Wednesday Afternoon Bits

Some news to catch up on here:

- Ohio State basketball was in action last night, taking care of business as usual in a 96-49 win over UNC-Asheville to move to 11-0 on the season. Lighty was on absolute fire with 29 points and 1 rebound and assist. William Buford added 14 points, Deshaun Thomas 13 and Jared Sullinger added nine points and 16 rebounds for the Buckeyes, and J.D. Weatherspoon had some of this. The Buckeyes next take on Oakland, who has been having a magical season of upsetting top teams in the country. This might be a bigger test for Ohio State then it seems at first glance.


- Uh-Oh - 

"One day after Buckeye twitter Armageddon,#TatGate is thankfully nothing more than a four hour digital meltdown. When Dave Biddle, a guy that rarely ever tweets, dropped the "Could be some bad news" bomb and then followed it up with details of players meeting with compliance for getting free tattoos in exchange for autographs, responses ranged from thinking the worst (Bauserbombs in the Sugar Bowl) to cruel wishful thinking (perhaps it was the guy that jumps offsides all of the time). Biddle later backtracked somewhat and at least one current player took to Twitter to deny the rumor, so the storm has passed. We think."

- 11W

Monday Morning Bits

It's time to get caught up with all the news from the weekend.

On his way out

- Darrell Hazell, the WR coach for Ohio State, is reportedly going to Kent State to become the new Head Coach.

"A press conference has been called for 3 p.m. Monday at the Kent Student Center, and while Kent State officials would not confirm who will be named its 20th football coach, all signs point to Ohio State wide receivers coach and assistant head coach Darrell Hazell."

Buckeyes have been tweeting constantly about the move, which confirms it all the more. We wish him the best of luck, and we will also miss his talents.

- The UConn women's basketball team reached it's 88th straight victory, tying with the historic mens UCLA team for the most wins without a loss. The only reason I post it here is because it was in a shellacking of our Lady Buckeyes, in which they lost 81-50.

All over you

- The men's basketball team, on the other hand, dominated a 1 loss South Carolina team 79-57 that had some trouble shooting the ball. Jared Sullinger added a double-double and most likely earned another Freshman of the Week for the Big Ten.

- Finally, Mike Leach is going to coach again. He's taking his talents to Maryland, where the Terrapins could use some explosion on offense. I've always been a fan of Leach, his offense's are always high-flying and fun to watch. Plus, he got Texas Tech on the map for a National Championship game. I hope that he succeeds while he is at Maryland and will try his best to make the Terrapins rise again.