At the start of last week’s article I mentioned that events of last week related to my job kept me from being able to properly edit my article into something that was more coherent.  Those events, as well as Ken’s outstanding articles on the James Cancer Hospital, inspired me to write this article covering a non-sports related side to Ohio State; thus I offer this warning to readers “Caution, Science Ahead.”

As many of you probably know, I am an Astronomer, working as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Sydney and the notable event of last week concerned the Kepler Space Telescope, which is the source of a large portion of my data these days.  Kepler was launched in March of 2009 and its primary mission is to find exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than our Sun.  Kepler detects exoplanets through what … [Read More]

Ohio State Executive Vice President, chief academic officer and Provost Joseph Alutto is a candidate for the role of interim Columbus City Schools superintendent.

The superintendent is responsi…

The Silver Bullets have added another to the cartridge.

Akron St. Vincent- St. Mary’s linebacker Dante Booker announced today that he had given his verbal commitment to Ohio State, becoming the ninth member of the 2014 class.

A 6′ 4″ rising senior, the 220 pound Booker is ranked as a top 100 player and four star prospect by many recruiting services. He held offers from Tennessee, Penn State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Michigan, among others. Dante’s father was a stellar defensive tackle at Auburn University.

Booker’s commitment leaves two major linebacker prospects “on the table”- Pennsylvania’s Chase Winovich and Georgia’s Raekwon McMillen; both of whom have indicated that Ohio State leads. He’s already made relationships with members of the 2014 class, including Parris Campbell.

As a sophomore, Booker amassed 157 tackles, 11 sacks, and 3 fumbles recovered; those numbers dipped slightly as a junior to 72, 6, and 2 … [Read More]

First off, I never saw most of “The Hangover Part II.” It looked like a terrible, money-minded exploitation of a truly unique and awesome comedy. And from the thirty-or-so minutes of it I did see at a friend’s house, it seems I was not mistaken. I was,…

Another week has gone by and we are yet another week closer to August and “fall” football camp opening up at The Ohio State University. We’ve hit the “dull” period, basically just waiting for camp to open. And (God willingly) the players stay out of the news. But that doesn’t mean we can’t have fun here at the BBC! So, without further ado: It’s Wednesday, let’s rumble!

Improvements:

I’ve been thinking a bit about a few minor improvements I’d like to see regarding the game day experience and football aesthetics in general. Would you like to know what they are? Of course you would or you wouldn’t still be reading this paragraph. Here’s 3 things:

1. I still want it, but I know that going back to grass in Ohio Stadium is essentially out of the question until one of the countries largest agriculture schools figures out a way to … [Read More]

Continued thoughts and prayers to our friends in Cowboy and Sooner land… soundtrack should be obvious for today.

Buckeye 411

• Watchful Eye- Monday saw a couple more “watch lists” for post-season accolades. Corey Linsley is on the Rimington list; an award first won by Buckeye great LeCharles Bentley. Juniors Ryan Shazier and Bradly Roby are on the list for the Lott Award, named for the second greatest safety to play the game.
• Also Awarded- While the Men’s Baseball team is headed for the B1G tournament, a couple of Buckeyes were honored by the conference today. Pellant and Dempsey were both named to the B1G First Team for their work this season; Dempsey’s nomination was unanimous. Now that’s a closer…
• Bigger Things- Our man-crush and all around great guy John Simon signed a four year contract today with the Baltimore Ravens, which I’m sure will be

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