By: AP via USAToday.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - The president of Ohio State University on Wednesday lamented that publicity over a football scandal overshadowed the university's many accomplishments last year, then drew more unwelcome attention when he compared the job of coordinating several university divisions to "the Polish army." In a speech at a downtown athletic club, Gordon Gee called the scandal's disproportional weight "a monumental shame." "To subordinate the ingenuity of so many to the impropriety of a few seems to ... Read More

By Pat Brennan (TheLantern.com) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You could use three words to describe the now-departed Ohio State football senior class: good, bad and ugly. For several Buckeye seniors, whose legacy to OSU football might be in question, Monday's season-ending 24-17 loss to Florida in the 2012 Gator Bowl, was an opportunity to reflect on the highs, the lows and the forgettable moments of their OSU careers. Several players, including senior center Michael Brewster, pointed to back-to-back Bowl ... Read More

From:  bloquin.com -- Urban Meyer is a smart guy. You know that. I know. My 95-year-old grandma who thinks “Urban Meyer” is a brand of hot dog knows that. And now the world knows it too. That’s because Meyer is doing something that every college football coach in America should at least consider: Not allowing his players to Tweet. The news spread virally this afternoon, via what platform other than Twitter, when a handful of current Buckeyes took to their ... Read More

From: MarionStar.com -- MANSFIELD - A state representative is planning to introduce a bill that would allow Ohio State to sue a northeast Ohio football booster who is at the center of the NCAA's punishment of the school. Jay Goyal, D-Mansfield, said the bill would allow a university to sue a booster or agent for damages. The NCAA stripped Ohio State of scholarships and barred it from a Big Ten championship and bowl games next year in part because Cleveland-area ... Read More

By Bill Livingston (The Plain Dealer) --  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The quarterback of the future at Ohio State, Braxton Miller, succeeds Terrelle Pryor, who traded his own wider horizons for cash and tattoos gained in scandal. In the Gator Bowl Monday against Florida, Miller becomes the first Ohio State freshman quarterback to start a bowl game since Art Schlichter in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Pryor ran by far the most plays at quarterback as a freshman in the Fiesta ... Read More

By: Scott Carter (foxsportsflorida.com) -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ohio State’s 2011 season has been a tumultuous one, but one thing that hasn’t changed for the Buckeyes is a dangerous and multi-threat quarterback with Heisman potential leading their offense. That player was expected to be Terrelle Pryor until off-the-field issues ended his collegiate career. Enter freshman Braxton Miller, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound true freshman who will be the primary focus for Florida’s defense in Monday’s Gator Bowl against ... Read More

By John Kampf (News-Herald.com) -- It has to get better, right? For the Ohio State football team, 2012 can't possibly be more problematic than 2011, can it? It's safe to say 2011 was the darkest of times for the proud Ohio State football program. The year started rough on Jan. 4, when Arkansas fans en masses suggested a group of OSU players shouldn't have been allowed to play in the Buckeyes' 31-26 win over the Razorbacks. Twelve months later, the NCAA agreed with ... Read More

By Tyler Waddell (BleacherReport.com) --Ohio State's disappointing season (6-6, 3-5 Big Ten) has landed it in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl for an ironic matchup against the Florida Gators. The Buckeyes may not have had this in their preseason plans, but at least they'll be participating in postseason festivities this season. The recent NCAA ruling included a postseason ban for the 2012 season, meaning Jan. 2 will be the final bowl appearance for all seniors and juniors on the roster. Now the Gator ... Read More

BY MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- JACKSONVILLE -- The Ohio State offense in 2011 was an ever-changing amalgamation of whoever was eligible, whoever was healthy, and whoever the Buckeyes had standing around. The starting lineup was fluid, to say the least. A rash of suspensions connected to the tattoo and memorabilia scandal took four starters from the lineup before the Buckeyes took the field for the season opener. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor, expected to be a leading Heisman Trophy candidate in ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) --  JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Updates from Ohio State's Gator Bowl preparation in Jacksonville, Fla. * There's some hope for the OSU offense to come together for this game and build off what was a better offensive performance against Michigan in the last regular-season game of the year. Asked if the Buckeyes would put two quarterbacks on the field together at the same time, as they did in the Fiesta Bowl during Terrelle ... Read More