From: AP via SI.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -Moments after his fourth-ranked Boilermakers' huge win at No. 9 Ohio State on Wednesday night, Purdue coach Matt Painter declined to celebrate. The victory kept his team in the thick of the Big Ten race. But he was well aware there was no time to relish it. "We knew we had to do something special if we were going to fight to get in this race,'' he said. "We've been able to do that. You get a huge ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Ohio State's Jon Diebler was angry at himself after Sunday's win at Illinois. He'd gone to the bench in the final minutes of the game grimacing slightly and holding his right wrist. While taking a charge against the Illini, he'd attempted to break his fall with his right hand, his shooting hand, what he called a stupid mistake. And now it hurt. "I'll be all right," Diebler said Sunday. "I've got tough bones. I drink a lot ... Read More

By: Kurt Mews (BleacherReport.com) -- When one thinks about Ohio State and National Titles, they usually assume football! BUT, this year's Ohio State men's basketball squad CAN win it all, and that's not being unrealistic or a product of just wishful thinking. Here' why; 1. EVAN TURNER: Arguably the best if not one of the top 5 players in the nation, he leads the surging Buckeyes. He can dribble, pass, drive, shoot and has the athletics to dominate the floor. In tight games he can be a ... Read More

From: AP via FoxNews.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Evan Turner stayed up late on Saturday night, watching Michigan State lose to turn the Big Ten race into a free-for all. Then he got up early on Sunday morning to make sure No. 13 Ohio State stayed in the mix. Turner matched his career high with 32 points, leading the Buckeyes past Iowa 68-59 on Sunday and stretching the their Big Ten winning streak to seven straight. "We got here at 7:45 in the morning," Turner said ... Read More

From: Vindy.com -- Three conference teams are ranked, including Ohio State. Mcclatchey-tribune Big Ten basketball is back — conference games start Tuesday night with Purdue at Iowa and Penn State at Minnesota — and that leads to the annual holiday season question: How good is the Big Ten? “I think our league has done a good job, but not a great one,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “There are some games a couple teams would like to have back. There were a couple of games we surprised ... Read More

By: The Associated Press -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — Samantha Prahalis scored 22 points, Jantel Lavender added 20 despite sitting the last 11 minutes, and No. 6 Ohio State ended its nonconference schedule with a 99-38 win over Western Illinois on Tuesday. Illinois native Brittany Johnson made 4 of 5 3-point attempts and added 14 points for the Buckeyes (13-1), who resume Big Ten play Monday at Illinois seeking their sixth straight league title. Erica Lewis had 11 points for Western Illinois (4-8), which plays its ... Read More

By BOB FLOUNDERS (The Patriot-News via PennLive.com) -- Iowa? Fail. Michigan? Pass. Big-time. No. 15 Ohio State and quarterback Terrelle Pryor are the next test for Joe Paterno's 11th-ranked Penn State team at Beaver Stadium. And there is every reason to believe this year's game will be similar in style to last year's, a 13-6 rugby scrum that wasn't decided until the Nittany Lions' defense forced two Pryor turnovers in the fourth quarter. Pryor, the Jeannette prep star who picked OSU over Michigan and Penn ... Read More

By: Mark Hasty (FanHouse.com) -- It took more than a half, but eventually Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor proved that he's not all hype. The Buckeyes totally routed Minnesota Saturday 38-7 in Columbus. Pryor and his coach, Jim Tressel, spent last week under continual assault from all corners. Part of it was just another expression of the college football world's Buckeye Fatigue Syndrome, but most of it was the natural consequence of OSU's dreadful performance last week. The Buckeyes turned the ball over ... 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

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: Jordan Schelling (BadgerHerald.com) -- A special guest visited the Wisconsin football team this week, one who knows quite a bit about having success against this weekend’s opponent, the Ohio State Buckeyes. That visitor was UW Athletic Director and former football head coach Barry Alvarez, whose Badgers toppled the Buckeyes five times during his time at the helm. “Everybody was ready to play the game after he talked to us,” defensive end O’Brien Schofield said. “It got us real amped up just to hear ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- When 13 years later you remember and regret the shutouts that should have been as much as the ones that happened, you were part of a great defense. Though Ohio State's 1996 defense did shut out three opponents in 12 games, former linebacker Greg Bellisari recalls the one that got away, a 38-7 win over Penn State when the Nittany Lions were dominated before scoring on Ohio State's second team in the fourth quarter. "A ... Read More

By: JON SPENCER (MansfieldNewsJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS -- Five years after entering college, Ohio State defensive end Doug Worthington is still being recruited. The Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity wants him. Worthington appreciates being wanted -- probably more than the Alphas will ever know -- but he's not interested. "My uncle is a regional president of the Alphas and he's gotten on me about joining," Worthington said this summer while representing Ohio State at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago. "But I have a great ... 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

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - Ohio State had a mini galaxy of stars on its defense last year, but when five starters departed from that group and landed in NFL training camps, it appeared that a somewhat major rebuild might be in order. But four games into the 2009 season, the Buckeyes don't look much like a reconstructed unit. Ohio State's defense has hung a couple of goose eggs on the scoreboard with recent shutout wins over Illinois and Toledo ... Read More