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By Adam Kiefaber

On June 7th, Justin Zwick got an unexpected opportunity to extend his football career.

On that particular Thursday, Zwick worked out with the Carolina Panthers. Two and a half months after the draft, Zwick joined an NFL team.

Until recently, Zwick was thinking of taking a sales job in Columbus or of doing some television work for Ohio State broadcasts.

He might have to reconsider those opportunities. Zwick is considered by every source to be monumental long shot to make the Panthers roster.

However, Zwick might have a good chance to make the practice squad if the Panthers choose to carry a third-string quarterback this season. Last year, Carolina started Jake Delhomme, Chris Weinke was the backup and Brett Basanez was on the practice squad for most of the season. (Most teams have three quarterbacks on the roster)

Zwick is the fifth quarterback on the roster. Starter Jake Delhomme and future-starter David Carr are locks to make the roster. That means the battle will be between Basanez and another undrafted rookie in Dalton Bell from West Texas A&M.

Bell did play for a Division II school, but his numbers were impressive. Last season, Bell threw for 3,998 yards, completed 66.2% of his passes and had a touchdown to interception ratio of 32 to 10. Zwick only threw for 187 yards with no touchdowns or interception in very limited play last season.

In 2002, Zwick committed to play for Ohio State, causing much excitement from the Buckeye faithful. Ohio State wasn’t and still isn’t known for landing top quarterback recruits out of high school. However, Zwick was expected to step in for Craig Krenzel and continue the Buckeyes’ run at National Championships. Rivals.com had Zwick ranked as the third best pro-style quarterback and as the 40th best player in the entire country. According to Scout.com, Zwick turned down offers from Kentucky, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Tennessee and Wake Forest.

Zwick redshirted during the 2002 season and began the 2004 season as the starter ahead of fellow sophomore Troy Smith. As the season went along, Zwick didn’t play up to the Ohio State fans’ standards. In the second week of the season against Marshall, Zwick did throw for 324 yards and had three touchdowns in what is considered his best game of his career. However, Zwick almost blew the game by throwing two interceptions to the same player. Chris Royal made two Larry Brown-like (the ball was thrown to a defender with no receiver in site) interceptions. The first interception led to a Marshall touchdown, making the score 21-21. Then the second led to a missed 35-yard field goal, which was hooked by Ian O’Conner with three-minutes left. It took a 55-yard field goal from Mike Nugent to win the game. The following week, Zwick led Ohio State to 3-0 record with a road win over N.C. State despite throwing for only 73 yards (3.48 yards per attempt). Then the Buckeyes lost three straight, which started on the road to Northwestern, at home against Wisconsin and on the road by Iowa. Zwick injured his shoulder in the Iowa game and rest is history. Troy Smith won the hearts of Buckeyes fans with his performance against Michigan while Zwick started only two more games. Zwick had average performances against Oklahoma State (’04 Alamo Bowl) and Miami (OH) (’05 opener) while Smith served a suspension for taking money.

It is hard to say how good Zwick really is, because he didn’t play during his prime college years. In 2004, Smith struggled until performing well in the Michigan game. Remember that three-interception performance by Smith in a road loss to Purdue a week before Michigan.

Zwick could’ve had a solid career at Ohio State if he was given another chance. He does look like an NFL quarterback being listed at 6-foot-4 and at 225 pounds. I would give Zwick a 50% chance of making the practice squad if Carolina keeps three quarterbacks on the roster, while his chances are real slim if Carolina keeps only two.

Do you Zwick has a chance to play in the NFL?

What about Arena Football?

Practice squad then NFL Europe?

Do you think Zwick would’ve been good if given an opportunity to play in ’05 or ’06?

By Adam Kiefaber

The biggest question heading into the 2007 football season has to be, who is going to be the signal caller for this team?

2006 Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith, although disappointing in the National Championship game, could have been Ohio State’s best quarterback of all time. In 2006, Smith completed 65.3% of his passes, tossed for 2,542 yards with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 30-to-6. More importantly for Ohio State fans, Smith led the Buckeyes to three straight victories over rival Michigan. In those three games, Smith completed 68.3% of his passes, tossed for 857 yards with a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 7-to-1. Also, in those games Smith rushed for 194 yards on 33 carries and had two rushing touchdowns.

