By: AP via DaytonDailyNews.com -

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the 121 years that Ohio State has been playing football, there probably haven’t been many offseasons with so many lingering questions.

Usually, a finish like the white-knuckle, 31-26 victory over Arkansas in Tuesday night’s Sugar Bowl would be enough to keep Buckeyes fans warm and giddy all through the remainder of a cold winter.

Yet despite that capper to a 12-1 season, there are an unending series of unsettling matters to be dealt with between now and the 2011 season opener on Sept. 3 vs. Akron.

“There’s never a shortage of story lines for the Ohio State season,” departing senior wide receiver and team MVP Dane Sanzenbacher said in the afterglow of the win at the Superdome.

OK, fine. But this many?

First, there’s the question of whether the “Tattoo Five” will be back. Next, there’s the problem of replacing half of the starters from the Sugar Bowl.

But first things first — the “Tattoo Five.”

Four junior starters — quarterback Terrelle Pryor, tailback Dan “Boom” Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey and left tackle Mike Adams, along with Sugar Bowl star Solomon Thomas, a backup defensive end — have been suspended for the first five games of the 2011 season for selling rings, uniforms and awards and getting discounts on……

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