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Ohio State Calls Michigan "That Team Up North" On Its 2012 Football Schedule

Dylan Murphy — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:55:00 EST

Your morning roundup for Feb. 3, the day Snooki really wowed us with her intelligence. Photo of the schedule in Ohio State's locker room courtesy Dr. Saturday, via Larry Brown Sports. Got any stories or photos for us? Tip your editors. More »

Wolverines, Buckeyes And More: Your College Basketball Open Thread

Sean Newell — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 12:00:00 EST

They play college basketball on Sunday, too! Feel free to talk about that and other goings on in the college basketball world down below. More »

ESPNU Inadvertently Trolls Michigan Fans With Graphic Error

Timothy Burke — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:14:13 EST

As an Ohio alumnus, I'm overly sensitive to fans & the media confusing my alma mater with that school in Columbus—or certain coaches who refer to the Buckeyes as "Ohio." More »

Urban Meyer Thinks The Ohio State Job Will Be His Last

Barry Petchesky — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:00:07 EST

Asked if Columbus is his last stop, Meyer replied: "I think so. I'm never gonna make those [comments], I've made some comments before that came back to haunt me because you just don't know. But I hope so." More »

If You Want To Throw Up, Here's Kirk Herbstreit And Chris Spielman Gushing Over Urban Meyer

Sports Radio Interviews — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:30:23 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Spoiler alert, they love him and he'll lead Ohio State to six consecutive national titles. More »

Urban Meyer's OSU Contract Includes Country Club Membership, Bonuses For Graduation Rates

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:56:33 EST

Urban Meyer (who posed for photos this morning with Archie Griffin and Luke Fickell, who will stay on staff) is now officially head coach of The Ohio State University. The deal has been signed (and can be found below), and includes all kinds of fun clauses. More »

Urban Meyer's Press Conference Was Interrupted By A Fainting Camerawoman, Possibly ESPN's

Timothy Burke — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:55:50 EST

Admit it: when you hear them calling for EMS at new Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer's press conference, your first thought is that it's for Meyer himself (who reportedly suffered a 2009 heart condition). But given what happens to the camera on ESPN's feed of the conference (and reports on Twitter from those onsite) it seems to have been a female ESPN camera operator who fainted. (She's apparently okay.) [ESPN News] More »

Top Prospect Chooses Ohio State Because "There's No Way You Can Fail"

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:00:21 EST

Hello, and welcome to Quotes Taken Out Of Context And Used To Make Fun Of A School's Reputation Theater. Our first contestant is Adolphus Washington, ESPNU's 10th best DE prospect, who just committed to Ohio State. Adolphus, why did you choose the Buckeyes? More »

Urban Meyer Reportedly Will Take Ohio State Job, Hire Kirk Herbstreit As Assistant [UPDATE]

Sean Newell — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 09:38:00 EST

Sports Illustrated, via Eleven Warriors and Sports by Brooks, is reporting that Urban Meyer is set to take over as Ohio State head football coach. More »

NCAA Football 12 On Penn State-Ohio State Match-Up: "HIDE THE CHILDREN"

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:55:00 EST

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From Joseph, a tipster: "Did NCAA 12 know something about Penn State we didn't?" More »

If Anyone Cares, Ohio State Is In More Trouble Than They Thought

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:05:59 EST

Though they didn't invoke the dreaded "institutional control"—because, holy shit, perspective—the NCAA has announced they will charge Ohio State with "failure to monitor." It's the second most serious charge they can level, and stems not from tattoos or memorabilia but from additional instances of players accepting money that emerged during OSU's self-investigation. [Columbus Dispatch] More »

For The Second Week In A Row, Wisconsin Lost On A Ridiculous Last-Second Pass

Timothy Burke — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 23:29:28 EDT

People across the country might be celebrating Halloween tonight, but for the Wisconsin Badgers it feels more like Groundhog Day. While it wasn't technically a Hail Mary (it was first down and there were 30 seconds left) the details don't much matter as Ohio State—after giving up the lead late themselves—managed a 40-yard TD pass that came ever-so-close to being flagged as illegal. (After review, it wasn't.) Bucks QB Braxton Miller gets all the credit, finding Devin Smith behind the defense for the score. More »

Terrelle Pryor: "I Should Be On The Field Helping" Ohio State

Sports Radio Interviews — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:25:00 EDT

Roger Goodell Enforces The Laws That Roger Goodell Came Up With Just Now

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Jim Tressel followed in the footsteps of his protégé Terrelle Pryor by jumping to the NFL, and he's going to suffer silently on the sidelines along with him. Yesterday the Colts announced Tressel will sit out the first six weeks, a penalty that was self-imposed because the Commissioner's office was unusually quiet. Today someone finally asked Roger Goodell about it, and he thinks the Colts made the right decision: More »

