By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema made waves Wednesday when he suggested new Ohio State coach Urban Meyer used "illegal" recruiting practices in signing his first class. Now it appears that Bielema and Wisconsin are taking things to the next level. Sporting News reported Thursday that Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez will speak Friday with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany about Meyer's recruiting methods during the league's athletic director meetings. During his National Signing Day press conference, Bielema ... Read More

BY MIKE CLARK (suntimes.com) -- 1. Ohio State: The Buckeyes can’t play in the Big Ten championship game or a bowl this season, thanks to the fallout from the scandal that led to Jim Tressel’s forced departure. But new coach Urban Meyer still recruited the conference’s best class, including Glenbard West DT Tommy Schutt, and they’ll be ready for the postseason in 2013. 2. Michigan: Second-year coach Brady Hoke has another exceptional class, one that’s just behind ... Read More

From: AP via northcoatnow.com -- COLUMBUS — Not long after No. 3 Ohio State hung a 64-49 shiner on No. 20 Michigan on Sunday, coach Thad Matta was asked how pleased he was to reach the midpoint of the Big Ten season with at least a share of the lead. “It beats second, I do know that,” he said. Trouble is, the Buckeyes (19-3, 7-2) know that most of their work is ahead of them. All of their remaining nine games will be ... Read More

By Eric Prisbell (WashingtonPost.com) -- Kentucky, Ohio State and Syracuse all can make strong cases at this point to be No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. The race for the fourth top seed is extremely competitive right now, with at least five teams in the mix — six if you consider Missouri — with impressive tournament profiles. Which team deserves that final No. 1 seed as of today? Duke, North Carolina, Kansas, Baylor or Michigan State? Duke: The Blue Devils ... Read More

From: Cleveland.com -- New Ohio State Buckeyes' head coach Urban Meyer has already made a huge splash since being hired, bringing on more than a handful of top high school recruits. And it looks like the impact will continue onto National Signing Day. Meyer has already taken three blue-chippers from Penn State, one from Michigan State, and another from Notre Dame. One top player that has not made his decision yet is wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who is a five-star ... Read More

From: freep.com -- Ohio State has hired Bill Sheridan, a former Michigan and Michigan State assistant coach whose son Nick started at quarterback for the Wolverines in 2008. Multiple reports have confirmed the story broken by The Lantern, OSU's student newspaper. Sheridan is a Detroit native who played football at Warren De La Salle and Grand Valley State. He later became a coach at Royal Oak Shrine and then a graduate assistant at U-M (1985-86). He coached linebackers at Michigan State..... READ ... Read More

From: CBSSports.com --  LINCOLN, Neb. -- Ohio State felt right at home in this road game. William Buford scored 15 points, Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas had 14 apiece, and the sixth-ranked Buckeyes blew out Nebraska for the second time this month with a 79-45 victory Saturday night. The Buckeyes (17-3, 5-3) swept their games against Nebraska by a combined 65 points and moved ... Read More

According to ESPN's Jared Shanker, Ohio State coach Urban Meyerhas flipped yet another commitment. Taylor Decker, a Three-star offensive tackle from Vandalia, Ohio's Butler,  confirmed to ESPN.com via text message that he had decommitted from Notre Dame and had committed t the Buckeyes on Sunday on official visit to Columbus. Decker is the third commit to switch allegiances since Meyer was named the Buckeyes' coach in late December. Defensive linemen Se'Von Pittman and Tommy Schutt decommitted from Michigan State and Penn State, respectively, and ... Read More

Rob McCurdy (lancastereaglegazette.com) -- COLUMBUS -- The Buckeyes slipped on a banana peel at Indiana, and before the end of the regular season there are likely to be more pratfalls. It comes with the growing pains of a young team. Ohio State coach Thad Matta knows this. Talent and depth only go so far, especially in a Big Ten that has four other teams ranked in the Top 25 (Michigan State, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin) and two more lurking (Purdue ... Read More

From: Cincinnati.com -- Moeller senior WR Monty Madaris is receiving interest again from Ohio State, according to Moeller coach John Rodenberg. Madaris has taken official visits to UC and Michigan State and plans to visit Michigan the weekend of Jan. 13. He also plans to visit Kentucky sometime this month. Madaris said Dec. 3 he had been speaking with Ohio State’s coaches and that the Buckeyes were on a list he was considering. Rodenberg said Dec. 12 Ohio State was full at ... Read More