Ohio State Buckeye Chimdi Chekwa, a Jim Thorpe award candidate (best national defensive back) and senior corner from Clermont, FL picked off a pair of passes and recorded two pass breakups, while adding six tackles and a tackle for loss to help hold the offense of #12 Miami (Fla.) to only 10 points. For his efforts, Chekwa was named Walter Camp national defensive player of … [Read more...] about Ohio State’s Chimdi Chekwa National Defensive Player of the Week
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Miami game extra special for Ohio State’s Brian Rolle
When No. 2 Ohio State hosts No. 12 Miami today, it will no doubt be one HUGE college football game. But for one Buckeye, 5-11, 218 pound senior linebacker Brian Rolle, this specific contest will be extra special. Rolle is a native of Immokalee, Fla., in the southern part of the state. And his cousin Antrel Rolle was an All-American corner for the Miami Hurricanes. And … [Read more...] about Miami game extra special for Ohio State’s Brian Rolle
2002 versus 2010: OSU Edition
With The Ohio State University facing the University of Miami for the first time since the 2003 BCS National Championship game, the Buckeye nation has been infused with sweet nostalgic daydreams of the Buckeyes’ magical 2002 National Championship team. They were a fearless, tenacious, strong-willed bunch. And while they walked a tight rope over the abyss of defeat weekly, they … [Read more...] about 2002 versus 2010: OSU Edition
Ohio State-Miami: 2003 All Over Again…Sort Of
12 National Titles. 9 Heismans. 113 Consensus All-Americans. 81 players currently on NFL rosters. Ray Lewis. Cris Carter. Michael Irvin. Jack Tatum. Warren Sapp. Orlando Pace. Jim Kelly. Eddie George. Bernie Kosar. Archie Griffin. A lot of history will be swirling around Ohio Stadium this Saturday when the University of Miami Hurricanes (the U) and The Ohio State … [Read more...] about Ohio State-Miami: 2003 All Over Again…Sort Of
Dayton the site of First ever Expanded NCAA Tournament Games
The first multi-team expansion of the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship (better known as March Madness, the Christmas Day of college basketball) in more than 25 years will be showcased in a familiar host city. The Division I Men’s Basketball Committee announced today that the University of Dayton will host the 2011 NCAA First Four, the four first-round games of next … [Read more...] about Dayton the site of First ever Expanded NCAA Tournament Games
LISTEN IN! I’m doing 2 radio spots this week, KDWN in Vegas
LISTEN IN TUE NIGHT 7:30 chicagolandsportsradio.com Live from Jarret Payton studios, I'll be talking Notre Dame, Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern, Illinois, BIG 10 and more for my weekly spot. CALL IN- 312-884-8205 Also, KDWN in Las Vegas, a 50,000 watt station with reach into 13 states, and British Columbia and Mexico 9:10 PM CT … [Read more...] about LISTEN IN! I’m doing 2 radio spots this week, KDWN in Vegas
Terrelle Pryor Reflects on Marshall, Prepares for Miami (Video)
Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor took another step forward in his career development Thursday night. As bad as he and his Buckeyes made Marshall look a couple days ago, the Thundering Herd were a bowl team last year, and are projected again by many to be in a bowl game this year. So it wasn't like they were playing the Greendale Community College Human Beings in their … [Read more...] about Terrelle Pryor Reflects on Marshall, Prepares for Miami (Video)
Ohio State Looking like National Title Contender
When the college football season begins in September, there is (if I may quote the Earth, Wind and Fire tune named after the current month) "never a cloudy day," at least when it comes to the expectations of players and coaches. The forecast for the upcoming season is always sunny; everyone you interview at every media day will pretty much tell say his team is going 12-0 and … [Read more...] about Ohio State Looking like National Title Contender
Terrelle Pryor playing at a near Heisman Level
Two of the last three times that Ohio State played for the national title (2002 with Craig Krenzel and 2007 with Todd Boeckman) they had a "game manager" as their quarterback. Game manager is a euphemism for mediocre signal caller; a field general who won't win games for you, but he also won't lose any. In the third instance, 2006, they had a Heisman trophy center under in … [Read more...] about Terrelle Pryor playing at a near Heisman Level
Ohio St. vs. Marshall: the Brutally Honest Game Preview
Basically, college football is to me what cocaine is to Paris Hilton- I go through withdrawal without it. Therefore, as the season begins (and that long offseason finally ends) I’m covering not one but two games this week. Throughout the season, I’ll be bringing you these informative yet blunt game previews of every contest I cover; with a heavy focus on Northwestern, … [Read more...] about Ohio St. vs. Marshall: the Brutally Honest Game Preview