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Night Games Scheduled For Ohio State Football Team This Year

host — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:04:07 GMT

Ohio Stadium of Ohio State University as seen from the outside, showing the Rotunda (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Night Games Scheduled For Ohio State Football Team This Year

Ohio State University's Buckeyes play their home games in Ohio Stadium. For each game, the crowds are electric and constantly rooting for the home team. It's no secret that the fans love night games in Ohio Stadium. In fact, the two most attended games in the team's history have come at night in the past few seasons.

Ohio State Football Buckeyes Offer Kyle Allen

host — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:39:47 GMT

Ohio State Football Buckeyes Offer Kyle Allen

The website 247Sports.com reported that, on the 1st of May 2013, Kyle Allen announced via Twitter that he had received an offer for a scholarship from the Ohio State Football Buckeyes. Allen is a four star, pro style quarterback from Scottsdale AZ, with exceptional passing skills. His accuracy is outstanding, and he sets the standard when it comes to throwing into tight windows and guiding his teammates on deep routes.

The Big Ten Conference And Realignment

host — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:24:20 GMT

Biggy Biggy Biggy, Can't You See? (Photo credit: Chicago Man)

The Big Ten Conference And Realignment

The NCAA's musical chairs act of the past two years have seen big shake-ups as major college football schools moved from one conference to another. For the most part, the Big Ten Conference led the way, adding Maryland, Rutgers and Nebraska to the itinerary, and the new divisions will change how Ohio State Football and other D-I programs operate. Instead of the Leaders and Legends divisions that were formed in 2011, the new Big Ten Conference will be divided geographically with the West and East divisions.

In the East division of the Big Ten Conference, the Ohio State Football program will share the ranks with the Indiana Hoosiers, the Maryland Terps, the arch-rival Michigan Wolverines, the Michigan State Spartans, the Penn State Nitany Lions, and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. In the West, the Illinois Fighting Illini share a division with the Iowa Hawkeyes, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Nebraska Cornhuskers, the Northwestern Wildcats, the Purdue Boilermakers, and the Wisconsin Badgers.

The 2013 Ohio State Spring Football Game

host — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:10:24 GMT

English: Script Ohio, with the "i" dotted by Jack Nicklaus on October 28, 2006. Photo taken by Int3gr4te. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The 2013 Ohio State Spring Football Game

Few sporting events in central Ohio create the buzz of the Ohio State football program. With one of the largest stadiums in the United States, the Horseshoe becomes its own municipality each time that the Buckeyes host a football game against a Big Ten opponent. Having forfeited a bowl game appearance, the Buckeye football 2013 schedule is now looking all the more attractive since the team is eager to prove that they again belong in the echelon of elite NCAA teams. The Ohio State Spring Game, a squad scrimmage of existing players and new recruits, is the first peep of the upcoming Buckeye football 2013 season and drew a large crowd as usual.

Braxton Miller, Ohio State Football Are The Early Favorites To Win 2013 Trophies

host — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:02:20 GMT

John Cappelletti's 1973 Heisman Trophy is part of an exhibit at the Penn State All-Sports Museum located at Beaver Stadium, on the campus of the Pennsylvania State University. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Braxton Miller, Ohio State Football Are The Early Favorites To Win 2013 Trophies

Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller, as one of the big ten players of the year, stands a unique chance to win the 2013 championship. As a young and offensive player, Miller has demonstrated that he is one of the favorite players in college football. Having shown this immense talent, Miller is poise to take his passing game to a greater height come 2013.

Ohio State Lands WR James Clark on National Signing Day

host — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:43:38 GMT

Ohio State Lands WR James Clark on National Signing Day

Urban Meyer and the Buckeye football staff closed out their 2013 class in great fashion getting most of their targeted players in the last week. They ranked up near the top with Michigan and the SEC teams that normally dominate the recruiting rankings. The fun started with safety Vonn Bell joining the Buckeyes followed by wide receivers James Clark and Dontre Wilson. They had to let a punter go to Florida when they ran out of room but were able to keep running back Ezekiel Elliot in the fold despite rumors that he was looking elsewhere. Elliot was the best recruit out of Missouri and promised the only running back position in the class. With Dontre Wilson playing running back in high school, Elliot got nervous and visited in-state Missouri a week before national letter of intent signing day.

Kyle Trout: Future Ohio State Football Star

host — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:36:28 GMT

Kyle Trout: Future Ohio State Football Star

Kyle Trout is an offensive tackle who has been recruited by the Ohio State Buckeyes to play college football from 2014 onwards in Columbus. The six foot six inch, 290 pound giant has made the decision to remain in his home state for his football career after high school.

The native of Lancaster, Ohio, is currently performing for his local high school, Lancaster High. His skill as an offensive lineman was something that the Ohio State Buckeyes had targeted, hoping to plug the gaps in what had been an overall very strong recruitment process in 2013.

