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July 2009
Buckeyes picked to win Big Ten
College football season is here. The Big Ten is holding its media days in Chicago today and Tuesday and the first round of preseason awards are in. The media members attending vote. For starters:
• Ohio State is the pick to win its fifth straight Big Ten title. Penn State was tabbed to finish second. The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions both finished 7-1 in conference play last year. Michigan State is pick for third.
That’s as much as they release, probably so Indiana doesn’t feel bad about being picked last every year. I always thought that was odd; they don’t worry about hurting people’s feelings in the Southeastern Conference.
• OSU quarterback Terrelle Pryor is the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
• Michigan State linebacker Greg Jones is the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The Spartans return eight starters on defense.
Indiana will be the first Big Ten season in action this year when the Hoosiers host Eastern Kentucky on Thursday, Sept. 3. The conference’s other 10 teams kick off on Saturday, Sept. 5.
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Big Ten Network featuring OSU on Friday
If you have the Big Ten Network on your cable/satellite system, Friday is a big day for Buckeyes fans. This press release dropped in my inbox today:
Big Ten Network Celebrates Ohio State Day on July 17 Network to highlight Buckeye programming
CHICAGO - Buckeyes across the nation can catch the Big Ten Network’s celebration of Ohio State athletics on July 17.
Many Ohio State teams were successful during the 2008-09 season. The men’s tennis team won its fourth-straight Big Ten Championship by beating Illinois, and the match will air at 1 PM ET. The women’s basketball team also won the conference title, beating Purdue in a close game, which airs at 4 PM ET. The football team’s three-point victory over Wisconsin will air at 7 PM ET.
Special programming will highlight other aspects of campus life and the history of Buckeye athletics, including Big Ten Legends: Archie Griffin at 3 PM ET, Eye on Alumni at 3:30 PM ET and Conversations with Dave Revsine: Jerry Lucas at 6:30 PM ET.
The day of Ohio State programming is the second of three days dedicated to Buckeyes athletics and campus programming that will air this summer. Each university will have three days of dedicated programming on the network during the next two months.
Ohio State Day Schedule - July 17 All times Eastern
1pm Big Ten Men’s Tennis Big Ten Championship: Ohio State 4, Illinois 1 (4/26/09) Ohio State won its fourth-straight conference tournament title by beating Illinois in four consecutive singles matches.
3pm Big Ten Legends Archie Griffin
3:30pm Ohio State Campus Programming Eye on Alumni
4pm Big Ten Women’s Basketball 2009 Big Ten Tournament Championship Game: Ohio State 67, Purdue 66 (3/8/09) Jantel Lavender made one of two free throws with 6.2 seconds left to give No. 12 Ohio State a 67-66 lead, and the Buckeyes’ relentless defensive pressure never allowed Purdue a good look for a buzzer-beating winner.
6pm Big Ten Short Stories This episode features segments on the women’s basketball team’s Lavender sisters, Eddie George and Troy Smith, the 1995 and 2006 Heisman winners, respectively, and Archie Griffin, the only two-time Heisman Trophy winner, who speaks about his illustrious Ohio State career.
6:30pm Ohio State Campus Programming Conversations with Dave Revsine: Jerry Lucas Dave Revsine sits down with former Ohio State great and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas.
7pm Big Ten Football Ohio State 20, Wisconsin 17 (10/4/08) Terrelle Pryor’s touchdown run with only 1:08 left carried the No. 14 Buckeyes over the No. 18 Badgers. Pryor had help from Chris “Beanie” Wells, who contributed 168 rushing yards.
9pm Big Ten Legends Archie Griffin
9:30pm Big Ten Short Stories
10pm Big Ten Football 2009 Ohio State University Spring Game
11pm Friday Night Tailgate
12:30am Ohio State Campus Programming Conversations with Dave Revsine: Jerry Lucas Dave Revsine sits down with former Ohio State great and NBA Hall of Famer Jerry Lucas.
1am Ohio State Campus Programming 24 OSU
1:30am Ohio State Campus Programming 24 OSU #2
2am The Big Ten’s Greatest Games Football: Ohio State 24, Stanford 19 (9/26/81) Led by quarterback John Elway, Stanford was overmatched by the Buckeyes. Ohio State recovered a key fumble at the end of the game to seal a 24-19 victory.
