By: The AP via Seattle Post-Intelligencer -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells will not play when the third-ranked Buckeyes take on Ohio on Saturday. Wells injured his right foot in last weekend's 43-0 victory over Youngstown State. He has not practiced with the team this week and has spent much of the time wearing a protective boot. "Beanie won't go this week," Tressel said Thursday afternoon. "I feel good about his progress, but it wasn't enough ... Read More

By John Mullin (Chicago Tribune) -- Ohio State tailback Beanie Wells, who left Saturday's Youngstown State game with a painful injury to his right foot, is "doubtful" for Saturday's meeting with Ohio University, coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday. Given the usual propensity for optimism in the college coaching ranks, that diagnosis loosely translates into "extremely unlikely," particularly with Ohio State's scheduled visit to No. 1 Southern California the following week. "If the [Ohio] game were [Tuesday], he probably wouldn't go," Tressel said. "I'm ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Ohio State is now 11 days away from playing the No. 1 team in the country. Southern California, off a dominating win at Virginia, jumped to No. 1 in both the coaches poll and AP poll today, taking away the top spot from Georgia. The Bulldogs fell to No. 2 in both polls, while Ohio State is third in both polls. The Buckeyes had been No. 2 in the AP and No. 3 in the coaches. Ohio State lost ... Read More