No. 6 Ohio State plays host to No. 10 Washington State – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/10/2002 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 10, 2002
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The eyes of the college football world will be focused on Columbus this week as sixth-ranked Ohio State hosts 10th-ranked Washington State in a key intersectional matchup. Game time Saturday is 3:37 p.m. (EDT) in sold-out Ohio Stadium (cap.101,568).
The game will be televised to 57 percent of the country by ABC Sports (WSYX-TV in Columbus). Brent Musburger, Gary Danielson and Jack Arute will describe all the action.
Additionally, ESPN’s College GameDay will set up shop on the Ohio State campus along the banks of the Olentangy and will provide wire-to-wire coverage of college football highlights and scores. The ESPN crew consists of Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso. It is a homecoming of sorts for Herbstreit, who lettered for the Buckeyes in 1990-91 and ’92 and was Ohio State’s starting quarterback and co-captain as a senior.
WBNS Radio (1460 AM and 97.1 FM), the flagship station for the 79-station Ohio State radio network will broadcast the game and will have exclusive interviews with Buckeye head coach Jim Tressel both before and after the game. Network programming begins one hour before kickoff. Paul Keels, Jim Lachey and Jim Karsatos are the announcers.
Both teams are unbeaten in the early going, both are ranked in the Top 10, both are picked to contend for their respective conference titles, and both are facing their toughest challenge of the young season.
Earlier, on ESPN Radio, Mel Kiper called it “the best non-conference game of the year.”
Ohio State is 2-0 with wins over Texas Tech (45-21 on Aug. 24 in the Pigskin Classic) and Kent State (51-17 this past Saturday). Both games were played in Columbus.
Mike Price’s Washington State team is coming off a 49-14 victory over visiting Idaho on Saturday. The Cougars opened the season with a 31-7 win over Nevada in Seattle Aug. 31.
Intriguing Matchups
Two high powered offenses face two solid defenses and vice versa. Both teams are averaging over 40 points and 440 yards on offense and both are averaging more than 7.0 yards per play. Ohio State rushed for 317 yards against Texas Tech in its season opener and threw for 268 this past week against Kent State. Washington State amassed 517 yards in total offense in its win over Idaho.
On the other side of the ball, the OSU defense already has recorded 15 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks. And the Buckeyes, led by All-American strong safety Michael Doss, have three interceptions, two of which have been returned for touchdowns. WSU is allowing just 10 points and 300 yards per game and, like the Buckeyes, has nine sacks.
Special Starts
In the first two games this season, special teams helped jump start the Ohio State scoring efforts. Freshman Bobby Carpenter pinned Texas Tech at its own 8 yard line with a tackle on the opening kickoff in the season opener. The Buckeye defense forced a Red Raider punt that was returned by Michael Doss to the TTU 32-yard line. That led to a Lydell Ross 2-yard touchdown run and a 7-0 Ohio State lead. Against Kent State, Ohio State stopped the Golden Flashes at their own 13-yard line on the opening kickoff. The Buckeye defense again held, forcing a punt, which was blocked by free safety Donnie Nickey and recovered at the KSU 31. Tailback Maurice Clarett scored seven plays later on a 2-yard run for the early 7-0 Ohio State advantage.
Buckeyes Move Up In Both Polls
Ohio State currently is ranked sixth in the Associated Press weekly poll and eighth in the ESPN/USA Today coaches’ poll. That is up two notches in the former and one in the latter from a week ago. The Buckeyes were 12th (ESPN/USA Today) and 13th (AP) in the preseason voting.
Head Coach Jim Tressel
Ohio State is under the second-year direction of Jim Tressel. The 49-year-old mentor led the Buckeyes to a 7-5 record last year, including a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten and an appearance in the Outback Bowl Jan. 1. Now in his 17th year as a head coach, Tressel’s impressive resume includes an all-time record of 144-62-2. Prior to coming to Ohio State, Tressel spent 15 years at Youngstown State, where he guided the Penguins to four Division 1-AA national championships (1991, ’93, ’94 and ’97) and 10 appearances in the playoffs. He was a four-time pick as the national coach of the year, winning that honor in each of his championship seasons. Prior to taking over at YSU in 1986, Tressel spent three years as an assistant to Earle Bruce at Ohio State. In that role, he coached the quarterbacks, receivers and running backs and went to three bowl games, including the Rose Bowl. His list of star pupils during that time includes Mike Tomczak, Cris Carter and Keith Byars. Prior to Ohio State, Tressel also served apprenticeships at Akron, Miami (O.) and Syracuse. Tressel, the 22nd head coach in Ohio State annals, was named to his present position Jan. 18, 2001. Jim’s father, the late Lee Tressel, enjoyed a highly-successful coaching career at Baldwin Wallace College, where he won the 1978 Division 111 National Championship. His brother, Dick Tressel, is a former head football coach at Hamline University in Minnesota and currently serves as assistant director of football operations at Ohio State. As a family, the Tressels have won 423 games.
