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100 days away ... Illinois is very much in the mix for Oklahoma State QB transfer Wes Lunt. Illini coach Tim Beckman and his assistants are social-media machines. A great look inside a week with Michigan offensive coordinator Al Borges. Michiga...

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...

One thing is becoming abundantly clear in the Urban Meyer era. The two-time national champion coach likes players with NFL bloodlines. In the Class of 2014, Ohio State has offered Christian McCaffrey the son of three-time Super Bowl winner Ed McCa...

Playing off the immortal words of Lynyrd Skynyrd, what song (game) is it you want to hear (see)? We threw out a few dream possibilities involving SEC teams a week ago in our SportsNation poll. These were potential nonconference matchups. With m...

Ohio State already had started paying more competitive salaries for assistant coaches before Urban Meyer arrived in November 2011. But when Meyer and athletic director Gene Smith sat down to discuss staff pay, Smith soon realized he needed to do m...

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,...

CHICAGO -- The Big Ten reported another record revenue total for the past fiscal year, and although its members on average sponsor many more sports than their counterparts in the SEC, athletic directors say their football programs have the financial ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- There wasn't much question about talent. Ohio State perhaps wasn't even too concerned about finding Michael Bennett a position. The Buckeyes didn't really need much evaluation of his technique, didn't have to figure out if the...

CHICAGO -- The Big Ten is steeped in history and tradition, but the conference needs something more to connect with the target audience of football recruits and regular students. It needs to be cooler, especially on game days. And whether it's per...

As the 2014 recruiting class comes more and more into focus following what was yet another strong national signing day for Urban Meyer, BuckeyeNation will take a position-by-position look at the juniors. Today, we examine the defensive line positi...

The mail comes to you a little early today as I'll have coverage of the Big Ten spring meetings this afternoon. Badger in Columbus from Columbus, Ohio, writes: Please explain giving the edge to Washington over Wisconsin. If it was a contest of whi...

The day could come soon when Urban Meyer and Thad Matta will compete for the same recruit. Such is the nature of the "new" tight end in football. "I think the future is that good-sized athlete that is a small forward in basketball," Mentor (Ohi...

The team I wanted to see face Alabama last season in the BCS National Championship was Oregon. It's the matchup the entire country wanted to see. No offense, Notre Dame fans, but seeing that high-octane Oregon offense go up against Alabama's defen...

Inspired by Florida's "#ComePlayWRFortheJoker" campaign">Florida's "#ComePlayWRFortheJoker" campaign, our recruiting writers looked at other ways schools can sell themselves on the trail. Here's a look at recruiting pitches for the Big Ten: Illino...

Blog | May 10, 2013

BuckeyeNation Austin Ward writes: Carlos Hyde hasn't always had the best work habits during his time at Ohio State, but he was a changed man in the spring. Brad Bournival writes : The running back position is being redefined under Urban Meyer, ...

First and foremost, he's still very much committed to Florida State. But he definitely knows a good offer when he sees one, especially when it comes from a coach that used to mentor the Florida Gators. Throw in the fact that Urban Meyer is very st...