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Monday, September 22, 2008
Buckeyes back in their element — the Big Ten
After playing four nonconference games that triggered a call for Jim Tressel’s head, the Ohio State Buckeyes have got to look forward to the Big Ten season. That should calm down the irate callers and bloggers.
The Buckeyes kick off their push for the Rose Bowl on Saturday at Ohio Stadium. First up: Minnesota. OSU has a 40-7 all-time record against the Gophers, who come to Columbus undefeated but untested.
The Gophers last defeated the Buckeyes in 2000. John Cooper’s last season at OSU started fine — five straight wins. Then Minnesota took the field at Ohio Stadium on Oct. 14 and put a 29-17 hurting on OSU. The tailspin started, the Bucks split their last six and Coop was gone.
I doubt anything that dramatic will happen this week. Tressel might have problems when he runs into the nation’s elite, but his 39-9 record against the Big Ten shows that he’s mighty comfortable playing grind-it-out football.
TV INFO: Saturday’s OSU-Minnesota game starts at noon. It will be televised by the Big Ten Network. (The big game in the conference this week is Illinois at Penn State on Saturday night.)
AWARDS TIME: Northmont grad Kurt Coleman, who recorded two interceptions in Saturday’s 28-10 win over Troy, is the Buckeyes’ defensive player of the week.
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who threw four touchdowns, is the offensive player of the week. Punter A.J. Trapasso is the special teams player of the week after dropping three punts inside the Troy 10.
