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<description>Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O&amp;#8217;Brien issued a press release today announcing that former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett is looking to get out of jail early. Excerpts from the release: &amp;#8220;Prosecutor Ron O&amp;#8217;Brien was notified by Delaware Attorney Michael...</description>
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Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O&amp;#8217;Brien issued a press release today announcing that former Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett is looking to get out of jail early.

Excerpts from the release:

&amp;#8220;Prosecutor Ron O&amp;#8217;Brien was notified by Delaware Attorney Michael Hogue that as counsel for Maurice Clarett he has filed a Motion for Judicial release. Ohio law permits an inmate who has served a designated part of their sentence to apply to the sentencing judge for an early release from custody. Clarett became eligible &amp;#8230; on Feb. 5 ,2010.

&amp;#8220;On September 18, 2006 Clarett plead guilty to two felony offenses and was sentenced to 7 1/2 years imprisonment. Those offenses were Aggravated Robbery with a firearm for the Jan. 1, 2006 Robbery of two persons in the alley behind the Opium Lounge in downtown Columbus; and for Carrying a Concealed Weapon related to his Aug. 9, 2006 arrest after a car chase by police on the far East side of Columbus.

&amp;#8220;Ohio law permits judicial release on Clarett&amp;#8217;s 7 1/2 year sentence after he has served 3 1/2 years. &amp;#8230;

&amp;#8220;At the time of the plea it was understood that as a condition of judicial release Clarett would be required to successfully complete the Community Based Correctional Facility program. Upon release from that program Clarett is subject to community control supervision by the Court probation department.&amp;#8221;

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<title>Buckeyes&apos; class &apos;versatile, humble and focused&apos;</title>

    

    


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<description>This just in from OSU media relations: Ohio State Football 2010 Signees COLUMBUS - Eighteen of the nation&amp;#8217;s top high school football players have signed to play at The Ohio State University, Coach Jim Tressel announced this afternoon. &amp;#8220;This has...</description>
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This just in from OSU media relations:

Ohio State Football 2010 Signees

COLUMBUS - Eighteen of the nation&amp;#8217;s top high school football players have signed to play at The Ohio State University, Coach Jim Tressel announced this afternoon.

&amp;#8220;This has been a fun group to get to know and appreciate,&amp;#8221; says Tressel. &amp;#8220;They are versatile, humble and focused. Their high school programs were very important to them, and we are confident that their love will grow even deeper for Ohio State.&amp;#8221;

The class includes nine players from Ohio, two from Pennsylvania and Florida, and one from Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and North Carolina. There are nine defensive and seven offensive players, one specialist and one player recruited as an athlete in the class. 

&amp;#8220;This is a group of 18 guys excited about joining the rich tradition of a great university with great athletic success,&amp;#8221; says recruiting coordinator John Peterson. &amp;#8220;Winning in the classroom and on the field is important to each of them. These are young men who have been active leaders in their communities and schools, and they will be able to continue that type of participation at Ohio State.&amp;#8221;

OSU signees:

Darryl Baldwin, DE, 6-7, 260, Solon, Ohio/Solon

Drew Basil, K/P, 6-2, 195, Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe

Corey Brown,  WR, 6-1, 184, Upper Darby, Pa./Cardinal O&amp;#8217;Hara

Christian Bryant, DB, 5-11, 178, Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville

David Durham, LB, 6-3, 225, Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Christian

Taylor Graham, QB, 6-5, 225, Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North

Chad Hagan, DB, 6-2, 227, Canonsburg, Pa./Canon-McMillan

Johnathan Hankins, DL, 6-3, 315, Dearborn Hts., Mich./Southeastern

Carlos Hyde, RB, 6-0, 235, Naples, Fla./Naples/FUMA

James Louis, WR, 5-11, 178, Delray Beach, Fla./Atlantic

Scott McVey, LB, 6-0, 225, Lyndhurst, Ohio/St. Ignatius

J.T. Moore, DE, 6-3, 235, Boardman, Ohio/Boardman

Andrew Norwell, OL, 6-6, 290, Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson

Verlon Reed, ATH, 6-2, 190, Columbus, Ohio/Marion-Franklin

Bradley Roby, DB, 6-0, 180, Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge

Rod Smith, RB, 6-3, 220, Fort Wayne, Ind./Paul Harding

Jamel Turner, DE, 6-3, 215, Youngstown, Ohio/Fork Union

T.Y. Williams, WR, 6-7, 211, East Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw

Darryl Baldwin (DE, Solon HS, Solon, Ohio): Talented pass rusher with all the tools &amp;#133; all-Ohio, first team all-conference &amp;#133; NOC player of the year  &amp;#133; team captain &amp;#133; recorded 25 TFL, nine sacks and scored three touchdowns for Coach Jim McQuaide&amp;#8217;s 12-1 Comets &amp;#133; Solon won NOC title and advanced to regional finals &amp;#133; Cleveland Plain Dealer defensive player of year &amp;#133; Detroit Free Press Top 20 &amp;#133; Ohio All-Star Classic &amp;#133; also a three-year starter in basketball and track at Solon &amp;#133; honor roll, SADD and CASS mentor &amp;#133; son of Caron Baldwin

