From: WXYZ.com -- ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Terrelle Pryor is thankful he chose to play at Ohio State, instead of for Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines. Pryor threw a touchdown for the final score in the third quarter and avoided making many mistakes to help the ninth-ranked Buckeyes beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series and an outright Big Ten title. "I'm glad I'm on this side," Pryor said. Ohio State (10-2, 7-1) has won five straight conference championships ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- ANN ARBOR – The Ohio State Buckeyes feasted on five Michigan turnovers and beat their rivals for a sixth straight time here Saturday afternoon. No. 9 Ohio State pounded out a 21-10 win over the Wolverines by relying on strong defense and a power running game that accounted for 251 yards. The victory give Rose Bowl bound Ohio State (10-2, 7-1) a fifth straight Big Ten title, and the 2009 crown outright. The Buckeyes’ defense got the game’s first ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- As they do every season, Ohio State fans had plenty of burning questions about a Buckeyes running back this fall. Jaamal Berry. They wondered when Berry would see the field, how his injured hamstring was progressing and whether head coach Jim Tressel would end up redshirting the highly touted freshman from Miami. These questions peppered Tressel at his weekly news conference and filled up my inbox. As the wait for Berry continued, it was clear that many Buckeye fans had ... Read More

By: Bill Blanton (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- “Tressel Ball” is alive and well in Columbus. If Ohio State fans had any doubts, those were put to rest on Saturday afternoon in a 27-24 overtime victory over Iowa. The victory clinches a share of the Big Ten Championship for Ohio State (9-2, 6-1) and will send the Buckeyes to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 13 years. "None of our kids have gone to the Rose Bowl. I haven't been there in 25 years. I was ... Read More

By: Rusty Miller (AP via RecordPub.com) -- COLUMBUS — Ohio State is 40-8 over the past four seasons, a record that might have most fans of the 15th-ranked Buckeyes flush with confidence heading into Saturday’s game at No. 11 Penn State. It shouldn’t. The last six times the Buckeyes have played a team as good or better based on rankings, they’ve lost. No one has to tell the players, either. “I haven’t led us to a big win yet,” said quarterback Terrelle Pryor, a central figure ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - Ohio State scored six touchdowns and had 559 yards of offense while holding New Mexico State to just 62, and called off the dogs early. Buckeyes 45, Aggies 0. That was fun, so now what. "It gets real serious right now," Ohio State defensive end Thaddeus Gibson said after the Buckeyes thoroughly controlled a rare late-season non-conference opponent. "We're happy with this win, but we've got three real tough Big Ten games left now, and ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) - - Columbus -- Ohio State's offensive-line injuries are migrating. The Buckeyes have moved their tackles in and out of the lineup this season with ankle injuries, flu battles and knee problems, but guards Justin Boren and Bryant Browning and center Mike Brewster had started together through eight games on the line's interior. No more. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday that junior left guard Boren will miss Saturday's game against New Mexico State with a foot ... Read More

By: Doug DiLillo (TheLantern.com) -- After a stunning loss to Purdue two weeks ago, the Ohio State Buckeyes rebounded with a 38-7 rout of Minnesota. OSU’s offense finally reappeared after taking the previous week off, while the defense played back up to standards, holding Minnesota scoreless until late in the fourth quarter. “It was good to get back home for Homecoming,” coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday during his weekly press conference. “It was good to get a victory in the conference and take a step ... Read More

By: AP via DaytonDailyNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ DE Thaddeus Gibson is the only current member of the team who also is taking a football coaching class taughtby head coach Jim Tressel. "He's always in class, he's always in the first row," Tressel said. "So if you're there, you've got a chance." Tressel added that he believes Will Smith is the only Ohio State player to ever get an A in the class. OL ... Read More

By: Doug Tarnovich (BleacherReport.com) -- What exactly does Brandon Saine need to do? He has all the physical tools of a great running back. He's 6'1", 217 lbs and is lightning fast, running the 40 in 4.27 seconds. He has game-breaking speed and the strength to carry the pile. And have you seen him as a receiver? He was the most impressive rusher in the season opener against Navy averaging 5.9 yards on nine carries. The next week against USC, he was rewarded with just ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- After a rough day in West Lafayette, Buckeye Nation has been morally crippled and is questioning why the team faltered, and even doubted Jim Tressel's statements of the team overlooking Purdue. But in the past few days, no player in the country has come under more scrutiny than Terrelle Pryor, either warranted or unwarranted. His poor performance against the Boilermakers brought questions of his competition level, his demeanor—which may border on arrogance, and even his mental makeup. But this time ... Read More

By: Jon Spencer (MansfieldNewsJournal.com) -- Browns quarterback Derek Anderson set the bar so low with his 2-of-17-for-23 yards performance against the Bills that Terrelle Pryor had to do the limbo to top (lower?) it. When you're 6-foot-6, that's some serious crouching. Unfortunately, Pryor was up (down?) to the task with his four turnovers in the unfathomable 26-18 loss at Purdue. Upbraiding teammate Duron Carter for not batting down one of his balloon balls -- was that an interception by the Boilermakers or a fair ... Read More