“I don’t want to be a 24-year-old college student,” Jones told reporters (via The Toledo Blade). MORE: Latest NFL Mock Draft | Chip Kelly back to college? Five potential landing spots Jones also made it clear he wouldn’t explore any transfer opportunities, saying “I’d come back and sit another year before I’d transfer somewhere else.” Jones began the 2015 season as the starter in Columbus after leading the Buckeyes to the Big Ten Championship, a Rose Bowl win and a national title in his only three starts, but eventually lost the gig to J....

Wide receivers coach Zach Smith sent a text message to a recruit during a dead period, which classifies as a minor NCAA violation. But Smith didn’t actually send the message, his 4-year-old son did, according to The Lantern. MORE: Olbermann apologizes to Penn State, kinda | Top 10 programs As much as we love to bash the NCAA, it is highly unlikely that they will punish Ohio State specifically for this incident, but it just goes to show how ridiculous the entire process is....

The point spread is in contrast to the Don Best/Linemakers Power Ratings, which has Oregon just 1.5-points better than Ohio State on a neutral field. The total moved up several points in early wagering after the two semifinals averaged 78 points, both going OVER. Oregon (47.2 PPG) ranks second nationally in scoring and Ohio State (45.0 PPG) fifth. The Line: Oregon -6.5, Total: 75 Line movement: Oregon opened as a touchdown favorite in Las Vegas, but moved down to as low as -6 in the week preceding the game....

The night game on ABC will be the third in a row for the Buckeyes, who are scheduled to play a record five games at night in 2014 — with half of the game times still to be determined. The Buckeyes will play an unprecedented three home night games. MORE: 10 greatest Buckeyes | Spartans | SN’s Preseason All-Big Ten | Top 25 Those after-dark starts include home games against Virginia Tech on Sept....

Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein have brought Bush and Blair together in ways the two leaders could hardly have imagined at their first meeting. They’ve met one-on-one four times since 9-11. They preview each other’s speeches. NEWSWEEK has learned that Blair got an early look at Bush’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 12, and helped shape its more multilateral tone. Bush got a sneak peek at Blair’s Sept....

The tight ends and running backs coach head-butted the Sooners’ Jeremiah Hall after he hauled in a 14-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter of the contest. Unfortunately, Hall still had his helmet on at the time, and the impact of the collision gave Beamer a cut near his left eyebrow that required stitches. ESPN’s Holly Rowe commented on the incident during the Sunday night’s broadcast. “We have not had too many injuries tonight, which is a good sign, but the one injury that has been significant was to Shane Beamer, one of the assistant coaches for Oklahoma....

Bigler Stouffer II, 79, was convicted and sentenced to death for killing Linda Reaves, a schoolteacher, in Oklahoma City in 1985. He is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection next month. Stouffer’s request for a stay of execution was denied but Judge Stephen Friot allowed his request for the minister to accompany him inside the death chamber during his final moments before his execution. Greg Laird, Stouffer’s attorney, said Reverend Howard Potts, a Baptist minister, will be allowed in the chambers and is allowed to touch him during the process, pending a background check....

In September 2018, Tulsa resident Tucker Chonka plunked down $300 for the all-you-can-eat pass, which entitles the bearer to unlimited pasta, sauce and toppings—plus all the soup, salad and breadsticks they can handle. Chonka was determined to get his money’s worth, eating two meals the Garden nearly every day for more than two months. In 470 visits, he estimates, he ate 860 bowls of pasta (up to six a day), plus 169 plates of salad, 134 bowls of soup and 191 breadsticks....

Tulsa’s Circle Cinema is planning for a late May/early June re-opening, but is taking additional measures so that guests don’t need to come into contact with anyone or anything as they sit in their seats. Following Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt’s plans to start reopening local businesses come May 1, Circle Cinema made major adjustments in the interest of safety, according to Variety. Besides only planning on allowing about half capacity for showings, owner Clark Wiens also explained other changes that he planned for the theater....

