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If Ohio State was undefeated right now, the Buckeyes likely would be left on the outside looking in at the BCS National Championship, just as undefeated Cincinnati is.

Jim Tressel doesn't mind if you point out Ohio State's recent BCS failures. Just be accurate about them.

Ohio State Head Coach Jim Tressel talked about the Bucks versus Ducks Monday afternoon in a Bowl Game press conference.

One of those funny trends you notice when you follow college football writing long enough is the tendency for game predictions to be wrong, not only about the winner, but about the entire character of a game.

After Ohio State completed a regular season with historic ramifications, it figures that the team is waiting on the results of the Civil War to determine its opponent in the Rose Bowl.

Guard Justin Boren leads the way for Terrelle Pryor, who rushed for 74 yards against Michigan.

Michigan's Brandon Graham, right, might be the best player on the field on Saturday, but the Wolverines' defense remains a subpar unit.

MAKING THE SWITCH The story of former Michigan lineman and current Buckeye Justin Boren is a topical one this week: "This is a team that he played for and it obviously didn't go well for him," Ohio State defensive lineman Doug Worthington said of Boren, "and he probably has a little bit of bad blood with that maize and blue." Dealing with the ...

Defensive end/linebacker Thaddeus Gibson leads the Buckeyes with 10.5 tackles for loss.

Most of us want a true Big Ten championship game. Today's contest at Ohio Stadium is as close as it gets.

The comparison has fizzled a bit -- the 2002 Ohio State team never lost. But Jim Tressel said Tuesday that he liked it when people began to associate this current Iowa team, which came back eight times during a 9-0 start before losing Saturday, to that national championship Ohio State team that also pulled out many tight victories.

The bowl season is heating up, with the winner of Saturday's 3:30 p.m. game against Iowa at Ohio Stadium determining one of the spots in the Rose Bowl.

It usually only happens about this time in a college football season, when a goal and a game become as one.

Big 37-yard field goal by Devin Barclay. Think how his confidence changes, and the thinking of Jim Tressel changes, if Barclay comes out and misses that one.

The quarterbacks will have the cameras pointed at them, but defense will be the true focus of today's game.

Jordan Hall has played with Terrelle Pryor in both high school and college, and while Pryor is the starting quarterback at Ohio State, Hall in some ways holds a more enviable position.

Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who sat out the second half of the Buckeyes' win over New Mexico State on Saturday, is fine and ready for practice, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said today.

The Buckeyes leaped three spots to No. 12 in the coaches' poll, just ahead of plummeting Southern California, whose stunning 47-20 loss to Oregon on Saturday night apparently trumped the Trojans' win at OSU in Game 2. But in the other poll that matters, the Harris Interactive, OSU is 13th behind No.

Thursday, October 29, 2009 6:02 PM Glenn Forbes Ohio State takes a break from Big Ten conference action as they host New Mexico State Saturday.

"He's always in class, he's always in the first row," Tressel said. "So if you're there, you've got a chance." Tressel added that he believes Will Smith is the only Ohio State player to ever get an A in the class.