Ohio State overcame an 11 point second half deficit to pull ahead of No. 3 Texas, but the Longhorns pulled off a dramatic last-second touchdown drive to send the Bucks to their third straight bowl defeat, 24-21.

Now it’s time to play power football, Ohio State style. The No. 3 Longhorns (11-1) meet the 10th-ranked Buckeyes (10-2) on Monday in the Fiesta Bowl.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are carrying the Big Ten’s banner - what’s left of it.

Freshman Terrelle Pryor is the starting quarterback for Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. Yet he isn’t talking, at least for now.

Mack Brown and Jim Tressel struck up a conversation on the Ohio Stadium field as Texas and Ohio State warmed up before their first-ever meeting in 2005.

Muffled voices in the hallway echoed into the room where Joe Paterno held court, before two retired coaches barged in unannounced.

The Texas Longhorns came to the desert determined not to let disappointment ruin a good season.

Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio chose to focus on the big picture after closing the season with a loss in the Capital One Bowl.

All-American running back Shonn Greene will skip his senior season at Iowa and enter the NFL draft.

Southern California made a strong case of its own to be No. 1.

All-American running back Shonn Greene saw no reason to delay the inevitable. Even before taking the field for the Outback Bowl, he figured he was ready to test his skills on the next level.

For nearly three years, it seemed like nothing would go Iowa’s way. Then came Nov. 8.

Running back Javon Ringer has been selected as the most valuable player of Michigan State’s football team.

The brown khakis were slightly rumpled, and the Nike sneakers were the trademark jet black. A cane, however, was nowhere in sight when Joe Paterno walked into the auditorium with nary a limp.

The University of Illinois says sophomore linebacker Martez Wilson is hospitalized after an incident near campus.