By: Tim Cary (BleacherReport.com) -- COLUMBUS—Ohio State forced a turnover on the opening kickoff and scored their first touchdown of the season a whopping 78 seconds into the opener here Thursday night against Marshall. And just like that, this game was basically over. As the Buckeyes began their national title pursuit by disposing of the Herd 45-7, here are five things we learned about Jim Tressel's 2010 ballclub. 1. Terrelle Pryor Has Made Progress, but He's Not a Finished Product Pryor put up big ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- A team usually knows when everything has come together. The stars line up, as the adage goes. But it’s a tricky proposition in college football, a team needing the perfect blend of experience and talent to have everything lined up to challenge for a national championship. On March 19, 2008, when quarterback Terrelle Pryor opted for the cap sporting the giant, red “O,” the Buckeyes envisioned his junior season as that defining peak of opportunity. After all, ... Read More

By: Danny Flynn (BleacherReport.com) -- Ohio State, Michigan, Oregon, and Penn State. These were four of the most powerful football schools in the country. They were four schools that even the most jaded and big headed high school recruits would be honored to receive a scholarship offer from. Their lofty stature seemed irrelevant, however, when it came to the anticipation they all had for the decision of one young Pennsylvania teenager. They all sat with bated breath waiting for ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- As the days leading up to the 2010  season become fewer, the excitement grows in college football circles throughout the country. Perhaps nowhere is there more hype than in Columbus, OH. The second-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will be all about QB Terrelle Pryor, a third-year starter and a Heisman hopeful who heads an offense that's bursting with potential. However, the biggest key to the Buckeye offense will not be the player known throughout Columbus as ... Read More

By: John Kampf (News-Herald.com) -- COLUMBUS — Cameras clicked and fingers pointed as Terrelle Pryor jogged out of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Sunday afternoon. Unlike numerous teammates who stopped to hug, shake hands with or kiss family members on their way to the practice field, Pryor's stride was broken by no one. The 6-foot-6, 235-pound quarterback of the Ohio State Buckeyes flashed a smile to members of the media and family members of players who were ... Read More

By Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- The media predicted Ohio State will notch its sixth consecutive Big Ten title when they ranked the Buckeyes No. 1 in the conference preseason poll at the annual Big Ten meetings in Chicago on Monday. Along with choosing OSU as the team to beat, the media tabbed Buckeye quarterback Terrelle Pryor as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. The junior led OSU to a 26-17 Rose Bowl victory over Oregon, a game in which he ... Read More

By WALTER DOERSCHUK (The-Press-News.com) -- It's only the end of July, but the Ohio State Buckeyes can already hear "OH-IO" as they prepare for the upcoming college football season. Devon Torrence, a 2007 Canton South High School graduate, is entering his senior year on the Ohio State football team. He has thoroughly enjoyed his time as a Buckeye. “It's been a great opportunity for me,” Torrence said. “I am truly blessed to play at Ohio State.” “It's crazy it has gone ... Read More

By: Jeff Rapp (AthlonSports.com) -- For a few months in the winter, Terrelle Pryor was not the big man on campus, even after leading Ohio State to a win in the Rose Bowl. That’s because Evan Turner was captivating the college basketball world with his all-around excellence and his amazing comeback from a scary back injury, so much so that he raked in all conceivable recognition as the National Player of the Year. In the process, he also won ... Read More

By Nick Hiltbrand (TheLantern.com) -- For the first time since the epic 2002 National Championship game, Ohio State will play the Miami Hurricanes and have the opportunity to show that the double-overtime thriller was no fluke. The Buckeyes, ranked No. 2 in ESPN’s 2010 preseason college football poll, will have a lot on the line as they welcome the No. 17-ranked Hurricanes to Ohio Stadium in the second week of the season. The game will feature two vastly different styles. OSU will ... Read More

By Ashley Waltermeyer (TheLantern.com) -- Ohio State landed what some may consider its best recruit in recent memory. Braxton Miller, the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the country, chose OSU Thursday out of a group of the NCAA’s top football programs that were all hoping to add him to their squad next year. Unlike current starter Terrelle Pryor, Miller was recruited not for his athleticism, but his pure talent at the quarterback position. Miller has made a name for himself ... Read More

By: Will Frasure (BleacherReport.com) -- Terrelle Pryor’s Rose Bowl performance against the Oregon Ducks looked eerily similar to that of another former Buckeye QB in a BCS bowl game. In 2006, Troy Smith led a bludgeoning over the Notre Dame defense, throwing for 342 yards en route to a 34-20 victory over the Irish. Momentum from the game carried over into the next season—Smith led Ohio State to the national title game and took ... Read More

By: Grant Freking (BleacherReport.com) -- They say a man's best friend is a loyal, well-trained dog. In baseball, a pitcher's best friend is a well-timed double play. In football, a quarterback's best friend is an effective running game. Think about it. If the thoroughbreds in the backfield are busting through the holes in the interior of the offensive line or hitting the corner, and advancing the ball up the sideline, the defense has to take notice. Seven men in ... Read More

By: David McKinney (UWeekly.com) -- Brace yourselves, Buckeye Nation. We might soon see yet another great quarterback gracing the beautiful campus of Ohio State University, and this one might be even better than our currently beloved No.2. I don't blame you if you have heard of Braxton Miller, a dual-threat quarterback from Huber Heights, who is already rated by Scout.com as the top player in the nation for 2011. Miller, the cousin of former Ohio State receiver Dee ... Read More