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It's Rankings Week at NittanyNation. Through Thursday, we'll rank some aspect touching on PSU heading into the 2013 season. Today we're ranking the top offensive players Penn State will face this season. Ranking the opposing offensive players 1...

With spring in the books for more than a month, the long march through the offseason and back to football is only beginning. But BuckeyeNation is going to keep doing its part to speed up the journey -- or at least make it more interesting. This week,...

The 2013 college football season could showcase one of the best college quarterback classes ever. Here are five reasons why: 1. BEST TEAMS IN 2012 RETURN THEIR QUARTERBACKS Each of the top six teams in last season's final AP poll returns its lead...

Teddy Bridgewater has appeared near the top of seemingly every 2014 mock draft imaginable in the past three weeks. Mel Kiper Jr. placed the Louisville quarterback as the No. 2 overall player on his initial 25-man Big Board, behind South Carolina defe...

Now that spring practice is over, we're examining the most indispensable players on each Big Ten team. By indispensable, we don't necessarily mean best. We mean the players who would be hardest to replace between now and the start of the season if...

Throughout the next few months, BuckeyeNation will look further into those juniors offered by Ohio State. We'll give as much detail as we can and go behind the scenes to see why these Class of 2014 standouts are so attractive to the Buckeyes. N...

1. Big Ten offenses will emphasize the pass more in 2013. Indiana was the only Big Ten team to finish in the top 30 nationally in pass offense last season, and seven league squads finished 94th or worse. Greater balance is the goal around much of the...

Last spring, new coaches dominated the spotlight around the Big Ten. This spring, quarterback competitions took center stage. The contrast between teams with stability at the position -- Nebraska, Ohio State, Northwestern, and even Michigan -- and...

"Just pretend you're visiting a huge outdoor loony bin." Happy Derby Eve. Members of the 2010 Wisconsin offense have made their mark in the NFL. Early enrollees like Purdue's Danny Etling reached a new high this season. Penn State and UCF cou...

It's time to dip into the BuckeyeNation recruiting mailbag and answer some of your questions. We'll try to give everyone a chance to get their questions answered. We encourage you to send your questions by Twitter at @bbournival, by e-mail at b...

2012 record: 12-0 2012 conference record: 8-0 (first, Leaders Division) Returning starters: Offense: 9; defense: 4; kicker/punter: 1 Top returners: QB Braxton Miller, RB Carlos Hyde, WR Philly Brown, LT Jack Mewhort, C Corey Linsley, CB Brad...

My hometown is already packed full of visitors and C-list celebrities in anticipation of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. If you've never been, well come on down and enjoy the party. I've got a spare guest room. When you live in Louisville, horse r...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With spring practice in the books and Ohio State heading into its offseason conditioning program, BuckeyeNation is looking at the players who boosted their stock with the program the most during those 15 workouts. The offense went f...

As May begins, the 2014 recruiting class appears to be taking shape. While it's a small class -- right now Ohio State can sign only 14 prospects -- it could grow through attrition. Bradley Roby probably will move on to the NFL following the season. T...

So if the Big Ten East is the "Big Boy Division," does that make the West the "Andre 3000 Division?" The East-West split has pluses and minuses, Lee Barfknecht writes. The NFL draft was a slow one both for Ohio State and the Big Ten in general....

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With spring practice in the books and Ohio State heading into its offseason conditioning program, BuckeyeNation is looking at the players who boosted their stock with the program the most during those 15 workouts. The offense went f...