Beanie, Beanie, Beanie

It's as if this guy, Chris "Beanie" Wells, is some sort of savior for Ohio State.

Ever since going down against Youngstown State two weeks ago, the talk has been all about whether wells will play or not.

Apparently, he won't play today, according to Jim Tressel.

But if you've been around Tressel and this Buckeyes program as of late, apparently, this is all a little weird.

Tressel runs his media relations program as if it Soviet Russia in the Cold War. The players all know what to say. The media doesn't get too much access at practices. And after the Tuesday press conference, the team (and most other teams, by the way) stay quiet about any big news until Saturday.

So, to Tressel say on Thursday that Wells will play and then say Friday that he won't, all looks very covert and calculating to me.

But then again, there is so much hype and focus on this game, then maybe everyone is just blowing things out of proportion. If Tressel made that announcement last week before Ohio State's game against Ohio, no one would care.

But if you asked me, Wells is going to be on the field tonight.

Oh, by the way, if you're an Ohio State fan, you don't want your football team to give the kind of performance the women's volleyball team gave against Southern California last night. The Trojans swept the Buckeyes, 3-0. Just though I'd mention it.