Buckeyes' finish 1st-rate
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Mike Conley Jr. drove the lane and made a runner with four seconds left to give No. 2 Ohio State a 49-48 victory over top-ranked Wisconsin yesterday in Columbus, Ohio, clinching the Buckeyes' second consecutive Big Ten title.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The toughest part of Ohio State's schedule is over. And Troy Smith and Co. handled it with ease.
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Ashley Allen got second-ranked Ohio State going after a lethargic start, scoring half the points in a 10-0 run to spur the Buckeyes past Michigan 72-39 Thursday night for their 12th straight win.
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Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith is a runaway winner on Saturday night, taking home the Heisman Trophy for his flawless season with the No. 1 Buckeyes.
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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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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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SAN ANTONIO (Sports Network) - Justin Zwick completed  17-of-27 passes for 189 yards with a touchdown and Ohio State  used a stifling defense, as the 24th-ranked Buckeyes dominated  Oklahoma State, 33-7, in the Alamo Bowl.
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By RUSTY MILLER  COLUMBUS, Ohio - There's something about last-place Penn State that brings out the worst in No. 2 Ohio State.
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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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One month ago, Ohio State was winning and Iowa was reeling. Oh, how things have changed. Ohio State, once 3-0 and ranked seventh nationally, is 0-3 in the Big Ten and no longer in the Top 25 after a 33-7 loss at Iowa on Saturday &#151; its worst start in the league in 16 years.
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No. 1ÃÂ Ohio StateÃÂ runs away withÃÂ the Big 10 title Sunday with a 66-49 rout of No. 3 Wisconsin that earns the Buckeyes a top-seed in the NCAA tournament.
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Mike Nugent&#39;s 55-yard field goal as time expired gave the ninth-ranked Buckeyes a 24-21 victory over Marshall on Saturday. The Buckeyes (2-0) have won 13 of their last 14 games decided by a touchdown or less
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Brandie Hoskins had 18 points and four other Ohio State players scored in the double digits as the eighth-ranked Buckeyes defeated Alabama A&amp;M 98-55 on Saturday. Ohio State, coming off a 75-51 loss to No. 7 LSU last Sunday, took a 47-26 halftime lead and shot 73 percent in the second half, including 4-for-4 from 3-point range.
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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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Everything Ohio State has accomplished so far, including that huge win over Texas, was a mere prelude for the Buckeyes. "We know we're starting the real season," defensive tackle David Patterson said of Saturday's Big Ten opener between the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 24 Penn State.
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CHICAGO -- Greg Oden took a half to get acclimated. Once he settled in, he became the force on offense that No. 1 Ohio State needed for its 15th straight victory.
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Greg Oden put together a highlight package for NBA scouts and helped No. 1 Ohio State move to the finals of the Big Ten tournament and a step closer to a top seed in the NCAA tournament. Oden had 17 points, a tournament-record 19 rebounds and four blocks Saturday and the Buckeyes (29-3) pulled away late from scrappy Purdue for a 63-52 victory.