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		<title>My thoughts on Tatum; DePriest to announce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Jack Tatum (far right) was the honorary captain at last year&#8217;s USC game. (Photo courtesy of The Lantern) Yesterday, Buckeye Nation lost one of its greats when it was reported that former Ohio State defensive back Jack Tatum died of a heart attack at the age of 61. Nicknamed &#8220;The Assassin,&#8221; Tatum was fiery [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/07/28/my-thoughts-on-tatum-depriest-to-announce/</link>
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		<title>BuckeyeBanter.com&#8217;s Preseason Top 25 College Football Poll</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Alabama&#8217;s junior running back Mark Ingram returns, looking to win his second Heisman Trophy and back-to-back national titles. (AP Photo) With the college football season just over a month away, it&#8217;s time for our preseason top 25 college football poll while we take a look at the NCAA Football Odds of who could be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/07/27/buckeyebanter-coms-preseason-top-25-college-football-poll/</link>
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		<title>Preview No. 1: Marshall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Junior quarterback Willy Korn, a transfer from Clemson, arrived in Huntington this summer to compete for a starting job this fall. (Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch) This is the first in a series of articles that preview all 12 of Ohio State&#8217;s upcoming opponents for the 2010 season. There&#8217;s a new sheriff in town, or is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/07/26/preview-no-1-marshall/</link>
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		<title>Smith becomes 15th member for the class of 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Massillon Washington&#8217;s Devin Smith became the 15th member for the class of 2011 today. Smith, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound wide receiver chose Ohio State over Boston College, Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, West Virginia and Wisconsin among others. As a junior, Smith caught 50 passes for 889 yards [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/17/smith-becomes-15th-member-for-the-class-of-2011/</link>
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		<title>Beals to become next Buckeye baseball coach</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Greg Beals becomes just the fourth baseball coach at Ohio State in 59 years. (Ball State Photo) Strike up the Flashdance music, Greg Beals is the new baseball coach at Ohio State. Beals, who spent the last eight seasons at Ball State, will be named the Buckeyes&#8217; new skipper in a press conference later [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/17/beals-to-become-next-buckeye-baseball-coach/</link>
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		<title>Nebraska football coach Mark &#8220;Bo&#8221; Pelini reacts to expansion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pelini was raised in Youngstown, Ohio, and attended Cardinal Mooney High School. He played free safety for Ohio State under former coaches Earle Bruce and John Cooper from 1987-90 and was a starter during his junior and senior seasons. Pelini served as a team co-captain in his senior year, along with Vinnie Clark, Jeff Graham [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/12/nebraska-football-coach-mark-bo-pelini-reacts-to-expansion/</link>
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		<title>Coach Gerry DiNardo&#8217;s thoughts on Big Ten divisional alignment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this video, Coach DiNardo gives you three examples of how the Big Ten could be aligned with two divisions. There&#8217;s an east/west split, a north/south one, and then the third scenario he evenly distributes the winningest football programs into two different divisions. While the first of his alignment ideas is a no-brainer, I think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/12/coach-gerry-dinardos-thoughts-on-big-ten-divisional-alignment/</link>
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		<title>Nebraska AD Tom Osborne talks about move to Big Ten</title>
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		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/11/nebraska-ad-tom-osborne-talks-about-move-to-big-ten/</link>
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		<title>Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany on Nebraska</title>
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		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/11/big-ten-commissioner-jim-delany-on-nebraska/</link>
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		<title>Nebraska makes it an even dozen, so what&#8217;s next?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Above: University of Nebraska-Lincoln president Harvey Perlman (left)with athletic director Tom Osborne. (Huskers.com Photo) Ever since Penn State was offered an invitation to the Big Ten and accepted back in 1990, it took the conference 20 years to finally get that vaunted 12th member. The University of Notre Dame was courted several times in the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/11/nebraska-makes-it-an-even-dozen-so-whats-next/</link>
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		<title>So, where does Nebraska fit in?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[According to the official Facebook page of University of Nebraska Athletics, the university&#8217;s Board of Regents will meet today at 2:00 p.m. ET in Lincoln and one of the topics on the agenda is a &#8220;resolution regarding UNL athletic conference alignment.&#8221; It&#8217;s assume that Nebraska will then announce that they have accepted an invitation to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/11/so-where-does-nebraska-fit-in/</link>