Ohio State Gets Another Preferred Walk-on for 2013

host — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:31:39 GMT

Ohio State Gets Another Preferred Walk-on for 2013

Canton GlenOak quarterback Reid Worstell decided to join the 2013 class at Ohio State after the rest of the class signed their letters of intent. Worstell finished out his high school career with a great senior year in which he passed for almost 1,900 yards including 15 touchdown throws. His team made the state tournament after going 8-3. Some rating agencies took notice and rated him nationally leading to some scholarship offers which he passed up to become a Buckeye.

Chris Carter Makes the NFL Hall of Fame

host — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:08:12 GMT

I grew up watching Chris Carter's circus catches. Respect to the sport! And 1 love to my guy Cliff King at Nike. #SBXLVII #AutomotiveRhythms #NFL #NewOrleans #Nike (Photo credit: Automotive Rhythms)

Chris Carter Makes the NFL Hall of Fame

Playing at Ohio State was his great starting point and now he returns to Ohio to be a part of the NFL shrine in Canton, the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He only scored touchdowns as a possession receiver with the Minnesota Vikings and is known for mentoring Randy Moss when he arrived on the team.

He caught a total of 1,101 passes during 234 games with almost 14,000 yards and 130 touchdowns. He was drafted by the Eagles out of Ohio State in the supplemental draft but is remembered mostly for his time with the Vikings.

Eli Apple (Woodard) Ohio State 2013 Defensive Back

srpatterson — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:43:58 GMT

Eli Apple (Woodard) Ohio State 2013 Defensive Back

Already signed and on campus, 2013 defensive back Eli Apple (recently changed from Woodard) is a standout defensive back recruit who could challenge for early playing time on a team in need of cornerbacks. The best player in New Jersey for the year, Apple has great speed (4.5) and size (6’0” 185lbs) coming out of Eastern Regional High School. He attended camp at Ohio State prior to his junior year and earned a scholarship from the coaches for his performance during the summer camp.

Buckeye Safety Orhian Johnson Picked for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

host — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:14:34 GMT

Buckeye Safety Orhian Johnson Picked for the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl

Ohio State graduating senior Orhian Johnson has the opportunity to play in the upcoming NFLPA Collegiate Bowl as announced by OSU this week. Often a starter at the Safety position over the past two seasons, Johnson hopes his play on the field and this opportunity to play in front of NFL scouts leads to a spot with an NFL team.

Urban Meyer Closing Out 2013 Class with Dontre Wilson

host — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:11:02 GMT

Urban Meyer Closing Out 2013 Class with Dontre Wilson

Urban Meyer and his staff at Ohio State want to close out their 2013 class with some top ranked talent as most schools do. One of those players they are focused on is current Oregon commit, all-purpose running back Dontre Wilson out of DeSoto Texas. A four star recruit and the 6th best back in the country according to Rivals.com, Wilson has offers from over 20 top Division I programs and is interested in OSU.

Ohio State Fans Get A Glimpse Of The Future

host — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:14:00 GMT

High School football players participating in the US Army (USA) All-American Bowl Game, prepare to enter the Alamo Dome Stadium, located in San Antonio, Texas (TX), for the start of the East vs. West match up. The game features the top 80 high school football players in the country. ID: 030105-F-0365G-004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ohio State Fans Get A Glimpse Of The Future

A sneak peek at the future of Buckeyes football will come this weekend, as many of the verbally committed Ohio State recruits will play in one of the four All-American games.

Several other prospects that could be leaning toward OSU will also announce where they plan to play college ball during the weekend. This could make for a lot of optimistic Buckeyes fans, or it could lead to more misery.

Offense-Defense All-American Bowl
Sunday, December 30

The Offense-Defense All-American Bowl was held on December 30 in Houston's Reliant Stadium. Two future Buckeyes played in the game.

Ohio State fans have known they were gaining Jayme Thompson since April, 2011, but this game gave them the first chance to see the kid they hope will bring depth to a secondary that is losing its biggest play-maker. Thompson's big plays in the state championship game helped his Central Catholic High School to defeat Trotwood-Madison for the trophy.

Taivon Jacobs, a Buckeyes commitment from Maryland, also played in the game.

Under Armour All-America Game
Friday, January 4 at 5 p.m. ET

The Under Armour All-America Game is only in its sixth year, but it was grown to include some of the most talented high school players in the country and is known for being a heck of a game.

The highlight of this game for Ohio State fans will be that five future Buckeyes are all suiting up for Team Nitro. This quintet includes defensive end Joey Bosa, cornerback Cam Burrows, WR/ATH Jalin Marshall, TE Marcus Baugh and DB Gareon Conley.

In addition, ILB Trey Johnson plans to officially commit during the game. Many feel he is leaning toward State, where he could be on the field as soon as 2013.

