By Jennifer H. Svan (Stripes.com) -- RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Houston Nutt wasn’t the only nut in the crowd. A visit by six NCAA Division 1-A college football coaches, including Nutt of Ole Miss, filled the bleachers in the Southside Fitness Center on Friday afternoon with sports fans of all ages — some a bit nuttier than others for their favorite team. The more serious enthusiasts were easy to spot. Buy Cialis Online Without Prescription Tech. Sgt. Henry Ayala’s family was decked out ... Read More

By: AP via MiamiHerald.com -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Ohio State, which won the Big Ten championship by leaning on its bullpen, staved off NCAA Regional elimination behind the relief work of Drew Rucinski and closer Jake Hale. Rucinski and Hale combined for 3 2/3 no-hit innings as the Buckeyes (41-18) eliminated Marist 6-4 on Saturday. Rucinski (11-2) picked up the victory and Hale earned his 17th save of the season as Ohio State improved to 35-1 on the season when leading after seven ... Read More

By: Corey Dowlar (Macon.com) -- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A lengthy storm lingered around Dick Howser Stadium for most of Friday afternoon, but the real thunder belonged to Georgia’s bats as the Bulldogs cruised to a 24-8 victory against Ohio State. A weather delay that lasted more than five hours couldn’t stop Georgia from opening the NCAA’s Tallahassee Regional with a season high in runs scored, 23 hits and seven home runs. The power outburst was a welcome sight for a Bulldogs team that had ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland.com) -- Ohio State and Michigan working together to save money in their athletic departments? Times must be tough. The two schools announced today that they will no longer print media guides for any of their athletic teams, and they hope other schools will follow their lead. According to an Ohio State release, the move, effective immediately, will save about $250,000 per year. The idea is that the schools can more effectively and efficiently get their messages out in ways other than media ... Read More

By: Jeremy Jeffries (BleacherReport.com) -- You are not going to hear names like Brian Robiskie, Brian Hartline, Teddy Ginn or Anthony Gonzalez. For the first time in quite a few years the Ohio State Buckeyes will be starting the season without a legitimate star at wide receiver. The Buckeyes have always had great receivers names like Carter, Glenn, Galloway, Boston, Jenkins, Germany, Gamble, Holmes, and the before mentioned Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez. The 2009 Ohio State Buckeye receivers have not yet made ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- The American Football Coaches Association recently looked to outside help to evaluate the way the coaches conduct their share of the BCS system. Is the weekly coaches poll, which constitutes one-third of the BCS standings, done the best way possible? So what is one of the primary suggestions that the coaches will accept from Gallup, the polling organization that conducted the overview of the system? More secrecy. The coaches will be selected randomly now, and there are some things in ... Read More

From: BigTenNetwork.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - USA Baseball announced its 30 semifinalists for the 2009 USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award (GSA) and Ohio State pitcher Alex Wimmers is on the list of players who are under consideration as the nation's premier amateur baseball player. Wimmers, the 2009 Big Ten Conference co-Pitcher of the Year, is a sophomore from Cincinnati and Archbishop Moeller High School. He has led the Buckeyes on the mound all year with a 9-1 record, a 2.68 earned run average, 131 ... Read More

By: MAUREEN FULTON (Toledo Blade) -- Last June, Jim Brown announced this year would be his last as Ohio State men's golf coach. So he's had a lot of time to think about what would be a perfect send-off. Brown, a Martins Ferry, Ohio, native, has one of the most accomplished coaching resumes in college golf history. And his final event will be just how he imagined it - guiding the Buckeyes in the NCAA championships this week at Inverness Club. "It's really exciting to ... Read More

By: Clay Travis (FanHouse.com) -- Losing to your most hated rival is tough, very tough. Especially in college football where you have to spend the next 364 days marinating in the bitter stew of your defeat. The only thing worse than losing to your rival is losing to your rival in consecutive years. Three years in a row is worse than that and so on and so forth. Worst of all? When your bitter rival does something so debilitating that you don't even ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- The Miami Herald reports that high school football standout Lamarcus Joyner has put the Buckeyes on his short list of schools to visit. Playing both offense and defense at St. Thomas Aquinas High, Joyner plans to visit Ohio State when the Buckeyes host USC on Sept. 12. Joyner played safety and wide receiver last season, so it will be up to the college recruiters to figure out his best Buy Viagra position. According to the article, that should not ... Read More