, let's reminisce about this coming ... Read More