woah.
Last night the population of the big house made it the fifth largest city in the state. In fact it displaced Lansing, the state capital, for the number five spot.
(via bigtenfootball)
woah.
Last night the population of the big house made it the fifth largest city in the state. In fact it displaced Lansing, the state capital, for the number five spot.
(via bigtenfootball)
(1) OHIO STATE 73, (22) ILLINOIS 68
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — With Ohio State down by eight and just under 13 minutes to play, Jared Sullinger assured his teammates that this one was in the bag.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry,” the freshman sensation said over and over as he and the Buckeyes gathered for a timeout.No. 1 ranking and undefeated season on the line. Big Ten road game at Illinois (No. 22 ESPN/USA Today, No. 23 AP).
Nothing to worry about, right?
Yeah, as it turns out, right.
via ESPN
This is the third time Ohio State has started a season with 20 straight wins, the only time since the 1962. In both instances (‘61,’62) they appeared in the NCAA Championship game. The season prior to those (‘60), they won the title.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Brandon Paul scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half to lead No. 23 Illinois past 17th-ranked Michigan State 71-62 on Tuesday night.
The Illini (14-5, 4-3 Big Ten) led 53-43 on a 3-pointer by Paul with 13:08 to play. But they had to hold off a late Spartans charge and ultimately won with seven free throws from four players that built a two-point lead back up to 65-57 with 5:28 left.
Jereme Richmond added 14 points for Illinois, and Demetri McCamey had 15 points and 11 assists.
The win ended a two-game skid for Illinois that included defeats at Penn State and Wisconsin.
Michigan State (12-6, 4-2) was led by Kalin Lucas, who scored 15 points. Raymond Green had 12 but fouled out with 36 seconds to play.
This game also marks the first consecutive Illinois victories over MSU in 5 years.
Six student-athletes on The Ohio State University football team have been suspended for NCAA violations, the school said Thursday in a press release. Mike Adams, Dan Herron, DeVier Posey, Terrelle Pryor (pictured above) and Solomon Thomas will miss the first five games of the 2011 season and must repay money and benefits, the school said.