Football Buckeyes play at Iowa on Saturday. Men's basketball team visits Florida Tuesday night; women's team plays at Louisiana State the next night.
Cleveland, Ohio -- Ohio State football and basketball has provided what its fans expect over the last few days.
The football team, ranked eighth in the nation, rallied in the second half to rout Penn State, 38-14, on Saturday at Ohio Stadium, as The Plain Dealer's Doug Lesmerises detailed.
The Buckeyes' No. 4-ranked men's basketball team opened its season on Friday night at home with a 102-61 pounding of North Carolina A&T.
The No. 7 women's basketball team is 2-0 after wins at Temple, 84-75 on Friday night, and at home on Sunday over Eastern Michigan, 75-62.
The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com continues its Ohio State sports coverage. Doug Lesmerises writes about the week ahead in college football; his National College Football Insider; his Buckeye Leaves; his Weekly Wolverine Watch.
The numerous reports on the Buckeyes-Penn State game include Bill Livingston's column about the Buckeyes' perspective on Veteran's Day, which was on Thursday.
Ohio State's teams have challenges in the week ahead, beginning Tuesday night, when the men's basketball team visits No. 9 Florida. Wednesday night, the women's team plays at No. 26 Louisiana State.
OSU's football team (9-1, 5-1 in the Big Ten) plays at No. 21 Iowa (7-3, 4-2) on Saturday.
Buckeyes football links
Buckeyes and Wisconsin's status in the BCS standings detailed by Adam Rittenberg for ESPN.com.
Grading the Buckeyes' performance against Penn State, by Ray Stein of the Columbus Dispatch.
Tough to get a real read on how good the Buckeyes are, by Sheldon Ocker of the Akron Beacon Journal.
Stories on running back Daniel Herron for the News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal, and by Tim May for the Columbus Dispatch.
Coach Jim Tressel motivated the Buckeyes against Penn State, by Bob Hunter of the Columbus Dispatch.
Buckeyes cornerbacks came through against the Nittany Lions, by Tim May of the Columbus Dispatch.
Some kudos for the Buckeyes in Stewart Mandel's look at college football for Sports Illustrated's SI.com.
Ohio State-Penn State game stories by Mark Podolski for the News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal, and by Jeff Seemann for FOX Sports Ohio.
Buckeyes basketball links
An analyst comments "people are under-rating Ohio State," in a men's basketball predictions feature on ESPN.com.
OSU men's basketball freshman class was impressive against North Carolina A&T, by Bob Baptist of the Columbus Dispatch.
Men's basketball notes on OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Game stories on Sunday's Ohio State-Eastern Michigan women's basketball game on OhioStateBuckeyes.com from the Associated Press, and on emueagles.com.