RALEIGH, N.C. — Frank Martin never got caught up in wins and losses, the highs and the lows, as he worked to build South Carolina into a contender for conference championships. Gonzaga’s Mark Few dismissed questions of whether his Bulldogs would be a failure as long as they failed to get to a Final Four [...]
Now that March Madness is in full swing, offices around the country are abuzz with game-related chatter and a major loss in workplace productivity. According to a report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas, millions of preoccupied workers could cost their employers almost $4 billion in the opening week of the tournament alone. [...]
PHOENIX — Clemson is back in Arizona, hoping to celebrate a College Football Playoff victory in the same stadium the Tigers came up just short of a national championship last season. Ohio State’s postseason game last season was also here, though the memories for the Buckeyes are much better. No. 2 Ohio State (11-1) and [...]
COLUMBUS — Whether Ohio State can beat Clemson in the College Football Playoff Saturday could depend on which version of the wildly inconsistent Buckeyes offense shows up to play in the desert. Will it be the score-at-will unit that averaged more than 53 points through the first five games and blew away Nebraska and Maryland [...]
COLUMBUS — Ohio State basketball is looking for its lost respect. Preseason polls are peppered with Big Ten teams. But not the Buckeyes. Hardly anybody was talking about Thad Matta’s team at the Big Ten media day earlier this month. Attendance at Value City Arena is sliding. Three seasons removed from winning the 2013 Big [...]
COLUMBUS — After an excruciating, exhilarating overtime win at Wisconsin, Ohio State is preparing this week to play in another loud, hostile environment. Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, with a capacity of more than 106,000, is known as one of the toughest places to play in the country. Add that it’s a Saturday night and the [...]
COLUMBUS — Indiana’s upset of Michigan State in overtime Saturday raised some eyebrows among college football pundits around the country, but it wasn’t a huge stunner for Ohio State players who know the Hoosiers as a tough out the past few years. Indiana (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) overcame a 14-point Spartans lead in the final [...]
COLUMBUS — The coaching staff at Rutgers knows the culture of the Ohio State football program as well as any opponent can. First-year Rutgers coach Chris Ash was co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Buckeyes for the past two seasons, including the 2014 national championship team. When he went to New Jersey, he snapped [...]
MADISON, Wis. — The East Division is best in the Big Ten going into conference play. Top to bottom, the league was tested in Week 3, though some outcomes were more surprising than others. Ohio State and Michigan State secured tough road wins, while Michigan sped past Colorado in the second half to win at [...]
The Big Ten heavyweights spent the first three weeks of the season beating up on lesser opponents while climbing the rankings. With five teams in the top 15 of The Associated Press Top 25 , more than any other conference, it’s time for the Big Ten to get to work. The schedule on Saturday is [...]