COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ Remember all those great players Ohio State
lost from last season's team? They're not missed as much as everyone
thought.
The Buckeyes routed Northwestern 58-7 Saturday to go to 4-0,
successfully opening their defence of the Big Ten title they've won
the last two years.
``It's a good start from a defensive standpoint, but there are
always things you can get better at,'' linebacker James Laurinaitis
said after Ohio State limited the Wildcats to ...
Top-ranked Ohio State has Heisman
Trophy contender Troy Smith, the explosive Ted Ginn Jr. and a potent
running game.
The Buckeyes' defence doesn't get as much publicity, but it can
be just as dominant as their offence.
The Ohio State defence battered and bruised Michigan State in a
38-7 victory Saturday. The Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0 Big Ten) narrowly
missed a shutout, giving up a meaningless TD to the reeling Spartans
(3-4, 0-3) with just more than a minute ...
All signs point to a mismatch when downtrodden Michigan State welcomes No. 1 Ohio State to town Saturday.
The Buckeyes aren't buying into it, even against a team that has lost its last three games. Besides their regular classwork this week, they're getting a heavy dose of history from alumni and former players.
Twice before, a top-ranked Ohio State team has been a heavy favourite against a Michigan State squad ...
For Troy Smith and Ted Ginn Jr., it was
just like those autumn days in middle school when they used to play
catch at the park.
Smith tossed three touchdown passes _ including a 57-yard
lightning strike to high school teammate Ginn_ to lead No. 1 Ohio
State to a 35-7 victory over Bowling Green on Saturday.
``There's always something special about playing with a childhood
friend,'' said Smith, who didn't do anything to hurt his Heisman
Trophy ...
Troy Smith threw three touchdown passes,
Antonio Pittman ran for two scores as Ohio State started its second
month as the No. 1 team in the nation with an easy 35-7 victory over
Bowling Green on Saturday.
The Buckeyes (6-0) toyed with the Falcons (3-3), tacking on two
touchdowns in the final quarter to turn a surprisingly close 21-7
game into a rout. Ohio State stretched the nation's longest winning
streak to 13 in a row.
Smith didn't ...
Ohio State is looking at an easy October schedule, and that might be hard to handle for the top-ranked Buckeyes.
The task at hand will be trying to get pumped up for Bowling Green, followed by the five bottom teams in the Big Ten, after handling the likes of defending national champion Texas and Top 25 teams Penn State and Iowa in September.
``Even harder than September,'' Buckeyes guard T.J. ...
