By Robert Gartrell (TheLantern.com) -- Art Schlichter lost everything. But now, it seems he has found salvation. Since his release from Indiana's Marion County Jail in 2006, the former 1978-81 Ohio State quarterback who notoriously gambled his way into prison has been slowly putting the shattered pieces of his life back together. He has found work at a local radio station, his record has been clean, and he's helping others conquer their addictions to gambling. Schlichter's family, ripped apart by his compulsive ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (Toledo Blade) -- COLUMBUS - Residents of Ohio do not need a passport or an entry permit to visit the state of Illinois. The Land of Lincoln supposedly encourages such travel. But a couple of busloads of Buckeyes do not anticipate the red carpet treatment when they drive into the Urbana-Champaign area later this week. If you are affiliated with Ohio State football, they roll out the "Un-Welcome prescription drugs without prescription Wagon" just about everywhere you go. "It gets ... Read More

By: Tom Scurlock (BleacherReport.com) -- Heading into October, Alabama and Ohio State are the frontrunners to make it to the BCS title game. No disrespect to Oregon, Boise State, TCU, and Nebraska, but the Tide and Buckeyes control their destinies. Both teams are looking strong right now, but there are some areas they will need to improve if they want to meet in Glendale on January 10. Alabama The Alabama faithful were sweating a little against Arkansas. An ineffective offense, coupled with a young secondary ... Read More

From: FWDailySports.com -- COLUMBUS – Roderick Smith of Fort Wayne Paul Harding High School has been practicing with The Ohio State University Buckeyes for two weeks now. He was delayed practice time due to summer school classes and the NCAA permitting him entrance into OSU. Smith thus far, has been impressive in practices and looks forward to some playing time come Saturdays. “I am enjoying being part Cheap Alli Online of this great team and just trying to do ... Read More

From: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Most of the 105,017 fans had filed out of Ohio Stadium before they encountered their only disappointment of the day. Dane Sanzenbacher tied two school records by catching four touchdown passes from Terrelle Pryor, and No. 2 Ohio State poured it on to beat Eastern Michigan 73-20 on Saturday -- the most points by the Buckeyes in 60 years. The biggest cheers throughout the day came when it was announced that Arkansas was leading ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- It's a 50-year-old formula that Jim Tressel adopted from his father, Lee, a coach and mathematician who created it during his career at Baldwin-Wallace. It's the formula that says an MVP outing in the Rose Bowl for Terrelle Pryor or a record-breaking 16 straight completions against Ohio isn't quite enough, not at least by this measure. It's the formula, that on a day like today when the Buckeyes ... Read More

By Zack Meisel (TheLantern.com) -- Week 4 of Ohio State's season is being brought to you by cupcakes, the official dessert of the Buckeyes' schedule for the next couple of weeks. After hosting Eastern Michigan, winless during the last 22 months, OSU plays Illinois and Indiana, who combined for just three conference wins in 2009. The Buckeyes shut out the Illini in the rain last September, 30-0. A week later, they crushed the Hoosiers 33-14. So far this year, Illinois is ... Read More

By: John Beattie (NESN.com) -- One could say that Ohio University put up a good fight against Ohio State this Saturday. But then the game started. The Buckeyes, who won the contest 43-7, were beaten in just one aspect of the game: Mascots. Ohio's mascot, a former OU student dressed as a Rufus Bobcat, tackled the Brutus Buckeye mascot, which sparked an impromptu wrestling match before the gridiron massacre. That student isn't even enrolled at Ohio University but that hasn't diet pills online ... Read More

By: Sean Jackson (Examiner.com) -- The Buckeyes play their first conference game at Illinois on October 2. The Big Ten announced the kickoff time is 12:00 and it will air on the Big Ten Network. The Buckeyes have had a tough time playing in Champaign. In 2008, Ohio State came away with a 30-20 win. In 2006, they beat the Illini 17-10. Finally, almost all Buckeye fans remember the 2002 nail biter, where Ohio State escaped with a 23-16 ... Read More

By: JOHN KAMPF (MorningJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS — The Posey brothers — Ohio State’s DeVier and Ohio’s Julian — went to dinner with their mother Julie and a slew of family members after Saturday’s game. No one knows for sure if young brother DeVier was going to be in a giving mood or not. Not only did Ohio State’s junior receiver get the better of his older brother, a starting cornerback for the Bobcats, with a 5-catch, 62-yard performance on ... Read More