By: John Cupps -- YOUNGSTOWN, OH -- Ohio State recruit Jamel Turner, who signed a letter of intent in February to play football for the Buckeyes, was shot while riding in the vehicle of a man who served prison time for drug and gun crimes.  The shooting took place Friday night  and  Turner, ranked as one of the best high school linebackers in the nation, was shot in his ankle and hip. The driver, 32-year-old Ramses Terry was shot in the ... Read More

By: John Cupps -- Plantation (Fla.) safety Jeremy Cash, one of the top prospects in the nation, phoned OSU coach Jim Tressel earlier today and gave a verbal commitment to play for the Buckeyes. While Ohio State has been considered the front runner for some time, several other schools were actively seeking Cash as well including Miami-FL, Florida State, South Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Colorado, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Louisville, Stanford, Wake Forest, Wisconsin and UCon. Cash is the ninth pledge for Tressel ... Read More

By JOHN KAMPF (MorningJournal.com) --COLUMBUS — Patience is supposedly a virtue. Good luck telling that to a freshman football player who is used to being “The Man” on the football field. Brian Rolle and Ross Homan know all about it. The pair of returning starting linebackers for Ohio State remember coming to Columbus and being told by the likes of James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman to be patient, listen and learn. It wasn’t easy for them. And now that they are veterans and saying the ... Read More

From AP via TimesUnionLine.com --  Ohio State lost national player of the year Evan Turner to the NBA, but Buckeyes fans need not worry. Deshaun Thomas is coming. The 6-foot-7 forward from Fort Wayne Luers was the top vote-getter for The Associated Press 2010 Indiana all-state boys basketball team. He finished a dazzling prep career with 3,018 points, the third-highest total in state history, and was named last month to the AP All-Century Team, the only player active in 2010 who made the ... Read More

By: Brian McLaughlin (SportingNews.com) -- Over the weekend, Ohio State landed its eighth commitment for 2011, as Firestone (Akron, Ohio) OL Tommy Brown gave his word to the Buckeyes, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported. The 6-foot-5, 330-pound offensive tackle also reported scholarship BCS offers from Michigan State, West Virginia and Duke, while he also had several MAC offers. "OSU really liked his size, and I think they have him pegged as an offensive tackle," Firestone coach Tim Flossie told the newspaper. "He ... Read More

By: Shaun Bennett (northcoastnow.com) -- Elyria Ohio  junior defensive end Chase Farris has verbally committed to play football for The Ohio State University. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound lineman had 23 offers from Division I programs — including Notre Dame, Michigan, Boston College and California — but chose the Buckeyes after a visit to the campus two weeks ago. Farris is a versatile athlete with a great mixture of strength and speed — he benches over 300 pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.9 seconds. Ohio ... Read More

By: RYAN AUTULLO (ToledoBlade.com) -- Yesterday morning at about 9, Rogers football coach Rick Rios instructed one of his star players into his office. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was waiting on the phone. What began as routine chatter between Tressel and Rams junior DerJuan "Peewee" Gambrell soon turned into a deeper discussion. Gambrell, a junior defensive star, verbally committed to Tressel and the Buckeyes about a month after receiving a scholarship offer from the program he has longed revered. "I knew [I'd accept] when they ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- In a span of less than 30 hours Monday-Tuesday, Ohio State picked up commitments from five recruits for the 2011 class. The Buckeyes on Tuesday also announced a two-year contract extension for head coach Jim Tressel that takes him through the 2014 season. Coincidence? I think not. Good news often comes in waves, and Ohio State, which took some heat on National Signing Day after losing two coveted offensive line prospects, just had one. Let's take a quick look at the ... Read More

By: Marty Maciaszek  (DailyHerald.com) -- Brian Bobek was caught a bit off guard when Ohio State made a football scholarship offer about a month ago. The Fremd junior center knew one of the country's premier college programs doesn't just give out offers to anyone. Bobek was tempted to make his decision right there but then decided to step back and make sure. On Tuesday morning, Bobek was sure Ohio State was the right place for him as he gave the program a verbal commitment. "It's pretty ... Read More

By: Tim Warsinskey(Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Shaker Heights, Ohio - Shaker Heights junior lineman Antonio Underwood thought the offer was coming, but even throughout his unofficial visit Monday, he wasn't sure until he sat down in Ohio State coach Jim Tressel's office. "It was really just crazy," Underwood said. "It was mind blowing. The steps they took me through the whole day showing me the facilities, and then sat me down, said they wanted me to be a Buckeye, it was real exciting. "I had ... 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: Michael Duchesne (The Lantern.com) -- Anything worth having is worth waiting for. That old maxim applies to both Carlos Hyde’s yearlong wait to take the field with his Ohio State football teammates and also to the wait Buckeye fans have endured to see him suit up. Because when he does suit up, Carlos Hyde is impressive indeed. At an imposing 6-feet-1-inch and 230 pounds, Hyde is the type of big, physical back that gives opposing defensive coordinators fits, as well as any defensive backs unlucky ... Read More

By: Doug DiLill (TheLantern.com) -- The Buckeyes added 19 players in the 2010 recruiting class, but none might excite the fans as much as Roderick Smith. The Big Ten is a conference that has traditionally been centered around powerful running games. With Smith, Ohio State should continue that trend. The 6-foot-3-inch, 220 pound running back from Fort Wayne, Ind. has many fans dreaming of another Chris “Beanie” Wells. Wells led the Buckeyes to two Big Ten Championships in his time as a starter at OSU, and ... Read More