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		<title>Fiesta Bowl Preview</title>
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No. 10 Ohio State (10-2, 7-1) vs. No. 3 Texas (11-1, 7-1)




Date: Monday, January 5
Time: 8:20 PM ET
Place: University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, AZ - capacity 73,719
TV: FOX will televise the game nationally with the best play-by-play man you&#8217;ve never heard of, Matt Vasgersian, calling the action along with Tim Ryan and Laura [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2009/01/05/fiesta-bowl-preview/</link>
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		<title>Scouting the Longhorns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, speaking to reporters during media day on Friday, threw for 3,445 yards and had a team-high 576 yards rushing, this season. (AP Photo)
The third-ranked Texas Longhorns enter Monday night&#8217;s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl one play away from playing in the Big XII title game and possibly a shot at BCS national [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2009/01/04/scouting-the-longhorns-2/</link>
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		<title>The last time OSU and UT met</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Eventual Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Troy Smith had a productive night in Austin passing for 269 yards and two scores. (AP Photo)
- Note: Republished article written by Matt Barker as it appeared on BuckeyeBanter.com, September 10, 2006. -
A 21-game winning streak along with 12 consecutive games of scoring 40 or more points came to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2009/01/02/the-last-time-osu-and-ut-met/</link>
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		<title>Crater gone, embarrassing Saturday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Anthony Crater (right) is no longer is a Buckeye.
(Jim Davidson/The O-Zone.net Photo)
Earlier today, backup point guard Anthony Crater requested and was given a release from his scholarship at Ohio State and plans to transfer, according to Doug Lesmerises of the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Crater, a freshman from Flint, Michigan, is one of seven players on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/28/crater-gone-embarrassing-saturday/</link>
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		<title>OSU&#8217;s offense: Consistently inconsistent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Quarterback Todd Boeckman is not to blame for Ohio State&#8217;s offensive offense this season. (AP Photo)
Going into the 2008 tackle football season, on paper Ohio State had all the makings to return for their third-straight national championship game. Unfortunately, when you lined up the 11 guys on the rectangular field that measures 360 by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/27/osus-offense-consistently-inconsistent/</link>
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		<title>Court Report: West Virginia</title>
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No. 15/13 Ohio State (9-0) vs. West Virginia (9-2)




Date: Saturday, December 27
Time: 4:00 p.m. ET
Place: Value City Arena - capacity 19,049
TV: CBS with Happy Gilmore co-star Verne Lundquist and former Buckeye baller Clark Kellogg.
Radio: WBNS-AM 1460 and WBNS-FM 97.1 in Columbus and 58 more stations across Buckeyeland on the Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/26/court-report-west-virginia/</link>
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		<title>B.J., Buckeyes blow by Bulldogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Freshman center B.J. Mullens glides by a defender en route to a finger roll. (AP Photo)
Coach Matta’s recipe for success: lull your opponent into a false sense of security in the first half, then lay down the hammer in the second.
Against UNC-Asheville, though, the hammer came down with two minutes left in the first [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/22/bj-buckeyes-blow-by-bulldogs/</link>
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		<title>Court Report: North Carolina-Asheville</title>
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No. 15/13 Ohio State (8-0) vs. North Carolina-Asheville (4-7)