The Buckeye quarterback history isn’t pretty. Art Schlicter came up one-point shy of giving Ohio State a National Championship and was the fourth overall pick in the 1982 NFL draft. However, Schlicter, a confessed compulsive gambler, best statistics include being in more than 30 prisons and committing over 20 felonies. Rex Kern led Ohio State to a National Championship in 1968, but played a short career in the NFL as a defensive back. 1987 starting quarterback Tom Tupa had a solid 17-year-old career in the NFL, but it was as a punter and not a quarterback. However, please remember for the next Trivia Night at your local pub, Tupa scored the first two-point conversion in NFL history. When he scored as a Cleveland Brown against the Cincinnati Bengals during the season’s opening weekend in 1994, he earned the nickname ‘Two-Point Tupa’. Mike Tomczak, Joe Germaine, Bob Hoying and Kent Graham never started with regularity in the NFL. Although he is already out of the NFL, Craig Krenzel deserves credit for leading the Buckeyes to a National Championship.

Compared to every other position, a Buckeye quarterback doesn’t do well in the NFL and he usually doesn’t do that great at Ohio State.

Ohio State fans know that they don’t need another Smith, but a Krenzel will do.

So who will start in 2007 and how will they perform?

Here are the nominees ¬–

Todd Boeckman- junior (St. Henry- Ohio) 6-foot-5 235 pounds
Robbie Schoenhoft- sophomore (St. Xavier- Ohio) 6-foot-6 240 pounds
Antonio Henton- redshirt freshman (Peach County- Georgia) 6-foot-2 210 pounds

The Leader: Todd Boeckman didn’t blow anyone away in the spring game, but is expected to be the starter heading into the home opener against Youngstown State on September 1st. However, all three quarterbacks are expected to see the field in that possible blowout against Jim Tressel’s old team.

In the spring game, Boeckman completed 6 of 14 passes for 103 yards; he didn’t throw a touchdown or an interception and was sacked twice. However, he did fumble the football, which was forced and returned 80 yards for a touchdown by senior linebacker Larry Grant.

Boeckman competed in very limited action during the 2005 and the 2006 seasons. He might be best known for having the camera shoot him at the 2004 Alamo Bowl against Oklahoma State. Justin Zwick got the start while Troy Smith served a suspension for taking money. Zwick missed five games due to a shoulder injury that season and when he needed to be spelled during the Alamo Bowl, Ohio State decided to line-up true freshman Ted Ginn Jr. at quarterback rather than waste a year of eligibility during Boeckman’s redshirt season.

Boeckman was ranked as the 19th best pro-style quarterback in the nation and was the 13th best Ohio prospect in the 2003 recruiting class by Rivals.com. According to Scout.com, Boeckman had offers from Iowa, Maryland and Pittsburgh. Both sites labeled Boeckman as a three-star recruit.

The Best? : Rob Schoenhoft showed off a strong arm while quarterbacking for the Scarlet and Grey teams during the spring game. In the game, he completed 7 of 15 passes for 83 yards; he threw for one touchdown and no interceptions and was sacked once. He did fumble, but made up for it on a touchdown drive where he scrambled for a first down on 3rd and 9 and then competed a six-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brandon Smith.

In 2005, Schoenhoft was a bigger recruit than Boeckman was in 2003. Which if you think about makes Boeckman a fifth-year junior. Anyways, Schoenhoft was ranked as the sixth best pro-style quarterback in the nation and was the eighth best prospect from Ohio by Rivals.com. Schoenhoft picked Ohio State over big-time programs that included Florida, LSU, Michigan, Michigan State and Notre Dame. He thought that he would be given a great opportunity to play and now he just has to get by Boeckman. Websites Rivals and Scout had Schoenhoft labeled as a four-star recruit.

The next Troy Smith? : Antonio Henton excited fans and coaches alike in spring practice with his athleticism. However, he showed in the spring game that he is not ready to start at the quarterback position. Overall, Henton threw three interceptions, fumbled once and completed 8 of 16 passes for only 45 yards. Henton did rush for 36 yards on 9 carries while quarterbacking for both the Scarlet and the Grey.

Henton could be the quarterback of the future, but I don’t expect him to be a serious contender to start until Boeckman leaves after the 2008 season. He might be able to rotate in with Schoenhoft in the 2009 season and could possibly start in 2010.

Henton turned down offers from Illinois and Maryland. Scout.com had Henton labeled as four-star recruit while Rivals.com had him ranked at three-star status.

