To the Clash Of The Titans in Austin that is:
AUSTIN, Texas — Leave it to Texas coach Mack Brown to put just the right spin on the first “Game of the Century” of the 2006 season, tonight’s battle between No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Texas at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
“If both teams play well, it could end up like last year’s game and be one of the best games in the history of college football,” said Brown, who also described the buildup for the game as “cool.”
Actually, it’s hot, very hot. Temperature for the 8 o’clock kickoff is expected to be close to 90. But the sizzling conditions going into the game are even more intriguing.
Texas (1-0) had its warm-up last week with a 56-7 romp over North Texas, which marked the debut of redshirt freshman quarterback Colt McCoy, who had a credible game, completing 12 of 19 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns.
But Ohio State is not North Texas and the Longhorns know that. They also know the Buckeyes still have the memory of last year’s 25-22 loss to the Longhorns in Columbus, Ohio, embedded in their minds.
The Buckeyes (1-0) also had their warm-up game a week ago with a 35-12 romp over a decent Northern Illinois team. Texas is not Northern Illinois and the Buckeyes know that.
The Buckeyes are led by senior quarterback Troy Smith, who is looking to do what Vince Young did for Texas a year ago: use this game as a springboard for a national championship season.
Smith, who is a Heisman Trophy contender, had a strong opening performance against Northern Illinois, completing 18 of 25 passes for 297 yards and three touchdowns.
Go Bucks !
September 9th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
Hook ‘em Horns!
September 10th, 2006 at 3:33 am
In spite of the homer refs, there is no doubt who is number one in college football.
24-7.
Too bad about our young, inexperienced defense. They gave up 7 points… (actually, thanks to that bogus personal foul call - the hit on the Texas quarterback, the OSU defense didn’t give up 7, the homer refs did.)
GO BUCKS!!