Big Ten year-end wide receiver/tight end rankings
December 29, 2008
Posted by ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg
Only one Big Ten team (Illinois) ranked in the top 25 nationally in pass offense, so this was anything but an explosive year for the league’s wide receivers and tight ends. Subpar quarterback play had a role, as did injuries (Travis Beckum). Here’s a look at the best of an average [...]
Fiesta Bowl Field Guide: Ohio State’s Four Necessities for Victory
December 29, 2008
SportsCenter has coined the phrase “same face, new place” many times. With the Ohio State Buckeyes and their repetitive appearances in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, I may have just given Rece Davis some new material to open up the Buckeyes’ highlights.
Unfortunately, if Coach Jim Tressel’s senior-laden squad wants those highlights and the score to be on the [...]
Fiesta Bowl Matchups to Watch: Part One
December 22, 2008
Drew Thurman (2:51 pm)
If there is one thing known about the 2008 Buckeye football team, it is they love to run the ball. With Beanie Wells, Boom Herron, and Terrelle Pryor in the backfield, the Buckeyes run often with 42 carries a game.
Texas, on the other hand, quietly brings in the second best rushing defense in the country, [...]
Academic All-American
November 29, 2008
Brian Robiskie, a senior captain from Cleveland, Ohio, was named a first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American for the second-consecutive season Wednesday.
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Seven Big Ten players named Academic All-Americans
November 26, 2008
Posted by ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg
The Big Ten was well represented on the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America first team, as seven players made the list, two more than any other conference.
League champ Penn State led the way with four first-team Academic All-Americans: safety Mark Rubin, left tackle Gerald Cadogan, offensive lineman Andrew Pitz and [...]
Greene, Laurinaitis headline All-Big Ten teams
November 24, 2008
Posted by ESPN.com’s Adam Rittenberg
The All-Big Ten teams have been named by the league’s coaches and media members. My analysis will come later tonight.
Iowa running back Shonn Greene and Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis were selected as Big Ten Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year by both the coaches and the media. Ohio State [...]
Full review - The Game
November 24, 2008
I’ve just finished watching The Game on DVR and it’s amazing how much different it was watching The Game in person and watching it at home. Part two of this review will go into greater detail about the weekend and the surrounding hoopla, but now, here’s my full look-back at The Game itself.
Prior to [...]
The 2008 Ohio State – Michigan Report Card
November 24, 2008
Here’s the 2008 Ohio State - Michigan Report Card:
The Opponent - D. I probably started watching Ohio State - Michigan games in the mid-70’s. I don’t know the exact number, but I’m guessing that I’ve seen more than thirty games [...]
Buckeyes make it 5 straight over TTUN
November 23, 2008
Michigan did win the Little Brown Jug earlier this season, so they at least have something to cry into…
The Seniors have had some ups and downs this season. That said, they are now the first class to play part to beat Michigan 5 consecutive times… a feat heretofore unaccomplished. Further, they left no doubt [...]
OSU bowl destination unclear
November 22, 2008
By LARRY PHILLIPS
NNCO
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s 42-7 thrashing of Michigan clinched a share of the Big Ten championship Saturday but didn’t clear up the Buckeyes postseason plans.
Penn State’s 49-18 dismantling of Michigan State sends the Nittany Lions to the Rose Bowl. They tied the Buckeyes for the league title, but won the tiebreaker by virtue [...]