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Pryor has seen glory, but now must face a suspension

Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor and the rest of the Tat Five had made a promise to Jim Tressel a night or two before the Sugar Bowl that they would return for another year. At best, most fans were skeptical (see: comments) and were right in thinking so. Why believe the mouths of the people who said they did nothing wrong? Of course, fans waited patiently for deadline which just happened to be Saturday. When it passed, we knew that the Tat Five had held true to their word, and this can go a very long way in redeeming themselves as far as their legacy is concerned.

To go along with this, it seems the feared news that the appeal wouldn't go through, may just end up happening.

"Here's some bad news for anyone who is hopeful that five Ohio State football players will get their five-game NCAA suspensions reduced on appeal:

Based on recent precedent, and given the criticism the NCAA has received recently for several of its decisions, a reduction is far from a given, and may be termed unlikely."

The article goes on to say that because of former situations like this (think along the lines of the A.J. Green incident)  that it would be highly unlikely for these players to have a reduced suspension. OSU fans are well informed that the Tat Five will be missing two very important games: At Miami and at home against Michigan State.

Spring Finals: Linebackers

We all know by now that spring has come and gone, football wise that is, so we will be taking a look into all the positions, tell you how they did, and where they might be this fall. Today's topic is the Linebackers.

Some people say that Penn State is Linebacker U. For the past couple of seasons, Buckeye fans have had the pleasure of disagreeing with them. From Spielman, to Hawk, to Laurinatis, and now to Homan and co. The Buckeyes have been graced with some great linebackers over the years, and have produced with them to. Linebackers are mainly focused on the rushing game, as they have to attack that running back and make the big play. Sometimes they drop back, and can steal a couple from you though. Just look at Homan's pick in the Rose Bowl. That was 1 of the very many key moments of the game. This year's core consists of speed, power, and just overall good playing. It may not be the Schlegel-Hawk-Carpenter trio, but they will get the job done this year. We also have some good players coming in from this class that could make an impact right away.