By: Bill Livingston (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Wisconsin could have been the game where it all began for Terrelle Pryor. There was the drive he led against the clock, through the air, suspect arm and all, and the game-stealing option run that revealed a gear previously unseen in the smooth, gliding freshman quarterback. "It's a man's world out there," running back Beanie Wells, the big back who was often too fragile to put that world on his shoulders, told him before the drive buy ... Read More

By: JIM NAVEAU (IrontonTribune.com) -- CHICAGO – Jim Tressel was reaching. But it was obvious his message has reached his players. On Monday at the Big Ten football media days, Tressel talked about how tough Ohio State’s football opener against Navy (8-5 last season) on Sept. 5 would be. He threw in everything except the kitchen plumbing equipment, talking about Navy’s unique style of play and the fact that a military academy has not played at Ohio Stadium since 1930. Tuesday, when some of the ... Read More

By: Russell Wight (BleacherReport.com) -- There are no mixed emotions regarding The Ohio State Buckeyes. You either love 'em or you hate 'em. Having called Columbus home my entire life, I can emphatically say that I love 'em. Tradition is a huge part of Ohio State football. That tradition starts with Ohio Stadium, the home of the Buckeyes affectionately referred to as "The Horseshoe." Opened in 1922, the 'Shoe has been the site where Buckeye players, coaches, and fans have passed down those traditions ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- CHICAGO -- Many like to blame Ohio State for all of the Big Ten's recent shortcomings, which is pretty unfair. Granted, the Buckeyes have lost three consecutive BCS bowls, including two national championship games, and were blown out last September at USC. Ohio State has been the Big Ten's most dominant and visible team, and the league's most noticeable failure on the big stage. But other teams haven't helped the league, either. Penn State, Illinois and Michigan have lost the ... Read More

By: Andy Zoric (Examiner.com) -- The BCS Championship will not be played until January but a deciding factor in who goes to the big show and who goes to a lesser bowl will be a night game in Ohio on September, 12. This season USC will come to Ohio for the first time in recent memory. The perennial Pac Ten powerhouse will visit the five time Big Ten champions with national championship implications. USC has extra motivation, the BCS Championship game is played at ... Read More

By: Stacy Hicklin (Sun-Sentinel.com) -- After a confusing few days, Atlantic's James Louis said he's finished with Florida and verbally committed to Ohio State. Nearly two weeks ago, the wide receiver called the Gators to give them his commitment. The coaching staff asked him not to go public with it, but didn't leave him with the impression that his scholarship offer was in jeopardy. A family situation kept Louis from attending Florida's Friday Night Lights Camp this weekend, which began speculation that Florida did ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- Wide receiver James Louis (Delray Beach, Fla./ Atlantic) has become commitment No. 10 for Ohio State, according to Atlantic coach Andre Thaddies. "He said he committed," Thaddies said. "And I've talked to (Ohio State assistant) coach Taver Johnson." The 5-foot-11, 180-pounder was a varsity starter at running back his freshman season at Boca Raton Olympic Heights. He transferred to Atlantic prior to his sophomore season. Louis caught 32 passes his sophomore year for 420 yards and five touchdowns. He ... Read More

Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes, the heart and soul of Ohio State football for 28 years, Wednesday was named to The Sporting News' list of the Top 50 Greatest Coaches of All-Time, as selected by a panel of 118 Hall of Famers, championship coaches and other experts. Hayes came in at No. 27, joining three other Big Ten football coaching legends, Penn State's Joe Paterno (No. 13), Michigan's Bo Schembechler (No. 36) and Chicago’s Amos Alonzo Stagg (No. 40). ... Read More

From: SeatlePI.com -- St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams have signed linebacker James Laurinaitis, a second-round draft choice in the 2009 NFL Draft, the team announced Wednesday. Terms of the contract were undisclosed. The 6-foot-2, 244-pound Laurinaitis was picked by the Rams after a stellar four-year career at Ohio State. A three-time All-America selection, Laurinaitis won the Ronnie Lott Trophy in 2008, ... Read More

By: ZACH SILKA (ToledoBlade.com) -- He parked himself in his fold-up chair in front of the doors to the University of Toledo ticket office at 9 p.m. Sunday in the hopes of getting tickets to see his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes. And there he stayed all through the night at the front of the line as more and more fans arrived, until 9 a.m. Monday when he could buy nearly two dozen of the remaining 6,500 tickets for the UT-OSU football game ... Read More