Drew Basil (K/P, Chillicothe HS, Chillicothe, Ohio): Versatile specialist who will bolster the kicking game &amp;#133; career long field goal of 47 yards; 13-13 on PAT as a senior &amp;#133; second team all-Ohio for Coach Bill Davidson &amp;#133; SEOAL special teams player of year &amp;#133; team captain for the Cavaliers &amp;#133; four-year starter &amp;#133; also played soccer and bowling at Chillicothe &amp;#133; National Honor Society, Spanish honorary, peer mediation, ping-pong club &amp;#133; son of Elaine and Brad Basil

Corey Brown (WR, Cardinal O&amp;#8217;Hara HS, Upper Darby, Pa.): Two-time all-state speedster from Philadelphia &amp;#133; MVP of the Philadelphia Catholic League &amp;#133; three years all-conference, two years all-Delco &amp;#133; career numbers of 3,000 yards rushing, 1,500 yards receiving and 50 touchdowns scored for Coach Dan Algeo &amp;#133; UnderArmour All-America Game &amp;#133; Maxwell Award &amp;#133; Philadelphia Daily News PCL all-decade team &amp;#133; All-America sprinter who holds the Delaware Co. 200m record (21.4) &amp;#133; all-state, all-Delco and all-Catholic League  in track &amp;#133; son of Delene Williams

Christian Bryant (DB, Glenville HS, Cleveland, Ohio): All-Ohio defender from Cleveland Glenville &amp;#133; Senate conference offensive player of year for Coach Ted Ginn Sr. playing quarterback, tailback, reciever, kicker and punter &amp;#133; 82 tackles, five interceptions (two for TD) for the 13-2 Tarblooders &amp;#133; Archie Griffin and Blue Chip awards &amp;#133; U.S. Army All-American Bowl &amp;#133; Ohio All-Star Classic &amp;#133; Cleveland Plain Dealer all-star &amp;#133; also ran track &amp;#133; honor roll student &amp;#133; son of Tonya Ellis and Ronnie Bryant

David Durham (LB, Charlotte Christian HS, Charlotte, N.C.): Athletic linebacker who helped Charlotte Christian to the state finals &amp;#133; 86 tackles, 9.5 sacks as a senior for Coach Jason Estep&amp;#8217;s Knights &amp;#133; all-district at Westlake (Texas) High as a junior with 64 tackles, five sacks &amp;#133; Aloha Prep Bowl &amp;#133; Charlotte Observer Top 25 &amp;#133; NC-SC Shrine Bowl captain &amp;#133; also an all-state wrestler in Texas &amp;#133; son of Ken and Dani Durham &amp;#133; dad played football for Ole Miss

Taylor Graham (QB, Wheaton North HS, Wheaton, Ill.): Second-generation Buckeye signalcaller &amp;#133; knee injury curtailed his senior campaign for Coach Joe Wardynski&amp;#8217;s Falcons &amp;#133; junior season was cut short by an ankle injury after 4 ½ games, passing for 460 yards and six scores &amp;#133; also a baseball and basketball letterman &amp;#133; National Honor Society &amp;#133; son of Kent and Courtney Graham &amp;#133; dad played quarterback for Ohio State (1990-91) and 11 seasons in pro football

Chad Hagan (DB, Canon-McMillan HS, Canonsburg, Pa.): Safety prospect from western Pennsylvania &amp;#133; second team all-state for Coach Guy Montecalvo&amp;#8217;s Big Macs &amp;#133; first team all-Great Southern conference &amp;#133; Washington Observer-Reporter Elite 11 &amp;#133; East-West all-star game &amp;#133; also an all-conference basketball player &amp;#133; track letterman &amp;#133; son of Crystal Hagan

Johnathan Hankins (DL, Southeastern HS, Dearborn Heights, Mich.): Outstanding defensive tackle prospect &amp;#133; two-time all-state selection for Coach Donshell English&amp;#8217;s 11-1 division champions &amp;#133; 85 tackles, 12 sacks as a senior &amp;#133; all-Detroit city, all-metro, Michigan Blue Chip playing on both sides of the football &amp;#133; four-year starter &amp;#133; Cityballers.com player of the year &amp;#133; also a shot putter &amp;#133; Drama Club &amp;#133; son of Louise and James Ward 

Carlos Hyde (RB, Naples HS/Fork Union MA, Naples, Fla.): Power running back who shows lateral dexterity &amp;#133; spent autumn 2009 at Fork Union Military Academy playing for Coach John Shuman &amp;#133; rushed for 1,653 yards, 16 touchdowns as a senior for Coach Bill Kramer at Naples (Fla.) High &amp;#133; Naples Daily News Broxson Award as player of the year &amp;#133; Ft. Myers News-Press Southwest Florida player of the year &amp;#133; Golden Eagles were 2007 state champions and 2008 regional finalists &amp;#133; Super Prep Florida Top 75 &amp;#133; a basketball and track standout &amp;#133; mentor to elementary school students &amp;#133; son of Dermidra Hyde and Carlos Britton &amp;#133; enrolled at OSU in January

James Louis (WR, Atlantic HS, Delray Beach, Fla.): Speedy all-state receiver from Florida &amp;#133; accounted for 38 catches, 682 yards, 10 TD as a senior for Coach Andre Thaddies &amp;#133; two-time all-area &amp;#133; posted 56 receptions, 1,100 yards, 12 TD as a junior &amp;#133; three-year starter &amp;#133; UnderArmour All-America Game &amp;#133; Palm Beach Post Super 11 &amp;#133; also a track letterman &amp;#133; son of Vivianne Louis and Arnaut St. Fleur

