From: University of Minnesota (GopherSports.com) -- Minnesota was unable to overcome four turnovers this afternoon in a 35-7 loss to Ohio State this afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. The loss drops Minnesota to 4-4 (2-3 Big Ten) entering a Halloween night battle with Michigan State next Saturday. Ohio State improves to 6-2 (4-1 Big Ten). The Gophers were undone by three second half turnovers that were converted into 21 Buckeye points. Terrelle Pryor threw two touchdowns to DeVier Posey and ran for another to lead ... Read More

By: RUSTY MILLER (AP via The33TV.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Terrelle Pryor threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead No. 18 Ohio State to a 38-7 win over Minnesota on Saturday. A week after a devastating 26-18 loss at two-touchdown underdog Purdue, the Buckeyes (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) made Minnesota (4-4, 2-3) pay for its bad plays. The Golden Gophers had two major misplays in the secondary and two turnovers inside their own 20. Pryor said he was a new ... Read More

By: Michelle Smith (FanHouse.com) -- Ohio State women's basketball coach Jim Foster isn't a guy prone to hyperbole, not one to oversell. The fact that his program last year reached the NCAA Sweet 16 for the first time since 2005 last season was, in his estimation, "a step in the direction of success." The steps that come next are much bigger and much harder. Case in point: the Buckeyes haven't been to the Elite Eight since 1987. But this might be the team to ... Read More

By: Mike Popovich (CantonRep.com) -- COLUMBUS — The college basketball teams David Lighty faced in August bore no resemblance to national powers such as North Carolina, Michigan State or Kansas. It didn’t matter, though. Playing the likes of Windsor and Western Ontario in exhibition games was better than not playing at all. Lighty saw his first action since December during Ohio State’s summer trip to Canada. The 6-foot-5 junior guard missed the majority of the 2008-09 season with a broken foot. “Personally, it was a great feeling,” ... Read More

By: Dennis Dodd (CBSSports.com) -- Congratulations, Ray Reitz. You said what a lot of us are thinking. Terrelle Pryor's former high school coach suggested this week that maybe Ohio State coach Jim Tressel isn't using his quarterback quite right. Reitz says that now he sees "a robot" when watching the former No. 1 prep prospect in the country. Pryor should be running more, Reitz added. Whatever, it's clear Pryor has regressed as ... Read More

By: Doug Tarnovich (BleacherReport.com) -- What exactly does Brandon Saine need to do? He has all the physical tools of a great running back. He's 6'1", 217 lbs and is lightning fast, running the 40 in 4.27 seconds. He has game-breaking speed and the strength to carry the pile. And have you seen him as a receiver? He was the most impressive rusher in the season opener against Navy averaging 5.9 yards on nine carries. The next week against USC, he was rewarded with just ... Read More

By: Bruce Hooley (FoxSports.com) -- Ohio State fans once feared they would have Terrelle Pryor as their quarterback for only three seasons. Now, they're afraid they might be stuck with him for four.With no backups ready to replace him, and no Matt Barkley- or Tate Forcier-type recruits headed to Columbus, Pryor is more than the Buckeyes' quarterback of the present. He's their quarterback of the future. That scared opponents when Pryor broke on to the scene as a true freshman starter four games into last season, ... Read More

By: MYRON P. MEDCALF (StarTribune.com) -- Kurt Coleman is accustomed to winning often and winning big. As an Ohio State senior safety, he's played in two national championship games, won at least 10 games every year and concluded his first three seasons with a Big Ten championship. So how did he wind up on the wrong end of a shocking upset at unranked, one-win Purdue Saturday after entering the year as a BCS title contender? "We were in disbelief," he said. "I don't think we felt ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- After a rough day in West Lafayette, Buckeye Nation has been morally crippled and is questioning why the team faltered, and even doubted Jim Tressel's statements of the team overlooking Purdue. But in the past few days, no player in the country has come under more scrutiny than Terrelle Pryor, either warranted or unwarranted. His poor performance against the Boilermakers brought questions of his competition level, his demeanor—which may border on arrogance, and even his mental makeup. But this time ... Read More

By: Rachel Sova (ColumbusAlive.com) -- It's homecoming week at Ohio State, and Campus is filled with scarlet-and-gray-clad fans, students celebrating their "home away from home" and alumni returning to cheer on their alma mater. Homecoming week is a time when students, faculty and Buckeye fans join together for philanthropy projects and parties and get pumped for the (second) most anticipated game of the year - next to Michigan, of course. "I really love the spirit on Campus during homecoming," said Hans Voss, a junior ... Read More

By: Bob Evans (BleacherReport.com) -- Somewhere along this journey as Ohio State head coach, Jim Tressel has lost his identity. From the moment he stepped foot on Ohio State's campus, Tressel has been slowly losing the identity that won him a national championship in 2002. Once known for his dedication to establishing the run first, Tressel seems to have lost his way. His current playing calling has changed to allow a sophomore quarterback, with untapped potential, to run around until someone gets open. This is ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State fans are still waiting for clear evidence of Terrelle Pryor's maturity on the field, but they had to like the way the sophomore quarterback handled himself off of it Wednesday night. Let's be clear: Dealing with the media isn't the same as dealing with 265-pound defensive ends, but Pryor seemed much more relaxed in his session with reporters, most of whom didn't expect to see the quarterback make an appearance after Wednesday's practice. Pryor addressed his struggles ... Read More

By: Chip Minnich (BleacherReport.com) -- Following the 26-18 Purdue victory over Ohio State on October 17th, I wrote some short-term suggestions on what Jim Tressel and his offensive staff could possibly implement immediately this season to generate some type of offensive momentum. Ohio State fans will see this coming Saturday against Minnesota what changes, if any, Tressel and his coaching staff have made. The focus of this article will be on long-term suggestions for the offense Jim Tressel may need to contemplate this coming ... Read More