BY: JOE ARNOLD (LancasterEagleGazette.com) -- LANCASTER -- Jim Cordle remembers vividly the last time Ohio State played in a Rose Bowl. He watched as former Buckeye quarterback Joe Germaine engineered a game-winning drive that sent Ohio State to a 20-17 win against Arizona State. Cordle has a chance to be a part of such football lore, as the offensive lineman and the Buckeyes -- with a 27-24 overtime win against Iowa last week -- clinched a spot in Pasadena for the Jan. 1 ... Read More

From: faniq.com -- For many years now, Big Ten football has taken a lot of hits about many things, one of those being the conference scheduling of all teams game schedules to end the weekend before Thanksgiving. Starting in 2010, the Michigan-Ohio State series will be played the weekend after Thanksgiving. Many Big Ten fans complained that the length of Ohio State's layoff's between the 2007 and 2008 National Championship games, which were as many as 51 days, as the reason for Buckeyes ... Read More

By: Mark Snyder (Detroit Free Press) -- Ohio State week usually qualifies as desperate times for the Michigan football team. But rarely, if ever, has the desperation been this extreme. The teams have faced off repeatedly for Rose Bowls, Big Ten titles and even, in 2006, a spot in the national championship game. This year, with the Wolverines 5-6 with six straight Big Ten losses, Michigan needs the win to save the miserable season in the final regular-season game. A victory would be ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- You could hear the frustration in Rich Rodriguez's voice Monday when he once again had to reiterate the obvious. Michigan-Ohio State is a big deal. Um, yeah. "Just because I did not coach here before, I did not play here, I'm not from the state of Michigan, doesn't mean I don't understand the rivalry," Rodriguez said. "I understand it as well as any coach can understand it. I've only [coached] in it in one game. Trust me, I understand ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes just may write the final chapter in the Rich Rod story at Michigan. According to an article published on the Detroit Free Press website (Freep.com), Michigan coach Rich Rodiguez may already have his fate with the Wolverine football program sealed. Beating Ohio State on Saturday, something the Wolverines have not done in five years, and becoming bowl eligible might help the coach retain his job. But according to ESPN's Michael Wilbon, that ... Read More

By: AP Viagra Online via ClickOnDetroit.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In these parts, people don't change sides easily. You're either born a Michigan fan or your bassinet has scarlet and gray trim. That's why, in the days leading up to No. 9 Ohio State at Michigan on Saturday, there is so much talk about the curious case of Justin Boren.Boren is from Ohio and starts at left guard for the Buckeyes. But he used to play for the Wolverines.Ohio State coach Jim ... Read More

By: Seth Davis (SI.com) -- There were certain parts of Chicago where it was not safe to be a squirrel last summer. That's because Evan Turner, Ohio State's 6-foot-7 junior forward, could often be found dribbling a basketball around his neighborhood and stopping at certain points to fire the ball at a variety of targets -- walls, street signs and yes, the occasional unsuspecting mammal. "I'd do the same thing while walking around on campus in Columbus," Turner says. "It's so beautiful ... Read More

BY: MARK SNYDER (Detroit Free Press) -- There is never an ideal way to enter Ohio State week, but this has to be one of the worst. Michigan's football program is at a modern low point, as losses mount, the coach is under scrutiny and dissension bubbles. The fact that there is a positive motivational tool left -- a win sends the Wolverines to a bowl -- is a thrilling bonus. Yet that might be the lone bright light in the current mess. Already the Big ... Read More

By: AP via ESPN.com -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- College football's winningest program just took another hit off the field. The University of Michigan released embarrassing details of an internal audit Monday that discovered Rich Rodriguez's team failed to file forms tracking how much time players spent on football during the 2008 season -- his first -- and the offseason last spring. Perhaps coincidentally, the NCAA and the school are investigating the program about similar issues. The NCAA sent the school's president a notice of ... Read More

By: Tom Hammer (BleacherReport.com) -- As a football enthusiast and Ohio State Buckeye critic I believe it is my right and responsibility to call out what I see as "BAD" offensive football coaching without coming off as a spoiled fan with a bias towards exciting football. And up front I want to say this isn't about Jim Tressel and whether or not he is the right guy for this football program. Jim Tressel is a hell of a football coach, end of story. And anybody ... Read More

By: MARK SNYDER (Detroit Free Press) -- The most-asked question among the Michigan fan base the past month: What will it take for the Wolverines to turn around the terrible losses of the past two years? “Having a better team,” coach Rich Rodriguez said today. “We’ll win more of these games and other games when we have a better team than the team we’re playing.” Later, he was asked for more specifics about a timetable, Rodriguez cited having just one full recruiting class during ... Read More

From: CBS42.com -- The Buckeyes clinched a spot in the Rose Bowl with their thrilling 27-24 overtime home win over Iowa, but their postseason opponent is still a mystery. Oregon holds the slight edge with a 6-1 Pac-10 record - 6-1 ATS as well. The Ducks' lone loss came in a letdown spot vs. Stanford just one week after dismantling USC. However, a Rose Bowl berth is not a guarantee since both remaining league games are difficult contests - on the road at Arizona and ... Read More