By: Dave Miller (NationalFootballPost.com) -- What a difference one game can make in changing the perception of a quarterback — and possibly an entire program. As Ohio State opens spring practice Thursday, Columbus is still abuzz over Terrelle Pryor's dynamic Rose Bowl performance. The question on many Buckeyes fans’ minds now is whether head coach Jim Tressel, fresh off a two-year contract extension, will open up the offense for the signal-caller and allow him more freedom in the passing game or if ... Read More

By: Stewart Mandel (SI.com) -- The marriage between Ohio State and Terrelle Pryor began with such promise. The nation's most gifted high school quarterback joining forces with the reigning powerhouse of the Big Ten? What could possibly go wrong? It turns out, just about everything. It's been a rough week for the Buckeyes' presumed savior. Ohio State fans are apoplectic following the sophomore's nightmarish four-turnover performance in a 26-18 loss at 1-5 Purdue last weekend. Many are ready to throw in the towel and declare ... Read More

By: Steve Kaczynski (labownstown.com) -- It never fails to amaze me how fickle people can be when it comes to college football. This week Ohio State will face USC, but if you believe everything you hear, the game is already over. Pundits in Columbus and around the nation alike have already buried the Buckeyes, crowning USC as winners in a blowout victory. Ohio State fans: WHERE HAS YOUR SWAGGER GONE? Just two years ago, the Buckeyes were world beaters and the confidence of Buckeye ... Read More

By: RUSTY MILLER (AP via DaytonDailyNews.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Tressel has always wanted to see an Army-Navy game. "That's on my sports 'bucket list' to someday see that game," he said. "I've never been to it, but I've heard it's breathtaking." Seeing the Midshipmen shift gears on that lethal running attack against Army in a stadium full of dress uniforms is one thing. Tressel has no desire to see Navy put on a show on Saturday when they take on his sixth-ranked ... Read More

By: Mike Castiglione (SeattlePI.com) -- Ohio State continued its dominance of the Big Ten in 2008, capturing a fourth straight league title and solidifying its stance as one of the elite football programs in the nation. All things considered, it was quite an accomplishment when you consider the Buckeyes' embarrassing 35-3 loss to USC in the third week of the season. While many pundits wrote OSU off following that showing, the Buckeyes knew they were a better football ... Read More

By: Kevin Paul (ChicagoNow.com) -- One of the most hyped up games of the upcoming college football season is now just less than a month away. Yes, football fans, grab those foam fingers, wash that jersey, and fill that fridge with cold ones, because Ohio State and USC are meeting at "The 'Shoe" on September 12th. While many prognosticators see the Trojans rolling through Columbus with reckless abandon, this writer sees it a little differently - and there are a few reasons why Ohio State ... Read More

By: Bill Blanton (Examiner.com) -- When a reference such as “the chosen one” is made, Ohio sports fans immediately start looking for Lebron James. In 2007, many high school football talent evaluators spoke in the same reverence when discussing football greatness regarding a young high school quarterback from Jeannette, PA. That’s a tremendous amount of pressure to live up to when you’re eighteen years old, yet Terrelle Pryor has done just that. Now at the ripe old age of twenty, the only ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Breaking down the best 20 Ohio State players on the roster right now as the Buckeyes prepare to report for preseason camp on Sunday. No. 16: Junior receiver Dane Sanzenbacher He's back as Ohio State's leading receiver after catching 21 passes for 272 yards last season. The No. 3 receiver, he wasn't on the field even half as much as top two receivers Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline. And you can't tell yet what kind of load ... Read More

By: Greg Cooksey (BleacherReport.com) -- It is just a little more then a week left before Jim Tressel and company hit the practice field for fall practice . With the old faces that you have become familiar with over the past few years now gone, you may wondering who it will be to step up and fill the roles left by others. So in this very first edition of Bucket Full Of Buckeyes we will give you some names that you can look for came Saturday this ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Who are the best 20 players on Ohio State's roster right now? This is a venture with no right answers, but I think it's an interesting way to evaluate just how the 2009 Buckeyes are going to come together. A year ago, this was a much easier list to make. Starting with Beanie Wells, Malcolm Jenkins and James Laurinaitis and running through veterans like Marcus Freeman, Brian Robiskie, Brian Hartline, Donald Washington, Alex Boone, etc., you had a ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- CHICAGO -- Ohio State senior tight end Jake Ballard didn't have to search for the subtle signs showing Terrelle Pryor's growth as a leader this summer. Pryor made it plainly obvious during 7-on-7 workouts. If a Buckeyes receiver dropped a pass, Pryor let him have it. "If you drop one or two balls, he's going to try and get you out of there and put somebody else in," Ballard said. "If it hit your hands, he's going to take ... Read More