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Buckeyes' Bummer

Texas' Quan Cosby celebrates his touchdown against Ohio State during the third quarter of the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., Monday.
January 6, 2009

GLENDALE, Ariz — The last time the Buckeyes came here, they looked like a team that didn’t belong after losing the 2007 BCS National Championship Game to Florida. They returned Monday night for the 38th annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl hearing they didn’t belong again against Texas. Well, the Buckeyes proved they belong, but that’s the consolation prize. For the third straight year, the Buckeyes’ season ended with a sour taste and it’s a taste that 28 seniors will take with them for the rest of their lives. Appearing ready to snap the bowl-game skid and show the nation that Ohio State football definitely deserved to be amongst the nation’s elite, the Buckeyes watched Quan Cosby take a quick slant from Colt McCoy and dash 26 yards for the game-winning touchdown by a 24-21 count. “We did everything but win the game,” said OSU tight end Rory Nichol. “It seems like something happens that’s hard to believe in every big game we play.

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Final countdown on for Bucks, Longhorns

January 5, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz — The final countdown is on.

In several ways the final countdown has begun.

The talking has come to an end and now it’s time to focus on the task at hand.

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Buckeyes haven't had much success in 'big' games

January 4, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — When it comes to Ohio State football, every game is a big game.

Of late, some have become bigger than others.

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Memo to Buckeyes: Save some Big Ten grace

January 4, 2009

It would be in the Buckeyes’ best interests to take down Texas, Monday night in Glendale, Arizona.

On a national respect meter, Ohio State’s football program fails to generate much movement.

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Duel in the Desert

January 3, 2009

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — To hear them talk, they sound completely different. To see them coach, they are once again different. However, their paths are similar and the places they coach are even more similar.

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It's 'cool' to be in the Valley of the Sun for the Fiesta Bowl

January 3, 2009

THE OHIO State Buckeyes are preparing for the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, and even though it’ll be in the Valley of the Sun, OSU head football coach Jim Tressel thinks things are “pretty cool.

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