By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor sat out the second half of today's 45-0 win over New Mexico State, and the sophomore said he slightly injured his left leg on a second-quarter tackle, which probably influenced the decision to take him out after one half. Tackled and dragged down by his shoulder pads from behind, Pryor said his left leg was bent behind him. "It's not really a big deal," Pryor said. "I got a little bumped up, but ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is off and running on his 2011 recruiting class. On Thursday, ESPNU Watch List defensive end Steve Miller (Canton, Ohio/McKinley) committed to the Buckeyes over scholarship offers from Notre Dame, Florida, West Virginia, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, Nebraska, Michigan State and Purdue, among others. The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder made 116 tackles, including six sacks during his sophomore season. He has 78 tackles and eight sacks in seven games this season. The Buckeyes ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) - - Columbus -- Ohio State's offensive-line injuries are migrating. The Buckeyes have moved their tackles in and out of the lineup this season with ankle injuries, flu battles and knee problems, but guards Justin Boren and Bryant Browning and center Mike Brewster had started together through eight games on the line's interior. No more. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday that junior left guard Boren will miss Saturday's game against New Mexico State with a foot ... Read More

By: Doug DiLillo (TheLantern.com) -- After a stunning loss to Purdue two weeks ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes rebounded with a 38-7 rout of Minnesota. OSU’s offense finally reappeared after taking the previous week off, while the defense played back up to standards, holding Minnesota scoreless until late in the fourth quarter. “It was good to get back home for Homecoming,” coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday during his weekly press conference. “It was good to get a victory in the conference and take a step ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Clevelannd Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The tailgaters weren't as plentiful at Ohio Stadium last week, the crowd a little later filling the stands. So as Ohio State started pulling away from Minnesota in the second half, nobody was rooting harder for the Buckeyes than Bill Jones. He's the guy who had tickets to sell for Saturday's game against New Mexico State. "With the economic climate, and the Purdue loss, you never know what to expect," said Jones, who oversees ... Read More

By: AP via DaytonDailyNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ DE Thaddeus Gibson is the only current member of the team who also is taking a football coaching class taughtby head coach Jim Tressel. "He's always in class, he's always in the first row," Tressel said. "So if you're there, you've got a chance." Tressel added that he believes Will Smith is the only Ohio State player to ever get an A in the class. OL ... Read More

By: Todd Porter (CantonRep.com) -- COLUMBUS — After standing before his teammates and baring his soul, Terrelle Pryor went out and played his best game of the season. None of it surprised Head Coach Jim Tressel. Pryor was named the Buckeyes’ offensive player of the week after his 343-yard day against Minnesota. The sophomore quarterback threw for 239 yards and two long touchdown passes to DeVier Posey. He also ran for 104 yards and a score. That game came on the heels of growing restlessness among ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Terrelle Pryor earned a passing grade last week, even if there are still a lot of questions about his, er, passing. The Ohio State sophomore quarterback overcame two major tests -- mounting criticism from media and fans, and a shaky first-half performance against Minnesota. He's still not at a point where he can single-handedly win games for the Buckeyes, but he showed growth after hitting a low point as a college player in Ohio State's 26-18 loss at ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) --The Big Ten Conference announced today that the kickoff time for The Ohio State-Penn State football game will be 3:30pm. The Buckeyes will travel into Happy Valley on November 7 to take on the Nittany Lions in Big Ten action. The start time was set by ABC and will be broadcast nationally either on ABC or buy prescription drugs online without prescription ESPN. Ohio State (6-2, 4-1) is looking for their fifth consecutive Big Ten title while Penn ... Read More

BY: DREW SHARP (Detroit Free Press) -- Progress wasn't asking too much from Michigan on Saturday. It was Rich Rodriguez's 20th game with the Wolverines, an appropriate barometer for gauging the evolution of his radical transformation of the football program. Victory wasn't mandatory against 13th-ranked Penn State, but was simple competiveness too much to ask? This was a blown opportunity for Rodriguez. Lloyd Carr emerged from seclusion Saturday and gave his first public benediction to his successor, but Rodriguez needed much more than a blessing. His ... Read More