In what will be a weekly feature here on The Blurbs, Furls breaks down the Buckeyes upcoming opponent. We open the season at home versus the Northern Illinois Huskies, one of the better teams from the MAC this year. The Huskies have one of the best running backs in all of Division I in Garrett Wolfe, and have a solid head coach in Joe Novak, who has local roots, and has done a masterful job rebuilding this program.

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Tick, tock, tick, tock. Just three more days until the start of Buckeye season. In his latest, Furls takes an intimate look at the heavily scrutinized Buckeye defense, which is replacing nine starters this season. His argument? Expect some growing pains, but do not expect this group to be a liability. Check back in tomorrow for Furls preview of our Saturday opponent, Northern Illinois.

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Ohio State started what will likely become a new tradition, holding an open practice at The Shoe, free of charge for all fans to attend. 30,000 people showed up, and Mike Furlan was amongst them. Here's Furls recap of how the Buckeyes looked on Monday night.

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Ohio State unveiled their 2006-2007 men's basketball schedule late last week, and there's plenty to be excited about for Buckeye hoops fans. Half of the teams 30 regular season games are slated for national television, and big game after big game lines the schedule. On a down note, the team will be without super frosh Greg Oden for the first month or two as he recovers from off-season wrist surgery.

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