The game will also showcase OL Logan Tuley-Tillman who burned his Ohio State letter and committed to Michigan. DE Robert Nkemdiche, the No. 1 ranked player in the country will also be playing.

Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl
Friday, January 4 at 9 p.m. ET

The second Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl will be held in the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles immediately following the Under Armour All-America Game.

While the game does not feature any committed Ohio State Recruits, RB Corn Elder will be playing. This Tennessee native is considering the Buckeyes in addition to several other schools. It is widely believed he is leaning toward UCLA.

Marcelys Jones Commits for Ohio State’s 2014 Class

srpatterson — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 10:54:00 GMT

Marcelys Jones Commits for Ohio State’s 2014 Class

A surprise came to the Buckeye community on Christmas this year when 2014 Cleveland Glenville recruit Marcelys Jones informed Urban Meyer and the OSU coaching staff that he was selecting the Buckeyes for his college career. The staff had been active recruiting without a bowl game to prepare for until the recruiting dead period began. The Glenville offensive lineman is a big 6’4” 325 lbs. power house that is hopefully just the first or a number of Tarblooder’s the staff hopes to get commitments from.

2013 Quarterback Luke Morgan To Walk-on

srpatterson — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:35:00 GMT

2013 Quarterback Luke Morgan To Walk-on

Ohio State’s 2013 class continues to grow although this latest recruit won’t be shown in the commitment lists on most recruiting websites, Luke Morgan from Lebanon Ohio is going to be a preferred walk-on. The 6’2” 200 lbs. quarterback joins fullback William Houston and receiver Devlin McDaniel as walk-ons for this next season. With Ohio State’s scholarship allotment diminished due to NCAA violations, walk-ons are helpful to keep the roster deep.

Johnathan Hankins Leaves Ohio State for the NFL

srpatterson — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 23:05:00 GMT

Johnathan Hankins Leaves Ohio State for the NFL

The 6’3” 220 lbs. starting defensive tackle from Ohio State, Johnathan Hankins, is leaving after three years to enter the NFL draft. He is considered a first round pick and the most sought after Buckeye of the current crop of eligible pro players. As a junior he had 55 tackles and 4 for a loss after an incredible sophomore season with 67 tackles and 11 for loss.

The list of people Hankins wants to thank includes Jim Tressel, Jim Heacock, Urban Meyer, Mike Vrabel and strength coach Mickey Marotti. He thanked Jim Tressel and Jim Heacock for recruiting him and giving him a chance to be a part of the Buckeye program. Hankins was considered a late addition after Sharif Floyd selected Florida over Ohio State near the end of the recruiting season.

Gareon Conley Commits to be a 2013 Buckeye

srpatterson — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:10:00 GMT

Gareon Conley Commits to be a 2013 Buckeye

The 6’2” 175lbs corner back from Massillon Ohio has been on the Ohio State campus for an official visit and committed to coach Urban Meyer and his staff today according to Massillon Washington head coach Jason Hall. Once a Michigan commitment, he visited the Buckeyes for The Game against the Wolverines and came away more impressed with the Buckeyes. He was the 2nd best rated recruit in Michigan’s class before he decided to look around a little bit. A possible wide receiver in addition to corner back, Conley was still planning to visit Michigan before he made his decision on OSU this week.

Ohio State v Michigan 2012

srpatterson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:27:00 GMT

English: Ohio State Buckeyes in 2006 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Ohio State v Michigan 2012

Michigan football travels to Columbus this weekend to take on the undefeated Buckeyes who hope to close out their year without a loss. In Urban Meyers first year with the team, the bowl ineligible team hopes to make a case for a top ranking at the end of the year by going undefeated during the regular season. Michigan can still sneak into the Big Ten Championship game depending on how Nebraska plays against Iowa this weekend.

Maryland Officially Joins the Big Ten

srpatterson — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:54:00 GMT

The "Terps" logo for the Maryland Terrapins, the athletic teams for the University of Maryland (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Maryland Officially Joins the Big Ten

The Big Ten Network made the announcement on Twitter shortly before noon today that Maryland will be a part of the Big Ten conference when play begins for the 2014-2015 season. Previously a member of the ACC, Maryland will be featured in a special conference expansion show slated for this afternoon at 2:30 on the network.

Rutgers Set to Join the Big 10 Tuesday

srpatterson — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 11:35:00 GMT

English: The logo is from the http://identity.rutgers.edu/identity_manual.pdf website.Rutgers University (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Rutgers Set to Join the Big 10 Tuesday

The important New York market will be a part of the Big Ten after-all according to reports out this morning. Initially, Maryland and Rutgers were rumored to be joining the league but some additional information came out that Georgia Tech might be the 14th team in the conference instead of Rutgers. Those GT rumors are all but gone as both Maryland and Rutgers now look set to become a part of the historic conference.