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: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, ranked by some recruiting ratings as the No. 2 recruit in the Class of 2010, has been released from his National Letter of Intent by USC in light of the recent NCAA sanctions placed on the Trojans. "We are releasing Seantrel Henderson out of his national letter of intent with zero penalties and no restrictions," USC coach Lane Kiffin said in a statement. "Seantrel has been great through the ... Read More

By: Will Frasure (BleacherReport.com) -- What "The Vest" wants, he usually gets. Jim Tressel has always had a great amount of control when it comes to his Buckeyes. You can see it in his stonewall approach to the media. You can see it in his supervision of his players. But the one facet of Tressel's control that all Buckeye fans have become accustomed to is The Vest's conservative, ball-controlling offensive attack. It hurt him against USC. It helped against Iowa. But usually ... 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: Jeff Seemann (Fox Sports Ohio) -- March 18, 2008 was a big day at The Ohio State University.  It was the day Terrelle Pryor officially signed his letter of intent to play football for the Buckeyes. It was also the day  OSU fans began their dreams of not only returning to the National Championship Game, but actually winning it. Pryor was the prized jewel of the 2008 class. He skipped the National Letter Of Intent Day in ... Read More

By MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - There's been a lot of movement in the Ohio State receiving corps since Dane Sanzenbacher arrived about three years ago. Guys went to the NFL, either after graduating or leaving early. Some transferred while discontent or served suspensions for various conduct issues. Through all of the transitions, Sanzenbacher just kept producing. He has played in 37 games over his first three seasons, caught 69 passes, and gained 931 yards while ... Read More

By: Todd Porter (CantonRep.com) -- As Jim Tressel discussed his 2010 recruiting class Wednesday, it wasn’t a secret he was still waiting on one more player. Eighteen top high school seniors were in hand, but Tressel said 19 would be perfect. As Tressel spoke, though, the odds got slimmer the nation’s top-rated offensive lineman and maybe the top overall recruit would choose Ohio State. Then, Seantrel Henderson, a 6-foot-8, 305-pound brickhouse of a left tackle from Cretin-Derham in St. Paul, Minn., chose Southern Cal ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- National signing day was largely forgettable for the Big Ten, and things ended on a down note as coveted offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson picked USC over Ohio State, Minnesota and several others. Henderson and linebacker Jordan Hicks were considered the top two players from the Big Ten region this year, and neither of them will be suiting up for a Big Ten team in 2010. Ohio State went 0-for-2 on coveted offensive line prospects on Wednesday, as Matt ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State entered national signing day hoping to land two coveted offensive linemen, Seantrel Henderson and Matt James. It appeared likely the Buckeyes would land at least one, if not both of the highly rated prep prospects. But now it's fair to ask the question: Could Ohio State end up going 0-for-2? According to the Cincinnati Enquirer's Mike Dyer, James has committed to Notre Dame instead of Ohio State and will make it official at a noon ET announcement. Ohio ... Read More

By: Daniel Wolf (BleacherReport.com) -- When the announcement was made that USC Trojans' long-time head coach Pete Carroll was leaving the college ranks to go and coach in the NFL for the Seattle Seahawks, every single Buckeyes fan could be heard screaming. Carroll and the Trojans were one of the most decorated and dominant college football programs in the nine years he was head coach. The Trojans always seemed to get the best high school football recruits in the nation and they always beat ... Read More

By Braden Gall (AthlonSports.com) -- With less than two weeks until National Signing Day 2010, Athlon takes an in-depth look at the top 10 uncommitted prospects left on the board (number is AC100 rank): 1. Seantrel Henderson, OL (St. Paul, Minn.) Henderson’s hold on the No. 1 slot in the Athlon Consensus 100 has loosened quite a bit over the last few weeks. Ronald Powell (Rancho Verde, Calif.) made a huge statement with his performance in the U.S. Army Bowl and has closed the gap ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- LOS ANGELES -- Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh put the defensive tackle position on the map this season, bull rushing his way to the Heisman Trophy presentation. Suh had the amazing ability to dominate games, namely the Big 12 championship against Texas, from a position that largely goes unnoticed. Anyone who watched Ohio State's matchups with Penn State and USC this fall saw the same type of dominance from Buckeyes defensive tackle Cameron Heyward. The 6-6, 287-pound Heyward often looked like ... Read More

By: LARRY PHILLIPS (MansfieldNewsJournal.com) -- Woody Hayes didn't make a favorable impression in his first Rose Bowl trip, but his team certainly did. The top-ranked Buckeyes completed a national championship season by thumping USC 20-7 amid a Pasadena, Calif., rainstorm. Ohio State offered a workmanlike performance in a quagmire. Hayes' reaction to the opponent and the muddy Rose Bowl surface was, well, smug. When asked to compare the Trojans to teams in his conference, he jumped to the bait. "There were four or five Big Ten ... Read More