Ohio State 2008 USC Trojans football team

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after bye week, trojans hosted ohio state buckeyes of big ten conference under head coach jim tressel. usc or ohio state had played in 5 of last 6 bcs title games. non-conference game between 2 perennial powers had potential national championship implications either program. historic rivalry existed between 2 teams: between 1968–84, met 6 times in rose bowl , determined eventual national champion in 3 of contests. teams had not faced 1 since september 29, 1990, when todd marinovich led trojans 35–26 victory in ohio stadium in game called because of thunderstorm 2 minutes 36 seconds play.


by end of 2007–08 season, game garnered interest possible early-season battle between top-10 teams. beginning of season named anticipated regular-season game of 2008. winning team assumed have inside track national title game, though, given recent trends in title game, loser had reasonable chance well. in naming top potentially season-defining game of 2008, sports illustrated highlighted theme of credibility: ohio state enters game trying move past bcs title game losses of previous 2 seasons , usc enters trying show remains highly competitive new starting quarterback , 4 of 5 new players on offensive line. game viewed possible heisman trophy showdown, between ohio state s running chris beanie wells , usc s sanchez. during preseason pac-10 media day, carroll noted s games make us.


the buckeyes featured combination of quarterbacks: fifth-year senior , all-big-ten quarterback todd boeckman continued start buckeyes, in 2008 supplemented highly regarded true-freshman quarterback terrelle pryor. combination aimed use boeckman s prowess classic drop-back passer pryor s speed , ability scramble yards. trojans had particular concerns pryor, had many of capabilities made previous athletic scrambling quarterbacks, such dennis dixon, jake locker , vince young, difficult defense contain. buckeyes came in strong defense, led all-american , butkus award-winning linebacker james laurinaitis , cornerback malcolm jenkins. both linebacking corps, highlighted buckeyes laurinaitis , marcus freeman trojans rey maualuga , brian cushing, considered best in country. 1 of major storylines entering game surrounded health of ohio state s star running back, beanie wells. injured foot in buckeyes opener, , sat out second game of season. during week of game cleared play against trojans; thursday presence assessed doubtful after experienced soreness in foot 1 day after returning practice.


although scheduled third week of season, game primary focus of fan , media attention both programs. ticket prices rose levels $100 $5,000 apiece. game received heightened attention in national sports news when usc alumnus , starting quarterback nfl s cincinnati bengals, carson palmer told radio show cannot stand buckeyes , having live in ohio , hear people talk team, drives me absolutely nuts [. . .] can t wait game here can come out coliseum , experience l.a. , old-fashioned, pac-10 butt-whupping. while tressel defended palmer s comments of fan, ohio state fans incensed. in week before game, buckeyes wide receiver ray small stated usc lacked class of ohio state, noting [a]t ohio state, teach better man. there, s football , further nothing felt usc not serious game. sideline passes in high demand, celebrities such denzel washington , jamie foxx in attendance.


usc , ohio state opened preseason ranked no. 2 , 3 in both ap , coaches polls, swapping positions in each. after trojans strong performance against virginia, usc rose no. 1 , ohio state ranked no. 3 in both polls. however, after ohio state struggled in week 2 win against unregarded ohio team, fell no. 5 in both polls while usc remained no. 1. game week trojans considered 10-point favorites.



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