By Mark Gaughan The mentoring of Ko Simpson began almost from the moment the rookie safety was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in April.

By Ken Gordon, The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Feb. 1--Ted Ginn Jr. had stars in his eyes. Two years ago, the track and football star from Cleveland Glenville High School had just come back from an impressive official visit to coach Pete Carroll's Southern California program.

Michael Jenkins returned a punt for a touchdown and Donte Whitner fell on a blocked punt in the end zone as No. 8 Ohio State beat No. 9 Iowa 19-10 on Saturday. The Buckeyes were coming off their first loss in 20 games, a 17-10 defeat in the rain at Wisconsin last week.