| #11/12 Ohio State v. #17/20 Michigan State | 
#11/12 Ohio State
v. #17/20 Michigan
State
Spartan Stadium, East
Lansing, Michigan
Kickoff: 3:30 pm
TV: ABC
There is one common theme to every championship team;
effort. You can’t be a champion without
effort. Talent and coaching can only get
you so far and when two teams of similar talent collide, more often than not
the team giving the most effort will win. The Buckeyes have talent at every
position and the coaching staff is regarded as one of the best in the country, so
why does this preseason championship caliber team look like it just woke up
from an all night bender? Where is the
effort? Jim Tressel mentioned that the
entire offensive scheme is being analyzed and possibly tooled. You think?
It was a dogged performance in a lazy win against Purdue that sent you
back to the drawing board and not embarrassing losses to Florida, LSU and USC? If the Buckeyes continue to play like they
did against Purdue, do you honestly think OSU will beat Michigan
State, Penn State,
Illinois and Michigan? | 10/15/2008 4:10:31 PM
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| Mewhort Manhandles Defenses | 
Mewhort Manhandles Defenses St John’s Head Coach Doug Pearson feels 2009 Ohio State commit Jack Mewhort has an unbelievable work ethic which has allowed him to manhandle opponents in the Toledo City League. | 10/14/2008 12:32:27 PM
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| Buckeyes Limp Past Purdue | 
Buckeyes Limp Past
Purdue
In what could have been a blow-out, the Ohio State Buckeyes
played conservative Tressel-ball with several key offensive players unavailable.
Cornerback Malcolm Jenkins took his game to a whole new level against Curtis Painter
and Boilermakers on Saturday as the defense only allowed 70 yards on the ground
and stopped Purdue every time they got near the red-zone. | 10/13/2008 12:22:00 PM
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| Todd Denlinger Returns on the DLine | 
Todd Denlinger
Returns on the DLine
With Ohio
State now cruising on
offense with the addition of Terrelle Pryor at quarterback and the return of
Chris Wells at the tailback position, much of the Buckeye Nation disapproval
has turned to the defense. This week could see an improvement at the defensive
tackle position with starting tackle Todd Denlinger returning from injury. | 10/10/2008 10:31:02 AM
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| Sanzenbacher and Small Unlikely to Play | 
Sanzenbacher and Small Unlikely to Play
The Wisconsin game is
always a physical one whenever the Buckeyes call. It looks like a few guys are banged up which
should open up some holes for the youngsters on the team. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, it
appears that wide receivers Dane Sanzenbacher (concussion) and Ray Small (knee)
sustained injuries that will likely keep them both out of the game this
Saturday. | 10/9/2008 4:54:25 PM
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| #11/12 Ohio State v. Purdue | 
#11/12 Ohio State
v. Purdue
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Kickoff: 3:30pm
TV: ABC
12 years ago Purdue head football coach Joe Tiller brought
pizzazz and excitement to an otherwise slow, plodding,
three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust Big Ten.
Since Tiller installed the spread offense, Purdue has been at or near
the top of the conference offensive statistics.
A 2-3 record was certainly not the way the Boilermakers wanted to start
out the season but the urgency for wins makes them a dangerous opponent. Coach Tiller will be retiring at the end of
the season which makes the urgency even greater. The Buckeyes are coming off a come from
behind win at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes overall seem to still be
searching for an identity or a spark or both.
With the Terrelle Pryor / Beanie Wells combo starting to gel, that explosion
might just be a game away. | 10/8/2008 12:10:24 PM
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