Scott McVey (LB, St. Ignatius HS, Lyndhurst, Ohio): Hard-hitting linebacker from Cleveland St. Ignatius &amp;#133; all-state as a junior and senior for Coach Chuck Kyle &amp;#133; all-Northeast Lakes district &amp;#133; Cleveland Plain Dealer 2008 defensive player of year, recording 144 tackles, 18 sacks, 44 TFL, two interceptions &amp;#133; nominated for both Ohio all-star games &amp;#133; also runs the 110m high hurdles for the Wildcats &amp;#133; Latin and service clubs &amp;#133; son of Dave and Gina McVey

J.T. Moore (DE, Boardman HS, Boardman, Ohio): Defender who totaled 110 tackles, seven sacks, nine TFL as a senior &amp;#133; first team all-Ohio for Coach D.J. Ogilvie &amp;#133; all-Northeast Ohio and all-Federal League &amp;#133; Youngstown Big 22 team &amp;#133; three-year starter &amp;#133; Five Blocks of Granite award &amp;#133; nominated for Ohio All-Star Classic and Big 33 game &amp;#133; also a basketball letterman &amp;#133; honor roll student &amp;#133; son of Claudette and Darryl Moore 

Andrew Norwell (OL, Anderson HS, Cincinnati, Ohio): All-Ohio lineman from Cincinnati Anderson &amp;#133; helped Coach Jeff Geisting&amp;#8217;s Redskins to two state title games &amp;#133; senior season cut short by a leg injury &amp;#133; first team all-state, all-Southwest, all-FAVC conference &amp;#133; his teams had a three-year record of 37-6 &amp;#133; U.S. Army All-American Bowl nominee &amp;#133; also a basketball letterman &amp;#133; son of Julia and Ivar Norwell &amp;#133; brother Chris played at Illinois

Verlon Reed (ATH, Marion-Franklin HS, Columbus, Ohio): Versatile athlete who played quarterback, defensive back and receiver in Columbus City League &amp;#133; three-year starter for Coach Brian Haffele&amp;#8217;s Red Devils &amp;#133; all-city, all-district, all-metro, all-state &amp;#133; passed for 1,714 yards, 18 touchdowns, rushed for 1,658 yards as a senior, helping team to state semifinal &amp;#133; 23-6 as a starter &amp;#133; four City League titles &amp;#133; basketball and track standout &amp;#133; son of Charlestina Roseboro and Verlon Reed Sr. 

Bradley Roby (DB, Peachtree Ridge HS, Suwanee, Ga.): Cornerback prospect who earned all-state recognition as a DB, WR and athlete &amp;#133; all-region, all-Gwinnett County &amp;#133; 42 tackles, six interceptions, 29 catches for 526 yards as a senior &amp;#133; Gwinnett TD Club defensive player of year &amp;#133; scored 11 touchdowns for Coach Bill Ballard&amp;#8217;s state quarterfinal club: five on receptions, two on punt returns and one each on a kick return, a rush, an interception and a fumble recovery &amp;#133; team captain &amp;#133; Atlanta TD Club Iron Man award &amp;#133; also a track and basketball standout &amp;#133; four-time scholar-athlete &amp;#133; DECA club, Ideals leadership &amp;#133; son of Betty and James Roby 

Rod Smith (RB, Paul Harding HS, Fort Wayne, Ind.): Powerful tailback who totaled 1,000 career carries &amp;#133; player of the year as a senior for Coach Sherwood Haydock, rushing for 1,855 yards, 19 scores &amp;#133; SAC conference career rushing leader with 6,625 yards, 66 career touchdowns (eighth-best in Indiana prep history) &amp;#133; all-conference basketball standout &amp;#133; ran first leg of state runner-up 4x100 relay &amp;#133; son of Sophia and Roger Smith 

Jamel Turner (DE, Fork Union MA, Youngstown, Ohio): Determined defender who spent his senior season at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy &amp;#133; 66 tackles, two interceptions as a senior at FUMA, playing for Coach Mickey Sullivan &amp;#133; Virginia all-prep league team &amp;#133; recorded 23 sacks as a sophomore and 18 as a junior at Youngstown Ursuline &amp;#133; 2008 Ohio Division V state champions &amp;#133; also a track and basketball standout at Ursuline &amp;#133; son of Rachella Pendlton 

T.Y. Williams (WR, Shaw HS, East Cleveland, Ohio): Tall, athletic receiver from Cleveland &amp;#133; 39 catches for 685 yards and 14 scores as a senior &amp;#133; second team all-state for Coach Rodney Brown&amp;#8217;s Lake Erie League-champion Cardinals &amp;#133; all-Lake Erie League and all-district &amp;#133; junior season cut short by knee injury &amp;#133; also a basketball and track letterman &amp;#133; son of Vorise Williams and Tyrone Banks

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<title>Coleman, Ballard signing autographs Thursday</title>

    

    


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Three former Ohio State football players will be signing autographs at Cardboard Heroes at The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Thursday, Feb. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m.

