Buckeyes make early statement
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AUSTIN, Texas -- In the grand tapestry of a college football regular season, it was only a fragment. The winner had bragging rights, for sure. And the No. 1 ranking, which is only cosmetic at this point.
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Say you're Ohio State, ranked No. 1 in the country, all but assured a top seed in the NCAA tournament. What's in it for the Buckeyes when the Big Ten tournament starts Thursday? Time for a tuneup, maybe. And hope &#151; make that pray_ no one, especially Greg Oden, gets hurt.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sports Network) - Troy Smith threw for 241 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 145 yards and a score to lead the Ohio State Buckeyes to a 37-21 victory over No.
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The wait was worth it for No. 3 Ohio State and prized big man Greg Oden. In his first competition in seven months, the 7-foot freshman, touted by some as the best U.S.-born big man in a generation, had 14 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes past Valparaiso 78-58 on Saturday.
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Ohio State is tired of hearing about its inability to put opponents away.
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Troy Smith put No. 1 Ohio State ahead with a sensational touchdown pass, and the Buckeyes defense took over from there.
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Troy Smith helped Ohio State get into the Alamo Bowl. Justin Zwick will have to help the Buckeyes win it.
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Seven-footer Greg Oden gets all the attention for No. 3 Ohio State. Maybe the shortest Buckeye deserves some of the focus.
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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.
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Troy Smith barely got on the field for Ohio State this season. After the Buckeyes&#39; biggest game of the year, he had trouble getting off of it.
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The toughest part of Ohio State's schedule is behind the Buckeyes. And Troy Smith and Co. handled it with ease. Smith threw for 186 yards and four touchdowns and No. 1 Ohio State picked up its second road win over a ranked opponent by manhandling No. 13 Iowa 38-17 Saturday night.
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Michigan coach Lloyd Carr had said all along that the start of Big Ten play was a new season. Well, the Wolverines celebrated the fresh start with an apparently reinvigorated offense.
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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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The Buckeyes were able to get things back on the right track against Indiana. Ex-OSU captain Jerry Rudzinski takes a look at what the Buckeyes were able to get right against the Hoosiers.
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NEW ORLEANS - Some things are the same for Ohio State. The Buckeyes again are the top-ranked football team in the country. They are playing the Southeastern Conference champion. They are playing in the Bowl Championship Series national title game.
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Greg Oden has 19 points, Ron Lewis adds 16 and Ohio State nears its first No. 1 ranking since 1962 by beating Minnesota, 85-67.
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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.