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The Associated Press Updated 7:53 PM Tuesday, October 27, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ...

BUCKEYES BUZZ: DE Thaddeus Gibson is the only current member of the team who also is taking a football coaching class taughtby head coach Jim Tressel.

"He's always in class, he's always in the first row," Tressel said. "So if you're there, you've got a chance."

Tressel added that he believes Will Smith is the only Ohio State player to ever get an A in the class.

OL Jim Cordle said he also got an A, but Tressel said he thought it was actually an A-.

"I think I got an A in that class," Cordle said with a grin. "I want to look back and check."

Gibson said he enjoys the class.

"You just learn more about the game from a great coach like coach Tressel," he said. "You can never get enough."

Gibson said he really enjoys when former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce lectures.

"Earle Bruce really gets you going bright and early in the morning," he said. "You walk in there a little bit tired, he'll definitely wake you up. That's for sure."

Tressel said not many players have taken his class.

"We had a couple take it the first year or two and they got a couple C minuses and B minuses," he said. "The word got out that's not the prof you want to take."

INJURY UPDATE: Tressel said OL Mike Adams will likely miss the next two games. DL Dexter Larimore will be evaluated this week after practicing. RBs Dan Herron and Brandon Saine and DB Orhian Johnson will be checked out this week if and when they practice. Several OL are banged up but are expected to practice this week and will be evaluated.

TRESSELESE: Tressel verbatim, taken from Tuesday's transcript: "I think the challenge of scheme-wise making sure that you can adapt is enough to start with and then the more you watch a guy — it's funny, I was talking to a recruit on the phone last night and he mentioned to me that his high school teammate was the starting corner for New Mexico State and he said, man, he's good. I said, I was watching hima few hours last night, I said, was he fast in high school? He said, yeah, he ran ten seven. He looks like he can run ten seven. So I think the more you watch people, the more you can see what the challenges are shall but on the other hand, we try very hard to really focus in on what it is we have to do. That is most critical."

NOT A SHOCKER: Plenty of good seats are available for Saturday's noon start with New Mexico State.

Fans can make their purchase through www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com.

NO SUBS: Even though Ohio State is favored by 40 points over New Mexico State, and even though the Buckeyes next play three difficult Big Ten games, Tressel said he would not hold players out of the game with the Aggies if they can play.

"Not at all. If Brandon Saine is cleared, Brandon's playing. If Orhian Johnson's cleared, he's going to play. If Boom Herron is cleared, he's going to play," he said. "This is an important game, that's one thing. We need to get better. The best chance you have to get better is on Saturdays. Practices are critical. It's at a certain level, but it's not at the level that a game is, playing in front of the fans and the excitement and the energy. So, no, if a guy can play, if he's allowed to play, he's going to play."

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October 27, 2009 10:01 PM EDT

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ohio state will always be great, i admit it, i only wish uc could sustain the kind of success that ohio state has

uc fan
4:12 PM, 10/30/2009

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The bucks offense is terrible. Pryor couldnt drive a nail, let alone an offense with Tressel as the play caller! Hang it up Pryor, and take Tressel with you. Dont let the door hit you in the ovaries on the way out.

Andrew
1:35 PM, 10/29/2009

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timbiakbatuka,
I think you're referencing the school up north not OSU.
Kill Deleware St by 60 pts and then lose 35-10 to PSU.
The bucks are getting better and no one thinks they should be No.1. I don't like playing teams like this, espicially late in the season.

troy smith
1:12 PM, 10/29/2009

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usually in a game like this ohio state wins big everyone thinks they should vaulted to #1 then the next week reality steps back in as they play a halfway real team they get punked

timbiakbatuka
4:51 PM, 10/28/2009

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Go Buckeyes ..The next ( 4 ) football games are critical for Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes . The Bucks are setting at 6 - 2 and could finish at 10 -2 and a shot at the Rose Bowl on Jan 1st .. Go Coach Tressel !

Jon
1:49 PM, 10/28/2009

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