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Ohio State quarterback Jack Miller drops back to pass during the Buckeyes' spring NCAA college spring football game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, April 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Ohio State quarterback derby to remain unsettled until fall

By Steve Helwagen Apr. 17, 2021 04:11 PM EDT

Atlanta Hawks forward Solomon Hill (18) scores against the Boston Celtics In the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
The Latest: Padres hoping to have 20% capacity for opener

By The Associated Press Mar. 09, 2021 10:25 AM EST

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields throws for a touchdown against Clemson during the second half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Alabama in record 5th CFP title game vs 1st champ Ohio State

By Stephen Hawkins Jan. 02, 2021 01:58 AM EST

Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave catches a touchdown pass in front of Clemson cornerback Derion Kendrick during the second half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
Fields' day: No. 3 Ohio State routs No. 2 Clemson 49-28

By Ralph D. Russo Jan. 02, 2021 12:11 AM EST

FILE - In this is an April 25, 2018, file photo, NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis is viewed. College sports programs are already being cut and more are likely on the chopping block. The coronavirus pandemic has triggered fears of an economic meltdown on campuses around the country. The cancellation of the NCAA men's basketball tournament cost schools $375 million and more losses are expected, especially if football season is disrupted in the fall. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)
NCAA to lift moratorium on football, basketball workouts

By Steve Megargee May. 20, 2020 12:28 PM EDT

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, and Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney pose with the trophy after a news conference for the NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in New Orleans. Clemson is scheduled to play LSU on Monday. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Swinney, Orgeron leading evolution in coaching styles

By Paul Newberry Jan. 12, 2020 05:09 PM EST

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, Ohio State coach Ryan Day watches during the second half of the team's Big Ten championship NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Indianapolis. A year ago, Day was a relatively unknown Ohio State assistant. This December he's reigning Big Ten coach of the year and is eyeing a national title after leading the Buckeyes to a 13-0 record as the successor to the retiring Urban Meyer. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Year sees Day rise from unknown assistant to celebrity coach

By Mitch Stacy Dec. 24, 2019 10:30 AM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2019, file photo, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) runs against Georgia during the second half of the Southeastern Conference championship NCAA college football game, in Atlanta. Burrow is a hero on LSU's Baton Rouge campus, but he hasn't seen much of it because he took graduate courses online. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Online classes keep football players out of academic fray

By Mitch Stacy Dec. 23, 2019 10:49 AM EST

Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez (2) breaks a tackle by Iowa linebacker Kristian Welch (34) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
No. 17 Memphis tops No. 18 Cincinnati, set for rematch

By The Associated Press Nov. 29, 2019 06:26 PM EST

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day shakes hands with Rutgers interim head coach Nunzio Campanile after their NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in Piscataway, N.J. Ohio State won 56-21. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Outsider Day embraces intensity and mystique of ‘The Game’

By Mitch Stacy Nov. 27, 2019 02:39 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 1969, file photo, Michigan coach Bo Schembechler smiles while talking to reporters after defeating Ohio State 24-12 in an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Jim Harbaugh’s job is safe at Michigan whether he finally beats Ohio State or falls to 0-5, but the timing for a win would provide a boost for college football’s winningest program. (AP Photo/File)
Harbaugh to get boost if No. 10 Michigan beats No. 2 Ohio St

By Larry Lage Nov. 25, 2019 06:33 PM EST

FILE - This 1953 file photo, shows Ohio State halfback Howard "Hopalong" Cassady in action pose in Columbus, Ohio. Cassady, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL running back, died early Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Tampa, Fla., Jerry Emig, the Ohio State associate athletic director said. He was 85. Cassady played both football and baseball at Ohio State in the early 1950s, winning the Heisman Trophy in 1955. He also played 10 seasons in the NFL, mostly with the Detroit, and got the nickname "Hopalong" from local sports writers after the black-hatted Western star of the 1950s. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine, File)
'Hopalong' Cassady, Ohio State Heisman winner, dies at 85

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Sep. 20, 2019 11:35 AM EDT

Cincinnati running back Michael Warren II, center, is tackled in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Miami of Ohio, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Cincinnati wins 14th straight over oldest rival

By Gary Schatz Sep. 14, 2019 04:11 PM EDT

This Saturday, Aug. 23, 2019, photo provided by Ohio State Athletics shows the NCAA college football head coach's office at the Woody Hayes Center on the Ohio State campus in Columbus, Ohio. The head coach's office is right off the locker room. A player could step out of one and right into the other. To encourage the Buckeyes to do just that, Ryan Day made a few changes to the space since taking over for Urban Meyer. (Jerry Emig/Ohio State Athletics via AP)
New Day: Different coach, approach but same goal at Ohio St

By Ralph D. Russo Aug. 28, 2019 01:24 PM EDT

Indiana head coach Tom Allen responds to a question during the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Big Ten Notebook: Spartans, Buckeyes tops on preseason team

Jul. 18, 2019 05:18 PM EDT

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day smiles as he talks to reporters during the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
The Latest: Ohio St DE emulates Hayes: 'The team up north'

Jul. 18, 2019 01:12 PM EDT

Brian Garrett stands for a portrait at his home, Saturday, May 18, 2019, in Powell. Ohio. Former nursing student Brian Garrett said he worked for a short time at an off-campus clinic Dr. Richard Strauss opened after he was ousted at Ohio State in the late 1990s. But Garrett quit after witnessing abuse by Strauss and then experiencing it himself. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Attorney: Ex-Ohio State football players among those abused

By Mark Gillispie May. 18, 2019 01:49 PM EDT

This 1992 image made from video provided by WBNS-TV, shows Dr. Richard Strauss. A report released on Friday, May 17, 2017, found that the now-dead Ohio State team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students from the 1970s through the 1990s, and numerous university officials got wind of what was going on over the years but did little or nothing to stop him. (WBNS-TV via AP)
The Latest: Football players say Ohio State doc abused them

May. 18, 2019 12:36 PM EDT

Sports mourns 1960s touchstones: Mikita, Taylor, McCovey

By Fred Lief Dec. 28, 2018 10:40 AM EST
They were touchstones of sports in the 1960s, and sports lost three of the best in 2018: big-hitting Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants; Jim Taylor, the...

FILE - In this Oct. 20, 2018, file photo, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer watches from he sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Purdue, in West Lafayette, Ind. Retiring Ohio State coach Urban Meyer isn't easing out of the job just yet, not as long as there's one more game to win. Buckeyes players said this week that Meyer has been at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center for every practice and is fully engaged in preparations for the Rose Bowl. As usual, he's still sweating the small stuff. That kind of intensity made him one of the greatest college coaches of all time, but it also hastened his exit from the game. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Ohio State players: Urban Meyer won't let go until the end

By Mitch Stacy Dec. 13, 2018 10:39 AM EST