March 2011
36 posts
Full OSU release regarding Fickell promotion
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Luke Fickell has been promoted to assistant head coach for Ohio State football, Gene Smith, associate vice president and director of athletics, announced today. In that role, he will serve as interim head coach for the first five games of the Buckeyes’ 2011 season. He will also retain his role as linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator.
“Luke Fickell is a Buckeye to the...
Scout.com: Tennessee Ends Ohio State's Season →
Recap of Ohio State’s loss in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA women’s basketball tourney. Ultimately this season the Buckeye stars, who all scored in double figures today, were what they were supposed to be, and that got them this far, but OSU never developed a bench and they couldn’t overcome it at this point
Scout.com: Buckeyes, Lady Vols Revved Up For Sweet... →
Preview of Ohio State’s showdown with No. 1 seed Tennessee today at UD Arena
NCAA tourney: Regarding the Lady Volunteers… →
Pat Summitt’s team has four double-digit scorers, all of whom were McDonald’s All-Americans in high school. Junior forwards Shekinna Stricklen and Glory Johnson go 6-2 and 6-3, respectively, and both…
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Scout.com: Sweet 16-bound Buckeyes Bounce Georgia... →
My recap of Ohio State’s 67-60 win over Georgia Tech in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament Monday night in Columbus
http://thegazette.com/2011/03/20/hlas-column-wrestl... →
I agree with this take on the NCAA’s insisting on competing against itself for no good reason
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Notable Ohio State athletes graduating today: David Lighty (family resource management), Jon Diebler (marketing), Dallas Lauderdale (comm), Jantel Lavender (sport and leisure studies), Dexter Larimore (operations management) and Brandon Saine (economics)
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Scout.com: Buckeyes Down UCF 80-69 In Tourney... →
My recap of Ohio State’s women’s basketball win Saturday at St. John Arena
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Award-winning journalism job post (via a few... →
It’s funny because it’s true This job posting went out on a listserv I subscribe to. Classic (and real, if you’re interested): We want to add some talent to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune investigative…
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Scout.com: Rolle, Hines Open To New Positions →
Here’s a story I wrote about how Jermale Hines did linebacker drills and Brian Rolle did defensive backs stuff at OSU Pro Day
Article: Writer’s Digest - 10 Ways to Fuel Your...
As Kingsley Amis once said, “If you can’t annoy somebody, there’s little point in writing.” (via Instapaper) Writer’s Digest - 10 Ways to Fuel Your Writing http://www.writersdigest.com/article/10-ways-to-write-what-you-no/
Scout.com: OSU Women Seeded 4th In NCAA Tournament →
Off topic: A new toy →
I finally indulged with the purchase of an iPad so I am playing with the WordPress app to see how well it works and get an idea of whether or not it will be worth my time to mess with … Continue…
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Buckeyes happy with Pro Day results →
On FoxSportsOhio my story on Ohio State’s Pro Day
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Scout.com: Buckeyes Burn Up Pro Day Track →
My story from Ohio State’s football Pro Day as more than 20 players worked out for NFL scouts in Columbus
Few buying Buckeye explanations – except those who... →
I’m still not quite sure what to make of the press conference Ohio State held Tuesday night to address Jim Tressel’s NCAA violation, but it might not matter much in the long run. I think Ohio State…
End Of Tressel Era? I’m Not Buying (via Rea’s Day... →
Good perspective on what’s going on at Ohio State today I have no idea when Jim Tressel first discovered six of his players had sold game-used memorabilia in violation of NCAA rules. I also don’t…
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Scout.com: Football Buckeyes Up Bright and Early →
Ohio State started 6 a.m. football conditioning workouts Monday and the media was invited to watch
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Scout.com: Lavender, Prahalis Lead OSU To Title →
My recap of Ohio State Big Ten tournament clinching victory over Penn State on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis
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Scout.com: Lavender Too Much For Michigan State →
My recap of Ohio State’s semifinal win at the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament on Saturday night
Thoughts on OSU’s defeat of Iowa and a look ahead... →
Although I said in the first place Ohio State should beat Iowa for a second time this year because the Buckeyes have superior length, the way this one played out was another important example of how…
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Scout.com: Defense, Threes Lead Buckeyes Over... →
My recap of Ohio State’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinal win over Iowa on Friday night
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De Smith not only spent part of his life in... →
Ohio State’s Big Ten Tournament prospects →
Should be an interesting weekend in Indianapolis for the Big Ten women’s basketball tournament. The league was wildly competitive this year, as evidenced in part by the four-way tie in the middle of…
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A thought on the Bengals
Even if they can convince Carson Palmer to return, I think the Bengals should draft a quarterback somewhere in the 2-4 range (that’s rounds, not overall picks). I would have been fine with them grabbing a guy last year if they found one they liked because Palmer had already shown he is a head case with a sore arm, and I don’t expect either of those things to change.
This year they...