Northmont graduate Kurt Coleman and Springboro grad Jake Ballard will be joined by Thaddeus Gibson at the signing.

Autographs will be $10 for individual signatures or $20 for all three players&amp;#8217; signatures.

Photos and mini helmets will be available for purchase.

For more info, call (937) 429-5299.

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<description>This just in from The Associated Press: COLUMBUS, Ohio &amp;#8212; Ohio State&amp;#8217;s 2010 season opener in football against Marshall has been moved up two days to a Thursday night. The game will be played Sept. 2 at Ohio Stadium. Athletic...</description>
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COLUMBUS, Ohio &amp;#8212; Ohio State&amp;#8217;s 2010 season opener in football against Marshall has been moved up two days to a Thursday night. The game will be played Sept. 2 at Ohio Stadium.

Athletic director Gene Smith announced the change in an e-mail Wednesday.

Ohio State&amp;#8217;s last non-Saturday regular season home game was in 1997, a season-opening 24-10 win over Wyoming that also was played on a Thursday evening.
Kickoff time and television plans will be announced at a later date.

Smith says the Thursday night game avoids traffic and congestion problems on campus, allows fans and players to avoid the daytime heat and provides maximum national exposure.

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<description>This just in from Ohio State&amp;#8217;s Sports Information Dept.: Several Buckeyes To All-Star Games Coleman, Cordle, Worthington, Pettrey among invitees COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four members of Ohio State&amp;#8217;s Rose Bowl champion football team have been invited to participate in post-season...</description>
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This just in from Ohio State&amp;#8217;s Sports Information Dept.:

Several Buckeyes To All-Star Games

Coleman, Cordle, Worthington, Pettrey among invitees

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four members of Ohio State&amp;#8217;s Rose Bowl champion football team have been invited to participate in post-season all-star contests.

Offensive lineman Jim Cordle and defensive lineman Doug Worthington have accepted invitations to play in the East-West Shrine Game, being held this season for the first time at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. That Jan. 23 contest kicks off at 3 p.m. Eastern and will be televised by ESPN2.

All-America safety Kurt Coleman has accepted an invitation to the Under Armour Senior Bowl, played Jan. 30 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. That game kicks off at 4 p.m. Eastern and will be televised by the NFL Network.

Kicker Aaron Pettrey has been invited to the Texas vs. the Nation all-star game, to be played Feb. 6 at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas. Kickoff is 2 p.m. Eastern and the game will be televised by CBS College Sports.

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The good vibes from the Big Ten&amp;#8217;s great bowl season are sticking around. The Big Ten Network will re-air all four of the conference bowl victories in the next week, topped off with a bowl wrap-up show at 10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 14.

The Big Ten&amp;#8217;s wins in the Rose, Orange, Capital One and Champs Sports Bowls came against opponents ranked in the top 15. No conference had posted four bowl victories against top-15 opponents in the same season since the Big Ten accomplished the feat in 1998-99.

The schedule:

Tonight, Jan. 7, 10 p.m. &amp;#8212; Wisconsin&amp;#8217;s 20-14 victory over No. 15 Miami in the Champs Sports Bowl. Check out Alter grad Chris Borland flying around on defense.

Friday, 11 p.m. &amp;#8212; Ohio State&amp;#8217;s 26-17 Rose Bowl victory over No. 7 Oregon. Terrelle Pryor was good, but he wouldn&amp;#8217;t have been the game&amp;#8217;s Offensive MVP without running back Brandon Saine (Piqua) and tight end Jake Ballard (Springboro).

Sunday, 11 p.m &amp;#8212; Iowa&amp;#8217;s 24-14 win over No. 9 Georgia Tech. It was just 49 degrees in Miami, but the Hawkeyes didn&amp;#8217;t seem to mind. 

Monday, 6 p.m. &amp;#8212; Penn State&amp;#8217;s 19-17 victory over No. 12 LSU in the Capital One Bowl. The Nittany Lions slugged it out with the mighty SEC, prevailing on a muddy field. This game wouldn&amp;#8217;t have been as fun to watch had it been played on FieldTurf.

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<description>This just in from OSU media relations: Homan Stays For Senior Season Linebacker will play for Ohio State in 2010 COLUMBUS - Linebacker Ross Homan announced this afternoon that he has decided to stay at Ohio State for his senior...</description>
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Homan Stays For Senior Season

Linebacker will play for Ohio State in 2010

COLUMBUS - Linebacker Ross Homan announced this afternoon that he has decided to stay at Ohio State for his senior season.

A statement from Homan:

&amp;#8220;I had a long talk with my parents and I want to stay at Ohio State for my senior season.

&amp;#8220;I look forward to being a senior leader, and helping try and lead our team to the Big Ten title and national championship. I know this upcoming year will help me improve as a player and also help our team. I believe we can even outwork ourselves from what we did this past season. 

&amp;#8220;Winning the Rose Bowl was a dream come true for me. I remember watching the 1997 game as a little kid; to get to play in the Rose Bowl and win it was something special. I believe we can have that kind of success again in 2010.&amp;#8221;

The leading tackler for the Rose Bowl champions with 108 stops, Homan earned second team all-Big Ten honors. He also recorded five interceptions, five TFL, two sacks, and two fumble recoveries as a junior. The Big Ten defensive player of the week against Wisconsin, when he had 15 tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble, Homan has 215 tackles for his Ohio State career.