What to Expect:
• Once the season begins with home games against Youngstown State and Akron everybody will have their own favorite.
• Some will like Boeckman, claiming that is solid and won’t make many mistakes, a la Craig Krenzel.
• Others will favor Schoenhoft because he has the strongest arm.
• And the rest will like Henton because he won’t get the playing time that his fans think he deserves. Similar to how Troy Smith’s career started sitting behind Justin Zwick.
• No doubt in my mind, the media and the fans will begin to panic the week Ohio State travels to Washington on September 15th. However, I believe Boeckman and Schoenhoft can battle for the job until the October 6th date at Purdue.

Who do you think should start?

Who is the best for 2007?

How about 2008?

Would anyone of these quarterbacks have a chance to play if Ohio State lands top 2008 recruit Terrelle Pryor?

By Adam Kiefaber

Is the Buckeye football program heading in downward spiral towards the bottom of the Big Ten?

What’s up with the 2007 recruiting class?

The same year Buckeyes made it all the way to the National Championship, Ohio State put together a mediocre (for Ohio State) recruitment class. According to rivals.com, the school didn’t get a single five-star recruit and placed 15th overall. In comparison, Nebraska finished 13th, Michigan 12th, Oregon 11th and South Carolina 6th while Southern California got six five-star recruits. Scout.com placed the Buckeyes 16th overall, finishing behind Georgia Tech (15th), North Carolina (14th), California (12th), Michigan (10th), Oregon (9th) and Pittsburgh (8th). Scout.com gave Ohio State credit for having one five-star recruit in safety Eugene Clifford. The scary thing in the Big Ten is how Illinois’ recruiting class ranked 17th by Rivals.com and 20th by Scout.com. The only other school in the Big Ten to finish in the Top 25 of the 2007 recruitment classes is Penn State (23rd by Rivals.com and 19th by Scout.com).

Although the 2007 class is not up to The Ohio State standards, the 2008 class looks to be above those standards. OL Michael Brewster is a five-star recruit according to Rivals.com while Scout.com gives OL Mike Adams five-star status. Athlete DeVoe Torrence is expected to be the running back of the future while being ranked by Rivals.com as the fourth best athlete prospect in the country and as the 31st best player overall. Wide Receiver DeVier Posey finished fifth in 200-meter dash in the state championships with a time of 21.79 seconds (just .4 behind the winner). Not to mention, the 6-foot-3 Posey is ranked as the fifth best available wide receiver in the 2008 class.

So the answer to the question above is a definite no.

However, keep an eye on two-way star Terrelle Pryor. Pryor is the #1 overall recruit in the 2008 class according to Rivals.com while Scout.com has Pryor as the #1 best quarterback and #4 overall. Ohio State has offered Pryor a scholarship, but so have Florida, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Pittsburgh and West Virginia according to Scout.com. Along with those schools, Rivals.com also has Alabama, Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Penn State and Texas as schools Pryor is considering.

Andrew Sweat is the latest to give a verbal commitment to be a member of Ohio State’s already stellar 2008 recruitment.

Sweat is 6-foot-2; 233-pound linebacker from Washington Pennsylvania who is ranked as the 52nd best player available out of all ’08 recruits according to Scout.com.

Last year, Sweat was named to the Class AAA All-State First Team by the Associated-Press. Furthermore, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named him to the All-Conference First Team.

According to Rivals.com, Sweat recorded 165 tackles, 13 for loss, four sacks, two interceptions and forced two fumbles as a junior last season.

According to Scout.com, Sweat benches 380 pounds and squats 500. Also, he reports a 4.3 GPA. Sweat had offers from Alabama, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State.

Sweat quoted by Scout.com, “I can pretty much play anywhere, wherever I’m needed. My freshman year I started at safety. I played fullback, running back and tight end and I’m going to be playing quarterback this year. I know I can do whatever coaches need me to. I want to work on furthering my understanding of the game for the next level. It’s important to learn to mature mentally as well as physically. Also, I’d like to run a consistent 4.4 forty. Speed and agility are things I will always try to be better at. I think my ability to read and react is my strength. I get to the ball very fast.”

Other 2008 commits to the Buckeyes include: (will breakdown each recruit this summer)

OL Michael Brewster 6-foot-6 305- Orlando FL- Edgewater High School
- Brewster is ranked eighth overall in the Rivals top 100 of ’08 recruits. Also, Rivals.com has Brewster rated as the best offensive tackle in the ’08 class. Scout.com has Brewster ranked as the 26th best available and as the best center in the ’08 class. Brewster is known for having great feet and should be able to excel at every offensive line position. Brewster had offers from Alabama, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami (Fl.) and USC.