Date: Monday, December 22
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Place: Value City Arena - capacity 19,049
TV: Big Ten Network with Tom Hamilton and former Buckeye Tony White.
Radio: WBNS-AM 1460 and WBNS-FM 97.1 in Columbus and 58 more stations across Buckeyeland on the Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network with Paul [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/22/court-report-north-carolina-asheville/</link>
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		<title>Win over Gaels not a breeze</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Freshman center B.J. Mullens slams down two of his nine points against Iona. (AP Photo)
Evan Turner scored 21, Jon Diebler added 16, and William Buford came off the bench to chip in 10 points as the 17th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes defeated the Iona Gaels at Value City Arena, Saturday afternoon.
Byron James Mullens, starting for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/20/win-over-gaels-not-a-breeze/</link>
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		<title>Buckeyes dealt big blow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[David Lighty, who scored 21 points in last night&#8217;s win over Jacksonville, will be out six to 12 weeks after having surgery today to repair a broken bone in his left foot.
Dr. Grant Jones of the OSU Medical Center performed the surgery and said it was a success.
One would assume that 6-foot-5 freshman guard William [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/18/buckeyes-dealt-big-blow/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s a Light-y night in Columbus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: David Lighty shoots a deep three from the right baseline against Jacksonville. (AP Photo)
In Ohio State&#8217;s first six wins, the Buckeyes dominated the opposition with their stifling 3-2 match-up zone defense with man principles. On Wednesday night, it was an offensive explosion especially from junior David Lighty that sparked the Buckeyes to an 81-68 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/17/its-a-light-y-night-in-columbus/</link>
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		<title>Climbing the ranks, hosting &#8216;Phins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Junior point guard Ben Smith (3, center) is the Dolphins leading scorer. (AP Photo)
With final exams last week, Thad Matta&#8217;s basketball Buckeyes played just one game, holding off the Butler Bulldogs 54-51 at Value City Arena on Saturday.
Butler, a perennial Horizon League contender and NCAA tournament participant, was another quality win for Ohio State, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/16/climbing-the-ranks-hosting-phins/</link>
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		<title>The Butler didn&#8217;t do it</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: David Lighty drives to the dish against Butler&#8217;s Gordon Hayward. (AP Photo)
After posting two wins against ranked teams away from the sterile confines of Value City Arena last week, Thad Matta&#8217;s basketball squad return home to face a much tougher opponent.
No, I wasn&#8217;t referring to the Butler Bulldogs, though they gave Ohio State all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/14/the-butler-didnt-do-it/</link>
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		<title>Court Report: Butler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Junior gaurd Willie Veasley scored a career-high 13 points at Bradley, Wednesday night. (AP Photo)
The 21st-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will host the Butler Bulldogs at Value City Arena, Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET.
The Bulldogs enter Saturday&#8217;s contest with an unblemished record of 8-0, and while they are unranked, Butler did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/12/court-report-butler/</link>
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		<title>No Butkus for Laurinaitis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: OSU linebacker James Laurinaitis. (AP Photo)
Wake Forest senior Aaron Curry has won the Butkus Award honoring the nation’s top college linebacker.
Ohio State&#8217;s James Laurinaitis, who won the award last year, finished third behind USC&#8217;s Rey Maualuga and Curry.
Laurinaitis will be in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday night as the finalist for the the Lombardi Award&#8230;
Continue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/09/no-butkus-for-laurinaitis/</link>
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		<title>Not well liked in Boise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Boise State&#8217;s blue turf. (AP Photo)
The Ohio State Buckeyes will be making their fourth straight BCS appearance and seventh overall as they will take on the third-ranked Texas Longhorns in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, January 5, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET.
The 10th-ranked Buckeyes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/07/not-well-liked-in-boise/</link>
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		<title>Catholics and convicts in the bag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Evan Turner wraps a pass around Notre Dame&#8217;s Luke Harangody. (Getty Images)
After playing four games against three mid-major programs and a high school team from Alabama, the Ohio State Buckeyes ventured out on the road for the first time this season to balmy and no-so-balmy locations, taking on ranked opponents from arguably the two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/07/catholics-and-convicts-in-the-bag/</link>
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		<title>Court Report: Notre Dame</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Senior guard Ryan Ayers, son of former Ohio State head coach, Randy Ayers, scored 35 points in Notre Dame&#8217;s 102-67 win over South Dakota, Tuesday night. (CNN/SI Photo)
The Ohio State Buckeyes will travel across I-70 to take on the seventh-ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the newly-opened Lucas Oil Stadium, the current home for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/05/court-report-notre-dame/</link>
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		<title>Evan Almighty</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Sophomore Evan Turner hammers down a breakaway 360 dunk. (Getty Images)
Things did not look very promising for Thad Matta&#8217;s Ohio State Buckeyes at halftime, trailing the 22nd-ranked Miami Hurricanes 36-22 at the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Fla., as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
Going into the season, clearly Ohio State was going to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/03/evan-almighty/</link>
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		<title>Court Report: Miami-FL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Right: Senior guard Jack McClinton leads the Hurricanes averaging 15.8 points per game. (Getty Images)
Thad Matta&#8217;s Ohio State Buckeyes basketball team will make their first road trip of the season heading to the BankUnited Center in Coral Gables, Florida, taking on the 22nd-ranked Miami Hurricanes as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge&#8230;
Continue reading: Court Report: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://buckeyebanter.com/2008/12/02/court-report-miami-fl/</link>
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