John Cooper, Scoonie Penn among Ohio State HOF inductees
The Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame will add a new 14-member class in September. It's headlined by former football coach John Cooper and basketball point guard Scoonie Penn.
Cooper led several highly rated OSU teams in the 1990s. Despite a poor record against Michigan and in bowl games, Cooper won 111 at Ohio State. He is second to just Woody Hayes in career wins with the Buckeyes.
Cooper was inducted in the the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Cooper's Buckeyes beat an undefeated Arizona State team in the 1997 Rose Bowl.
Penn was on the 1999 Buckeyes basketball team that marched to the Final Four. That team, which also featured Michael Redd, helped catapult OSU men's basketball back into the spotlight.
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Ohio State championship rings belonging to Terrelle Pryor and others on eBay
If you ever wanted to own an Ohio State championship ring, now is your chance.
An eBay user is selling six Ohio State rings, all of them allegedly related to the tattoo scandal that stopped the team from playing in the national championship game last season.
Among the rings for sale are 2008 Big Ten Championship rings for Terrelle Pryor, Mike Adams, DeVier Posey and Solomon Thomas.
Whether these are real or not, or just good fakes, is unknown. The seller only shows a single image of most of the rings for sale. They also have a less-than-stellar feedback rating and no feedback since 2011.
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Report: Ohio State assistant Chris Jent offered job with Sacramento Kings
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, Ohio State assistant coach Chris Jent has a three-year contract offer from the Sacramento Kings.
Jent recently interviewed with the Kings, and the offer is for him to be the team's top assistant.
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Quarterback recruiting update for Ohio State
The Columbus Dispatch reported that the Ohio State quarterback recruiting carousel for 2014 took a turn earlier this week when Kyle Allen of Scottsdale, Ariz., said that he had committed to Texas A&M, and Brandon Harris — another Buckeyes target — subsequently bid the Aggies adieu.
Harris was at Ohio State last weekend for an unofficial visit and then to take part in the Elite 11 quarterback camp regional. Several recruiting analysts have said they expect Harris to choose between Texas A&M and LSU, though he said he had impressive unofficial visits to Alabama and Ohio State last week.
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With video: Ohio State statements from Urban Meyer, Thad Matta, Gene Smith on Gordon Gee retirement
Here are statements issued by email from members of Ohio State's athletic department on the retirement of university president Gordon Gee:
Gene Smith, Ohio State Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics
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Big Ten announces Ohio State football conference schedule for 2015
The Big Ten announced Ohio State football conference schedule for 2015 this morning. It is the reverse of 2014.
Here is the release from Ohio State:
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