Mark you calendars ... The annual OSU Alumni picnic is will be August 30, 2009.  It's our annual kickoff to the new year.  More information to come on this year's event.   At this year's picnic we will be drawing the winner of the USC tickets and quite possibly a visit by the one and only Buckeyeman.

Times and more details to come soon.

John Cooper will be enshrined into the College Football Hall fo Fame on July 18, 2009 in South Bend, Indiana. If you are interested in going to this event, let us know, and we can work up a car pool of Indy Buckeyes.

The first coach in history to lead both a Big Ten and a Pac-10 team to victories in the Rose Bowl, Coach John Cooper ranks second only to the legendary Woody Hayes in all-time wins at Ohio State. Under Cooper's watch, Ohio State teams finished the regular season ranked in the Top 25 in 12 of his 13 seasons with the Buckeyes.

He tallied at least a share of nine conference championships, including five at Tulsa, one at Arizona State and three at OSU. A four-time American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Regional Coach of the Year, Cooper led his teams to 14 bowl games in 24 seasons. A Tennessee native and former MVP on the Iowa State football team, Cooper coached Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George and two-time Lombardi winner Orlando Pace as well as 20 First Team All-Americas, seven NFF National Scholar-Athletes and one NFF Draddy Trophy recipient during his career.

Cooper formerly served as the president of the American Football Coaches Association and as a professional scout in the NFL. He currently acts as a college football analyst for ESPN and resides in Columbus, Ohio.

The College Football Hall of Fame's signature event is the annual Enshrinement Festival. This year it takes place on July 17-18 in downtown South Bend as our community gathers together with football fans from across the country to honor college football’s gridiron legends. Fans have a variety of opportunities to meet and mingle with the Enshrinees during this spectacular event. The 2009 Class features Lou Holtz, Troy Aikman, and Thurman Thomas, among others who are being enshrined in the Hall of Fame.

South Bend and the College Football Hall of Fame will play host to a jam-packed weekend of fun-filled events. During the various events, families and fans of all ages, will celebrate the induction of twenty football legends into the College Football Hall of Fame and experience a wide variety of activities, including concerts, fireworks, a Grand Parade, Pep Rally, FanFest, and much more.

There's always some Buckeyes fans out at the track this time of year!  Indy Buckeye Mike Wissler got the Graham Rahal clan to show their Buckeye Spirit along pit row.

As you can imagine, the Rahals really liked the Indy Buckeye gear, and are taking home a few shirts and hats!