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Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tressel visiting troops in Middle East
OHIO STATE football coach Jim Tressel is in the Middle East on an eight-day tour in conjunction with Armed Forces Entertainment.
Tressel is one of several college football coaches, including Texas’ Mack Brown, who are visiting troops in several countries. The tour concludes Thursday.
LINDY’S MAGAZINE has the Buckeyes at No. 8 in its preseason poll. The Sept. 12 showdown against USC will be big. The Trojans check in at No. 4.
The mag picks Ohio State to win the Big Ten, edging out Penn State, Michigan State, Illinois and Wisconsin. If you’re wondering, Michigan is picked to finish seventh.
THE BIG TEN Conference announced today that the Ohio State-Minnesota football game on Oct. 24 will start at noon.
It is the homecoming game for OSU. TV details will be announced at a later date.
OSU’s 2009 schedule:
Sept. 5, Navy, tba Sept. 12, USC, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Sept. 19, Toledo (in Cleveland), tba Sept. 26, Illinois, tba Oct. 3, at Indiana, 7 p.m. (BTN) Oct. 10, Wisconsin, tba Oct. 17, at Purdue, tba Oct. 24, Minnesota, noon Oct. 31, New Mexico State, tba Nov. 7, at Penn State, tba Nov. 14, Iowa, tba Nov. 21, at Michigan, tba
