By Braden Gall (AthlonSports.com) -- With less than two weeks until National Signing Day 2010, Athlon takes an in-depth look at the top 10 uncommitted prospects left on the board (number is AC100 rank): 1. Seantrel Henderson, OL (St. Paul, Minn.) Henderson’s hold on the No. 1 slot in the Athlon Consensus 100 has loosened quite a bit over the last few weeks. Ronald Powell (Rancho Verde, Calif.) made a huge statement with his performance in the U.S. Army Bowl and has closed the gap ... Read More

By: Sam Webb (DetNews.com) -- Cheering for Michigan can be an unpleasant experience when you do so from behind enemy lines. Such is life for one of the top junior prospects in the country, Springfield, Ohio, linebacker Trey DePriest. The Buckeye State star is considered a Benedict Arnold in his own home when November rolls around and the Wolverines do battle with their arch rivals. "He's not allowed to be there that day," said DePriest's mother Angela, a devout Ohio State fan. "He's got to ... Read More

By: Josh Jordan (The Lantern.com) -- Tonight, Samantha Prahalis will face the foe that started it all. The sophomore point guard made the game-clinching shot against Michigan on Jan. 3, jump-starting a career-best scoring spree. When the season was set to begin, no one could have predicted Prahalis’ success, but she came out firing in the pre-season WNIT, averaging 14.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 9.3 assists per game. Her stat line was consistent throughout the season until Ohio State played Michigan State on Jan. 9, ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- According to ESPN's Adam Rittenberg, Ohio State's Thaddeus Gibson will forgo his senior season and declare his eligibility for the NFL draft, while two other Buckeyes decided to return for the 2010 season. Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and cornerback Chimdi Chekwa will return in the fall to help anchor the team. "I am not leaving the Buckeye family," Gibson said in statement released through Ohio State's sports information office. "I wish the team the very best in the upcoming ... Read More

By: RUSTY MILLER (AP via ABC News) -- Jantel Lavender had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Samantha Prahalis hit a 10-foot jumper with 9 seconds left to lead No. 6 Ohio State past Michigan 59-56 on Sunday. The win was the eighth straight for the Buckeyes (16-1, 4-0 Big Ten). The Wolverines (9-5, 1-3) almost tied the game on Courtney Boylan's 30-foot heave at the buzzer that hit the front edge of the rim. Prahalis added 15 points for Ohio State, which played without ... Read More

By: John Cupps (BuckeyeCountry.net) -- PASADENA, CA -- Terrelle Pryor lead an impressive game passing for a season-high 266 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 72 more and threw a 17-yard scoring pass to DeVier Posey with just over seven minutes left in regulation. The toss to Posey capped off a 13-play, 81-yard scoring drive ending the No. 8 Buckeyes' three-game BCS skid with a dominating 26-17 victory over No. 7 Oregon in the Rose Bowl. "I just wanted to lead the team ... Read More

From: Cleveland Plain Dealer -- Head Coach Jim Tressel On playing in the Rose Bowl Game…“I think they are anxious to play in the Rose Bowl. They have heard about the Rose Bowl their entire lives, or at least certainly their entire playing lives. Here at Ohio State is one of the goals that you have and now they are here and they have worked extremely hard. They know they have a very, very good opponent that they are being matched up with ... 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: Jon Spencer (StatemanJournal.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — It was easy to picture roses wilting and dreams dying as former Ohio State All-American guard Jim Lachey talked about his final football game as a Buckeye. "You go back in your mind and think, 'Boy, if we could have taken care of business one more time' … (and) not doing it on the field," said Lachey, reflecting on a 20-17 loss to underdog USC in the 1985 Rose Bowl, his only trip to Pasadena. "Taking off ... Read More

By: John Kampf (News-Herald.com) -- COLUMBUS — It's been a while since members of Ohio State's football team ended a season with smiles on their faces. With practices ramping back up this week in preparation for a Rose Bowl matchup with Oregon on New Year's Day, that is the goal — to end the season on a winning note for the first time since a 34-20 win over Notre Dame in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl. "Just to go out on top and be in ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- One of the more entertaining aspects of the 2010 Rose Bowl Game aside from the players on both sides, are the coaches,who are polar opposites of each other in so many ways. Jim Tressel on one side is the old guard, who has been a head coach in college football for 23 years and is coaching his seventh BCS game since his hiring at Ohio State in 2001. Opposing him on the UO sideline is Chip Kelly, the young dog ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In the last three years, a Heisman Trophy winner, seven first-team All-Americans, 15 first-team All-Big Ten players and 18 NFL draft picks have all ended their Ohio State careers the same way. From Troy Smith to Vernon Gholston to James Laurinaitis, Buckeyes who spent their entire careers winning departed school with a bowl loss as the last thing on their minds. "I've been around a great bunch of seniors, from Troy to James, and ... Read More

By: Bill Kurelic (ESPN.com) -- A number of Jim Tressel's 13 verbal commitments will make their official visits to Ohio State this weekend. But more important will be the prospects making official visits who have yet to select a college. Three of the top-10 undecided prospects in the Buckeye State will be in Columbus this weekend, including offensive lineman Matt James (Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier) and defensive back teammates Latwan Anderson and Christian Bryant (Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville). Plus, quarterback Verlon Reed (Columbus, Ohio/Marion Franklin) and ... Read More