By Thomas Bradley (TheLantern.com) -- Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell has been promoted to assistant coach on Jim Tressel's football squad. Fickell will serve as interim head coach during Tressel's five-game suspension to start the season. Gene Smith, athletic director at OSU, said in a press release that Fickell will retain his role as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator. "I am humbled and excited about the opportunity," Fickell said. "I'm truly proud to be able ... Read More

By: John Taylor (NBCSports.com) -- After leaving Ohio State last June for a community college, the family of Duron Carter had planned on the wide receiver re-enrolling at the university after getting his academic house in order. With returning to the Columbus school no longer a realistic possibility, the son of former Buckeyes great Cris Carter has been contemplating other possibilities for where to continue his collegiate career. Miami (Fla.) has long been considered one serious possibility. Now another school north ... Read More

By PETE THAMEL (NYTimes.com) -- Satch Sullinger, the father of the Ohio State star Jared Sullinger, is a human fortune cookie. A retired high school and college coach in Ohio, the elder Sullinger speaks in coaching nuggets. One of his favorite sayings sums up his son’s decision to return to Ohio State for his sophomore year, despite being projected as a top-five pick in the N.B.A. draft. “Yesterday is history,” Satch likes to say. “Tomorrow is a mystery. Today ... Read More

From: AP via LongIslandPress.com -- It took a while for Shekinna Stricklen and mighty Tennessee to get going. When they did, it was only a matter of time until the Lady Vols took their accustomed spot in the Elite Eight. Stricklen scored 20 points and touched off a critical 11-3 second-half run to power top-seeded Tennessee past Ohio State 85-75 Saturday in a NCAA regional semifinal. The Lady Vols (34-2) won their 25th consecutive game, but only took control with their ... Read More

By MARK VIERA (NYTimes.com) -- NEWARK — Ohio State’s crushing 62-60 loss to Kentucky in the Round of 16 on Friday was eased somewhat — and at least temporarily — by Jared Sullinger’s announcement afterward that he would return to Columbus next season. Sullinger, one of the nation’s top players as a freshman, was projected as a lottery pick in the N.B.A. draft. The 6-foot-9 Sullinger said the emotions from the Buckeyes’ heartbreaking defeat, which came on a Brandon Knight jumper ... Read More

From: WBNS-TV via BucyrusTelegraphForum.com -- COLUMBUS -- Previous NCAA rules violations could affect the severity of the penalties football coach Jim Tressel and the team face, 10TV reported Tuesday. On March 17, the National Collegiate Athletic Association upheld penalties against five players for selling memorabilia and receiving improper benefits, but it has not determined what punishment Tressel will face. Earlier this month, Tressel was suspended by the university for the first two games of 2011 and fined $250,000 ... Read More

By Heather Dinich (ESPN.com) -- On a recent trip to Miami, I was chatting with quarterback Jacory Harris as we walked into the football building. I asked him if he had been paying attention to the news coming out of Ohio State. He shook his head no, but then added that he wished all of the Buckeyes would be on the field for that game. If Miami is going to win, the Canes would rather do it against a high-profile team ... Read More

By RYAN WOLSTAT (TorontoSun.com) -- Most brackets are already busted. Kentucky destroyed a whole lot more, shocking the No. 1 overall seeded Ohio State Buckeyes 62-60 Friday night, to advance to the Elite Eight. For the second time in the tournament, freshman Wildcats guard Brandon Knight shook off a terrible shooting performance (2-9 until that point) to hit a game-winning shot. The game was a see-saw affair — the teams were even at the half — and went right down to ... Read More

From: AP via ESPN.com -- Brandon Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 seconds remaining as the fourth-seeded Wildcats stunned top-seeded Ohio State 62-60 on Friday in the East regional semifinals. Senior center Josh Harrellson held his own against Ohio State super freshman Jared Sullinger, scoring 17 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the Wildcats (28-8) advanced to play North Carolina on Sunday for a trip to the Final Four. DeAndre Liggins added 15 points for the Wildcats, who beat Ohio ... Read More

The Ohio State University is battling an national image crisis that continues to get bigger, while at the same time the Buckeyes march towards a national title in tonight's Sweet 16 match up again Kentucky. OSU officials are keeping a tight lip in the latest revelations that Jim Tressel has possibly lied again about he did concerning the emails he received back in April 2010 dealing with two of his players selling memorabilia. Tressel had received emails from a Columbus attorney Christopher ... Read More