OL Mike Adams 6-foot-7 308 lbs.- Dublin OH- Dublin Coffman High School
- Adams is ranked #98 overall in the Rivals top 100 of ’08 recruits. Also, Rivals.com has Adams rated as the 15th best offensive tackle in the ’08 class. Scout.com has Adams ranked as the 10th best available and as the second best offensive tackle in the ’08 class. Adams had offers from Florida, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

OL J.B. Shugarts 6-foot-7 299 lbs.- Klein TX- Klein High School
- Shugarts is ranked #85 overall in the Rivals top 100 of ’08 recruits. Also, Rivals.com has Shugarts rated as the 13th best offensive tackle in the ’08 class. Scout.com has Shugarts ranked as the 29th best available and as the fourth best offensive tackle in the ’08 class. Shugarts had offers from Alabama, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

ATH/RB DeVoe Torrence 6-foot-2 210 lbs.- Massillon OH- Washington High School (Scout.com as Torrence on the Canton South High School team)
- Torrence is ranked #31 overall in the Rivals top 100 of ’08 recruits. Also, Rivals.com has Torrence rated as the fourth best athlete in the ’08 class. Scout.com has Torrence ranked as the 64th best available in its top 100. Torrence had offers from Akron, Michigan and Mississippi. Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel promised DeVoe that the school was recruiting him as a running back and if he committed early he would be the only running back the Buckeyes will sign in their 2008 recruiting class.

TE Jake Stoneburner 6-foot-6 223 lbs.- Dublin OH- Dublin Coffman High School
- Stoneburner is ranked #91 overall in the Rivals top 100 of ’08 recruits. Also, Rivals.com has Stoneburner rated as the sixth best tight end. Scout.com has Stoneburner ranked as the 68th best available in its top 100. Stoneburner had offers from Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame and USC.

WR DeVier Posey 6-foot-3 190 lbs.- Cincinnati OH- La Salle High School
- Posey is ranked #39 overall in the Rivals top 100 of ’08 recruits. Also, Rivals.com has Posey rated as the fifth best wide receiver. Scout.com has Posey ranked as the 85th best available in its top 100. Posey had offers from California, Cincinnati, Clemson, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Virginia.

DE Nathan Williams 6-foot-5 245 lbs. Miami Trace High School (OH)
- Four-star player on Rivals.com. Three-star player on Scout.com. Had offers from Ohio State, California, Georgia, Michigan State, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

K Ben Buchanan 5-10 191 lbs. Westerville Central High School (OH)

By Adam Kiefaber

Will Kosta Koufos be the next great Buckeye Basketballer?

After reaching the Finals in the NCAA tournament, the Ohio State Buckeyes have to replace many key parts to their basketball team. Greg Oden, as expected, is leaving to play in the NBA, as is Mike Conley Jr. Also, Daequan Cook isn’t coming back (see Blog below – ‘Should Daequan Cook Dip Out of NBA Draft’) and some have to disagree about that move, but it is his life.

Seniors Ron Lewis and Ivan Harris will be gone, leaving Ohio State with only one (Jamar Butler, fifth with 8.5 points a game) of their top six scorers. Lewis was the main reason Ohio State was able to make the run last March. He scored 27 points in the unforgettable Xavier game, added 25 points in the one-point Sweet 16 win over Tennessee and had 22 points in the Elite 8 game against Memphis. Harris was a good three-point shooter and had the size to get some big rebounds.

So, who’s going to start for the Buckeyes in 2007-2008? Are two key freshmen going to run the show again? Is Kosta Koufos going to live up to his five-star billing or is Thad Matta going to start a more experienced player at center? Which freshman, Evan Turner or Jon Diebler will start? Which one will make a bigger impact? Will David Lighty emerge as the team’s leading scorer? Will it be Butler? Could Othello Hunter be the most important player on this team?

What should the lineup be? Honestly, I’m not sure. Here’s my crack at, please correct me if I’m wrong.

Buckeye 2007-2008 Basketball Lineup

Point Guard Jamar Butler (Senior, 6-foot-2 205 pounds)*
- Butler is a definite starter and team leader for the ’07-’08 season. Butler finished fifth on the team in scoring. Butler averaged 8.5 points and 3.6 assists per game last season, which was down from the ’05-’06 season when he had 10.1 points and 4.6 assists a game. Butler is a three-point sharpshooter and can’t penetrate like Conley Jr. could, but I see Butler stepping up and leading this team to a solid season.

