Ohio State vs. Arkansas

I am picking Ohio State to win the Sugar Bowl against the Razorbacks. Not only because I am a huge Buckeye fan, but because I feel the Buckeyes defense will have their best performance of the season. Their defense has stepped it up in the big games, the only game they did not step it up was against Wisconsin.  Last year, in the Rose Bowl, the Buckeyes and Pryor, played great. In the big games, the Buckeyes play great. Pryor will define his career again with a victory over Arkansas and next year the Buckeyes will be a highly ranked team with national championship hopes.

Arkansas

The Arkansas Razorbacks are #8 in the nation and will be facing a tough Buckeye team.  They are 10-2 and their only 2 losses come from SEC powerhouse schools Auburn and Alabama. The Razorbacks are led by quarterback Ryan Mallet. Mallet is a transfer from Michigan. Consequently, Mallet used to be a Michigan Wolverine, a rival of Ohio State. He will get his chance to beat his former rival when the Razorbacks play the Buckeyes in the Sugar Bowl. Mallet has passed for 3592 yards and 30 td's so his passing will definitely be a threat to Ohio State's defense.

Ohio State Buckeyes

Overall, the Buckeyes had a very successful season leading up to their bowl game. They went 11-1 with their only loss to Rose Bowl bound Wisconsin Badgers. The Buckeyes now look forward to playing Arkansas in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. This is a great bowl for the Buckeyes to be in and another BCS birth under Jim Tressel.  Arkansas is 10-2 and is ranked 8th in the polls while Ohio State is sixth. This bowl game will feature many star athletes and will be a defensive game.

Tournament Style playoffs vs. BCS

The top 10 BCS standings were released this evening and Ohio State is ranked #6. A discussion has come up between my roommate and myself on how we would feel if the BCS was eliminated and a 10-16 team college football playoff would be played in order to find a national champion. We figured out that if Ohio State were to play in a playoff game, the first round would be played against Wisconsin, which would be a rematch from earlier this season. I think a tournament style playoff would be awesome because it would bring more business to Columbus and it would also expand fan interest.  College football needs a playoff in order to select a national champion.

Buckeyes are #6

Currently, the Ohio State Buckeyes are #6 in the nation and are predicted to get an at large bid to the Sugar Bowl. The Buckeyes have been in a BCS bowl game every season since 2004, including two national championship seasons. Tonight, the Buckeyes will see who they will be matched up against in the first week of the BCS bowl prediction show.  As of now, it looks like we will be playing Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. We are most likely going to play an SEC team in the Sugar Bowl.

BUCKEYES TAKE DOWN MICHIGAN

It has now been 2,562 days since Michigan has beaten the Ohio State Buckeyes in football. This is an extrodinary stat that Ohio State has been working on since Jim Tressell has been coaching the Buckeyes. Tressell is now 9-1 against Michigan and has won 7 straight games in the rivalry. Ohio State played Michigan yesterday and the game ended in a shellacking 37-7 victory for the #8 Buckeyes. This win put the Buckeyes at 10-1 for the season and they are wating to see what plays out the last two weeks of college football to see what bowl they will be in.
Jordan Hall had a huge kick return touchdown that started the shellacking of the Wolverines.  It was the spark that ignited not only the Buckeye crowd, but the team as well.
Terrelle Pryor passed the ball for 220 yards and the Buckeyes rushed for over 250 yards. It was an overall great game on both sides of the ball. The defense only gave up 7 points against a highly ranked offense.
Jim Tressell just has a waiting game to see what bowl his Buckeyes will get into.

Ohio State beats Penn State

After a big first half, Ohio State came back from a 14-3 deficit to beat Penn State 38-14. The Buckeyes defense stepped up their play in the second half, shutting out the Nittany Lions. The defense had two interception returns for touchdowns. The offense still played conservatively but scored on a couple of their drives. The Buckeyes look forward to a huge game against Iowa, who lost today to Northwestern. If the Buckeyes can win out, against Iowa next week and Michigan in the final week of their season, they will receive a share of the Big Ten Title. The Buckeyes have a lot to work on in order to keep their Rose Bowl and Big Ten hopes alive.