Bucknotes is enjoying the brief reprieve

First up, game recaps

Toledo just what Buckeyes needed - San Jose Mercury News
Soothed the soul.

The Columbus Dispatch : North coast
Official Dispatch recap. Was it me, or was the crowd in Brownstown morgue-like?

(Very) quick thoughts on Toledo game (Blogging the Buckeyes)
Ken Gordon looks at this team and sees depth, unusual amounts of aggression. not very much potential in Daniel Herron, and something in Brandon Saine. To me, Herron and Saine looked like the same dude out there, outside of one brilliant run from the latter. Both have to read their blocks better and start breaking a tackle or two; otherwise, this running game won't go anywhere.

Ohio State bounces back big, routs Toledo, 38-0 | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
Recap from the CPD

A hard week ends with an easy afternoon for Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes: Bill Livingston
Fluffier take on Saturday's game.

Defense never rests as Ohio State bounces back with 38-0 romp over Toledo | Ohio State Buckeyes - cleveland.com - - cleveland.com
Toledo had 122 yards through three quarters, and 10 punts. Just in case you needed to see the dominance statistically.

And now for your usual news and notes

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Bob Hunter commentary: Pryor's game, words reduce grumblings
Win and all the BS stops. Until, of course, you don't win again, or don't win prettily enough.

2009 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings for Week 4 - ESPN
Polls punish the Buckeyes, because Oklahoma running up the score on Tulsa was more impressive than Ohio State wrapping things up after building a 24-point cushion against Toledo. Thanks for confirming my worst scoreboard-watching suspicions of the AP, reality.

Brian Kelly's Got Wanderlust, But Nowhere To Go - Brian Cook - The Sporting Blog - Sporting News
Brian Kelly is gone gone gone after this season, as Cincy might not be able to keep up with his facility demands. I can't help but wonder, though, if he's really destined for Colorado or Virginia? Both Hawk and Groh will leave relatively bare cupboards; if the Notre Dame job opens up (which it probably will), are they really going to mail in the coaching search and hire some pro retread like Gruden? Don't they want to be good again?

Tale of the tape: USC (Blogging the Buckeyes)
One last look at the USC game, with obvious bad marks for the offensive line and Pryor, and high praise for the defensive line and secondary.

Big Ten helmet stickers: Week 3 - Big Ten - ESPN
Sanzenbacher gets one for his breakout performance.

Buckeye Leaves: Freshman Jordan Hall helps give OSU's offense some ground strength
As dangerous as Herron/Saine might be in our dreams, Berry/Hall will probably be end up being much more productive. Hall looked like the best back on the field on Saturday, and might have earned himself quite a bit of playing time with his performance Saturday.

Illini football notes: Pass defense a big problem for Illini - Galesburg, IL - The Register-Mail
A quick look at this week's opponent; could be another big day through the air for Pryor.