Shooting Guard- David Lighty (Sophomore, 6-foot-6 220 pounds)*
- Along with Butler, Lighty is a definite starter for the upcoming season. However, he could be starting at the 2 or the 3. Lighty hit some big shots for the Buckeyes. Especially in the 85-84 win against Tennessee when his three tied the game at 79 with under three minutes to play. Ohio State never fell behind after that shot. People forget how big a recruit Lighty was because of the three five-star (Oden, Conley Jr. and Cook) commitments last year. Lighty had offers from Arizona, Florida, Michigan, Michigan State and Syracuse. Lighty was ranked as the 31st best player by Scout.com and 36th best by Rivals.com in the ’07-’08 class. I believe Lighty will emerge as the team’s top scorer this season.

Small Forward- Evan Turner (Freshman, 6-foot-6 175 pounds)
- Turner might not be the Buckeyes starter, but he will make an immediate impact. Ohio State could either go with a small lineup or a big lineup. In the case of the big lineup, which would be easier to do considering the team could have freshman Dallas Lauderdale and senior Matt Terwilliger come off the bench, Turner should start here. In a small lineup, look for freshman Jon Diebler to start at the 2 with Lighty playing the 3. Turner is rated as the 59th best player by Scout.com and 48th best by Rivals.com in the ’07-’08 class. Both Turner and Diebler need to add muscle.

Power Forward- Othello Hunter (Senior, 6-foot-9 225 pounds)*
- Hunter was a savior last season spelling Oden when the superstar center got in foul trouble. This upcoming season, Hunter will start and will put up impressive numbers for the Buckeyes. Hunter really showed great potential when Ohio State played Cleveland State, he scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in only 13 minutes of playing time. Hunter was part of last year’s recruiting class as a JUCO from Hillsborough Community College.

Center- Kosta Koufos (Freshman, 7-foot-0 252 pounds)
- Koufos isn’t the same kind of center that Oden was last season. Koufos has a mid-range jumper and can drill threes with regularity. When Ohio State plays a team with an athletic big man, the Buckeyes would have defend the scorer with seniors Hunter and Terwilliger. Don’t be surprised if Terwilliger and Hunter start at the 4 or 5 to begin the season with Koufos coming off the bench. Koufos is the biggest recruit in Ohio State’s ’07-’08 class, he is ranked 14th overall by Scout.com and 16th overall by Rivals.com. Other schools that offered scholarships include Illinois, Louisville, Maryland, Michigan and Michigan State.

Top Reserves
Jon Diebler (SG- Freshman, 6-foot-6 182 pounds)
-Diebler was a scoring machine in high school. In fact, Diebler broke Jay Burson’s 22-year-old Ohio high school basketball record as the No. 1 scorer of all-time. In his senior season, Diebler averaged over 40 points, 12.6 rebounds, 6.7 assists, 5.3 steals and 4.2 turnovers per game. Also, as Mr. Basketball he shot 47% from the field and 85% from the free throw line in his senior season. Rivals.com ranked Diebler 58th in its top 150 while Scout.com had Diebler 65th in its top 100. Diebler could start, however should share time with fellow freshmen Tuner and Eric Wallace.

Matt Terwilliger (PF-C- Senior, 6-foot-8 250 pounds)
-Terwilliger is a key role player and spelled Oden and Hunter when the two got in foul trouble last season. Terwilliger’s playing time (10.4 as a soph. and 10.6 as a jr.) will increase in ’07-’08, but his role on the team should remain the same. Terwilliger was a solid recruit in 2004, being ranked 76th in Scout.com’s top 100, which at the time put him ahead of recruits Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, JamesOn Curry of Oklahoma State and Joseph Jones of Texas A&M.

Kyle Madsen (PF-C- Sophomore, 6-foot-10 240 pounds)
-Madsen spent the 05’06 as a red shirt freshman on the Vanderbilt basketball team. However, Madsen got homesick and was cleared to accept offers to play at Ohio State, Dayton, Miami (OH) and Ohio University. Supposedly it came down to Ohio State and Dayton. It should be interesting to see what role if any Madsen will play for the Buckeyes.

Dallas Lauderdale (PF-C- Freshman, 6-foot-9 230 pounds)
-Lauderdale averaged 20.9 points, 10 rebound and 4.5 blocks a game last season. He picked Ohio State over Syracuse, Louisville and Michigan. Lauderdale is ranked 93rd by Scout.com and 112th by Rivals.com in the 2007 recruiting class.