Jim Tressel Embarrasses Roger Goodell By Self-Imposing Goodell's Stupid Idea Of Justice

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:10:30 EDT

Has there ever been a string of punishments/non-punishments more baffling than Roger Goodell's recent run? Lacking a clear directive but wielding the personal-conduct policy like Zeus's discriminate lightning bolts, no one plays unless the Commish decides he's "ready," and the Commish doesn't have to justify himself to you. By choosing not to suspend Aqib Talib or Kenny Britt for actual crimes, it looked like he was admitting his jurisdiction was limited by the lockout. But by "suspending" Terrelle Pryor, he was emphasizing that his jurisdiction was not limited by the actual boundaries of the NFL. More »

Turns Out Ohio State Is Not Done Suspending Its Players For Minor Infractions

Jack Dickey — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:20:00 EDT

According to Doug Lesmerises of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, tOSU will make running back Jordan Hall, corner Travis Howard, and safety Corey Brown sit out its first game against Akron. You guessed it: "impermissible benefits of $300 or less at a charity event earlier this year." [@PDBuckeyes] More »

Terrelle Pryor's Wonderlic Score Was Reportedly A 7 (UPDATE: Pryor Says 22)

Barry Petchesky — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:20:19 EDT

The Raiders are praying that Terrelle Pryor's football IQ is higher than his actual IQ. According to Bob McGinn, the Packers beat writer for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Pryor scored a whopping 7 on his Wonderlic Test. (UPDATE: See below.) More »

Jim Tressel On Terrelle Pryor: "Love Conquers All"

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:10:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Tressel will be spending his Saturdays at home for a while. More »

The Rush To Write Off Terrelle Pryor As Another Raiders Bust Is On

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:10:00 EDT

There was something predictable about Oakland's selection of Terrelle Pryor in today's supplemental draft, and it wasn't the pick itself: it was the mad rush among pundits to point out the inevitability of the Raiders taking a guy with a spotty past. It's the laziest sort of joke, and one your 50-something-year-old local columnist will be making tomorrow morning. The Raiders are dirty and they're a bunch of criminals and Pryor will fit right in. Except it's an outdated stereotype and not particularly accurate. The Raiders' reputation dates back to a bitter Chuck Noll "criminal element" quip from 35 years ago, and isn't backed up in the police blotter. In the last decade, the Raiders have had three players arrested on felony charges, and immediately cut ties with two of them. (The third had his charges dropped.) More »

NFL Suspends Terrelle Pryor For Breaking The NCAA's Rules

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:22:25 EDT

The NFL announced today it will essentially suspend Terrelle Pryor, a player who isn't in the NFL, for violating rules that aren't the NFL's. This is really incredible, and the most incredible part is that what should happen in a sane and just world—Pryor hires a very good attorney who buries the NFL, and for that matter the NCAA, in a hail of torts—most likely won't. I'm guessing the NFL would argue that the league's power to punish players for breaking the rules of the NCAA, a totally separate organization, falls somewhere under the NFL's non-statutory labor exemption, which is the gift owners received because American jurisprudence couldn't give them Green Lantern's power ring. The NFL would argue that ritual cannibalism falls under the non-statutory labor exemption, and they'd win that case, too. More »

The Last I He'll Ever Dot

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 19:30:00 EDT

The Ohio State University has a special fan site called "O-H-I-O," where worldwide Buckeye fans can post helpful reminders on how to spell the name of the nation's 17th state. In a note titled "Now Dad is the permanent 'I,'" Juli Miracle explains: More »

The Best Player In Ohio Commits To Michigan

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:45:00 EDT

Remember this darling cherubic face, Ohioans, because he just decommitted from The University and committed to one in Michigan. You know the one. Kyle Kalis, a senior offensive tackle from Lakewood St. Edward in Cleveland, is the top prospect in Ohio, which was exciting when he was committed to Jim Tressel and the Buckeyes, which was the case until very recently: More »

What It's Like When The Media Circle Their Prey (With Attorneys!): Documents From ESPN's Lawsuit Against Ohio State

Luke O'Brien — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:40:30 EDT

When news of the Jim Tressel memorabilia scandal broke in March, the media peppered Ohio State with public records requests. Ohio State deflected as many as possible. The school made life difficult for us. More important, the school made life difficult for ESPN. And you do not anger the worldwide leader! Yesterday, ESPN sued OSU in Ohio Supreme Court. We've posted a few of the documents from the lawsuit below (all the way down). More »

Here’s Jon Gruden Saying Weird Shit To Terrelle Pryor

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:30:00 EDT

If you missed the supplemental Gruden Camp episode for supplemental draft candidate Terrelle Pryor on ESPN last night, then what you essentially missed was public harassment on a national broadcast. In a nice way! More »

Luke Fickell Didn't Answer Terrelle Pryor's Call Because He Was At A Taylor Swift Concert

