No. 10 Ohio State (10-2, 7-1) vs. No. 3 Texas (11-1, 7-1)

Date: Monday, January 5
Time: 8:20 PM ET
Place: University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, AZ - capacity 73,719
TV: FOX will televise the game nationally with the best play-by-play man you’ve never heard of, Matt Vasgersian, calling the action along with Tim Ryan and Laura Okmin. Chris Myers is on the sidelines.
Radio: WBNS-AM 1460 The Fan in Columbus is the flagship station for the 73-station Ohio State Radio Network. The Jim Tressel Pregame Show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. “Big Daddy” Paul Keels will call the play-by-play and will be assisted by former Buckeye Jim Lachey in the booth and Marty Bannister on the sidelines…

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Right: Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, speaking to reporters during media day on Friday, threw for 3,445 yards and had a team-high 576 yards rushing, this season. (AP Photo)

The third-ranked Texas Longhorns enter Monday night’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl one play away from playing in the Big XII title game and possibly a shot at BCS national championship game, while the 10th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes are a few plays and one lopsided loss from making their third straight trip in quest of that crystal football.

Back on November 1 in Lubbock, Texas, the Longhorns were just seconds away from posting their ninth win this season when Tech quarterback Graham Harrell found Michael Crabtree along the far sideline…

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Right: Eventual Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Troy Smith had a productive night in Austin passing for 269 yards and two scores. (AP Photo)

- Note: Republished article written by Matt Barker as it appeared on BuckeyeBanter.com, September 10, 2006. -

A 21-game winning streak along with 12 consecutive games of scoring 40 or more points came to a crashing halt as the number-one ranked Ohio State Buckeyes soundly defeated the reigning national champion Texas Longhorns 24-7 in front 89,422 at Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium…

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Right: Quarterback Todd Boeckman is not to blame for Ohio State’s offensive offense this season. (AP Photo)

Going into the 2008 tackle football season, on paper Ohio State had all the makings to return for their third-straight national championship game. Unfortunately, when you lined up the 11 guys on the rectangular field that measures 360 by 160 feet, that wasn’t the case.

This from a team that had several preseason All-Americans and five potential first-round selections in next April’s NFL Draft.

Preseason Heisman Trophy candidate Chris Wells suffered a turf toe injury in Ohio State’s easy 43-0 season-opening victory over Division I-AA opponent Youngstown State…

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Right: OSU linebacker James Laurinaitis. (AP Photo)

Wake Forest senior Aaron Curry has won the Butkus Award honoring the nation’s top college linebacker.

Ohio State’s James Laurinaitis, who won the award last year, finished third behind USC’s Rey Maualuga and Curry.

Laurinaitis will be in Houston, Texas, on Wednesday night as the finalist for the the Lombardi Award…

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Right: Boise State’s blue turf. (AP Photo)

The Ohio State Buckeyes will be making their fourth straight BCS appearance and seventh overall as they will take on the third-ranked Texas Longhorns in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, January 5, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET.

The 10th-ranked Buckeyes are now tied with Oklahoma and USC…

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RB Beanie Wells	LB James Laurinaitis

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Just before the Ohio State-Bowling Green basketball game last night on the Big Ten Network, the league announced the 2008 All-Conference football teams and individual award winners as selected by the coaches and a media panel….

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Right: Brian Hartline hauls in a perfect strike from Terrelle Pryor for a 53-yard touchdown in the second quarter. (AP Photo)

The domination continued for a fifth-straight year as Ohio State easily defeated Michigan 42-7 in front of 105,564 fans at Ohio Stadium, Saturday afternoon.

The 35-point victory was the second-largest margin for Ohio State over Michigan since the Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines 38-0…

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No. 10 Ohio State (9-2, 6-1) vs. Michigan (3-8, 2-5)

Date: Saturday, November 22
Time: 12:00 PM ET
Place: Ohio Stadium - capacity 102,329
TV: ABC Sports will televise the game. Brad Nessler will be joined in the booth by Bob Griese and Paul Maguire. Stacey Dales is the sideline reporter.

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