Led by Bruce Thornton and former Gopher Jamison Battle, Ohio State built a lead as large as 22 in the first half and held off a Gopher run, never trailing and dowing the Gophers at the Schottenstein Center 84-74 to win the Big Ten opener and move to 7-1 overall. Minnesota’s loss dropped the Gophers to 5-3 and 0-1 in
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Last Week: This week is never easy for Buckeye fans after a loss to Michigan. The Wolverines did what they needed to do and deserved the win. But Ohio State played a bit passive and it cost them in the end. Kyle McCord did not make the plays he needed to make and in the end the two turnovers proved to
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The Buckeyes returned home after a holiday tournament championship in Florida and the winning ways continued as the Buckeyes utilized a 15-0 run midway through the first half to open up a close game early and cruised to a 88-61 victory over Central Michigan. The Buckeyes improved their record to 6-1, while Central Michigan dropped to 2-5. Ohio State built
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Week 3: Playoff Rankings Well, the regular season is now behind us and it is time for the post season. I think I saw there will be about 8 bowl games on December 16th to kick off the bowls. But before that, we have two more playoff committee polls and a number of conference championship games to be played. But
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The Buckeyes fell short to Michigan for the third straight year, and will await their fate for their bowl game. They still have a slim chance of making the playoff, but will need help.
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Ohio State never trailed, controlling the game from the jump and pulled away early in the second half with a 24-9 run to roll to an 86-56 win to take the Emerald Coast Classic Championship. The win improved Ohio State’s record to 5-1, while Santa Clara took their first loss of the year, dropping to 6-1. The Buckeyes hit on
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In front of a sold out crowd at Northwest Florida State College in the semi final round of the Emerald Coast Classic, Ohio State downed 17th ranked Alabama 92-81 to move to the championship tomorrow. The win improved Ohio State to 4-1 and dropped Alabama to 4-1. Bruce Thornton led Ohio State with a career high 29 and Roddy Gayle
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Last Week: There were no surprises or concerns in the Buckeye’s game against Minnesota. Although the first two quarters seemed a bit pedestrian, three touchdowns in the first 5 minutes of the second have sealed the deal on the 37-3 victory. The win once again creates a showdown with Michigan for all the marbles. For our weekly staff predictions, Vaughn, Cory
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The Game. 11-0 Bucks vs 11-0 Wolverines with the winner advancing to the Big Ten Championship and a chance for the College Football Playoff.
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Week 3: Playoff Rankings Three weeks in, two weeks to go. What will the committee have to say now? What will impact their thinking and will anything change their poll positions? Georgia had a solid win against yet another SEC which was viewed as being a solid opponent, so maybe they will be able to hold on to the #1
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