Tag: Ohio State

Ohio State’s Evan Turner is a polarizing figure

18 March, 2010 (07:51) | Big Ten, College Basketball | By: Paul M. Banks

By Paul M. Banks is Founder/President of The Sports Bank.net,
INDIANAPOLIS- Big Ten player of the year, and likely national player of the year Evan Turner has become quite the polarizing figure this weekend. The Ohio State swing-man made magical memories for OSU fans on his way to becoming Big Ten tournament [...]

Big Ten Power Rankings – Preseason

2 September, 2009 (12:00) | Big Ten, College Football | By: StevieY19

So, the Big Ten previews didn’t finish up due to getting slammed at work.  Therefore, I bring you the preseason Big Ten Power Rankings.
1) Ohio State- Hard to put the Buckeyes anywhere else on the list.  Terrelle Pryor was the most efficient passer in the conference last year and OSU is never lacking talent.  For [...]

Big Ten Media Days Signal Football is Back — Almost

29 July, 2009 (11:00) | College Football, Illinois | By: StevieY19

For two days the Big Ten football coaches and three players from each team gather in Chicago for Big Ten Media Days.  From what I could tell, this year’s event was pretty bland (are they ever exciting?), but I guess that’s what you get when Lane Kiffin doesn’t coach in your conference.  
So what did we [...]

Big Ten Tournament: Day Two

13 March, 2009 (10:00) | Big Ten, College Basketball | By: StevieY19

Day one of the Big Ten Tourney was pretty boring, to put it bluntly.  Minnesota led pretty much the whole way and ended any hopes Northwestern had for their first ever tournament  berth.  Then Michigan jumped out to an early lead and never looked back against Iowa, all but clinching their first tournament appearance in [...]

March Madness, the Big Ten, and You

3 March, 2009 (12:00) | College Basketball | By: StevieY19

It’s a little hard to believe, but some of the smaller conference tournaments start this week and teams will be punching their tickets to the Big Dance soon.  Sometimes it’s a little tough to keep track of who’s in and who’s out, so here’s a rundown of how the Big Ten is looking.
In: Michigan State, [...]

Illini Bounce Back

23 February, 2009 (09:00) | College Basketball, Illinois | By: StevieY19

Illinois players and fans have been trying to forget a 33-point performance earlier in the week.  Sunday’s game at Ohio State went a long way to pushing that memory out.  The Illini made 8 of their first 9 shots and never allowed the Buckeyes to take a lead.
After being up by five at halftime, it [...]