By: Jack Jones (BleacherReport.com) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes are hoping that the 2010 season will land them in the BCS National Championship game for the fourth time in the past nine seasons, as they bring back 16 starters from the 2009 season where they went 11-2. The Buckeyes won the Big 10 title by going 7-1 in conference play, giving them at least a share of the title for the past five years. Even though this is a ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Nebraska's in. So where do the Cornhuskers fit? Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany said there were three factors that would determine how the 12-team conference breaks into two six-team divisions for the 2011 season. He's got people working on it. Here's a suggestion, following the three Delany factors: competitive balance, rivalries and geography. Here's my reasoning: 1. Competitive balance is the first factor, so split the four programs that have been clearly above the ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- Expansion fever seems to finally be finding its footing, as Nebraska will in all likelihood find a home in the Big Ten. With the Huskers being one of possibly a handful of teams about to join the Big Ten Conference, one thing that is being largely overlooked is the effect this process has on the rivalries in the conference. The most specific of these might be the greatest rivalry in college football if not sports: Ohio ... Read More

By Marc Pendleton (DaytonDailyNews.com) -- Several outlets are reporting that Wayne High School quarterback Braxton Miller will verbally commit on Thursday, June 3. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder is among the nation’s most sought-after recruits. Among the BCS powers that have reportedly made offers to him are Ohio State, USC, Alabama, Cincinnati, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Tennesse, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Florida. In 24 career games with the Warriors, Miller has completed 225 of 408 passes for 22 touchdowns ... Read More

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus – With 36 sports and a $128 million budget for the next fiscal year, Ohio State has the largest, and one of the healthiest, athletic departments in the country. One of a handful of self-sustaining college athletic departments, Ohio State will turn a slight profit this year, just over $20,000, after losing money a year ago. At the moment, Athletic Director Gene Smith said the department is in the midst of ... Read More

The September 18 meeting between Ohio State and Ohio University will kickoff at noon the Big Ten Conference announced today. The game will be the seventh meeting between in-state rivals and will be played at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. The game will be televised on the Big Ten Network. The teams last met two years ago, with the Buckeyes making a second half comeback to defeat the Bobcats. The Buckeyes have won all six previous meetings with the Bobcats. Five other 2010 Ohio State games ... Read More

By: Jeff Seemann (Fox Sports Ohio) -- March 18, 2008 was a big day at The Ohio State University. It was the day Terrelle Pryor officially signed his letter of intent to play football for the Buckeyes. It was also the day OSU fans began their dreams of not only returning to the National Championship Game, but actually winning it. Pryor was the prized jewel of the 2008 class. He skipped the National Letter Of Intent Day in ... Read More

By: Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) -- The 2010-11 Big Ten bowl lineup is now set, with the Insight Bowl moving up in the pecking order and three new games -- Gator, Texas, Dallas Football Classic -- coming aboard. A ton of things can happen between now and Sept. 2, but there's no harm in taking a look at which teams likely will be packing their bags in late December or early January, and which teams will be staying home. The ... Read More

By: LARRY PHILLIPS (CentralOhio.com) -- It's been a dozen years since Ohio State has fielded a team as dynamic as the one that will prowl the Shoe this fall. Talent flows from every corner, led by Terrelle Pryor at quarterback. No one will paint a picture of Pryor throwing -- ever. Yet no one can deny the potential explosiveness he brings to every snap (25 touchdowns in 2009), or his promising Rose Bowl MVP performance. Senior Ross Homan, with ... Read More

By: Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- The 2009 season seems so long ago, especially for Ohio State fans who saw their first bowl win since the 2006 Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame. But with the 2010 college football season looming in September, many fear that a replay of 2006 is in play, where the Buckeyes have national championship expectations. Even though that 2006 team cruised through a weak schedule, there were warning signs all over the place. For example, Northern Illinois ... Read More

By: Andy Baggot (Madison.com) -- When you land a major gig with a Fortune 500 company, conventional wisdom says you shouldn't have to worry about an identity crisis. Good luck trying to get that one past Mark Osiecki. Three days ago, Osiecki accepted an offer to become the men's hockey coach at Ohio State, one of the biggest, most well-to-do athletic departments in the NCAA. It represents a fantastic opportunity for Osiecki, the former University of Wisconsin defenseman who spent the last six seasons at his ... Read More