Buckeyes football bowl game appearance is a month or so away. Men's second-ranked hoops team and women's No. 6 team pick up the slack.
Jon Diebler's 12 points and his defense -- including four steals -- helped Ohio State win, 58-44, at Florida State on Tuesday night.Cleveland, Ohio -- Ohio State's 11-1 football team waits to play a bowl game, probably in January, while the men's basketball and women's basketball teams are a combined 11-0.
The men's basketball Buckeyes (6-0), ranked second in the nation, began their own lengthy layoff after Tuesday night's 58-44 win at Florida State as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. OSU doesn't play again until next Thursday night, when it hosts IUPUI.
Ohio State's women (5-0), ranked sixth, host Virginia (4-3) at St. John's Arena in their own ACC/Big Ten Challenge game this Thursday night. On Sunday night, No. 11 Oklahoma (6-0 going into tonight's home game against Sam Houston State) visits the Buckeyes at Vallue City Arena.
The Virginia-Ohio State game is previewed, along with Buckeyes notes, on ohiostatebuckeyes.com.
Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Ohio State coverage includes PD Buckeyes beat writer Doug Lesmerises' visit on Starting Blocks TV; his report on the Ohio State Alumni Club of Greater Cleveland's Buckeyes football banquet on Tuesday night; his report on Buckeyes football award winners; a Starting Blocks fans poll on OSU football's potential bowl game opponent.
The football Buckeyes will learn their bowl game destination and opponent on Sunday during the Bowl Championship Series selection show.
About the Buckeyes
Speculation about what football bowl game the Buckeyes will play in, and what team they'll play, by Tim May and Ken Gordon of the Columbus Dispatch.
Because of the lofty expectations for him, Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor may not get the recognition he deserves, Bob Hunter writes for the Columbus Dispatch.
An ESPN.com discussion on how to, maybe, improve the BCS, with Ohio State mentions.
In the aftermath of Ohio State's 37-7 rout of Michigan, Pete Bigelow of AnnArbor.com comments on the job status of Wolverines coach Rich Rodriguez.
Buckeyes football Big Ten award winners, by Ken Gordon of the Columbus Dispatch.
For ESPN.com, Eamonn Brennan looks at Tuesday night's ACC/Big Ten Challenge in men's basketball, including the Ohio State-Florida State game.
Buckeyes men's basketball freshman center Jared Sullinger is included in a FoxSports.com photo gallery of national Player of the Year candidates.
Game story on OSU's 58-44 men's basketball win at Florida State, by Bob Baptist of the Columbus Dispatch.