Eleven Warriors - A Buckeye Sports Blog

Erik Johns, of the fine hometown alterna-paper, The Other Paper, brings it with The Buckeye Fan’s Bill of Rights. And bring it, he did:
Article III With the exception of the one in-state game, all other non-conference games shall be played against teams from the SEC, Big 12, Big East, ACC or Pac-10. Notre Dame [...]

According to a published report, Greg Oden will likely miss next month’s training camp due to his recent tonsillectomy which could cost him a spot on the 2008 Olympic hoops squad. Personally, I like the recent overhaul of USA Basketball and the increased focus on building a team of committed players who have played together [...]

Reader Brett writes in to tip us off to the fact that Jim Tressel will be interviewed on ESPN’s College Football Live show at 3:30PM ET. The new show debuted yesterday, and although we’re working types and won’t be able to catch the show live, we, like the rest of Buckeye nation, will be [...]

Desperate for depth at the point next season, Ohio State is bringing in freshman juco transfer P.J. Hill to help Jamar Butler run the offense. The move comes as somewhat of a surprise however there’s no question the Buckeyes are thin at the PG spot. According to The Dispatch, Buckeye assistant coach John Groce watched [...]

Lighty and Butler must produce next season

David Lighty and his USA teammates moved to 6-0 after beating France 87-82 last night in the U19 FIBA World Championship in the tourist hotbed of Serbia. The victory clinched a #1 seed in the medal quarterfinals and a match up against #4 Argentina (3-3) on Friday. A member [...]

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48 days and counting…

Hungry? We are, too. Unfortunately, we’re still counting down the days until fall camp begins and there aren’t any meaty Buckeye news items out there worthy of taking a bite. As a result, I’ve prepared a Sunday brunch of the various stories worth a sentence or two.

First up, the Sunday Morning [...]

So, the video above, featuring highlights from 8 year-old Cody Paul, star of the 15-0 Pop Warner Los Alimitos Griffins is kind of blowing up right now. Word on the street is that USC and Pete Caroll already have a silent verbal out of the kid, but it’s not too late for the Vest [...]

Greg Oden finally sheds a little light on perhaps the most famous photo of him that is floating around the intarwebs. In an interview with Miss Gossip of the Fanhouse conducted at the Gatorade Player of the Year awards, he revealed that the picture is from a party during his sophomore or junior year [...]

HBO Readying God’s Gift to Moving Pictures
Pfef’s got the goods on a new HBO documentary about the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry. Set to air Tuesday, November 13th, a mere four days before The Game, the documentary will be HBO’s first foray into the college football realm. Featuring Bo’s last major interview, this should be [...]