As everyone raced to the polls today and is awaiting the election results, here are some “tid-bits” going around the blog universe:

  • Rumor has it “Dick Rod” is losing another highly regarded player in “star” running back, Sam McGuffie. Interestingly enough, this rumor was found on a pro-Michigan blog, so there may actually be some validity to it. Good job scUM, your really doing your best to represent the pride and tradition of the Maize and Blue. Oh yeah, did I mention how much I love the fact that the Wolverines aren’t going to be in a bowl this year?
  • Speaking of Rich Rod, you gotta love Justin Boren’s Halloween costume. The more and more I hear and see about this guys, the more I love him. He is going to be the best (yeah, I said it) offensive lineman on our team next year and will give a Beanie-less running game the big boost it will need, most likely starting on the right side of Michael Brewster.
  • Northwestern QB CJ Bacher, will play this week ,if he is fully healed. If not, Mike Kafka will go for the Wildcats, making his second consecutive start. Kafka ran for 217 yards against Minnesota last week, setting the Big Ten record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game.
  • In an unofficial scrimmage in Oxford, against the Miami (OH) Redhawks, word is the basketball Buckeyes got a “whooping”. Dallas Lauderdale, who reportedly was looking like the teams most improved player, featured a minor setback with a shoulder injury, and BJ Mullens apparently was not looking like a lottery pick, to say the least. One good thing to note, Jeremie Simmons ran the point and looks like the guy who will start the year in that slot. At least PJ Hill won’t be running the show!
  • Back to Football…..Malcolm Jenkins was named one of 13 finalists for the Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s best defensive back. Jenkins is one of three candidates from the Big Ten, the other two being MSU’s Otis Wiley, and Illinois’ Vontae Davis.
  • Last, but not least here are the latest Bowl Projections from ESPN. Bruce Feldman isn’t showing the Bucks much love, putting them in the Outback Bowl against South Carolina. Mark Schlabach, on the other hand, thinks we will win out, earning a trip to the Rose Bowl in a rematch against USC. What do you think will be the Buckeyes’ fate?