CHICAGO - Evan Turner collects his third consecutive weekly honor after etching his name in Ohio State lore while leading the No. 18 Buckeyes to a pair of wins last week. On Tuesday, the junior guard recorded Ohio State's third all-time triple double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists to propel the Scarlet and Gray past Lipscomb, 84-64. The Chicago native now owns two triple-doubles on the year, making him one of just 34 NCAA student-athletes all-time to record multiple triple-doubles... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State walk-on punched the Buckeyes' ticket to Pasadena.

In overtime, junior placekicker Devin Barclay sent a 39-yard field goal through the uprights to help the Buckeyes clinch at least a share of the 2009 Big Ten championship with a 27-24 overtime win in Ohio Stadium. With the victory, Ohio State earns its first trip to the Rose Bowl since the 1996 campaign.

"On behalf of all our guys and coaches that play so hard and our seniors and fans, we are so excited... [Read More]

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State junior defensive end Thaddeus Gibson was honored as the Big Ten conference co-defensive player of the week for his outstanding performance in the 38-7 win over Minnesota Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

Gibson recorded a career-high three sacks (for -13 yards) in the victory, just one shy of the OSU single-game record and the fifth-best effort in Buckeye history. The native of Euclid, Ohio, also recovered a Gopher fumble and had six tackles in the contest.

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Junior linebacker Ross Homan racked up a career-high 15 tackles while adding two sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble to help the Ohio State defense hold the Badgers' offense to a pair of field goals and remain atop the Big Ten standings. Homan's two sacks pushed Wisconsin back 13 yards and nine of his 15 defensive stops were solo tackles. He surpassed his previous career high of 10 tackles, set in two games last season. Homan spearheaded a defensive attack that held the Big Ten's... [Read More]