A product of Coldwater High School, Homan has made 19 career starts for Ohio State. A member of the Big Ten all-academic team, he is scheduled to graduate in December with a bachelor&amp;#8217;s degree in consumer affairs.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Defensive lineman Cameron Heyward announced this afternoon that he has decided to stay at Ohio State for his senior season.

A statement from Heyward:

&amp;#8220;I am excited about next season and am looking forward to being one of the senior leaders of our team. I sat down and talked at length with my family about my situation, and they totally support my decision. I&amp;#8217;ve been blessed to this point. I am just having fun being a college student. 

&amp;#8220;I learned a lot from seniors like Doug (Worthington) and Kurt (Coleman) and all they were able to accomplish during their senior year. I would love to be a part of Buckeye tradition like that. I think the upside is very positive.

&amp;#8220;I want to help our team achieve the goals of winning another Big Ten title and possibly accomplishing a national championship. If I could win some recognition, that would be great as well. I think I can be a leader for our team, and I know another season will help me become a better player.&amp;#8221; 

Heyward, a product of Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Ga., has recorded 115 tackles during his three-year career. The all-Big Ten selection led the Rose Bowl champion Buckeyes with 7.5 sacks this season, along with 11 TFL and a fumble recovery. He was named Big Ten player of the week versus Penn State, when he had 11 tackles, three TFL and two sacks. Heyward, who recovered a fumble for a touchdown against Michigan, has made 33 career starts for Ohio State. He is scheduled to graduate in spring, 2011, with a bachelor&amp;#8217;s degree in human development.

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The Detroit Free Press has reported that David Brandon, the chairman and CEO of Domino&amp;#8217;s Pizza, will be named the University of Michigan&amp;#8217;s athletic director today.

Michigan needed to fill the position because current AD Bill Martin is retiring.

This is a move, like Indiana&amp;#8217;s hiring of Fred Glass as AD in January 2009, that signals the changing role of athletic directors in major college sports. Glass was an Indianapolis attorney before Indiana hired him, although he was an IU grad.

Brandon, as well, comes from a non-sports management position. He is the head of a large corporation, which many would argue is a very appropriate background for leading a college athletics department.

Regardless, I hope all of the Domino&amp;#8217;s locations were nice and locked up after Ohio State fans heard about Brandon&amp;#8217;s hiring.

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LOS ANGELES - Contrary to what the English born singer-song writer Albert Hammond wrote and sang in his 1972 hit &amp;#8220;It Never Rains in Southern California,&amp;#8221; it does rain in Southern California. It did not pour, but persistent rains Wednesday morning in Los Angeles soaked the practice fields and prompted the cancellation of Ohio State&amp;#8217;s scheduled afternoon practice at the Home Depot Center. 

Following a team media day at the media headquarters, the Marriott Los Angeles Downtown, the Buckeyes returned to their hotel late Wednesday morning for team meetings before the originally scheduled 1:15 p.m. practice. The team learned then that a decision had been made not to practice outdoors because of the weather. 

The team still used the time available to prep for the game. The Buckeyes utilized some of the giant conference room and meeting room space in the lower level of the Marriott for numerous offensive, defensive and position meetings.

This kind of hot dogging allowed

Players and coaches enjoyed hot dogs and chili dogs from local Hollywood eatery Pink&amp;#8217;s after their position meetings and team sessions at the Hyatt. Pink&amp;#8217;s, a family-owned hot dog stand since 1939, is known as the hot dog to the stars. Best way to find the restaurant according to its web site is to look for a crowd and &amp;#8220;follow the aroma of fresh meaty chili and soft hot dog buns.&amp;#8221; 

Song was a Top Five Hit

&amp;#8220;It Never Rains in Southern California&amp;#8221; was a major hit song, peaking at No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard charts in 1972. Sonny and Cher and Barry Manilow also recorded versions of the song.  

Nice to See Steve

Long-time Ohio State sports information director Steve Snapp, a veteran of 35 bowl games, is at his 36th. Snapp, who is continuing to improve and rehabilitate after enduring a stroke almost a year ago, came to the Rose Bowl on one of the booster organization bowl packages. 

Massive Media Day

The media day Wednesday was a 45-minute full team affair. Each of the 102 players on the trip was made available to the assembled media contingent, which is growing by day. The players were either seated at one of 11 round tables situated in the Marriott ballroom or they were at a raised podium with TV lights and microphones. Every Buckeye player attended.  

Low Key Thad

Junior defensive end Thaddeus Gibson has enjoyed the stay in Los Angeles after previously spending two bowl weeks in Scottsdale, Ariz. (one Fiesta Bowl and one BCS championship game) and one in New Orleans (BCS championship game). He hasn&amp;#8217;t left the hotel much, though. 

&amp;#8220;The mall [adjacent to the hotel] is fun, but I really haven&amp;#8217;t done much,&amp;#8221; Gibson said. &amp;#8220;It is a fun week, but this is a work week and I&amp;#8217;m concentrating on getting myself ready to go.&amp;#8221;

Same for Simon

Freshman defensive tackle John Simon hasn&amp;#8217;t been out experiencing Los Angeles outside of team functions, either, preferring instead to stay close to the hotel.

