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Breaking down the NCAA penalties for Ohio State: Doug Lesmerises' Buckeye Blog
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Dec 31, 2011Bowl bans, in the past, were typically tied to findings of a lack of institutional control or severe recruiting violations. That wasn't the case with Ohio State. But this is also a different era in the NCAA, with scandals hitting… Full Story »
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Ohio State honors coaching legend and former Buckeye Bob Knight
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Dec 31, 2011Way to go Bobby! Even though we know of his antics, you have to respect the hard nose style of play of his teams. His boys graduated and stay out of trouble. Maybe he should give pointers to UM to… Full Story »
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Talking with Urban Meyer Part III: Driving his Buckeye players and hitting Ohio State like 'a hurricane'
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Dec 31, 2011Coach Meyer has a philosophy and a vision which will be passed along to his players with passion. His freedom of time constraints now that he is without coaching responsibilities will certainly provide him alot of opportunity for planning. The… Full Story »
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Talking with Urban Meyer, Part II: Fitting his offense into Ohio State and the Big Ten
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Dec 31, 2011Doug, please define "it doesn't work". You simply looked at Rich Rodriguez. I think our last National Championship game we ran a spread against, uh, Urban Meyer... And got killed against their SPREAD offense. Either way, the OSU spread won the Big Ten and made it to the National Championship… Full Story »
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Talking with Urban Meyer, Part I: The state of college football and keeping the Ohio State Buckeyes out of NCAA trouble
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Dec 31, 2011The new Ohio State coach spoke with OSU reporters this morning on several topics, including going like a "torpedo" at what looks like a potential problem. Full Story »
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Ohio State's Luke Fickell interviews for Pitt head coaching vacancy, according to reports
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Dec 17, 2011Fickell was in Hershey, Pa., about three hours east of Pittsburgh, on Friday night, watching Noah Spence, a recruit planning to visit Ohio State this weekend, play in a state championship game. OSU coach Urban Meyer and fellow assistant Mike… Full Story »
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Ohio State vs. Michigan: OSU ahead in state on recruit scoreboard
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Nov 23, 2011COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The game isn't until Saturday, yet in some ways, Michigan already has been beating Ohio State. That's what made Tuesday's news for the Buckeyes so important. Cincinnati Taft defensive end Adolphus Washington, ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the state by Rivals.com, gave an oral commitment to Ohio State at a news conference at his high school. That edged the Buckeyes past Michigan on… Full Story »
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Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes: Putting the rumors in perspective - Doug Lesmerises' Buckeye Blog
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Nov 18, 2011I tend to believe Luke is a keeper. Meyer will most likely be our next coach and I certainly hope Luke stays as assistant head coach or defensive coordinator. Our biggest need is getting an offensive mind that believes, well....in… Full Story »
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Ohio State, Penn State fans should be united in wanting college football to do what's right - Doug Lesmerises blog
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Nov 11, 2011If you remove/fire the people who had any knowledge about this, then you would be punishing people who had nothing to do with. What purpose does that serve? First, Sandusky was retired from Penn State when Penn State learned of… Full Story »
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Andrew Sweat, Ryan Shazier, Braxton Miller and 10 thoughts on Ohio State's win over Wisconsin
Buckeye Blog on The Plain Dealer &bull Oct 30, 2011It was one of the greatest finishes in Ohio State football history. It is a testament to the character of the players and coaching staff. Here's hoping that the team can continue to gel and improve, a bowl game could be offered with a strong finish this year. Wow! I have a different take. Jim Heacock should be forced to quit today, or be fired. That guy is the worst defensive co-ordinator I have seen at OSU. It… Full Story »

