From: AllHeadlineNews.com -- Michigan State, 45-7 winners over Central Michigan Saturday, heads to Ohio State next week for the Big Ten opener. Michigan State, coming off a disappointing 31-13 loss to Notre Dame last week, is 3-1 while Central fell to 1-2. Le'Veon Bell ran for three touchdowns while Isaiah Lewis returned an interception for a score to lead No. 23 MSU. Now the focus can switch to the Ohio State Buckeyes. Le'Veon Bell ran for three touchdowns while Isaiah ... Read More

From: FoxSports.Ohio.com -- COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Braxton Miller Era officially opened at Ohio State on Saturday to largely favorable reviews as the freshman quarterback helped lead the Buckeyes to a 37-17 victory over mistake-prone Colorado. Miller, who made his first collegiate start, accounted for 166 yards of total offense while tossing a pair of touchdown passes. He became only the third freshman to start a game at quarterback for the Buckeyes following Art Schlichter (1978) and ... Read More

From: AP via ESPN.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In his first college start, Braxton Miller tossed two touchdown passes to Devin Smith as Ohio State rebounded for a 37-17 victory over error-prone Colorado on Saturday, extending the Buffaloes' school-record road losing skid to 19 in a row. Jordan Hall rushed for 84 yards and a TD and also had a 90-yard kickoff return to set up another score for the Buckeyes (3-1), who lost 24-6 last week at ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Maybe 300 rushing yards should be the goal for Ohio State. Last week, 174 yards on the ground, including 141 yards on 26 carries (5.4 average) from the running backs, wasn't close to enough in the loss at Miami. "When our passing game is not on, our running game has to be that much better," Ohio State junior fullback Zach Boren said. "I was telling the running backs, 'Maybe if we ... Read More

By: Jerod Smalley(NBC4I.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- "It's time to give him a chance." Those were OSU Head Coach Luke Fickell's words to reporters Thursday, as he named freshman Braxton Miller as the Bucks' starting quarterback for the Colorado game Saturday (3:30pm kickoff at Ohio Stadium). "He's got a lot of ability... it's what we think right now the team needs." Fickell said. Miller will get his first start in his 4th career game at OSU. Former Buckeye QB Terrelle Pryor ... Read More

From: AP via DeseretNews.com -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan has banned Dennis Talbott from photographing its teams on campus. Talbott has been linked to ex-Ohio State star Terrelle Pryor in the Buckeyes' memorabilia-for-cash scandal. Michigan spokesman Dave Ablauf says media outlet Ohio Sports Weekly asked for a credential for Talbott, listing his first name as "Jay" on the application. Ablauf says Talbott shot an image of Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson during the season-opening game against Western Michigan and it ... Read More

By: By Ben Axelrod (TheLantern.com) -- As my excitement for Saturday's match-up between Ohio State and Miami quickly turned into the realization that I was witnessing the inevitable on-field destruction of the OSU program, I frantically searched for someone to blame for the Buckeyes' ever-apparent ineptness. I wanted to blame Joe Bauserman for throwing balls that had more movement than any of his pitches in minor league baseball did. I wanted to blame Braxton Miller for only being ... Read More

By: AP via Chron.com -- This promises to be an intriguing week for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Coming off a dreadful 24-6 loss at Miami on Saturday night, interim coach Luke Fickell and his staff and players will be trying to solve a lot of problems while preparing for the most challenging part of their season. The Buckeyes are coming off one of the worst offensive performances in the school's 122 years of intercollegiate football. "We didn't execute as a whole," said fifth-year senior quarterback Joe ... Read More

From: MCALL.COM -- Oklahoma strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press and USA Today college football polls released Sunday, but Ohio State dropped out of the Associated Press top 25 for the first time since Nov. 20, 2004. The Sooners were a near unanimous pick in the USA Today coaches poll and were a solid No. 1 in the AP media poll. Alabama was No. 2 in the coaches poll, while LSU ... Read More

By: TIM REYNOLDS (AP via HuffingtonPost.com) -- MIAMI — Ohio State's first road trip under interim coach Luke Fickell was forgettable. Lamar Miller and a swarming Miami defense saw to that. Miller ran for 188 yards, Jacory Harris threw two first-quarter touchdown passes to Allen Hurns and the Hurricanes topped No. 17 Ohio State 24-6 on Saturday night. The Buckeyes could get nothing going against the Hurricanes in a matchup of teams dealing with NCAA scandals. Quarterbacks Joe Bauserman and Braxton Miller ... Read More

From: TucsonCitizen.com -- According to the Ohio State roster, forward Jared Sullinger tipped the scales at 280 pounds during his freshman season. It looks like he will be coming in a lot lighter when the Buckeyes start their schedule in November. Sullinger, who averaged 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds, posted on a link to a photo of his new body on his Twitter account @Jared_Sully0 with the message “Hardwork plays off.” How the change will impact his game remains to be seen. One of his ... Read More