AP picks: Buckeyes seek payback Vs. PSU
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A week after Showdown Saturday, only two games match ranked teams this weekend. Ohio State looks for payback against Penn State on Saturday, and Arizona State and California jockey for position in the Pac-10.
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Defending national champion Texas moves up to No. 2 in Tuesday's AP poll to set up a 1 vs. 2 showdown versus top-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.
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And with Jim Tressel at the OSU helm, playing Michigan seems to bring out the best in the Buckeyes. Unlike his predecessor, Tressel, born and bred in Ohio, knows what it means to beat Michigan
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The Buckeyes stunned the No. 7 Wolverines, who still get to go to Pasadena because they defeated co-Big Ten Champion Iowa, 30-17, on Sept 25.
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When Ohio State takes the field Monday night, it will be trying to repair a reputation damaged by a blowout loss to Florida in last yearâs national championship.
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There are remarkable similarities between the 2004 Ohio State Buckeyes and those that won the national championship just two years ago.
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Maybe now No. 1 Ohio State will get the respect it's looking for. Todd Boeckman threw for 253 yards and three touchdowns and Chris Wells ran for 133 yards, leading the Buckeyes to another easy victory, 37-17 over No. 24 Penn State on Saturday night.
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Ohio State keeps winning. Barely. Jamar Butler scored 18 points and Greg Oden had 17 points and 14 rebounds to help the No. 2 Buckeyes beat Penn State for the second time in eight days, 68-60 on Wednesday night.
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith ran for 145 yards, Ted Ginn Jr. set school and Big Ten records with his fourth punt return touchdown of the season and the Buckeyes upset No. 7 Michigan 37-21 on Saturday.
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Ohio State&#39;s season-making win over Michigan, defined by a 37-point explosion, was remarkable not just for the outpouring of points, but for the fact that the Buckeyes&#39; offense and quarterback Troy Smith showed a totally transformed personality compared
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RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Seventh-ranked Ohio State&#39;s philosophy of winning with defense and Mike Nugent works well on the road, too.
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An avalanche of hype has hit No. 1 Wisconsin and second-ranked Ohio State heading into their Sunday showdown for supremacy in the Big Ten. Both teams are trying to dig their way out of it.
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Penn State (2-5) at Ohio State (4-3): noon, WTAE. ... This is an ABC split national telecast. Half the country gets No. 2 Oklahoma vs.
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By Bob Baptist, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio  Jan. 31--It was a challenging week for the Ohio State men's basketball team before death arrived to make everything else seem trivial. The small matter of a game, however, is something the Buckeyes must confront tonight.
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As if Ohio State at Texas wasn't already a big enough game, now it's No. 1 vs. No. 2. The Longhorns moved up one spot to No. 2 in The Associated Press Top 25 on Tuesday, right behind the top-ranked Buckeyes.
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Quarterback Troy Smith ran for 145 yards as the Buckeyes upset the Wolverines, who might have also lost a return visit to the Rose Bowl.
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Ohio State took awhile to get untracked before Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr. hooked up on two touchdown passes and the top-ranked Buckeyes rolled to a 37-7 victory over Cincinnati on Saturday.