By: Chuck Carlton (DallasNews.com) -- AUSTIN – The Fox Sports college football panel raised the subject a few minutes after revealing the final BCS standings. Texas would be a facing an "emotional hangover," the group predicted, which qualified buy generic drugs online as part coachspeak, part pop psychology and part common sense. The reasoning: As much as the Longhorns might enjoy the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, they'll be wishing they were a couple of thousand miles away, in south Florida, preparing for a ... Read More

By: AP via The International Herald Tribune -- COLUMBUS, Ohio: Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is aware of all the snickering taking place behind his back, directed at his team's miserable failures in recent big games. It seems many college football fans and media observers consider the Buckeyes a bunch of overrated chokers who cannot compete with the nation's best teams. They've come to that conclusion because the Buckeyes have played poorly in four nationally televised games over the past three seasons. But Tressel ... Read More

By: PETE THAMEL (NYTimes.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State center B. J. Mullens clanged a dunk off the back rim on opening possession of the No. 15 Buckeyes’ game with West Virginia on Saturday. In the first five minutes, he had committed a goaltending violation, shot a ball off the bottom of the backboard and missed four of his first five shots. The one shot he did hit early on, though, showcased the potential that made him the top prospect in the ... Read More

From: SportsNetwork.com -- Columbus, OH - The 15th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten and the West Virginia Mountaineers of the Big East will collide in Columbus this afternoon. West Virginia has won its last three games to improve to 9-2 overall. The Mountaineers knocked off Radford by an 89-54 final on Tuesday, and they have also beaten the likes of Ole Miss and Iowa this season. buy amoxicillin The lone losses have come against Kentucky and Davidson, a pair ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- COLUMBUS --The term student-athlete won't apply to 16 of the Ohio State Buckeyes at the Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 5. (Insert cynical comment on big-time college athletics here.) In this case, graduate-athlete will be more appropriate. Defensive tackle Nader Abdallah, tight end Rory Nicol, fullback Brandon Smith, linebacker Marcus Freeman and guard Steve Rehring are among the starters with degrees in hand, so they won't have to worry about the way the bowl system will mess with their ... Read More

By: Matt Keller (Scout.com) -- OSU, unbeaten at home, is among the most balanced teams West Virginia will face. Forward Evan Turner’s 17 points and seven rebounds per game. The 6-7, 205-pound power forward finishes well and can shoot it from the outside if needed. He also converts from the line (77.2 percent), is good on the offensive glass and has a team-best 26 steals. His length helps, and his skills and ability make this a difficult match-up. The Chicago native isn’t ... Read More

By: John Maher (STATESMAN.COM) -- It's not only Terrell Owens and Chad "Ocho Cinco" Johnson who think more passes ought to come their way. Rory Nicol said that's the way every receiver thinks, even if he happens to play tight end for Ohio State. "A tight end is someone who catches the ball and blocks. When I'm more involved in the passing game, I play better as a blocker," Nicol said. "That's just the way it's been." The upside about being a tight ... Read More

By: JON SPENCER (Gannett News Service) -- COLUMBUS - No. 1 Ohio State will play No. 2 Texas in the Jan. 5 Fiesta Bowl. No, that's not a misprint. It's the way the schools are positioned in the current 2009 recruiting rankings on Scout.com, with LSU, Oklahoma and Alabama rounding out the Top 5. Ohio State's 24-man class includes four five-star recruits: running back Jaamal Berry from Miami, Fla.; defensive end Melvin Fellows from Garfield Heights; linebacker Dorian Bell of Monroeville, Pa.; and defensive tackle ... Read More

By: JON SPENCER (NewarkAdvocate.com) -- COLUMBUS -- "What About Brian?" is more than the name of a forgettable and short-lived ABC drama. It sums up the struggles of Ohio State's passing attack this season after incumbent quarterback Todd Boeckman was benched in favor of freshman Terrelle Pryor. With Pryor more of a running threat at this stage of his career, receivers Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline played a reduced role in an offense that failed to score a touchdown in three games. After combining ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - The finality of it all keeps bouncing around in the minds of the Ohio State seniors. This is it. The Fiesta Bowl game with No. 3-ranked Texas in about 10 days is the last rodeo for 28 Buckeyes - their final curtain call. One more time sitting on the training table and getting the ankles taped, a last chance to carry that helmet and cinch up the pants. And just one more march in unison, with arms ... Read More