Smith, Buckeyes put an end to the suspense
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In about the time it took 79-year-old Joe Paterno to jog to the locker room, Troy Smith and No. 1 Ohio State's defense turned a close game into a rout.
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Ohio State took away one Michigan freshman and made another freshman try to beat them Saturday. The Buckeyes held Michael Hart to just 61 yards in 18 carries, 70 yards below his
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Last season, Ohio State was a team filled with stars. Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith at quarterback, All-America receiver Ted Ginn Jr., receiver Anthony Gonzalez, and running back Antonio Pittman, the latter three of whom later departed a year early for the NFL.
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By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Seven-footer Greg Oden gets all the attention for No. 3 Ohio State. Maybe the shortest Buckeye deserves some of the focus.  Mike Conley Jr.
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By Mark Gokavi Staff Writer  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- After some rough days for the Ohio State basketball team, Wednesday was a good night.   The fourth-ranked Buckeyes finished strong, earning a 78-60 victory in front of 13,961 fans.
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DALLAS -- These are the kind of games Ohio State has to enjoy, because the Buckeyes will have no postseason. Tony Stockman had 23 points, with three five-pointers in a stretch in which the Buckeyes regained
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When Troy Smith, Ted Ginn Jr. and the rest of Ohio State's blazing Buckeyes were last seen on a big stage, they were whizzing around Sun Devil Stadium at warp speed.
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If Ohio State can play this well when there&#39;s turmoil, keep the scandals coming. The Buckeyes fought through the Maurice Clarett allegations by obliterating Michigan, and then dismissed the Troy Smith fiasco by playing its best game of the year.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith threw for two touchdowns, Antonio Pittman rushed for one touchdown and kicker Mike Nugent converted three field goal tries to lead the Buckeyes to a 30-7 victory over Indiana Saturday in front of 104,538
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COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State offense that did little right all season could do no wrong against Michigan. The Buckeyes didn&#39;t commit a turnover, prevented the Wolverines from getting a sack and converted
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Troy Smith found Anthony Gonzalez in the end zone late in the first quarter as Ohio State struck first in the battle of No. 1 and No. 2 on Saturday night.
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Purdue was tired of hearing about Ohio State's invincibility. So the Boilermakers put that notion to rest with one resounding flurry.
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Ohio State is looking at an easy October schedule, and that might be hard to handle for the top-ranked Buckeyes.
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Michigan players said they didnât have time to think about it. They said they were hurt too deeply by their 37-21 loss at Ohio State, and that they simply didnât care what was going on between Iowa and Wisconsin.
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Ohio Stateâs success of the past few seasons has been tempered by the universityâs recent inability to win the big game.
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SAN ANTONIO -- Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said he knows the booster who gave quarterback Troy Smith an undisclosed amount of cash last spring, an amount large enough to warrant a two-game suspension from the NCAA and elicit similarities to the
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&quot;I don&#39;t know what to say. You have to give Ohio State a lot of credit. They&#39;re a good football team. I&#39;m proud of them (the players); they fought back to give us an opportunity to win but we didn&#39;t get it done at the end.