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Posted in August 27th, 2008
OSU will finally end the long ban on replaying controversial calls out of fear that showing the plays could make fans rowdier and possibly violent toward referees and players.
Maybe the OSU-Illinois game last year played a factor in the decision or the departure of Karen Hollbrook as president or just maybe the cries of OSU fans […]
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Posted in August 16th, 2008
Georgia gets the top spot despite the rash of off field problems and injuries. Looks like a AP #2 vs. #3 match up on September 13th. AP rankings below with 1st place votes in parenthesis and total points next to that.
1. Georgia (22) 1528
2. Ohio State (21) 1506
3. USC (12) 1490
4. Oklahoma (4) 1444
5. Florida (6) 1415
6. Missouri 1266
7. LSU 1135
8. West […]
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Posted in August 14th, 2008
Alright, so the new haircuts weren’t efforts to close in on that “SEC speed”, but The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s Doug Lesmerises divulges into the real reason behind the new hairdos. It started with Alex Boone and his gracious idea of shaving freshman OL Michael Brewster’s locks but instead, ended with Vanilla Ice’esque lightning bolts in […]
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Posted in August 14th, 2008
We learned this week that incoming freshman Willie Mobley will be out for the year due to a pre-existing shoulder injury that occured while he was in high school. The 6′3″ 265 lb frosh defensive end from Eden Prairie, Minnesota will be out all year and will look to redshirt while rehabbing his shoulder according to defensive […]
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Posted in August 9th, 2008
The O-Hawk is now literally a Hawk.
Othello Hunter is now is the NBA, at least for now. Hunter signed a contract with the Atlanta Hawks on Friday that at least assures him of making it to training camp.
Hunter was once a JUCO who transferred into Ohio State for his final two years and averaged 9.9 […]
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Posted in August 9th, 2008
When OSU hosts an open night practice on August 18th in The Horseshoe, players and coaches will not be available to sign autographs for fans like in years past. This is a surprise because it was quite a hit among fans over the last few years. Thousands of fans lined up last year and with […]
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Posted in August 8th, 2008
While most Buckeyes are recognized and remembered for their performances while at The Ohio State University, many go on to perform and compete at the ultimate level and on the biggest stage against the world’s best athletes at the Olympics. The Olympics kicked off earlier today in Beijing, but television coverage starts later tonight with the opening ceremony airing on NBC. (8 o’clock on […]
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Posted in August 7th, 2008
Beanie Wells is 1 of 11 children…
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Posted in August 6th, 2008
The Big Ten Network had a plethora of Ohio State coverage last night as they kicked off the first stop in their pre-season camp tour. BTN was in Columbus on Tuesday with exclusive access to Jim Tressel and the Buckeyes during practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. A large portion of Ohio still doesn’t […]
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Posted in August 5th, 2008
Once again, Ohio State will adorn the cover of Sports Illustrated’s College Football Preview on stands later this week. Ohio State will be one of five schools (Georgia, USC, Missouri, and Florida are the others) to be on the cover and it will distributed regionally.
SI’s Preseason Rankings:
1. Georgia
2. Ohio State
3. USC
4. Missouri
5. Florida
6. Oklahoma
7. Auburn
8. Texas […]
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