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On Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes held off Mid-American Conference member Toledo to narrowly win, 27-22. With the too-close-for-comfort victory, OSU dropped two spots in the AP top 25 college football poll to No. 17 and fell one spot in the USA Today coaches’ poll to 16th. There are...

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Toledo Rockets vs. No. 15 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday, September 1012:00 p.m. EDT Ohio Stadium – Columbus, Ohio TV: BTN will televise the game with Tom Hart and Derek Rackley in the booth and Lisa Byington on the sidelines. Radio: WBNS-FM 97.1 The Fan in Columbus is the flagship...

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It’s time to check in to hear what Ohio State head football coach Luke Fickell had to say during his weekly press conference at the Fawcett Center, Tuesday afternoon. Now this is not the entire press conference. There’s a lot of coach-speak involved. In fact, a good number of...

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OHIO STATE’S TWO-DEEP ROSTER VS. TOLEDO (STARTERS IN BOLD) Note: The only real changes from last week are that the three players suspended for the Akron game, RB Jordan Hall, CB Travis Howard and S Corey “Pittsburgh” Brown, have been left off this week’s two-deep as their status for...

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While Ohio State’s season-opening opponent, Akron, is destined to be a cellar-dweller in the Mid-American Conference this season, the same cannot be said for the Toledo Rockets. In fact, during the Mid-American Conference’s Media Day at Ford Field on July 26, the Rockets were picked to win whole enchilada...

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Terrelle who? Joe Bauserman, a 25-year old fifth-year senior, who spent three seasons in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization as a pitcher before enrolling at Ohio State, led the Buckeye offense on four scoring drives to give head coach Luke Fickell a 42-0 win in his debut with 105,001 fans...

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Akron Zips vs. No. 18/16 Ohio State Buckeyes Saturday, September 312:00 p.m. EDT Ohio Stadium – Columbus, Ohio TV: ESPN will televise the game with Dave Pasch, Urban Meyer and Chris Spielman in the booth and Quint Kessenich on the sidelines. Radio: WBNS-FM 97.1 The Fan in Columbus is...

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According to Doug Lesmerises of The Plain Dealer, three Buckeyes have been suspended for the Akron game on Saturday, including starting running Jordan Hall. Earlier today, Ohio State issued a statement “that it has self-reported violations involving three student-athletes. That review has led to junior running back Jordan Hall,...

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The 2011 college football season among the 12 members of the Big Ten Conference begins tonight as last year’s co-champion Wisconsin hosts UNLV at Camp Randall Stadium. The other co-champ, Michigan State, begins the campaign by taking on Youngstown State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Friday night. The...

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It’s that time of the week when Ohio State head football coach Luke Fickell addresses the media and other homeless-looking people who wander in off the street for a free meal at the Fawcett Center on Olentangy River Rd. If you have followed this blog over the years, you...

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The 2011 college football season among the 12 members of the Big Ten Conference begins Thursday night as last year’s co-champion Wisconsin hosts UNLV at Camp Randall Stadium. The other co-champ, Michigan State, begins the campaign by taking on Youngstown State at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Friday night....

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OHIO STATE’S TWO-DEEP ROSTER VS. AKRON (STARTERS IN BOLD) DEFENSE DE 43 Nathan Williams (6-3, 255, Sr.) 50 J.T. Moore (6-1 252, RFr.) LT 54 John Simon (6-2, 270, Jr.) 93 Adam Bellamy (6-4, 302, RSo.) NT 53 Garrett Goebel (6-3, 290, RJr.) 68 Evan Blankenship (6-3, 288, Sr.)...

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On Saturday, Ohio State hosts in-state rival Akron at Ohio Stadium in the season-opener for both teams. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 noon and the game will be televised on ESPN. The Zips, under the guidance of second-year head coach Rob Ianello, are coming off a disappointing 1-11 (1-7...

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Two weeks ago when preseason fall camp began, four quarterbacks were vying for the starting position with fifth-year senior Joe Bauserman (6-1, 230), redshirt sophomore Ken Guiton (6-2, 195), redshirt freshman Taylor Graham (6-4, 230) and true freshman Braxton Miller (6-3, 210) all in the fold. Now that appears...

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Roger Lewis, a 6-foot-1, 195-pound wide receiver from Pickerington Central High School in Ohio pledged his allegiance to Buckeye Nation and head coach Luke Fickell after he called the coaching staff to inform them of his decision today. According to Rivals.com. Lewis runs the 40-yard dash in 4.42 seconds...

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The 2011 edition of The Ohio State University football team took to the practice field for the first time this morning under new head coach Luke Fickell as the Buckeyes prepare for their first game on September 3 when they host the Akron Zips. Fickell took over as head...

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On May 30, when it was announced that former Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel had resigned, co-defensive cordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell was promoted to the position. While the resignation came as a shock, the news that Fickell was elevated as the replacement wasn’t. He had...

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Now that the National Football League lockout is over, there’s a feeding frenzy among the 32 teams looking to sign free agents, draft picks and those who went undrafted last April. So far, seven former Buckeyes agreed to terms and signed contracts with NFL teams on Tuesday that include...

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