Defensive end Cole Walterscheid was arrested on charges of public intoxication after university police said an officer found him asleep in the grass atop a Jimmy John’s car topper, the student newspaper the O’Colly first reported. MORE: Disgraced athletes and where they went wrong Walterscheid, 21, was found in a grassy field early Sunday morning in Stillwater, Okla., just hours after Oklahoma State beat TCU in Fort Worth, Texas. When the arresting officer asked Walterscheid to sit down, he allegedly tried to get into the passenger side of the police car....

Want the government to build a working Death Star? You can do it. Want Virginia Tech's football team to wear helmets with an image of a horse riding a treadmill on it? You can ask for it. Heck, do you want to see Rasheed Wallace as the head coach of the Detroit Pistons? There’s a petition for that. With the White House's online petition page, you can ask the government to do anything you want....

Oklahoma State was up 27-24, and had the ball for a fourth down near midfield. The No. 22 Cowboys snapped the ball, let time run out then committed an intentional grounding penalty. The game should have been over. Except … MORE: Top 25 updates | Gamecenter Well, you know that pesky rule where the game can be extended for an untimed final down? Yeah, it got called into play in Stillwater, Okla....

In the commercial, a man named "Johnny Savings" is shown signing autographs for cash in a hotel room while a Heisman trophy replica sits on the bed in front of him. MORE: Manziel questioned by NCAA | Most popular autographs | Manziel timeline of events He tells the autograph broker, "I love making money, but I also love saving you money." There's just a slight hint of bitterness toward the Heisman winner whose team rolled the Sooners in the Cotton Bowl last season....

The remains of the ship appeared close to a beach club on Bald Head Island, located in Brunswick County to the south of Wilmington. In a Facebook post on 23 February, the Shoals Club said an archeological team had visited the site to examine the remains and determine that they did indeed represent the parts of an old ship. Pictures posted by the beach club show the remains, which are not immediately recognizable as a ship, consisting of several pieces of wood fitted with metal spikes and rods....

That may change in the next few weeks as the Clinton administration begins Act II. Three major initiatives loom. Al Gore’s reinventing-government plan–more sweeping, and money-saving, than anticipated-will be introduced this week, quickly followed by the official opening of the campaign to pass the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and, finally, health-care reform. There will be other skirmishes, a speech at the United Nations in late September, votes on his crime and education bills-as well as the possibility of a more active role in the Middle East talks and, militarily, in Bosnia....

Saturnino de la Fuente García, of León, Spain, was named the oldest living man just four months earlier in September when he was 112 years and 211 days old. He was born in the Puente Castro neighborhood of León on February 11, 1909, according to the world record tracker. When asked what the secret to living such a long life is, de la Fuente García once told the Guinness Book of World Records: “A quiet life…and do not hurt anyone....

Sean Patterson, brother of five-star Ole Miss recruit Shea Patterson, has been hired to an off-field position at the same school, according to the Clarion-Ledger. MORE: Top QB prospects for 2016 | Top 10 recruits | 50 best players for 2015 The elder Patterson is listed as associate director for recruiting on the school’s online directory. He previously worked in a quality control position for SEC West-rival LSU prior to resigning Feb....

According to a complaint filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court on Friday, plantiff Matthew Baird claims Denzel Nkemdiche punched him from behind and knocked him unconscious. The complaint then says RobertNkemdiche and five others — who were not named — began to kick and stomp Baird while he was on the ground. MORE: Nkemdiche arrested on 21st birthday | Top 10 for 2014 Baird's attorney didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment....

People reported on Tuesday that Rodrigo, 19, has been dating Zack Bia, 26, since mid-February, with a source telling the outlet that the two “really like each other.” While few other details were given, the report soon made its way to Twitter, where a slew of spirited comments were made about how much younger Rodrigo is than Bia, co-founder of independent label Field Trip Recordings. Per People, award-winning singer Rodrigo previously dated music video producer Adam Faze, 25, with the outlet reporting of their apparent split back in February....

Biles won a bronze medal in the balance beam final to bring her career total of Olympic medals to seven — four gold, one silver and two bronze. Miller — two gold, two silver and three bronze — had been the only other American woman to reach that mark before Biles. Biles’ third-place finish on the beam marked the second consecutive Olympics in which she earned a bronze on the apparatus; she did so with a mark of 14....