Drew Thurman (4:35 pm)

Headline #1 -Boom Herron will sit out Saturday as the Buckeyes take on Purdue, along with teammate Dexter Larimore. Neither one is a huge surprise to me, and I even mentioned earlier in the week that I think Herron will be bothered by this ankle for the rest of the season. While it stinks that this thins out the backfield until Herron returns, we all know Saine has way outperformed him in everyway and the stats prove it! On the positive side, Miller and Cordle could be back in action this weekend. Nice to have some depth back on a line that has been very mediocre, but I am interest to see who gets the most reps. With Marcus Hall, J.B. Shugarts, and Mike Adams getting some serious playing time, all eyes will be on the offensive line the next few weeks.

Headline #2 - Star linebacker Jordan Hicks has returned from his trip to Texas, and had some interesting things to say in his Bucknuts interview. While he refuses to shed much light on the way he feels, its pretty obvious that he had a great visit with the Longhorns. There are lots of schools still in the mix for Hicks, but Texas has always seemed to lead for his services. I have tried to stay optimistic throughout the Hicks saga, but I have source close to Hicks' situation that has made it clear that Buckeyes fans should be worried. Has he made up his mind no, but the Buckeyes have quite a fight on their hands if they plan on trying to reel him in.

Headline #3 - The Big Ten has announced its bowl lineup for 2010-13. There are not any changes to the top of the bowl schedule, but the conference will now have five January 1st bowls (could be the most of any conference). Hopefully the conference can play better than in years past, especially since they will be on the national stage in such a huge way. This what the schedule looks like:

1. Rose/BCS vs. Pac-10/BCS, Jan. 1
2. Capital One vs. SEC, Jan. 1
3. Outback vs. SEC, Jan. 1
4/5. Gator vs. SEC, Jan. 1
4/5. Insight vs. Big 12, Dec. 31
6. Texas vs. Big 12, late December
7. Dallas Football Classic vs. Conference USA, Jan. 1 

Headline #4 - Ohio State basketball team has lost starting center Dallas Lauderdale for 4-6 weeks with a broken hand. He will be getting surgery, and depending on his recovery could miss some of the early season.