By: Stacy Clardie (JournalGazette.net) -- Ohio State has Evan Turner back. That makes the Buckeyes dangerous when they come to play No. 6 Purdue on Tuesday in Mackey Arena. Turner, one of the nation's top players, returned to the court last week against Indiana. He initially was predicted to miss eight weeks after breaking bones in his back when landing hard on a dunk attempt. Instead, he was in the starting lineup after just less than five weeks and helped the Buckeyes (11-5, 1-3) beat the ... 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: Matt Markey (Toledo Blade via Ohio.com) -- COLUMBUS: The clearly defined low-water mark in the 2009 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes was a 26-18 loss at Purdue in their seventh game. The Buckeyes rushed the ball 28 times in that game for a meager 66 yards — 2.4 yards per carry — an almost certain formula for defeat. As it prepares for the Jan. 1 meeting with Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State wants to put that performance farther and farther ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlade.com) -- COLUMBUS - The clearly defined low-water mark in the 2009 season for the Ohio State Buckeyes was game seven, a 26-18 loss at Purdue. The Buckeyes rushed the ball 28 times in that game for a meager 66 yards - 2.4 yards per carry - an almost certain formula for defeat. As it prepares for the Jan. 1 meeting with Oregon in the Rose Bowl, Ohio State wants to put that performance deeper and deeper into ... Read More

By: MATT MARKEY (ToledoBlad.com) -- COLUMBUS - Ohio State and Oregon got the jump on everyone else. While the rest of the country waited until Sunday night's bowl lottery to find out who would be playing where and what the opposition would be, the Rose Bowl had its combatants lined up a few days earlier. Ohio State was locked in with the Rose Bowl since a Nov. 14 win over Iowa gave the Buckeyes a fifth straight Big Ten championship. Oregon snagged ... Read More

By: Kyle Strittholt (BleacherReport.com) -- At the beginning of the season the Buckeyes were projected to finish second or third in the Big Ten, but for the fifth consecutive year they came out on top. People have constantly been criticizing the Buckeyes for being to conservative of a team and it is true they are, but it's because of this that they have been in the BCS more than any other team in college football. Early on in the season conservative play calling was the ... Read More

By: Elton Alexander (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- No real movement in the Top 25 poll, other than grudgingly dropping Ohio State in the elite at No. 21, mostly to clear out my voice mail. The Evan Turner's could be back off this list by next week after fattening themselves with more cupcakes (Lipscomb, St. Francis, Pa.). Yes, the Buckeyes defeated No. 15 Cal, but that doesn't say much. The Bears (2-2) will likely have a hand on the exit door when the latest ... Read More

By: Jason King (Yahoo.com) -- Ask anyone who follows Ohio State’s program – or college basketball, for that matter – to list a position for Buckeyes standout Evan Turner and the common response is a blank stare. Turner passes like a point guard, hits outside shots like a 3-point specialist, slashes like a small forward and rebounds better than most centers. Even Turner isn’t sure what to call himself. “I guess you should just say that I’m a basketball player,” Turner said. “I pass and ... Read More

By: Todd Porter (CantonRep.com) -- COLUMBUS — As a young quarterback develops, there are subtle, often unseen, signs of progress. Little that Terrelle Pryor does goes without being noticed. Few, however, recognized what Ohio State’s sophomore quarterback did late in last week’s win against Iowa. Ohio State senior offensive lineman Jim Cordle did. “He saved my butt,” Cordle said. Early in the fourth quarter of a 10-10 game, the Buckeyes faced a third-and-10 from the Iowa 30. If they didn’t convert, OSU likely would have punted and ... Read More

By: Peter Schrager (FoxSports.com) -- In light of Jay Leno's ratings struggles in his new 10 o'clock timeslot, Newsweek.com posted one of those pithy Internet lists, highlighting 12 "Comics Who Aren't Funny" last week. Tops on the list was comedian Dane Cook. Though I understand where Cook could rub some people in the wrong way, the caffeinated stand-up comedian did just sell out Madison Square Garden, once had over 2.6 million fans on his MySpace page, and has been cast in the leading role ... 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