By JOHN KAMPF (MorningJournal.com) --COLUMBUS — Patience is supposedly a virtue. Good luck telling that to a freshman football player who is used to being “The Man” on the football field. Brian Rolle and Ross Homan know all about it. The pair of returning starting linebackers for Ohio State remember coming to Columbus and being told by the likes of James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman to be patient, listen and learn. It wasn’t easy for them. And now that they are veterans and saying the ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State doesn't know if it has an Eddie George or an Archie Griffin or a Beanie Wells on the roster. None of the Buckeyes' current running backs has distinguished himself as a potential featured guy. Then again, several candidates haven't had the chance to do so ... yet. What Ohio State knows it has at running back is options. Lots of them. More than they've had in recent memory. "Without question," offensive coordinator Jim Bollman said when asked if ... Read More

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: Sean Jackson (Examiner.com) -- The Buckeyes kick off spring camp today. Spring camp consists of 15 practices and culminates with the Scarlet and Gray game on Saturday April 24. The camp serves as a learning tool for both players and coaches. For coaches it gives them an idea of what they have. While spring camp won’t finalize the depth chart it gives coaches a clearer picture of who stands out going into the summer. For players this is a crucial time. Not only ... Read More

By: Michael Duchesne (The Lantern.com) -- Anything worth having is worth waiting for. That old maxim applies to both Carlos Hyde’s yearlong wait to take the field with his Ohio State football teammates and also to the wait Buckeye fans have endured to see him suit up. Because when he does suit up, Carlos Hyde is impressive indeed. At an imposing 6-feet-1-inch and 230 pounds, Hyde is the type of big, physical back that gives opposing defensive coordinators fits, as well as any defensive backs unlucky ... Read More

By: Doug DiLill (TheLantern.com) -- The Buckeyes added 19 players in the 2010 recruiting class, but none might excite the fans as much as Roderick Smith. The Big Ten is a conference that has traditionally been centered around powerful running games. With Smith, Ohio State should continue that trend. The 6-foot-3-inch, 220 pound running back from Fort Wayne, Ind. has many fans dreaming of another Chris “Beanie” Wells. Wells led the Buckeyes to two Big Ten Championships in his time as a starter at OSU, and ... Read More

By: Mike Tokito (OregonLive.com) -- When Beanie Wells left Ohio State after his junior year last season, it seemed to open the door for his backup, Dan Herron, to slide into the featured runner role. But an ankle injury has kept Herron, a sophomore, from carrying the full load. That, in turn, opened the door for junior Brandon Saine. Now Ohio State goes into its Rose Bowl matchup with both ready go against Oregon. "We love the fact if those two guys are healthy, ... Read More

By: Matt Markey (Toledo Blade via Ohio.com) -- COLUMBUS: The clearly defined low-water mark in the 2009 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes was a 26-18 loss at Purdue in their seventh game. The Buckeyes rushed the ball 28 times in that game for a meager 66 yards — 2.4 yards per carry — an almost certain formula for defeat. As it prepares for the Jan. 1 meeting with Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State wants to put that performance farther and farther ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - The clearly defined low-water mark in the 2009 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes was game seven, a 26-18 loss at Purdue. The Buckeyes rushed the ball 28 times in that game for a meager 66 yards - 2.4 yards per carry - an almost certain formula for defeat. As it prepares for the Jan. 1 meeting with Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State wants to put that performance deeper and deeper into ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Well, Buckeye Nation, Ohio State now has an opponent in Pasadena for the Rose Bowl: the Pac-10 Champion Oregon Ducks. Chip Kelly's bunch is riding a huge wave of momentum after big wins over Cal, USC, and Oregon State to win the Pac-10. And the Ducks offense is a force to be reckoned with, with weapons at every position including the potent Jeremiah Masoli at the trigger and two talented backs in LaMichael James and Legarrette Blount. Not to mention that ... Read More

By: Bill Blanton (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- Six is the magic number for Ohio State in the Jim Tressel era. Six represents how many times in a row OSU has beaten Michigan. Six also represents the number of Big Ten Championships Tressel has won in his nine seasons of coaching at The Ohio State University. The Buckeyes (10-2, 7-1) captured the outright Big Ten Championship with a 21-10 hard fought battle over the Michigan Wolverines. The win is the Buckeyes’ sixth in a row ... Read More

By: Zack Meisel (TheLantrern.com) -- Ohio State piled up 251 yards on the ground, forced five Wolverine turnovers, and left the blue-clad members of a crowd of 110,922 disappointed for the sixth consecutive season, as the Buckeyes beat Michigan 21-10 at The Big House. As a result, OSU clinched an outright Big Ten championship, while Michigan will spend bowl season at home for the second consecutive season. Michigan needed a victory to gain bowl eligibility, but took the wrong route toward an upset, committing five ... Read More