&amp;#8220;It is a great experience,&amp;#8221; Simon said of his first bowl trip. &amp;#8220;I haven&amp;#8217;t gone out at all. I&amp;#8217;d like to, but I want to stay focused on the game.&amp;#8221;

Last is Best

Fifth-year senior Andrew Moses is having his best bowl trip. The already graduated Moses (political science) has been on four previous bowl trips - all BCS games; 2006 Fiesta Bowl, 2007 BCS championship game, 2008 BCS championship game and 2009 Fiesta Bowl - and he says this Rose Bowl has been his best. 

&amp;#8220;This bowl trip, with the sites of Los Angeles and places like Disneyland, has been the best,&amp;#8221; Moses said. &amp;#8220;My teammates have made it great. This is a really close team and just hanging out with my teammates has been fantastic. Plus, Lawry&amp;#8217;s was great and I went to Long Beach, too.&amp;#8221; 

West Coast Grant

There is only one player on Ohio State&amp;#8217;s roster from California: junior receiver Grant Schwartz. He is from Dana Hills, near Disneyland, and coming to a bowl game in his home state has been nothing short of cool for him.

&amp;#8220;It is a cool experience to come here with all the guys,&amp;#8221; Schwartz said. &amp;#8220;It&amp;#8217;s my home state so it&amp;#8217;s a lot different of a road trip for me. I haven&amp;#8217;t been able to show the guys things like my high school, but Disneyland was cool. I&amp;#8217;ve been there a bunch of times so I was able to show the guys around.&amp;#8221;

Counting the time he spent at home prior to the holidays, Schwartz has been able to hook up with many high school friends. They shouldn&amp;#8217;t ask Grant for tickets to the game, though. He gets six tickets for family and friends and they were gone immediately. He did say he&amp;#8217;ll have about 30 friends and family at the game. 

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Rose Bowl media interview the team&amp;#8217;s defensive captains, Ross Homan and Coach Heacock

LOS ANGELES - Jeremiah Masoli, Oregon&amp;#8217;s talented junior quarterback who has a 7-1 record in games from Nov. 2 on, was a major focus of questions Tuesday during the defensive media day for the Ohio State Buckeyes. Following the interviews, the Buckeyes hit the Home Depot Center practice fields for another two-hour session in shorts and helmets. 

Representing the Buckeyes at the media headquarters for early-morning interviews were team captains Kurt Coleman, Austin Spitler and Doug Worthington, plus leading tackler Ross Homan and defensive coordinator Jim Heacock. 

Ohio State&amp;#8217;s defense has year-in-and-year-out been one of the best in all of college football. This year is no exception. The unit ranks in the NCAA Top 10 in five defensive categories, including fifth in total defense (262.5) and fifth in scoring defense (12.1).

Masoli has averaged nearly 300 yards of total offense the past four games (three of them Ducks wins to clinch the school&amp;#8217;s first Rose Bowl berth since 1995) with 13 touchdowns (nine passing, four rushing). For the season he has passed for 2,066 yards with 15 touchdowns and five interceptions, plus he has rushed for 659 yards and 12 touchdowns. 

The four Buckeyes who met with the media know Masoli, who is 5-11 and 220 pounds, will be a challenge to contain. Here&amp;#8217;s what they had to say about:

Coleman: &amp;#8220;He is very elusive. If you are coming on a blitz as a linebacker or a defensive end you have to hold your spot and allow other people to come and help out making the tackle. It&amp;#8217;s going to be a tricky thing because he will elude one tackler and continue to throw the ball downfield. It will be a challenge for our DBs to stick on their man.&amp;#8221;

Spitler: &amp;#8220;Masoli makes great decisions. He does a lot of unorthodox things that you wouldn&amp;#8217;t teach a quarterback to do, but it&amp;#8217;s been working for them so I don&amp;#8217;t know why they would stop. I don&amp;#8217;t know how to classify this guy. He is unlike anyone I have ever seen. He is a great runner, a power runner, but he makes people miss at the same time.&amp;#8221; 

Worthington: &amp;#8220;Masoli is the leader of that team. He is the heart-and-soul of that team and we know that. He makes great plays. He is a leader. He is a vocal leader. He is someone who they (Oregon coaches) put a lot on his back and he does very well with it.&amp;#8221; 

Homan: &amp;#8220;Masoli is a great athlete and a great leader for the team. He is the one that makes their offense work. He is the brains of their offense. He makes everything go. He is a great runner and he is a double threat. He can throw the football very well and pull it down and run it very well.&amp;#8221;

More than Masoli  The Oregon offense, which led the Pac 10 (league games only) in 11 of 23 offensive statistical categories including scoring offense (41.7 ppg) and total offense (475.1 ypg), is more than just Jeremiah Masoli. Redshirt freshman running back LaMichael James was named Pac-10 Offensive Freshman of the Year after rushing for 1,476 yards and 14 touchdowns. His rushing total is seventh-best nationally and second-best all-time at Oregon. 

James is only 5-9 and 180 pounds and reports say the shifty speed merchant - he leads the nation with 20 rushes of 20-plus yards and with 582 rushing yards against AP Top 25 teams - hasn&amp;#8217;t had a lot of clean hits. Ohio State plans to utilize its Silver Bullets mentality to stop him. 

