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The Associated Press Updated 9:16 AM Thursday, November 19, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ...

BUCKEYES BUZZ: By now almost every Ohio State fan has seen or at least heard about the new uniforms the Buckeyes will wear on Saturday (noon kickoff) at Michigan.

The uniform features a white helmet with a red stripe down the middle and numbers above each ear hole. The shirts are mostly white with gray and red stripes on the sleeves and red numbers. The pants are a silvery gray with a block-O on the hip and vertical stripes down the sides.

For a more detailed look, go to www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com

Anyway, the Buckeyes are excited (for the most part) to wear the new uniforms, which were designed as a sort of loose homage to the 1954 Buckeyes, who won the national championship.

Why they picked the 55th anniversary of that title to honor the team has more to do with Nike marketing and promotion.

Here's what members of the team are saying ...

"I'm sure there are some guys who are very superstitious about (wearing new uniforms at Michigan) but I'm not one of them. Obviously it doesn't take the focus off the game. We know what we have to do and we know what it takes to win a game like this. It's just something a little different." — WR Dane Sanzenbacher.

"They're pretty cool. They're throwbacks, but they're kind of, like, new. I guess they have new fabrics and stuff. To me, they don't really seem throwback.They seem space age." — OL Jim Cordle.

"I love them. I think it's a great look. Honestly I was telling Lew (VanHoose), our equipment manager, that I kind of wish this was our alternate uniform maybe now and again. But I love the helmets. The helmets turned out great. I think this is going to be nice little game for us to look good, but we have to come out and play good. That's my motto: Look good, play good, feel good." — S Kurt Coleman.

"I'm going to look amazing." — LB Austin Spitler.

Spitler, asked if people were making too big a deal out of the new uniforms: "Yeah. I mean, it's just a uniform. It's not going to make us play anybetter or worse. We can't let it affect us. You've heard a lot of guys say, if you look good you play good. So I think a lot of guys will be feeling like they look good, so maybe we'll play a little better. But I don't know."

And if you lose? "Yeah, it was the change in jerseys, without a doubt," Spitler said in mock disgust. "I don't know. You know. People will find something to blame. There's always something."

Coach Jim Tressel said, to some disbelief, that he had nothing to do with the new design.

"I'm a little old school, but even I'm trying to mature a little bit and embrace things like that," he said.

Tressel said he liked them, then was asked if the uniforms came with an alternate coach's outfit.

"If it does, I don't know. I might be wearing one of those trench coats and a little Paul Brown hat. I'm not sure," Tressel said. "(Maybe a) throwback sweater vest, I don't know."

SURPRISE STARTER? Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was asked Wednesday if Tate Forcier or Denard Robinson would be starting at QB for the Wolverines.

"Tate more than likely," he said. "But it's still only Wednesday. We'll wait until Saturday. But they're both going to play. I'm proud of both of them. Denard's a true freshman and has only been here since August, but I think he's made remarkable progress."

LOTS OF THORNS: DL Rob Rose has had a rocky career at Ohio State. Due to injuries and other problems, he has never lived up to the high expectations from when he was a blue-chip recruit out of Glenville High School in Cleveland.

Now, as he readies for his final regular-season game, Rose was asked to reflect on his time as a Buckeye and whether he might still make it in the NFL.

"It's everybody's dream to be a first-round draft pick, but if that doesn't happen I'm pretty sure that guys will play through it. There's a ton ofguys who weren't picked in the first round (who make it) and you never hear about those guys," Rose said. "(Sometimes) you hear about the guys who were picked later on in the draft. If there is a plan for me, if God has a plan for me, I'm pretty sure it will fill out, but right now I'm not worried about first round or second. I'm not worried about any of that."

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