Ohio State 35, California 28

• Devin Smith is becoming the go-to guy in big moments, Austin Ward writes.
• Christian Bryant picked a great time for his first career interception.
• Braxton Miller can cover a lot of flaws, writes Brian Bennett.
• It's a win, but it raises some doubts. (SI.com)
• And some flaws, writes Marla Ridenour. (Akron Beacon Journal)
• The Buckeyes had success with the old Tim Tebow jump pass, without much of a jump. (Plain Dealer)
• Blitzing paid off this time, writes Doug Lesmerises. (Plain Dealer)
• Judging by the quotes, it almost sounds like a moral victory for Cal. (San Francisco Chronicle)

BuckeyeNation Week in Review

• Brad Bournival traveled to Pennsylvania and talked to OT Dorian Johnson, a former Penn State pledge who has Ohio State in his final three. He also visited WR Robert Foster at his Under Armour jersey presentation.
• Another former PSU pledge looking for a home is athlete Zayd Issah, who is friends with OSU freshman Noah Spence. He'd like to visit.
• 2014 QB Joey Duckworth of Louisville, Ohio, would love to get an OSU offer, and two players from nearby Massillon wouldn't mind, either.
• 2014 RB Mikel Horton was at the Horseshoe on Saturday, and an offer could be coming.
• We're tracking the top 2014 targets at wide receiver and tight end.
• We had entrance exams for freshman OG Pat Elflein and DB Najee Murray.
• A few freshmen are making names for themselves.
• Miller is certainly in the Heisman race right now.
• Bournival also caught up with former middle guard (and wild man) Mark Sullivan, who was quite a character in the late 1970s.
• Big DT Johnathan Hankins is moving up on Mel Kiper's big board.
• The Big Ten bloggers debate: Who is more indispensable: Miller or Denard Robinson?

More Football

• Will Jim Tressel come to the 10th anniversary celebration of the national championship team? Just happens to be the Michigan game, by the way. (Plain Dealer)
• How different might Ohio State's history had been if they'd hired Sid Gillman instead of Woody Hayes? (Bob Hunter, Dispatch)
• And the secondary ticket market has really opened up, writes Hunter. Blame the schedule, the economy, and maybe the school's ticket prices. (Dispatch)
• Is the Horseshoe loud enough? (The-Ozone.net)
• It's not much of a statistical sample, but Miller's numbers are even better than other Meyer QBs. (Buckeye Empire)
• It's likely that every football team in the country has guys like former OSU QB Scott McMullen. (Land Grant Holy Land)

Basketball

• New Ohio State Hall of Famer Bob Knight didn't enjoy winning at Ohio State at first, writes Bill Livingston. (Plain Dealer)
• One of the Buckeyes' recruiting targets picked Illinois on Saturday.
• William Buford will play in Spain this season. (Toledo Blade)

The Gang's All Here

• There are 12 new members of the school's athletics hall of fame. (Lantern)
• OSU golfer Grant Weaver was Big Ten Golfer of the Week. (Lantern)
• Put more than 100,000 people in one place and the politicians are out in full force. (Lantern)