Previewing This Week's Football Recruiting Visitors
Yesterday we recapped the week that was on the Ohio State football recruiting front. Today we tackle the week ahead.Raekwon McMillan will make another trip to Ohio StateAn elite group of visitors make...
View ArticleNCAA Tournament Open Thread: Ohio State vs Arizona
TIPOFF TV / INTERNET Location RADIO FAVORITE PREVIEW 7:47 PM TBS / NCAA.com Los Angeles, CAAffiliates OSU (-3½)#2 Ohio State vs #6 ArizonaThe 11W March Madness Viewing Guide: TV, Internet, Radio &...
View ArticleLaQuinton's Last Second Triple Sends Buckeyes Past Arizona and Into Elite Eight
LOS ANGELES – Sean Miller has had nightmares of Ron Lewis for six seasons. Add LaQuinton Ross to the list.Miller has faced his mentor, Thad Matta, twice now and each game has ended in excruciating...
View ArticleNCAA Tourney Notebook: Amir Williams Steps Up
LOS ANGELES – During Ohio State’s astounding 11-game win streak, which has the Buckeyes on the brink of the Final Four, unsung heroes have emerged regularly.In Thursday night’s 73-70 thrilling victory...
View ArticleFriday Skull Session
Good morning, and welcome to an Elite Skull Session.In case you missed it, Ohio State played Arizona for the right to go to the Elite 8. In a game that must've given those with pacemakers some cause...
View ArticleFlashBuck: Orlando Pace
If you sometimes look at your morning pancakes and are reminded of football, Orlando Pace did that.At 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, the only objects larger than Pace in his hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, were...
View ArticleAround the Oval on Friday, March 29
Around the Oval is Eleven Warriors' weekly love letter to Ohio State sports that don't get the coverage they should.A dramatic 2-1 series victory over Ferris State put the Ohio State Buckeyes men's...
View ArticleChanneling Mamba: Ross Announces His Arrival
LOS ANGELES – Aaron Craft’s game-winning 3 was improbable due to his lack of shooting prowess. LaQuinton Ross’ season-saver one week later wasn’t forecasted because the sophomore has been an enigma...
View ArticleNCAA Tourney Notebook: Players Respond to Matta's Teachings
LOS ANGELES – Thad Matta is not shy about getting on his players. If a kick in the butt is needed, Matta is just fine with using his boot.Evan Ravenel felt Matta’s wrath at Northwestern in an event...
View ArticleYour March Madness Sweet 16 Open Thread II
Dunk City, y'all.The 11W March Madness Viewing Guide: TV, Internet, Radio & More TIPOFF Game TV / Internet Region Location Favorite 7:15 PM #1 Louisville vs #12 Oregon CBS / NCAA.com Midwest...
View ArticleSaturday Skull Session
G'morning.As Thad Matta prepares his bunch for the Elite Eight contest against the Wichita State (looked it up: not even a real state!) Shockers this evening, today's morning feature will talk about...
View ArticlePreview: #2 Ohio State vs. #9 Wichita State
#2 Ohio State29-7, 13-5 Big TenRoster | ScheduleMarch 30, 20137:05 PM ET - CBS—— Staples CenterLos Angeles, CA#9 Wichita state29-8, 12-6 MVCRoster | ScheduleDating to the 2006 NCAA Tournament,...
View ArticleElite 8 Open Thread: #3 Marquette vs #4 Syracuse
This game is largely meaningless to Ohio State. Feel free to pick a mascot and go with that team. If you're still having trouble picking a side, Jim Boeheim is kind of a jerk, if that helps.We'll be...
View ArticleElite 8 Open Thread: #2 Ohio State vs #9 Wichita State
TIPOFF TV / INTERNET Location RADIO FAVORITE PREVIEW 7:05 PM CBS / NCAA.com Los Angeles, CAAffiliates OSU (-4½)#2 Ohio State vs #9 Wichita StateAmir Williams gets the 11W Open Thread bounce tonight....
View ArticleShocked: Wichita State Bounces Ohio State from the NCAA Tournament
LOS ANGELES – For 40 days and 40 nights, Ohio State had magic on its side.An 11-game win streak included wins over top-five teams, a Big Ten Tournament championship and back-to-back buzzer-beating...
View ArticleNCAA Tourney Notebook: Thomas on Fence, Ross Plans to Return for Junior Year
LOS ANGELES – There’s been an unspoken intrigue surrounding Ohio State’s entire season: would it be Deshaun Thomas’ final year in scarlet and gray? The answer is still unknown.Following his 23-point...
View ArticlePerspective: Maturation of Underclassmen Keyed Ohio State's Impressive...
Ending the season with a game as perplexing as last night's 70-66 defeat at the hands of a 9th-seeded – though hat-tippingly tough – Wichita squad has a tendency to bring the naysayers to the surface....
View ArticleMonday Skull Session
Wow. It's been a long time since we've had to discuss a hardwood loss around here.You never like to lose to a 9-seed with a berth in the Final Four on the line, but I'm more at peace with Ohio State's...
View ArticleThe Survivor: My Amazing Story of Life as a Bauserbomb and My Journey to...
College football fans think games are won and lost by the athletes and the coaches. It is the players and coaches, after all, that work the nested hierarchy of the profession to land at the highest...
View ArticleGame of Threes: Charting Ohio State’s Tournament Exits
Ohio State’s departure in the Elite Eight on Saturday night was indicative of the same problems that previous Buckeye squads have suffered through in years past. During the Thad Matta era, tournament...
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