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		<title>With Nebraska, does that make the Big Ten the Big XII, or does the Big Ten stay the Big Ten even though they have 12?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: DUDE, LET&#8217;S PARTY! Former Buckeye defensive back Mark &#8220;Bo&#8221; Pelini, now the head coach at Nebraska, seen here enjoying the French Quarter in a Tribe hat and t-shirt. (Deadspin Photo) The World Wide Web blew up last night amid several reports that Nebraska could join the Big Ten as soon as Friday, according to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/10/with-nebraska-does-that-make-the-big-ten-the-big-xii-or-does-the-big-ten-stay-the-big-ten-even-though-they-have-12/</link>
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		<title>OSU pitcher Alex Wimmers taken by Twins in first round</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Ohio State&#8217;s two-time All-American pitcher, Alex Wimmers, was selected in the first round by the Minnesota Twins. (File Photo) Ohio State&#8217;s Alex Wimmers, a junior pitcher and two-time All-American from Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the first round (21st overall) of the 2010 Major League First-Year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/08/osu-pitcher-alex-wimmers-taken-by-twins-in-first-round/</link>
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		<title>Matta adds BC transfer Evan Ravenel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Evan Ravenel (24), seen here playing for Boston College in the 2010 ACC Men&#8217;s Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum against Virginia, is Ohio State&#8217;s newest addition to the program. (Getty Images) This morning, Ohio State head men&#8217;s basketball coach Thad Matta announced that Boston College transfer, Evan Ravenel, a 6-foot-8, 255-pound power forward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/08/matta-adds-bc-transfer-evan-ravenel/</link>
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		<title>Football Recruiting Update: All hail Hale</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Joel Hale from Greenwood, Indiana, is the 14th commitment for Ohio State&#8217;s class of 2011. (Gridiron Report Photo) Ohio State added yet another recruit to the mix for the class of 2011 when Joel Hale (not to be confused with TV star and comedian, Joel McHale) announced his intentions of attending The Ohio State [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/08/football-recruiting-update-all-hail-hale/</link>
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		<title>Conference expansion and realignment looms large on the horizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Big Ten&#8217;s current footprint. (MB Photo) Last year when The Big Ten Council of Presidents/Chancellors (COP/C) discussed the future of the Big Ten Conference at its winter meetings on Dec. 6 in Park Ridge, Illinois, the council stated then that the timing was right for the conference to once again conduct a thorough evaluation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/07/conference-expansion-and-realignment-looms-large-on-the-horizon/</link>
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		<title>Football Recruiting Update: Son of Spencer makes it a baker&#8217;s dozen so far</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Evan Spencer from Vernon Hills, Illinois, is the latest to commit to Ohio State. (Daily Herald Photo) Evan Spencer, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide receiver from Vernon Hills High School in suburban Chicago, issued his verbal commitment to play for Ohio State on Saturday. Evan is the son of Chicago Bears&#8217; running backs coach Tim [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/07/football-recruiting-update-son-of-spencer-makes-it-a-bakers-dozen/</link>
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		<title>Braxton Miller&#8217;s commitment is huge, but&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Braxton Miller from Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio. (File Photo) Yesterday, Braxton Miller announced his commitment to Ohio State for the class of 2011 at a press conference held at Wayne High School in Huber Heights. Miller, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound dual-threat quarterback was courted by many of the top college programs in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/04/braxton-millers-commitment-is-huge-but/</link>
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		<title>Moeller&#8217;s attacker finally pleads guilty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Ralph Gray Decker pleaded guilty to felony battery after he sucker-punched Tyler Moeller at a Florida bar, last July. (File Photo) Ralph Gray Decker, the man who was accused of punching Ohio State linebacker Tyler Moeller at Gator&#8217;s Cafe and Saloon last summer, pleaded guilty to one count of felony battery in the Pinellas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/06/03/moellers-attacker-finally-pleads-guilty/</link>
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		<title>Buckeyes salvage one win vs. Illinois</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Ohio State baseball team managed just one win during their three-game series vs. Illinois over the weekend. The victory came on Sunday after losing to the first two on Friday and Saturday. In the series finale on Sunday, Ohio State fought back after an early four-run deficit to win 8-4 as senior Ryan Dew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2010/05/09/buckeyes-salvage-one-win-vs-illinois/</link>
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