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:20:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the incoming coach and the outgoing QB, just ships passing in the night. More »

This Is Terrelle Pryor's Sweet Ride Getting Towed From A Donut Shop

Jack Dickey — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:45:00 EDT

If this is really Pryor's car—and it sure as hell looks that way—we have ourselves a new nadir of the Buckeye scandal. That it happened at Buckeye Donuts makes it all the more Jamarcus Russell-y. At least Russell had first-round money. More »

Pryor To Saskatchewan: Drop Dead

Jack Dickey — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:00:00 EDT

Yesterday we brought you word that the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders, employers of one Chris Leak, had acquired negotiating rights to Columbus-area sports memorabilia dealer Terrelle Pryor. Today, Canada heard the bad news: Pryor is apparently not down with three downs. More »

Terrelle Pryor Is Threatening Chris Leak's Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster Spot

Jack Dickey — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:30:00 EDT

Regina just ain't big enough for the both of 'em. Because neither is really a competent passer, and both are long separated from their former glory. More »

Maurice Clarett Is College Football's Jose Canseco

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:50:00 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Clarett has been right all along, but we haven't been listening. More »

Buckeye Voices: "You Guys Remind Me Of Some Tackhead Teenage Broads With Tissue Stuffed In Their Bras"

Jack Dickey — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:00:00 EDT

On Monday, as Jim Tressel announced his resignation, we brought you Buckeye fans' rage-filled tweets at Ray Small. They were so angry at Small for speaking to the Ohio State student paper, The Lantern: He told them that some players "don't even think about [NCAA] rules." More »

A Brief Interview With An Ohio State Fan Who Named His Kid "Tressel"

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:55:31 EDT

Andy Tomcho is a Cleveland native, former Ohio State student, and die-hard Buckeyes fan who, upon the arrival of his first-born son, graced him with the only name that made sense: Tressel Andrew Tomcho. Named, of course, for deified OSU football coach Jim Tressel. This was nearly two years ago, far happier times for the Tressel aura of on-field success and off-field spiritual infallibility, back when it seemed profoundly unlikely that—just to use an arbitrary hypothetical example—poor old Jim would be forced to resign under the cloud of a bizarre tattoos-for-memorabilia scandal. More »

Big Ten AD Not Named Gene Smith Says You Can Win Without Cheating

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 16:40:27 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Gene Smith's job is safe. Barry Alvarez takes a stand. More »

Chris Spielman Hates "The Terrelle Pryor Rules"

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:25:21 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: the former OSU star on the program's double standard. More »

Jim Tressel Is The Symptom, Not The Disease

Tommy Craggs — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:10:51 EDT

I don't mean to interrupt the national barbecuing of Jim Tressel, which I'm enjoying as much as the next guy, but there are three kinds of hypocrisy in play here, and at this point it's hard not to see Tressel's as the least of the bunch, and almost noble in its own weird way. More »

Jim Tressel's Former QB Says The Allegations Are "A Big Lie"

Tue, 31 May 2011 16:05:49 EDT

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: Youngstown State's finest, Ray Isaac, tries out some media criticism. More »

For Jim Tressel, It's Been A Strange Few Months

Mon, 30 May 2011 21:12:40 EDT

Tressel resigned as head coach of Ohio State Monday morning. Some have suggested he departed so abruptly because of George Dohrmann's story in this week's Sports Illustrated. More »

"God Has A Plan For Us And We Will Be Fine. We Will Be Buckeyes Forever."

Jack Dickey — Mon, 30 May 2011 18:00:00 EDT

So ended Jim Tressel's resignation letter to Ohio State president Gordon Gee, sans exclamation points or "Go Bucks." This would appear to be his Rapture, whatever God's plans were. More »

Buckeye Nation Has Some Nasty Words For Former WR And Newspaper Source Ray Small

Jack Dickey — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:10:00 EDT

Small, who played for OSU from 2006-2010, gave a long interview to OSU's student paper last week, in which he said, among other things, that he sold all his Big Ten championship rings and got some exquisite deals from local car dealerships. "I don't see why it's a big deal," he said. More »

Ding, Dong, The Vest Is Dead: Jim Tressel Resigns

Jack Dickey — Mon, 30 May 2011 11:12:55 EDT

Stay tuned. There'll be more to this, we imagine. There's a reason he quit in the early morning on Take Out the Trash Day. Even if he was fighting back tears. More »

What It's Like When The Media Circle Their Prey: A Collection Of Jim Tressel/OSU Public Records Requests

Luke O'Brien — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:15:07 EDT

Back in March, Yahoo! broke the story that Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel knew his players were selling memorabilia in violation of NCAA regulations eight months before the school claimed it learned of the scheme. A media scrum ensued. A few days later, we sent Ohio State a public records request asking for the public records requests that other reporters have filed this year. Here's what we got. More »