From: AP via Chron.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing with the 2011 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ: Sometimes blood is thicker than, well, Gatorade. Mike Tressel, Michigan State's LBs and special-teams coach, is the nephew of deposed Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel and the son of current Buckeyes RBs coach and special-teams coach Dick Tressel. Mike and Dick Tressel spoke this week as both prepared for the Michigan State-Ohio State game (3:30 p.m. on Saturday). That in itself was an oddity ... Read More

From: Scout.com -- Luke Fickell hopes a healthier Andrew Sweat can help lead his defense against a balanced Michigan State defense on Saturday, but a couple of other starters are still not expected to be back in the lineup for the Buckeyes. Ohio State head coach Luke Fickell confirmed one of the biggest challenges to stopping the Michigan State offense comes in having to account for a little bit of everything. The Spartans will enter Ohio Stadium on Saturday afternoon ... Read More

From: FoxSports.Ohio.com -- COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Braxton Miller Era officially opened at Ohio State on Saturday to largely favorable reviews as the freshman quarterback helped lead the Buckeyes to a 37-17 victory over mistake-prone Colorado. Miller, who made his first collegiate start, accounted for 166 yards of total offense while tossing a pair of touchdown passes. He became only the third freshman to start a game at quarterback for the Buckeyes following Art Schlichter (1978) and ... Read More

By: Jerod Smalley(NBC4I.com) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- "It's time to give him a chance." Those were OSU Head Coach Luke Fickell's words to reporters Thursday, as he named freshman Braxton Miller as the Bucks' starting quarterback for the Colorado game Saturday (3:30pm kickoff at Ohio Stadium). "He's got a lot of ability... it's what we think right now the team needs." Fickell said. Miller will get his first start in his 4th career game at OSU. Former Buckeye QB Terrelle Pryor ... Read More

By: By Ben Axelrod (TheLantern.com) -- As my excitement for Saturday's match-up between Ohio State and Miami quickly turned into the realization that I was witnessing the inevitable on-field destruction of the OSU program, I frantically searched for someone to blame for the Buckeyes' ever-apparent ineptness. I wanted to blame Joe Bauserman for throwing balls that had more movement than any of his pitches in minor league baseball did. I wanted to blame Braxton Miller for only being ... Read More

By: AP via Chron.com -- This promises to be an intriguing week for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Coming off a dreadful 24-6 loss at Miami on Saturday night, interim coach Luke Fickell and his staff and players will be trying to solve a lot of problems while preparing for the most challenging part of their season. The Buckeyes are coming off one of the worst offensive performances in the school's 122 years of intercollegiate football. "We didn't execute as a whole," said fifth-year senior quarterback Joe ... Read More

By: TIM REYNOLDS (AP via HuffingtonPost.com) -- MIAMI — Ohio State's first road trip under interim coach Luke Fickell was forgettable. Lamar Miller and a swarming Miami defense saw to that. Miller ran for 188 yards, Jacory Harris threw two first-quarter touchdown passes to Allen Hurns and the Hurricanes topped No. 17 Ohio State 24-6 on Saturday night. The Buckeyes could get nothing going against the Hurricanes in a matchup of teams dealing with NCAA scandals. Quarterbacks Joe Bauserman and Braxton Miller ... Read More

By Shandel Richardson (Sun-Sentinel.com) -- ■ Quick slant: The Hurricanes welcome back the return of the several players who served one-game suspensions, including linebacker Sean Spence, quarterback Jacory Harris and defensive tackle Marcus Forston. Ohio State looks to rebound after being shaky in its first two wins against Akron and Toledo. ■ About Ohio State: Despite being 2-0, the Buckeyes have been somewhat unimpressive. They were barely able to hang on last week against Toledo, but do welcome back three players ... Read More

By Pat Brennan (TheLantern.com) -- The No. 17-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) hit the road for their first away game of the 2011 season against the unranked Miami Hurricanes (0-1), which were picked to finish second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. OSU holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series against Miami, including a 31-24 double-overtime victory in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl for the 2002 BCS National Championship. Last season's 36-24 win against the Hurricanes was vacated ... Read More

By Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The three Ohio State players suspended for the first two games of the season have been reinstated by the NCAA and are eligible to play at Miami on Saturday. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith confirmed their reinstatement Tuesday afternoon. The NCAA then released a statement on the players' return. Running back Jordan Hall and cornerback Travis Howard, listed as starters in the preseason, and backup safety Corey Brown had been ... Read More

By Randy Chambers (BleacherReport.com) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes are one of the teams selected to wear the new Nike Pro Combat uniforms. The uniforms will be worn October 29 against the Wisconsin Badgers. The uniforms feature a silver helmet with a red stripe running down the middle. Although the number on the side of the helmet is a horrible look. The jersey is red along with silver pants. You can check out he entire Ohio State uniform on the ... Read More

From: AP via SacBee.com -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith says his department must answer several questions from the NCAA before three players suspended for accepting $200 in cash at a charity event are allowed to return to the team. Speaking before the 15th-ranked Buckeyes' home game against Toledo on Saturday, Smith also tells The Associated Press he did not believe the latest suspensions will add to the penalties Ohio ... Read More

By Matt Watson (SBNation.com) -- The three Ohio State Buckeye football players suspended for the season opener against Akron have not yet been reinstated by the NCAA, the school announced Friday in a statement. This was unexpected, as the announcement comes just days after head coach Luke Fickell indicated that junior running back Jordan Hall, junior defensive back Travis Howard and sophomore defensive back Corey Brown would be available to play this Saturday. From Ohio State's official statement: The three Ohio State University football ... Read More