Jim Knowles, his staff and players know what is coming Saturday from Western Kentucky's offense. And they want to prove that philosophical changes are moving the defense in a direction that will stand up to the best teams on their schedule.

Some observations after watching two Big Ten football games, and comparisons to officiating in Big Ten basketball and baseball.  Birds of a feather? After publishing Tuesday’s ‘What I Saw Last Weekend’ column, pertaining to alumni day at Ohio State, and the Buckeyes’ win over Youngstown State, a daily reader from the Ohio River came back

Ohio State's offense has struggled to find consistency and to run effectively with a two-quarterback system. They hope that changes against Western Kentucky. The word from the Tuesday press conference from beat writer Jeff Gilbert.