USC 35- OSU 3
Saturday, September 13th, 2008 (my half birthday, Let's get it!), the stage was set. Ohio State, national champ runner up two seasons in a row, and Southern California, the PAC-10 powerhouse who has a stable of super athletes cloned from the Greek god Zeus, were scheduled to fight for supremacy among the college elite as the team to beat. USC became the favorite in the match up in week one when Chris "Beanie" Wells suffered the Shaquille O'neal complex, an injured big toe. Tressel rested Wells for the week two match up against Ohio University, in which they squeaked by for a win of 26-14. The whole week Jim Tressel remained ambiguous when speaking with the media regarding Wells' status. When the game came around, the status of Wells proved to not matter. Even if the Buckeyes had Troy Smith, Andy Katazenmoyer, Ted Gin, and Chris Gamble, all self inflicted penalties still would have cost them the game. Aside the penalties, USC made Ohio State look like a high school scouting team. However, the bright spot of Ohio State was Terrelle Pryor, a freshmen quarterback, who passed for 52 yards on 7 of 9 attempts and rushed for 40 yards on 11 attempts; while Chris Boeckman passed for 14 of 21, which included two interceptions. So, while USC seems to be the favorite for the national championship, Ohio State has a quarterback controversy on their hands. Even though we won't get a chance to see the Buckeyes get thrashed in the National Championship this year, we may get to see Terrelle Pryor play for immortality at Michigan in November. Until next time....Find your swank. Think insane. Be urbane.
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