Terrelle Pryor News Archives

In the bottom line of winning, Terrelle Pryor has done just fine with an 18-4 record as the Buckeyes' quarterback.

Ohio State's center was injured, so the injured former center decided to give it a shot.

Most of the Ohio State fans were still celebrating inside Michigan Stadium Saturday afternoon when Buckeyes running back Dan Herron took a long-stemmed, bright red rose and clenched it in his teeth, ala Gomez Addams from The Addams Family.

Thanksgiving can mean so many different things to different people. For me, it is a time to reflect upon, and appreciate, the people, and things in my life that I care for and cherish the most like my parents, my child, my wife, my closest friends, etc.... If you're a sports fan, it also can be applied to the teams you love, or those you love to ...

For years, the annual showdown between rivals Ohio State and Michigan has been called "The Game." Maybe this year it should be referred to as The "Just Another" Game.

The Big Ten announced its selections for its all-conference teams Monday night. Two Buckeyes earned first-team honors, four earned second-team honors and three earned honorable mention.

Buckeyes-Wolverines war resumes Head coach Jim Tressel of the Ohio State Buckeyes coaches on the sideline during a game against the Penn State Nittany Lions on November 7, 2009 at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pennsylvania.

Congrats, Jim Tressel. By beating your rival for the eighth time, you've got one more win against Michigan in nine years than predecessors Earle Bruce and John Cooper achieved in 22.

The front five did a commendable job on defensive end Brandon Graham, who entered the game leading the nation in tackles for loss.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Ohio State offensive coordinator Jim Bollman could be doubly proud of that unit as a whole and his offensive line in particular in producing Saturday's 21-10 victory over Michigan.

S Kurt Coleman says not everyone understands the importance of the trinket. "Someone asked me if we really wear gold pants," he said.

The Ohio State Buckeyes once again beat their arch rivals from Michigan 21-10, in a classic example of how the Buckeyes have played in the Jim Tressel era.

It was delightful, but painful. Downright nerve-racking, and not in a particularly good way.

Tate Forcier threw four interceptions and fumbled in his end zone, and No. 9 Ohio State took advantage to beat Michigan 21-10 Saturday for its sixth straight win in the series.

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez spoke in greater depth on tonight's radio show about a number of topics.

One of the most storied rivalries in all of sports will add another chapter this weekend, as the ninth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines collide in Ann Arbor.

Matt and Zac Snyder of Bleacher Report and mittensportsreport.com break down this week's University of Michigan football matchup.

The Game has lost a lot of luster. Ohio State has beaten Michigan five straight times, its best winning streak and the longest in the series since the 1920s.

Daniel Herron had a heavy workload against Iowa, carrying the ball 32 times. They wondered when Berry would see the field, how his injured hamstring was progressing and whether head coach Jim Tressel would end up redshirting the highly touted freshman from Miami.

Well, this isn't good. The Wolverines look like roadkill these days, and if anyone appreciates a fresh batch of roadkill, it's a Buckeye.

Ohio State celebrated after earning a trip to the Rose Bowl on Saturday, but the win over Iowa was closer than it had to be.

If Earle Bruce has high expectations for Ohio State sophomore Terrelle Pryor, it's because the old ball coach has been down this road himself with a ballyhooed quarterback.

Quick: Name the Big Ten's best player. Time's up. If no one came to mind, you're not alone.

Thanks, Coach Tressel, for your rational methodology. The type of thinking that engineered the latest Ohio State victory and allowed thousands like me to start planning a Pasadena vacation.

Ohio State fans storm the Ohio Stadium field after the Buckeyes' win over the Hawkeyes yesterday.

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.

Jim Tressel owns a 92-21 record as the Buckeyes' head coach. Colleague Pat Forde accurately summarizes the two prisms through which Tressel is viewed .

The Buckeyes, in the glow of victory, remembered some good old times against Michigan on Saturday night.

Do you remember when you were in high school, and there was that one kid? Mike Dexter personified him for many.

Pets: Couple Divorces; Neither Wants Pet Tigers The Heldenfiles: More Saturday Notes Patrick McManamon: For your Saturday entertainment Akron Zips: The morning after Tribe Matters: Former Akronite top woman exec Cleveland Browns: Zastudil ailing Kent State Sports: Kent State survives opener, beats Samford 69-66 Cleveland Cavaliers: Gameblog: Cavs ...

The big-game blues are gone at Ohio State. Now the Buckeyes get a chance to prove they're not just one-week wonders in high-stakes affairs.

This weekend, the Big 10 will have the biggest game of the year in the conference.

Wait a minute: Pryor is 14-for-17, and he's crediting Ohio State's running game? That's because the Buckeyes' running game delivers.

What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ: Among the visitors to Ohio State's practices this week was Sgt.

The last few weeks, Daryll Clark started to drum up a little bit of Heisman Trophy consideration, courtesy of coach Joe Paterno's insistence that he wasn't getting enough.

There are countless examples of a team coming off a big, emotional win, turning around and ... falling flat.

Saturday afternoon, Ohio State and Iowa meet in Columbus for the unofficial Big Ten Championship Game for the right to go to Pasadena.

The comparisons were inevitable, but physical attributes and sick, almost freakish athletic ability aside, I believe that Terrelle Pryor and Vince Young could both go down as two of the best quarterbacks college football has ever seen.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor looked like a million bucks in his crisp gray pinstripe suit when he met his family and friends from Jeannette outside the locker room last night after the biggest victory of his football life.

DeVier Posey has the quick feet. He established that when he won the Division I 400-meter dash state title in 2008.

