How Does Jim Tressel Compare to Other Coaches?

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By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Any fan of college football cannot purchase prescription drugs without a prescription deny that Jim Tressel has returned Ohio State football to the powerhouse program status that has not been there since the Woody Hayes era. He brought the Buckeyes their first national title since the Hayes era. He made Ohio State the most dominant team in the Big Ten consistently during his tenure. He has brought excitement back to Columbus and even created a cult following. He has ... Read More

Why 2007 Made Ohio State a Bigger Punching Bag

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By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- 2007 started with Appalachian State stunning Michigan and ended with LSU beating Ohio State in the buy prescription drugs online Allstate BCS Championship Game. 2007 also saw the freefall of Notre Dame and the emergence of Missouri and Kansas in the Big XII and Illinois in the Big Ten. But for the Buckeyes, 2007 was supposed to be a reloading year. Good, but not elite. As in, potentially looking for a BCS berth. No one would've guessed that Todd ... Read More

Boeckman gets his shot at NFL

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By: STEVE HEMMELGARN (NewsAndSentinel.com) -- There may be more Ohio State football players in the NFL as rookies this season than just the seven who were drafted. Three have already signed as free agents: punter A.J. Trapasso with the Titans, offensive lineman Alex Boone with the 49ers and defensive lineman Nader Abdallah with the Jaguars. There are others getting free-agent shots at the pros: tight end Rory Nicol (Redskins), fullback Brandon Smith (Bears) and offensive linemen Ben Person (Lions) and Steve Rehring (Bengals) But of all ... Read More

Brian Robiskie learns things have changed since his days in Cleveland

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By: Steve Doerschuk (CantonRep.com) -- BEREA — It’s hardly as if Ohio is all Brian Robiskie ever knew. He lived his first seven years outside Los Angeles; the next seven outside Washington. But the rest is all Ohio. How far does that get him now that he’s making the transition from the Ohio State Buckeyes to the Cleveland Browns? He barely knows Brady Quinn, the Ohio-bred Browns quarterback. “I’ve met him,” Robiskie said. “I’ve talked to him a couple times over the phone. That was it.” The Browns ... Read More

Rookies sticking together

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By: MIKE McLAIN (Tribune Chronicle) -- BEREA - Like it or not, receivers Brian Robiskie and Mohamed Massaquoi will have to become friends. Although they will compete for playing time next season for the Browns as second-round draft choices, both should get on the field for an offense that was woefully weak in depth at the position prior to the draft. The better they co-exist, the better the chance of offensive success in the 2009 season. From the little coach Eric Mangini has seen ... Read More

Will Todd Boeckman Find a Home With The Cincinnati Bengals?

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By: Michael Cline (BleacherReport.com) -- Todd Boeckman spent most of his senior season on the Ohio State sideline, watching as freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor began to send waves across the college football waters. He also spent all of Saturday and Sunday watching as player after player was chosen in the NFL Draft, but failed to hear his own name mentioned. But on Monday, Boeckman got a call that might just change his life forever. The Cincinnati Bengals have invited Todd Boeckman, as well as others, ... Read More

Bengals give OSU’s Boeckman a shot

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By: Chick Ludwig (DaytonDailyNews.com) -- All quarterback Todd Boeckman wants is a chance to prove he’s worthy of the NFL. He’ll get that opportunity with the Cincinnati Bengals. The former Ohio State quarterback from St. Henry High School, along with OSU offensive tackle Steve Rehring, has accepted the club’s tryout offer at its rookie minicamp Friday through Sunday, May 1-3. They report to Paul Brown Stadium on Thursday. “Anytime you get an opportunity to fulfill your dream, it means a lot,” Boeckman said Monday night. ... Read More

No. 3 quarterback keeps No. 1 healthy

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus- A week ago, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor wore ice on his right triceps as he warmed up for the Buckeyes' jersey scrimmage, at least the second time this spring he'd been spotted on the field with ice on his throwing arm. At practice both Tuesday and Thursday, Pryor hit receivers 50 yards downfield on the numbers, then was crisp and authoritative on routes to the sideline and over the middle. The arm appeared fine. Justin ... Read More

Ohio State football: Final guess on draft picks from the Buckeyes

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Ohio State should have eight or nine players drafted over the next two days. A final look at the draft possibilities of OSU players today and Sunday: * Malcolm Jenkins, CB/S: The most likely Buckeye off the board first, he could go as high as No. 9 to Green Bay and doesn't look like he'll get past New Orleans at No. 14 or Houston at No. 15. Guess: No. 14 to New Orleans * Beanie Wells, ... Read More

Thoughts on Pryor, Navy, Rolle and Orakpo

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Some quick thoughts on Ohio State and one on the draft: * Terrelle Pryor has thrown the ball very well the last two practices we saw him. Tuesday he hit some nice deep throws. Thursday, he was zipping passes to the sideline and over the middle. Call it progress. * Teams get 15 practices in the spring and Ohio State is using its 14th today to host a clinic for about 900 high school coaches. The offense ... Read More