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COLUMBUS -- With 'Beanie' ailing, the Buckeyes turned to 'Boom' in the crunch. Playing without injured starting tailback Chris Wells, Ohio State literally handed things over to redshirt freshman Daniel Herron ...

Ray Small's 69-yard punt return for a touchdown Saturday helped third-ranked Ohio State overcome upset-minded Ohio 26-14. OSU led only 19-14 when the junior wide receiver sprinted out from a pack of players, ...

COLUMBUS - If anyone has an excuse for falling asleep during Ohio State football games it's the Buckeyes' under-utilized Buckeye tight ends.

Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Thursday that running back Beanie Wells would not play Saturday against Ohio U. Tressel wouldn't speculate on Wells' availability for the Sept.

COLUMBUS -- No one is more relieved that Chris Wells' right foot is feeling better than the Ohio State tailback poised to start in his place.

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Terrelle Pryor's college debut went well on Saturday. The much acclaimed recruit rushed for a touchdown for Ohio State and showed some touch with his arm.

Coach Jim Tressel has some reassuring words for all those fretful Ohio State fans who have had trouble sleeping since tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells hit the deck with a right foot injury on Saturday.

Yesterday, what many college football fans across the country consistently hope for transpired.

The Thud Heard 'Round Columbus was felt all the way to Charlottesville, Va. That's where Southern California coach Pete Carroll , shortly after watching his third-ranked team clobber Virginia 52-7, was asked if ...

COLUMBUS -- Limping around the sidelines on a bad foot, hobbled Heisman hopeful Chris "Beanie" Wells looked like a geezer in search of a shuffleboard court.

The Beanie watch is on for the Buckeyes. A day after Ohio State star Chris "Beanie" Wells fell back in a heap with an injured right foot, the second-ranked Buckeyes could do nothing but wait and hope that their ...

COLUMBUS: Call it the curse of the Penguins. Ohio State put the Youngstown State Penguins on ice in a 43-0 today at Ohio Stadium in a victory.

Jim Tressel has solidified Ohio State as a perennial contender.

He's a details-matter coach who expects players to keep their lockers clean and who takes time to remember the names of each player's girlfriend. He's so narrowly focused, he once changed door codes at the team's football complex to 4-1-1-4 after a 41-14 loss to Florida in the January 2007 BCS championship game. But Tressel also holds 'quiet time' before meetings, giving players a chance to reflect on broader concepts such as attitude, persistence and adversity.

The season opener, a k a the miracle cure, is just four days away for No.2 Ohio State, and already coach Jim Tressel can see it having an effect on the few of his players who had been infirm the last days of ...

Ted Ginn Jr.'s last kickoff return at Ohio State ended in an ugly way when he was injured in an end zone celebration at the 2006 national championship game.

Chris "Beanie" Wells got in a few carries during a practice in front of fans in Ohio Stadium.

A look at the 2008 Ohio State football team, by the numbers: $2,325,900_Jim Tressel's salary this year, not counting bonuses, benefits and a $40,000 contribution to his retirement plan.

Archie Griffin's niche in college football history as the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner is being threatened again.

Archie Griffin's niche in college football history as the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner is being threatened again.