BCS Rankings Week 11

Ohio State moved up to #11 in the BCS Rankings tonight. We are one spot behind Iowa at #10. Penn State dropped to #18 and Wisconsin is #20. There are no other Big 10 teams in the BCS top 25.

Heres the full top 25:

1 Florida 9-0
2 Alabama 9-0
3 Texas 9-0
4 TCU 9-0
5 Cincinnati 9-0
6 Boise State 9-0
7 Georgia Tech 9-1
8 LSU 7-2
9 USC 7-2
10 Iowa 9-1
11 Ohio State 8-2
12 Pittsburgh 8-1
13 Oregon 7-2
14 Miami (FL) 7-2
15 Houston 8-1
16 Utah 8-1
17 Arizona 6-2
18 Penn State 8-2
19 Oklahoma State 7-2
20 Wisconsin 7-2
21 Virginia Tech 6-3
22 Brigham Young 7-2
23 Oregon State 6-3
24 South Florida 6-2
25 West Virginia 7-2

New Polls

With the huge win yesterday @ Penn State, OSU has moved up in the polls.

The Bucks are now #8 in the Coaches Poll and #10 in the AP, after being #12 and #15 last week. http://espn.go.com/college-football/rankings/_/poll/1.

The BCS comes out later tonight.

But really, the polls, BCS specifically, don't really matter at this point for OSU. We're not going to the National Championship, and if we beat Iowa next week, we're going to the Rose Bowl. The polls will only affect us if we lose.

Buckeyes Beat Penn State in Rout, Now Control Big 10

I definitely did not expect the Buckeyes to completely dominate Penn State like they did today. I thought they could win, but thought it would be a back and forth battle. It was anything from it.

The Bucks held what people thought was a potent offense to 201 total yards. Daryl Clark was 12-28 for 125 yds and 1 int.

OSU did what it had to do on offense. They didnt necessarily look great, but they had 0 turnovers, and moved the ball when they had to. Terrelle Pryor had some good throws and looked comfortable in the pocket, throwing for 2 scores, and running for 1.

With the win, and the Iowa loss, the Bucks are now tied for 1st place in the Big 10. Next weeks game against Iowa is basically the conference championship. Whichever team comes out on top will win the Big 10, even if they lose the next week.

OSU-PSU Predictions

The big game is less than a day away, heres my prediction.

OSU 28- PSU 24.

The game will be back and forth. OSU will go up 28-24 a little into the 4th quarter, and the Bucks defense will stop Penn State from scoring.

Terrelle Pryor will have a good, but not great game. Around 200 yards passing and 70 yards rushing. The Bucks defense will force at least 2 turnovers. Both of which will lead to points.

OSU Basketball beats Walsh

The men's basketball team won their exhibition game tonight, defeating Walsh 86-48.

Evan Turner led the way for the Bucks, putting in 15 pts, 14 reb, and 6 assists. William Buford also had 15 points. David Lighty had 11, and Jon Diebler and Jeremie Simmons both had 10.

12 players got into the game.

This was a great start to the year, and should give the team some confidence heading into their season opener Monday against Alcorn State.

Playing well early in the year is pivotal for the Bucks. OSU has a chance to put some big non-conference wins on their resume before Big 10 play starts, with early season match ups against UNC, either Cal/Syracuse (pending UNC game), Florida State and Butler.

Buckeyes With a Shot at Redemption

Last season, Penn State ended all hopes that Ohio State of winning the Big 10 when they defeated the Buckeyes 13-6 in the Shoe' in a defensive battle full of 3 and outs and field goal attempts. This season, OSU has a chance to return the favor, and put themselves in a position to win the Big 10.

OSU (7-2, 4-1) travels out to State College, PA to face #11 Penn State (8-1, 4-1) in a matchup that will not determine who will win the Big 10, but the loser can pretty much eliminate themselves from the 3 way race between OSU, PSU and Iowa.

Everybody in college football remembers Terrelle Pryor's fumble last season against Penn State. The Buckeyes were driving late in the 3rd quarter, up 6-3. On a 3rd and 1 near midfield, Jim Tressel called a quarterback sneak. Instead of diving up the middle, Pryor bounced it outside, and for a second, it looked like he could go the distance. However, Pryor fumbled, Penn State took over, and put the ball in the endzone minutes later. Penn State win on to win the game, the Big 10, and a trip to the Rose Bowl.

In order for Ohio State to have a chance to defeat the Nittany Lions on the road, Terrelle Pryor and the offense are going to have to make some plays and put the ball in the endzone.. Sure, the offense has looked good and put up some points the past few weeks, but who cares when it is against Minnesota and New Mexico State. This is Ohio State, and the coaches, fanbase and players should not feel good about themselves by beating up on lesser opponents. Its time for the OSU offense to show up in a big time game, and a game on the road against rival #11 Penn State is the perfect oppurtunity.

The Buckeyes are going to have to control the line of scrimmage for the offense to have any chance to put up points. Penn State has one of the best front sevens in the country and the way the Bucks offensive line plays could dictate the game. When given time, Terrelle Pryor has proved to be dangerous as both a passer and a runner, when not, well, ask Purdue. If the line can give TP time, OSU has a great chance to win. If not, OSU's chances of winning the Big 10 are pretty much over.

OSU-New Mexico State Recap

The Buckeyes were clicking on all cylinders yesterday in their 45-0 rout over New Mexico State. OSU had season bests on both yards gained (559) and yards given up (62). The shutout was the third of the season, and this season is the first since 1996 in which the Buckeyes have had 3 shutouts.

After a little concern this week over the running back situation, with both Dan 'Boom' Herron and Brandon Saine being a little banged up, the Bucks ran for a season high 310 yards.

Terrelle Pryor struggled at times and wasn't as accurate as last week, going 11-23 for 135 yds and 1 TD. But he ran the ball well and managed the game.

The defense looked stout as usual.

The win puts the Buckeyes at 7-2 heading into a huge game next Saturday against rival Penn State.