http://www.bucksinsider.com Ohio State Buckeyes Sports News and Media Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:40:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://feeds.feedburner.com/bucksinsider?format=skin The Ohio State Buckeyes start the road towards the NCAA Tournament tomorrow facing off at home against the Alcorn State Braves.  The interesting facts: School: Alcorn State Location: Lorman, Mississippi Founded: 1871 Student Population: 3252 School Type: Public (State Supported) Division: Division 1 Conference: Southwestern Athletic Conference Stadium: Davey L. Whitney... Continue reading at The Buckeye Battle Cry http://www.bucksinsider.com/football/pregame-glance-alcorn-state/ The Big Ten conference underwent a significant shakeup this past week with Northwestern's big upset over previously unbeaten Iowa and Ohio State's high profile win at Penn State.  Also, with Illinois' win in Minnesota and Purdue's win over the Wolverines, every team in the conference remains in the running for bowl ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/big-10/big-ten-bowl-projections-and-preview-for-weeks-11-and-12/ From the release: DEFENSE: Cameron Heyward, Ohio State JR, DE, Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge Heyward produced a team-high and career-best 11 tackles, including three tackles for loss and a career-high two sacks, to help hold Penn State to a single touchdown in a 24-7 road victory. The junior defensive end pushed the Nittany Lions’ ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/football/heyward-small-take-big-ten-honors/ Ohio State’s Brandon Saine dives into the end zone on a 6-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the fourth quarter that gave the Buckeyes’ a 24-7 lead. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) As Ohio State was getting ready to take on Penn State in State College, the Buckeyes received some help ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/football/bucks-win-hawks-lose-to-setup-showdown/ There’s WAY too many great plays to choose from this week, but we managed to whittle it down to five. Play #1 – Ray Small returns a punt to the PSU 8-yard line early in the game Play #2 – Terrelle Pryor runs in the first score from 7 yards out Play #3 ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/football/play-of-the-week-%e2%80%93-ohio-state-vs-penn-state/ The Dispatch's annual college basketball preview is in the newspaper today, but not a part of the Sports section. Didn't want you to miss it -- or my prediction of what the Buckeyes' record will be. Monday, I'll be chatting... Continue reading at Hoops & Scoops: an OSU basketball blog http://www.bucksinsider.com/mens-basketball/special-section-today-chat-monday/ Can someone please tell me how Tim Tebow is a legitimate Heisman contender? I could care less that his team is 9-0, or that his team is ranked No. 1, or that he's the best player on his team. The only explanation is the ESPN love-fest with ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/big-10/heisman-quandry-if-tebow-is-a-contender-so-is-terrelle-pryor/ Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg The new BCS standings are out, and four Big Ten teams appear in the top 20. Iowa tumbled six spots to No. 10 after its loss to Northwestern. The Hawkeyes are still buoyed by their computer average (9) but took a major hit in the human polls. ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/big-10/big-ten-in-the-bcs-standings/ What a great, but crazy weekend in college football. Finally Ohio State got their big win they've been searching for over the last 3 years and a few Cinderella teams ahead of them took a tumble. All the turmoil made for a tough time putting the ballot together. The 6 undefeated ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/football/blogpoll-week-10-2/ Usually, I would hold off on posting something like this, choosing instead to savor the sweat tears of sad pandas before moving on. Celebrate the victory over PSU before relishing Mich1gAAn’s failures. But, I seem to have some extra salt, and they have open wounds, so here you go. First, a bit ... http://www.bucksinsider.com/football/michigan-man/