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Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you look, the further forward you are likely to see." As 2009 comes to a close, let's look back at the past season to help us get a glimpse of what 2010 holds for the Bucks.

With the Big Ten game of the year right around the corner, two die hard fans got together to debate the merits of their two teams.

It seems the Penn State fans had the last cry. Penn State Coach Joe Paterno had to scotch plans by the Penn State marketing folks to sell T-shirts of Terrelle Pryor, head in hands after his disastrous performance against Penn State at Ohio Stadium last year, with the title, "Terrelle Crier." But in a game that was as much a coming out party as a ...

After the first quarter of Ohio State's game against New Mexico State, one might have thought it was April Fools' Day rather than Halloween.

Coaches Mack Brown of Texas and Jim Tressel of Ohio State have stayed in touch since their spring trip to visit troops in the Middle East.

Jim Tressel acted less like Ohio State's coach and more like a playground aide yesterday.

Left guard Justin Boren, OSU's best lineman, was out with a foot injury, and at times it looked like it, even though the Buckeyes had 60 to 70 pounds on the Aggies' defensive ends.

The Ohio State Buckeyes pitched their third shut out of the season on Saturday beating New Mexico State 45-0. The Bucks did all their scoring in the second and third quarters, erupting to a 28-0 halftime lead after a surprisingly scoreless first quarter.

The sweater vest was pushed aside as JT called a successfulA onside kick in the second quarter, and shortly thereafter had Posey accept a pitch from Herron and then throw deep downfield to Sanzanbacher for a touchdown.A On a day when conservative play calling was trashed, another staple of Tressel ball was also laid to rest asA four field goals ...

Bigger, stronger, faster and better. Much better. The Ohio State Buckeyes, that is, who tossed around the New Mexico State Aggies by a final score of 45-0 Saturday afternoon at Ohio Stadium.

Y ou could take the $850,000 it cost Ohio State to snack on New Mexico State like candy corn and use it to buy a fleet of Hummers.

Terrelle Pryor is ready for the Penn State fans next week. Ohio State's sophomore quarterback, a Pennsylvania native, expects the turncoat treatment in his first college game in his home state.

Dispatch OSU football beat writer Tim May answers your questions Friday at noon about the Buckeyes, Big Ten and college football in general.

Injuries at running back are affecting the Big Ten race, and Ohio State isn't taking the worst of it.

Hope everyone's hungry. Today's special: crab. And plenty more eatin' online . Mr. Stein: We were all so delighted when Terrelle Pryor chose the Buckeyes.

After dealing with a long week of criticism from almost everyone in college football, Terrelle Pryor took out his frustrations against the overmatched Minnesota Golden Gophers.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - During Ohio State coach Jim Tressel's weekly radio show, the host casually framed a question by saying that certainly the Buckeyes had turned their full attention toward today's game against Minnesota.

Congratulations, Ray Reitz. You said what a lot of us are thinking. Terrelle Pryor's former high school coach suggested this week that maybe Ohio State coach Jim Tressel isn't using his quarterback quite right.

So how's Todd Boeckman looking now? A lot of the Ohio State faithful were quick to trash the senior quarterback last season after he threw two interceptions against Southern Cal - and a Trojan defense that sent seven players to the NFL just seven months later - and some of the OSU coaches were right on board with them.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel is sticking with struggling sophomore quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who had two interceptions and two lost fumbles in Saturday's loss at Purdue.