Eric Wallace (SF- Freshman, 6-foot-7 195 pounds)
-Wallace, the least talked about Buckeye freshman, had offers from Clemson, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Virginia and Wake Forest. Known for being a team player and could surprise by ending up as the Buckeye’s best recruit in this class after a few seasons. Wallace is ranked 116th in Rivals.com’s top 150.

By Adam Kiefaber

Ohio State freshman guard Daequan Cook still hasn’t signed with an agent. Should he come to his senses and return to Columbus for his sophomore season. Let’s say, he is drafted this season in the late first round. That would make Cook a backup on a good team for multiple seasons. If he went back to school and averaged 15-to-20 points a game, wouldn’t that make him a top-ten and possible NBA starter for next season? What do you think?

However, Cook is expected to sign with Mike Conley Sr.

Cook and Mike Conley Jr. are opting not to sign with Conley Sr. until after the withdrawal date (June 18th) just in case either suffers a major injury. Former Buckeye teammate Greg Oden has already signed with Conley Sr.

Cook played well early last season, scoring in double figures in seven of the first eight games while Oden was out with a wrist injury. His play diminished during NCAA tournament play, which was the reason many Buckeye fans question his departure for the NBA. Cook had under 10 minutes of playing time in the Buckeyes biggest tournament games; eight against Tennessee in Sweet 16, seven against Georgetown in the Final Four and nine in the National Championship game against Florida.

Cook struggled during Wednesday’s during the pre-draft camp in Lake Buena Vista Florida. He shot 30% and scored six points and committed eight turnovers in 20 minutes.

However, Cook dominated on Friday when he scored 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting (3-of-4 on 3-pointers).

ESPN’s Andy Katz believed Cook to be the only lock in the pre-draft camp last week to go in the first round, regardless of play. However, I believe Cook wasn’t a lock, but should be after Friday’s play.

Dunbar assistant Albert Powell schedules Cook’s private workouts said Portland, San Antonio, Phoenix, Seattle and Orlando all called soon after Friday’s performance.

If Cook sticks with his plan to go to the NBA, Ohio State will have lost five or their top six scorers. Those scorers include Cook, Conley Jr., Oden and seniors Ron Lewis and Ivan Harris.

The question remains, should Cook go pro? If he stayed a season and dominated the big ten, couldn’t he be a top ten pick? You have to figure he would have to sit on the bench for a couple of seasons once he is drafted. So is this a dumb move by Cook?

By Adam Kiefaber

Early in May, the Buckeyes announced the official times of five games on the 2007 football schedule.

Road games at Minnesota (September 29th), Purdue (October 6th) and Penn State (October 27th) will be broadcasted on the ABC/ESPN family of networks. All three games will be played under the lights.

Also, the game at Washington (September 15th) and at home against Michigan State (October 20th) will be broadcasted on ABC during its 3:30 (ET) p.m. time-slot.

Buckeye’s 2007 Football Schedule

September 1st- Youngstown State at Ohio State- TBD
September 8th- Akron at Ohio State- TBD
September 15th- Ohio State at Washington- (3:30 p.m. ET)- ABC-TV
September 22nd- Northwestern at Ohio State- TBD
September 29th- Ohio State at Minnesota- (8:00 p.m. ET)- ABC/ESPN or ESPN2
October 6th- Ohio State at Purdue- (8:00 p.m. ET)- ABC/ESPN or ESPN2
October 13th- Kent State at Ohio State- TBD
October 20th- Michigan State at Ohio State- (3:30 p.m. ET)- ABC
October 27th- Ohio State at Penn State- (8:00 p.m. ET)- ABC/ESPN or ESPN 2
November 3rd- Wisconsin at Ohio State- TBD
November 10th- Illinois at Ohio State- TBD
November 17th- Ohio State at Michigan- TBD

2008 schedule
August 30th- Youngstown State at Ohio State
September 6th- Ohio at Ohio State
September 13th- Ohio State at USC (Southern California)
September 20th- Troy University at Ohio State
September 29th- Minnesota at Ohio State
October 4th- Ohio State at Wisconsin
October 11th- Purdue at Ohio State
October 18th- Ohio State at Michigan State
October 25th- Penn State at Ohio State
November 8th- Ohio State at Northwestern
November 15th- Ohio State at Illinois
November 22nd- Michigan at Ohio State