&amp;#8220;I&amp;#8217;m 6-6 and I think he is 5-8 or 5-9, so just that height difference makes me have to get low to tackle him,&amp;#8221; Worthington said. &amp;#8220;But that&amp;#8217;s why we are the Silver Bullets. We have at least five to 10 guys on every play making a tackle. We have to make sure we gang tackle and run to the ball and leave everything out on the field.&amp;#8221;

&amp;#8220;We pride ourselves on getting as many guys to the football as we can,&amp;#8221; Spitler said. &amp;#8220;We don&amp;#8217;t have guys loafing to the football. Our mindset is every guy get to the football.&amp;#8221; 

While James clearly has speed, Homan is impressed with another of his traits. 

&amp;#8220;James is very patient as a runner,&amp;#8221; Homan said. &amp;#8220;He sees a hole very quickly and he can hit it but he is very patient behind his O-linemen.&amp;#8221;

Oregon Offense Go-Go-Goes

Oregon utilizes an effective, no-huddle attack that keeps opposing defenses off balance and limits opportunities for substitutions. The offense is as good as Coleman has faced. 

&amp;#8220;We faced offenses that run the no-huddle,&amp;#8221; Coleman said. &amp;#8220;Michigan kind of ran a no-huddle, look-look style of offense, so we have faced this kind of offense but nothing as powerful as what Oregon has. And as many weapons as Oregon has, this offense is right up there with one of the best offenses I have seen.

&amp;#8220;We&amp;#8217;ve conditioned for it. It&amp;#8217;s all about containing your poise and being able to make the right adjustments. If your defense can stay poised and play their assignment football, the offense or the tempo of their offense shouldn&amp;#8217;t affect you.&amp;#8221; 

Preparing for Ducks that Fly

Preparing for a team that has fast, shifty athletes and one that runs an up-tempo, no-huddle offense can be a challenge. Some of the things Oregon does on the field one can&amp;#8217;t practice for, according to Worthington.

&amp;#8220;Some of their speed you just can&amp;#8217;t prepare fully for,&amp;#8221; Worthington said. &amp;#8220;We just have to practice hard and practice fast to prepare for it. It is a tempo game. Luckily we have great depth on our defensive line and on our defense where we can rotate guys and make sure guys are fresh.&amp;#8221; 

Drink Plenty of Fluids

Worthington added that taking care of one&amp;#8217;s body by eating right and drinking plenty of fluids all week will help the team during the game. 

&amp;#8220;The preparation (for the no-huddle) is something that happens today,&amp;#8221; Worthington said. &amp;#8220;It starts today in that you have to drink water and you have to drink fluids and you have to put good things into your body because you need your body to be at peak performance with no cramping and no fatigue. Everybody knows how hard this game is going to be and how fast it is going to go.&amp;#8221;

Buckeyes Have Speed, Too

With Oregon&amp;#8217;s athletes and its speed dominating the discussion Tuesday, Spitler was quick to point out that Ohio State has speed. 

&amp;#8220;We have speed, too,&amp;#8221; Spitler said. &amp;#8220;It will be a big challenge for us, though, with all the athletes they put on the field and with all the misdirection they do and with their great quarterback. Our number one goal is to always get pressure on the quarterback. If we are effective in doing that we can make him make some quick decisions and maybe they won&amp;#8217;t be the right decisions.&amp;#8221; 

No Back Seat for this Secondary


Spitler was asked about Ohio State&amp;#8217;s secondary and if it tends to get overlooked. He said he has watched it and been impressed by it for five years and this year it really flies to the ball. 

&amp;#8220;Our secondary can compete with anybody out there,&amp;#8221; Spitler said. &amp;#8220;They have speed and they have a knack for the football. I&amp;#8217;ve really seen it this year. Guys read a play and they can make a break for it.&amp;#8221; 

No. 2 in Picks

Ohio State has recorded the second-most interceptions in the nation with 23. Defensive backs, led by Coleman&amp;#8217;s five and Anderson Russell&amp;#8217;s three, have accounted for 13 of those interceptions. Ohio State&amp;#8217;s top five defensive backs have 22 career interceptions.

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LOS ANGELES - Monday in Southern California was another pleasant day with temperatures in the mid-to-high 60s for the Ohio State Buckeyes to conduct a two-hour practice session. The team returned to practicing in shorts and helmets after a hard-hitting day in full pads on Sunday.

Media was allowed to photograph and film about 20 minutes of the practice session. Included in the contingent was the ABC announcing crew for the game: Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit and Lisa Salters.

After practice the Buckeyes returned to the team hotel. The players then had a night to take in the sights and sounds of aspiring and established comedians at The Hollywood Improv. 

Some Special Guests

Members of the Challengers Boys &amp; Girls Club out of Los Angeles stopped by practice and had an opportunity to meet and shake hands with the players.  

We Saw Snow Today, Too  

Most of the haze around Los Angeles disappeared as the local temperatures continued to get warmer, and on the bus ride to the Home Depot Center the team saw snow. It was the snow-capped peaks of the San Gabriel Mountains, though, about 40 miles east of L.A.

