Buckeyes in the News … June 9-10 – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/10/2010 12:00:00 AM | General
Media headlines gathered at OhioStateBuckeyes.com
June 9-10
Athletics
Ohio State gets high scores on NCAA academic report card
Columbus Dispatch
… is all good for Ohio State. The Buckeyes’ flagship sports, football and men’s basketball, posted their highest scores in the six-year history of APR. …
Buckeyes receive improved grades Columbus Dispatch
Big Ten expansion: Where it stands Columbus Dispatch
Nebraska, Mizzou weigh options
ESPN
Osborne said he requested the meeting after speaking with his friend and colleague, Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel. The Buckeyes coach was in Lincoln …
Men’s Golf
Donnie Darr carries bag at Memorial for Rickie Fowler
Coshocton Tribune
… the ropes with Rickie as he competed against the best golfers in the world,” said Darr, who also is the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes golf team. …
A more mature Fowler leads with former coach by his side
PGA Tour – DUBLIN, Ohio — A month ago, Donnie Darr sent a text message to PGA TOUR rookie Rickie Fowler. Darr, the Ohio State golf coach who …
Baseball
First-round pick: Ohio State’s Alex Wimmers fits Twins’ preferred pitching mold
MinnPost.com (blog)
The Twins’ first-round draft pick, Alex Wimmers, has been the Big Ten’s pitcher of the year the last two seasons. …
Men’s Basketball
Ravenel transferring to Ohio State
ESPN
He will be a junior, but won’t be eligible to play for Ohio State until the 2011-12 season. Ravenel’s decision was influenced after Boston College fired Al …
June 1-8
Men’s Golf
Rickie Fowler leads Memorial Tournament with Ohio State Buckeyes golf coach at …
Plain Dealer
DUBLIN, Ohio — There’s a bit of Buckeye atop the Memorial Tournament leaderboard. Through a record-tying 36 holes, a guy in an Ohio State cap has been …
For Nicklaus, Another Milestone in a Career Filled With Them The New York Times Golf Blog DUBLIN, Ohio -PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem, flanked by Nicklaus and son Jack II, announced Wednesday that the founder and host of the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club will host the Presidents Cup in 2013 when the biennial competition returns to the United States. Although the Presidents Cup is traditionally played during football season, the potential for conflict between the event and an Ohio State home game have already been discussed. Nicklaus said he and Finchem had met with the O.S.U. president, Gordon Gee, who was in attendance at the announcement.
Athletics
A year to remember: Looking back at the year in OSU sports
OSU Lantern – 1.Rarely is a Rose Bowl title the goal for an Ohio State football team, but after a pair of crushing defeats – one at home to USC and a shocking loss at Purdue – theBuckeyes had to reevaluate their annual expectations of a national championship.
OSU details ticket plan The Columbus DispatchOhio State University students would receive more tickets to the early, nonconference football games once the school moves to semesters in 2012. Alumni would get more tickets to Big Ten games. And faculty and staff members would pretty much hold their own – with a slightly different mix between the nonconference and Big Ten games.
Big Ten expansion would be about opportunities, says OSU’s Gene Smith
Plain Dealer
Columbus – With 36 sports and a $128 million budget for the next fiscal year, Ohio State has the largest, and one of the healthiest, athletic departments in …
Baseball
Ohio State baseball team adopts newest member, Pataskala native Will OBrien
OSU Lantern – Pataskala, Ohio, native Will O’Brien has two families; he is the newest addition to the Ohio State baseball team and is one of Nancy and Bill O’Brien’s four children. The OSU baseball team recently adopted O’Brien with the help of the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the lives of children with pediatric brain tumors.
Twins draft Wimmers with 21st pick
Columbus Dispatch – Alex Wimmers, left, gets a congratulatory hug from his brother Mark after being selected by the Minnesota Twins with the 21st pick in the …
- Twins take RHP Wimmers with 1st-round pick USA Today
- Wimmers and more first rounders Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twins take Ohio State pitcher Alex Wimmers in first round of baseball draft
Pioneer Press – Twins fans may recognize Alex Wimmers, even if they’ve never seen him pitch. He is a classic Twins pitcher – throws strikes, …
Twins draft pitcher with a changeup like Radke
Minneapolis Star Tribune – ? Alex Wimmers, the Twins’ first-round pick in Monday’s major league draft, has a changeup that has club officials …
Wimmers an All-American again The Columbus DispatchOhio State junior Alex Wimmers was named to the All-America baseball team for a second consecutive season.Wimmers joins fellow pitcher Steve Arlin (1965-66) as the only Buckeyes players to make the first team twice.
Luebke stronger than ever since return MILB.com – Following injury, another one-hit outing for 2007 first-rounder
Men’s Basketball
6-8 transfer adds size to Ohio State’s roster The Columbus Dispatch Evan Turner’s entry in the NBA draft opened a basketball scholarship at Ohio State. Evan Ravenel’s transfer filled it. Ravenel was not on coach Thad Matta’s radar when Ravenel was recruited in high school. But that changed when Matta added assistant Dave Dickerson to his coaching staff this spring.
Also: The Columbus Dispatch: Ravenel is the newest Buckeye
Evan Ravenel Transfers To Ohio State
BC Interruption (blog)
… Broome) Brian: According to the Columbus Dispatch, Evan Ravenel has accepted a scholarship offer to play for Thad Matta and the Ohio State Buckeyes. …
Football
Vernon Hills receiver Evan Spencer picks Ohio State Chicago TribuneVernon Hills receiver Evan Spencer, the son of former Ohio State star and current Chicago Bears running backs coach Tim Spencer, ended his recruitment early by giving an oral commitment to the Buckeyes. “Ohio State was always the frontrunner,” Vernon Hills coach Tony Monken said. “His dad coached there, so he spent a lot of his early life there. There’s a strong tie to the family. He was listening to other offers but it wasn’t enough to pull him away.”
QB recruit driven to be No. 1: Miller believes OSU is the place to win title, become top NFL draft pick The Columbus DispatchWhen Braxton Miller moves from Huber Heights Wayne to Ohio State in January to start college early, he will be pursuing at least two major goals, he said. And he believes coach Jim Tressel and quarterbacks coach Nick Siciliano are just the men to help him achieve them.
A wealth of quarterbacks The Columbus Dispatch When blue-chip recruit Braxton Miller enrolls at Ohio State in January, quarterbacks coach Nick Siciliano should have a crowded meeting room, considering.
Bauserman waiting in wings for Buckeyes ESPN Bauserman also is no stranger to high-level athletic competition. Aside from Ohio State teammate Devin Barclay, a 27-year-old former Major League Soccer player, no Buckeye has had a more extensive athletic career.
Also: ESPN: Is Terrelle Pryor Irreplaceable?
Who’s locked and loaded in the Big Ten? ESPN The reason why Ohio State has won or shared the past five Big Ten championships: their depth chart.
2010 Football preview: Six players who could surprise
OSU Lantern – Duron Carter It appears as if Carter has replaced the departed Ray Small in Tressel’s doghouse. His first strike was being academically ineligible for the Rose Bowl. Strike two was again grade-related, as Carter sat out all of spring practice with academic issues.
The rematch: Ohio State’s meeting with Miami could make difference in quest …
OSU – The Lantern
… Ohio State will play the Miami Hurricanes and have the opportunity to show that the double-overtime thriller was no fluke. The Buckeyes, ranked No. …
Taking a look at the key games on OSU’s schedule
OSU – The Lantern
With an experienced offensive line, a plethora of running backs and a third-year quarterback in Terrelle Pryor, Ohio State has high expectations going into …
