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COLUMBUS, Ohio — When Ohio State’s offensive line is clicking, it’s as good as any in the nation.At least that’s what the players who make it up think.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — There’s a potential spot in the history books awaiting the 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes.Thing is, their coach doesn’t want them to give it a thought.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — There is no Archie Griffin, Eddie George or Beanie Wells in Ohio State’s backfield.

Sporting News looks at the biggest question some programs face when they open camps today:

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Eight of 11 Big Ten players surveyed by the Ann Arbor News

CHICAGO—As Big Ten teams kick off camps, check out these players and coaches whose profiles must rise in August and beyond.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University says former football star Maurice Clarett has been granted re-entry to pursue his degree after he spent more than three years in prison.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor can’t wait for the preseason to start next month.

Some applause, please, for Notre Dame, which retained its independent status this summer—and saved the Big Ten’s strength of nonconference schedules in the process.

SN’s Mike DeCourcy is facing a few tough decisions as he makes the picks for our preseason yearbook, which will be available September 7:

Big Ten athletic directors will convene next month to discuss splitting their 12-school league into two divisions, at least for football.

1. James McAdoo won’t enroll early at UNC — is that a good thing in the big picture?

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Receiver Duron Carter has left Ohio State and enrolled at a community college in Kansas.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Authorities say they don’t believe there’s a connection between a pair of shootings in a two-months span in which an Ohio State football recruit was wounded.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police say an Ohio State football recruit remains in critical condition a day after he was shot multiple times and a teenage girl was killed at a house in Youngstown.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State says forward Evan Ravenel is transferring from Boston College and plans to play for the Buckeyes.

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LARGO, Fla. — A Largo man has pleaded guilty to felony battery for assaulting Ohio State University football player Tyler Moeller at a bar last summer.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The seventh meeting between in-state rivals Ohio University and Ohio State will kick off at noon on Sept. 18.

CHICAGO — DeMarcus Cousins understands there are questions about his maturity, his focus and whether he’s even a good teammate.

The way he sees it, that’s "ridiculous."

CLEVELAND — The wife of Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel is recovering from surgery to repair a heart valve.

GOLF: Online gaming company Bodogbrand.com doesn’t really care what Tiger Woods does off the course.

Leave it to Kentucky coach John Calipari to complicate a simple discussion.

Unlike last season, when nearly all the freshmen who made the greatest impact on college basketball played for the same team, youth will be served in many venues in 2010-11.

Sporting News college basketball columnist Mike DeCourcy addresses five topics currently in his sport’s headlines.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State forward David Lighty has refractured a bone in his left foot and will undergo surgery.

The following underclassmen have declared themselves eligible for the NBA draft, which will be held June 24 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York.

More than three months ago, Sporting News unveiled its early preseason top 10 for 2010.

A quick look at the eight players, heading into the college football season, that have the best chance to earn the No. 1 spot in the 2011 NFL draft (players listed in alphabetical order):

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Kenny Guiton tossed a 45-yard scoring pass to Taurian Washington with 55 seconds left on Saturday to give the Gray a 17-14 victory over the Scarlet in Ohio State’s annual intrasqu

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Possibly the darkest moment of Tyler Moeller’s 22 years came when a doctor told him he’d never play football at Ohio State again.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State has appointed former Tulane head coach Dave Dickerson as an assistant coach on the men’s basketball staff.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Simon led a dominating defensive effort during an Ohio State scrimmage Saturday in Ohio Stadium.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Already the buzz has started about Terrelle Pryor winning the Heisman.

Just like any draft, this one has many overrated players. Below are the prospects we believe will be drafted higher than they deserve to be.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Justin Boren, who famously transferred from Michigan to hated rival Ohio State, is relishing his final year as a Buckeye.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge on Wednesday cleared the way for ex-Ohio State football star Maurice Clarett to move to a smaller detention facility in Columbus.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — After collecting almost every national player of the year honor, Ohio State’s Evan Turner is skipping his senior season to test himself in the NBA.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Former Ohio State football player Maurice Clarett is in county jail and awaiting a judge’s decision on Tuesday that would release him to a community-based correction facility af

Had that last shot launched by Butler’s Gordon Hayward somehow found its way through the opening in the bottom of the south goal at Lucas Oil Stadium, it’s not entirely clear the result

Golf: The countdown to the Masters continues with more Tiger Woods off-the-course news:

INDIANAPOLIS — Ohio State junior swingman Evan Turner is the runaway choice as The Associated Press’ college basketball player of the year.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has a difficult time keeping track of just how far quarterback Terrelle Pryor has come.