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It could be hard for Ohio State to make a bigger impression the next time big offensive tackle Drew Richmond (Memphis, Tenn./Memphis University School) visits the Buckeyes. And there will likely be a next time. Growing up a huge Ohio State fan,...

Under Jim Tressel, it was hard not to trip over a Tarblooder. Ohio State's lineup was loaded with Glenville products under the former Buckeyes coach as he tried to keep a budding pipeline strong. During his stay, Tressel managed to get 16 Tarblood...

On a hot summer afternoon during two-a-days last August, Cleveland Glenville coach Ted Ginn Sr. walked over to anyone listening and presented them with the next big thing. Three weeks later as an unheard of junior ready to embark on the season ope...

Who They Have: ATH Marshon Lattimore, OT Marcelys Jones, S Erick Smith Where They're Looking: Lattimore has been a fixture on Ohio State visits, but he plans to make trips to Alabama, Michigan, Tennessee and USC. Jones has been committed to the Bu...

At some point before Aug. 31, Ohio State safety Christian Bryant will compile a goals sheet for his senior season and hang it in his locker. Bryant is still formulating the specifics, but he'll undoubtedly list items about interceptions, leadershi...

On a sports day made famous for incredible upsets in the NCAA basketball tournament, we have a surprise to share in our own Big Ten players tournament. Indiana quarterback Antwaan Randle El, the No. 7 seed, knocked off No. 2 seed Troy Smith, the O...

The NCAA men's basketball tournament tips off tonight in Dayton, Ohio, but the Big Ten players tournament is already off and running. It's time to look at the second of four first-round matchups between Big Ten standouts from the past 15 seasons. As ...

We're all about Big Ten football on this blog -- 24/7/365 -- but we're not naive about the fact that hoops is dominating he college sports landscape right now. After all, I typed this post from the United Center in Chicago, where I spent late last we...

With apologies to Joe Bauserman and Todd Boeckman, there's a certain quarterback Ohio State wants these days. For the most part, it started when Troy Smith took over for Justin Zwick as the signal-caller and has continued ever since. Whether it...

The Girl Scouts were founded 101 years ago today. Let's celebrate with some cookies. Adam is at Northwestern all day and we're trying out a new live blog platform. Make sure to check it out. The Wildcats will keep six games per year in Evanston a...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The deep balls carried easily down the field. The passes to the sideline arrived crisply, and pretty much everything over the middle was on the money. None of the 36 scouts at Ohio State on Friday morning were there to watch T...

If Christopher Worley signs with Ohio State in two weeks and junior pledge Marcelys Jones does the same on Feb. 5, 2014, they'll become the 19th and 20th players from Cleveland Glenville to do so since 2002. It's a talented pipeline that really be...

Ohio State hardly needs motivation thanks to the chip on its shoulder already firmly in place after sitting out the postseason with a perfect record. But just in case any players required any extra fuel heading into workouts or wanted a little help p...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 10: Teams facing the Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers tend to focus on containing those teams' strong running games. This could be opening up first-down opportunities for quarterbacks Russell Wilson and...

Taylor Decker was a Notre Dame commit, then came to the Buckeyes when offensive line coach Ed Warinner accepted a position under Urban Meyer. Orlando Brown Jr. (Duluth, Ga./Peachtree Ridge) made a trip up to Columbus to meet with Warinner in the s...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: Troy Smith is not giving up on his dream of playing quarterback in the NFL after getting cut by the Steelers nearly two weeks ago. Smith, the Heisman Trophy winner in...