Aug 25, 2008
By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) --
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Brian Hartline hears the coast-to-coast Buckeye bashing, the nearly nationwide desire not to have Ohio State return to the national championship game after back-to-back flops, the junior wide receiver laughs it off.
But he understands where the ire comes from.
"You're in high school and you know that kid that keeps winning all the time?" Hartline said. "You kind of wish they don't win because you're sick of listening about them winning. But it ... Read More
Aug 25, 2008
By: SportingNews.com --
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- After more than three weeks spent on conditioning or memorizing the playbook, the Ohio State Buckeyes can finally get around to concentrating on an opponent.
Youngstown State, the second-ranked Buckeyes' opponent on Saturday in the season opener, is officially in the crosshairs.
"It's so crazy that it came so fast. It's incredible," said tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells. "It seems like just yesterday we were getting off that plane coming home from the loss against LSU ... Read More
Aug 25, 2008
By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) --
Ohio State's Week 1 depth chart came out today (scroll to Page 10) and heralded freshman Terrelle Pryor is listed as the third-string quarterback behind senior Todd Boeckman and redshirt freshman Joe Bauserman. Pryor's passing progress impressed coach Jim Tressel throughout the preseason, but Bauserman retained the backup spot behind Boeckman. You'd still have to think Ohio State will make a strong effort to get Pryor in the game Saturday against Youngstown State.
Tressel doesn't address the media ... Read More
Aug 25, 2008
From: TransWorldNews --
Ohio State is ranked No. 1 in the preseason college football rankings on YourFindit, according to reports on Monday.
The Buckeyes return 18 starters (nine on offense and defense each) for a team that went to its second consecutive BCS National Championship game.
Linebacker James Laurinaitis and cornerback Malcolm Jenkins surprisingly returned despite being first-round caliber NFL players. Running back Chris “Beanie” Wells enters the season as a Heisman Trophy candidate after rushing for 1,609 yards and 15 touchdowns.
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Aug 24, 2008
By George M. Thomas (Beacon Journal) --
COLUMBUS: After the season he had last year, Ohio State wide receiver Brian Hartline won't be sneaking up on any defenses or special teams this season.
Hartline, a native of North Canton, became part of a receiving tandem — with running mate Brian Robiskie — that often gave opposing teams fits last season.
The speedy and lanky Hartline had 52 receptions for 694 yards and six touchdowns in his sophomore season, occasionally benefiting from the increased ... Read More
Aug 18, 2008
Ohioans surveyed Aug. 5-11, 58 percent said they root harder for the football Bucks than they do their favorite pro team
By: Dayton Business Journal --
Ohioans love the Cleveland Cavaliers and Browns, but even those professional franchises must step aside for the Ohio State University Buckeyes when it comes to igniting fans' passion, a new poll has found.
The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute on Monday released the findings of a poll that gauged Ohioans' hometown sports team preferences. Among the state's pro football, basketball and baseball franchises, the Cleveland Browns emerged as the favorite with 24 percent support.
The National Football League's ... Read More
Aug 15, 2008
By Dave Woolford (ToledoFreePress.com) --
It's time everyone stopped picking on Big Ten football.
It's time the Big Ten stopped giving everyone reason to do just that.
And it's time, again, for Ohio State to be the Big Ten's head of state. Conference credibility will start and end in Columbus. Sorry Bucks, but that's what you get for being the best, by far, the Big Ten has to offer this season.
The burning Big Ten question is: “Who will finish second?” when you factor out ... Read More
Aug 15, 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio (SportingNews.com) -- A look at the 2008 Ohio State football team, by the numbers:
$2,325,900--Jim Tressel's salary this year, not counting bonuses, benefits and a $40,000 contribution to his retirement plan.
$1,300,000--Original construction cost of Ohio Stadium in 1922.
76,346--Announced attendance, grossly inflated by university officials, for spring game. "I didn't see 76,000," running back Maurice Wells said.
800--Ohio State's all-time win total, out of 1,156 games, if the Buckeyes beat Youngstown State and Ohio University to start the season.
476--Number of victories ... Read More
Aug 14, 2008
By: Dave Curtis (SportingNews.com) --
As LSU's national championship celebration roared through the Superdome, a handful of Ohio State juniors stood naked, showering off another season-ending loss. The past was too painful, so the talk turned to the future: Enter the draft early or take one last shot at a college football title?
"Come to find out," says cornerback Malcolm Jenkins, one of the showerers, "most of us were already leaning toward coming back. So we were like, 'Let's all finish this out together.' ... Read More
