By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- If Ohio State ever needed a huge performance from Brandon Saine, Saturday's game at Purdue would be the ideal time. Running backs Dan Herron (ankle) and Jaamal Berry (hamstring) both will stay back in Columbus this weekend, while backup Jordan Hall missed practices Monday and Tuesday with the flu. Though head coach Jim Tressel doesn't sound concerned about Hall, the freshman might not be 100 percent Saturday (Big Ten Network, noon ET). Jermil Martin could play a bigger ... Read More

From: SportingNews.com -- Ohio State running back Dan Herron will miss the Buckeyes' game against Purdue this Saturday, and he may miss even more time after aggravating a left ankle injury in a win over Wisconsin last week, according to multiple internet reports. "We probably got set back a week or two," Ohio State coach Jim Tressel told reporters Tuesday. Brandon Saine will start for the third straight game, with freshman Jordan Hall backing him up. Saine has rushed for 349 yards on ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- Buckeyes freshman running back Jaamal Berry creates a lot of conversation for a player who has never seen the field. The nation's No. 5 running back in this freshman class, according to Rivals.com, Berry had an ankle injury as a senior at Miami Palmetto High School, an arrest in Miami over the summer, then a hamstring injury during preseason camp. The Ohio State coaches have said they would like to play both Berry and Jordan ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Just as it has at most college campuses this year, the flu bug has arrived at Ohio State. LT Mike Adams and Andy Miller are among "five or six" players reportedly sick according to coach Jim Tressel. At this point, there is a good possibility that these players, most of whom haven't been publicly named, will miss Saturday's big game against undefeated Wisconsin. Tressel said they they are keeping the sick players isolated from the rest of the team and ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- Ohio State isn't one of the three Big Ten teams to issue official injury reports each week, but head coach Jim Tressel's always provides health updates at his weekly Thursday media briefing. Today's session was no exception, as Tressel addressed the status of several players heading into Saturday's game against Wisconsin (ABC, 3:30 p.m. ET). Offensive tackle Andrew Miller will miss his second consecutive game because of the flu. Sophomore Mike Adams will get the start at left ... Read More

From: AP via DaytonDailyNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes... BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ Coach Jim Tressel met with reporters on Tuesday, and here are some of the high points: DL Dexter Larimore will miss "a week or two" with a sprained ankle, OL Jim Cordle will miss two more games with a foot injury. TB Dan "Boom" Herron will be back for Saturday's 3:30 p.m. game against unbeaten Wisconsin after missing last week with a leg injury. So much ... Read More

By: Doug DiLillo (TheLanter.com) -- Ohio State got its first Big Ten road victory on Saturday with an impressive 33-14 win over the Indiana Hoosiers in Bloomington. With sophomore starting tailback Dan “Boom” Herron out with an injury, junior Brandon Saine proved he is a viable option in the starting role. The former Ohio “Mr. Football” got his first start and put up a career-high 113 yards rushing on 17 carries, along with two catches for 19 yards. His efforts were praised and recognized ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus- At least for one practice Tuesday afternoon, Ohio State freshman offensive tackle Marcus Hall was a starter. Though that need was created by the flu, which kept left tackles Mike Adams and Andrew Miller out of practice and necessitated the move of starting right tackle J.B. Shugarts to the left side for the afternoon, Hall will remain a player, whether he's starting or not. The Buckeyes didn't burn Hall's redshirt against Indiana on Saturday night just to ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Ohio State tailback Brandon Saine is expected to start for the first time in his career against Indiana on Saturday night as Dan Herron recovers from an ankle injury he suffered on his second touchdown against Illinois. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said today Herron has been limited in practice this week and is about at 85 percent, so Saine and freshman Jordan Hall are expected to carry a heavier workload against Indiana. How much Herron ... Read More

From: SportingNews.com -- After putting together a dominant performance and watching the Big Ten's highest-ranked team get upset in the first week of conference play, Ohio State had reason to feel good about its chances to win the league. The Buckeyes, though, aren't looking that far ahead with their next game coming against an Indiana team that nearly pulled off an upset of its own last week. The ninth-ranked Buckeyes look to build on an impressive conference-opening performance Saturday night when they visit the Hoosiers, ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- I've received several e-mails asking about the end of Saturday's Ohio State-Illinois game and a possible handshake snub between head coaches Ron Zook and Jim Tressel. Now I haven't seen video of the postgame scene, but there were certainly a few lightning-rod moments in the closing seconds of the Buckeyes' 30-0 win. Leading 23-0, Ohio State faced fourth-and-goal from the Illinois 3-yard line. Though quarterback Terrelle Pryor had attempted only 12 passes all game in rainy conditions, ... Read More

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State football coaching staff has selected its weekly award winners for outstanding play in Saturday’s 30-0 shutout of Illinois in the Big Ten opener. Lineman Doug Worthington was the Buckeyes’ defensive player of the week, with six tackles and a sack. Placekicker Aaron Pettrey, with three field goals and 3-3 on PAT, was the player of the week on the special units. Tailbacks Dan Herron and Brandon Saine were the offensive players of the week, rushing for 156 ... Read More