Terrelle Pryor has a warning for his Ohio State teammates: Forget last week and take Iowa seriously.

Game Ten: Penn State Nittany Lions Location: Beaver Stadium 3:30PM EST, ABC Head Coach: Joe Paterno Penn State Players Who Were Recruited By Ohio State: CB A.J. Wallace, QB Kevin Newsome, LB Navorro Bowman, FB Michael Zordich, LB Chris Colasanti, and DE Devon Still.

Jordan Hall has played with Terrelle Pryor in both high school and college, and while Pryor is the starting quarterback at Ohio State, Hall in some ways holds a more enviable position.

The comparison has fizzled a bit -- the 2002 Ohio State team never lost. But Jim Tressel said Tuesday that he liked it when people began to associate this current Iowa team, which came back eight times during a 9-0 start before losing Saturday, to that national championship Ohio State team that also pulled out many tight victories.

Follow Starting Blocks on Twitter and keep up with stories as they're posted. More Starting Blocks on Twitter: @sblocks >> STARTING BLOCKS >> >> Sports Impact Penn State's Daryll Clark, not OSU's Terrelle Pryor should be No.

Returning to the school he looked past in high school and with Penn State fans sporting insulting T-shirts, Terrelle Pryor made sure he would silence his critics, at least for one night.

Let's call Ohio State 's game at Penn State a Big Ten elimination bout. It's also about earning respect.

Ohio State goes into Happy Valley and is left feeling elated. What was a season left for dead after an embarrassing loss to Purdue, now has the possibility of culminating in another BCS trip.

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, left, runs out of the tackle of Purdue linebacker Jason Werner during the second quarter of their game in West Lafayette, Ind.

Michigan coach Bo Schembechler once said that college football games are meant to be played at noon or 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoons - no exceptions.

Posted by ESPN.com's David Albright STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Joe Paterno talked about the kicking game being a big factor in this game and early on that's proving true.

Once again, there were stone-faced, quiet jogs off the field as they headed to the locker room at the end of another significant afternoon.

There is so much money flying around college football that sometimes we lose sight of what we're watching.

If you thought three weeks ago the Buckeyes were Rose Bowl-bound, raise your hand -- or did you forget you used it to shield your eyes during the Purdue debacle? After that egg-laying by Terrelle Pryor in West Lafayette, OSU looked destined for an 8-4 finish and a trip to Florida for one of those second-tier New Year's Day bowl games.

Offensive line The big difference in this showdown was the play of the quarterbacks.

Terrelle Cryer cries no more. The Ohio State quarterback-mocking T-shirt created by a Penn State sophomore has been completely recalled , cleveland.com reports.

One theory was that Ohio State coach Jim Tressel needed to let quarterback Terrelle Pryor loose.

6, 2008, the No. 1 prep running back recruit in the country said the primary reason for his choice was: "Hopefully, we'll pull in a national championship." He should have picked the Longhorns then.

Analyzing what Monday's buzz means to college football: A plug for Pryor In early October 2004, Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns got shut out in the annual rivalry game with Oklahoma.

Unassailable and unbeatable as a high school senior, Terrelle Pryor found out in 2008 against Penn State he was no longer bullet-proof. His attempt to turn a quarterback sneak into a sneak attack resulted in a fumble that led to the decisive touchdown in a 13-6 loss.

It may be tough sledding for the Buckeyes on the ground against a stout Penn State defensive front seven.

Terrelle Pryor evades a sack, breaks a tackle and runs 6 yards for a touchdown, extending the ball to the endzone.

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.

Penn State's Sean Lee, shown here sacking Syracuse's Greg Paulus, hasn't been the same since a knee injury two years ago.

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor. Everyone seems to have an opinion about Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor these days.

Ohio State's season-high 45 points against New Mexico State stood out on Saturday.

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor was the inspiration for Penn State's whiteout T-shirt this weekend.

Ohio State is 40-8 over the past four seasons, a record that might have most fans of the 15th-ranked Buckeyes flush with confidence heading into Saturday's game at No.

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, left, runs out of the tackle of Purdue linebacker Jason Werner during the second quarter of their game in West Lafayette, Ind.

Terrelle Pryor was overcome by emotion when his fumble led to Penn State's victory in 2008 over the Buckeyes in Columbus.

This weekend marks the most anticipated game of the season for Penn State fans. The match-up against Ohio State has many ready for an exciting game, especially after the outcome of last year when the Nittany Lions shocked the crowd in Columbus with an exciting win.

6, 2008, the No. 1 prep running back recruit in the country said the primary reason for his choice was: "Hopefully, we'll pull in a national championship." He should have picked the Longhorns then.

He might be "the most criticized" college football player in the nation. And he's coming to Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for an electrically-charged homecoming of sorts.

Analyzing what Monday's buzz means to college football: A plug for Pryor In early October 2004, Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns got shut out in the annual rivalry game with Oklahoma.

Unassailable and unbeatable as a high school senior, Terrelle Pryor found out in 2008 against Penn State he was no longer bullet-proof. His attempt to turn a quarterback sneak into a sneak attack resulted in a fumble that led to the decisive touchdown in a 13-6 loss.

He may truly understand what really is riding on this mega-matchup in Beaver Stadium in five days.

Two years ago, Terrelle Pryor was the country's top high school recruit. A little more than three months ago, the former Jeannette High School star was the media's preseason pick as offensive player of the year in the Big Ten Conference.

COLUMBUS, Ohioa 'Whata TMs brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ... BUCKEYES BUZZ: Hea TMs coming off one of the best games of his young career, yet QB Terrelle Pryor continues to be a lightning rod for fans.