An Official Interview Day

It&#8217;s getting serious at the Rose Bowl when opposite sides of the football meet with the media and that&#8217;s how Monday started. Members of the Ohio State offense, including offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Jim Bollman, quarterback Terrelle Pryor, running backs Dan &#8220;Boom&#8221; Herron and Brandon Saine and receiver Dane Sanzenbacher, spent 30 minutes with the press at the official media headquarters - the Marriott Los Angeles Downtown - after members of the Oregon defense first met with them. Some notes from the interviews: 

Pryor was asked about playing against Oregon, a team that recruited him. He&#8217;s been in this situation before.

&#8220;This is the same as what happened with the USC and Penn State games,&#8221; Pryor said. &#8220;I just had to choose a team. It&#8217;s going to be fun playing against a team/coach that recruited you. It comes with the territory. You have to play them (schools that recruited you) sometime.&#8221;

Boom on Intensity

Herron was asked about the team&#8217;s intense practice during the full-pads session on Sunday and he said the closer the team gets to game day the more the guys want to hit. 

&#8220;It just makes you want to get out there and play and that&#8217;s what we are here for,&#8221; Herron said. &#8220;It was great to go out and hit a couple guys (on Sunday) and to get the feeling of playing the game we all love.&#8221;

Going with the Known

Brandon Saine was asked about what the team would do to try and exploit the Oregon defense. The team&#8217;s leading rusher among running backs with 694 yards this season felt the team would probably attack with what it does best: run the football. 

&#8220;If we stick to what we do best and keep running the ball the way we are, maybe we can get them off pace with a couple of different things,&#8221; Saine said.

Sanzenbacher also felt strong about the Buckeyes&#8217; running game. 

&#8220;I think with the backs we have and with our offensive line, we always have a great shot with our running game,&#8221; said Sanzenbacher, a 12-game starter at wide receiver. 

It&#8217;s Not About USC &amp; Purdue

Saine did not feel that Oregon&#8217;s wins over the two teams that beat Ohio State this season - USC and Purdue - would have any bearing on the outcome of the Rose Bowl. 

&#8220;I think you have to take every game by itself,&#8221; Saine said. &#8220;This game will just play out without any outside factors and I think it will be a great game.&#8221;

Sanzenbacher also got a USC/Purdue question, only from the angle of watching film. He said that you have to evaluate film from the games Oregon won and also from the games Oregon lost. 

On the Receiving End

Ohio State is minus two of its top four receivers for the Rose Bowl, although Ray Small and Duron Carter combined for only 2.3 receptions per game with one touchdown. Taurian Washington and Lamaar Thomas are thus getting more reps in practice. Those two may have only one reception between them this season, but they haven&#8217;t gotten down, according to Sanzenbacher.

&#8220;There is not a lot of frustration,&#8221; Sanzenbacher said. &#8220;They&#8217;ve handled the season very well&#133;better than a lot of guys would have. They want to play, but they understand in a place like this you wait your turn to get your opportunities and then you make the most of it.&#8221; 

Sanzenbacher was surprised when he learned the news about his two teammates that wouldn&#8217;t make the trip. 

&#8220;You expect to travel with guys you go through the season with,&#8221; Sanzenbacher said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a tough situation. We&#8217;d love to have them out here. The receivers are a close group. They are some of our best friends.&#8221;  

Ducks&#8217; Secondary Makes Plays

Sanzenbacher has been impressed with what he has seen on film regarding the Oregon secondary.

&#8220;They are a fast group in the secondary,&#8221; Sanzenbacher said. &#8220;You&#8217;ve seen that through all their games. They aren&#8217;t oversized. Their stats on paper don&#8217;t jump out at you, but they are guys that make plays and are going to be around the ball.&#8221;
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OSU confirmed Duron Carter&amp;#8217;s status this morning. Reports earlier this week indicated that Carter was not in good standing academically: 

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State freshman wide receiver Duron Carter will not be involved in the Buckeyes&amp;#8217; Rose Bowl game with Oregon in Pasadena Jan. 1.

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Rose Bowl Tickets Sell Out in 10 Minutes 

Tickets to go out via overnight delivery Dec. 17

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The final 1,000 (approx.) Rose Bowl tickets - out of 25,235 allocated to Ohio State University - sold out in approximately 10 minutes Friday morning. The tickets were made available to the general public on the Athletic Department&amp;#8217;s official web site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com - for $155 with a $25 per-order fee.

The Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office is continuing to process all ticket orders and will overnight the tickets to those who have purchased them beginning Dec. 17.

This was believed to have been only the third time in the last 15 years that Ohio State has had a public sale of bowl game tickets. 

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Area football products Kurt Coleman, Brandon Saine and Ross Homan were named to All-Big Ten teams on Monday, Nov. 23, as three of six Ohio State players on the first and second teams.

Coleman, a defensive back from Northmont High School, was named to the first-team defense by both the coaches and the media. In the coaches vote, Coleman was the only Buckeyes player on the first-team offense or defense. The media also named offensive lineman Justin Boren to the first-team offense.

Saine, a running back from Piqua, was named a second-team running back by both the coaches and media. He was joined on the second-team by linebacker Ross Homan, a Coldwater product.

Also on the second team from Ohio State were defensive linemen Thaddeus Gibson and Cameron Heyward.

Chris Borland, a Wisconsin linebacker out of Alter High School, was named the conference&amp;#8217;s freshman of the year by both the coaches and media.

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