Buckeyes Prominent on Awards “Watch Lists”
Two-time All-America strong safety Michael Doss is on the Walter Camp Player of the Year “Watch List” that was released at the start of the season. Doss, who was picked as the Big Ten’s preseason defensive player of the year, also is on the Thorpe Award watch list. The latter, of course, goes to the top defensive back in college football.
Additionally, senior punter Andy Groom is on the Ray Guy Award watch list, while junior split end Michael Jenkins is on the Biletnikoff Award watch list and senior linebacker Matt Wilhelm on the Butkus Award watch list.
And based upon the early season performances of junior defensive end Will Smith and junior offensive tackle Shane Olivea, both will be in contention for postseason honors.
Ohio State Last Week
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 21-0 lead at the end of the first quarter and were ahead 38-0 with 7:31 to play in the first half on the way to a 51-17 thrashing of Kent State.
Two of OSU’s first four touchdowns came courtesy of the defense, strong safety Michael Doss and freshman linebacker A.J. Hawk each returning interceptions for scores. Doss made it 14-0 with his 45-yard return and Hawk upped the ante to 38-0 with his 34-yard scamper. Freshman tailback Maurice Clarett tallied the other two OSU scores, the first on a 2-yard run and the latter on a 7-yard pass from Craig Krenzel. It was OSU’s first TD pass of the year.
The Buckeyes rolled up 412 yards in total offense and averaged 8.8 yards per play on the way to topping the 50-point mark for the first time in 73 games. Krenzel completed 12 of 14 passes for 190 yards and backup Scott McMullen hit 7 of 11 for 78 yards and a TD. Sophomore flanker Chris Gamble was on the receiving end of six of those passes and finished with 87 yards receiving. Split end Michael Jenkins had four catches for 89 yards. Eight different receivers had receptions for the Buckeyes, thanks in large part to another stellar effort by the offensive line which did not allow a sack.
Clarett led the Buckeye ground game with 66 yards on 11 carries. Maurice Hall added 36 yards on just three totes, the first of which was a 28-yard TD, and Lydell Ross had 28 yards on four tries as Ohio State’s posse of running backs again proved to be too much for the opposing defense.
Defensively, tackle Tim Anderson was credited with seven tackles, while ends Will Smith and Darrion Scott and linebacker Robert Reynolds each had five. Scott had two tackles-for-loss and a sack.
Kicker Mike Nugent was again perfect, hitting all three of his field goal attempts and all six of his PAT efforts. All but one of his kickoffs sailed into the end zone and, for the second game in a row, he also had a tackle.
Tressel on Kent State
“I was happy with the way we took control early and jumped out to a big lead. When your defense scores 14 points early in the game, it makes life good. I think we lost a little bit of focus when we got up 38-0, but we hung in there and did what we needed to do to win the game. It was hot out there (93), but we were able to play a lot of players and that will help us as the season goes on. I was disappointed that we left the ball on the ground twice. We certainly can’t do that this week or the rest of the year.”
Doss Named Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week
All-America Mike Doss has been named as this week’s Big Ten co-defensive player of the week. In addition to a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown that put Ohio State on top of Kent State, 14-0 with 9:21 to play in the first period, Doss was credited with three tackles and a deflected pass in Saturday’s 51-17 win over the Golden Flashes.
| QB Craig Krenzel |
Krenzel Ties Ohio State’s Consecutive CompletionRecord
Junior quarterback Craig Krenzel carved a niche for himself in theOhio State records book Saturday by completing his first 11 passattempts. That string, coupled with a successful toss on his lastattempt at the end of the Texas Tech game, gave Krenzel 12completions in a row, tying the school record set by Bill Mrukowskiin 1962 and later equaled by Mike Tomczak (1983) and Jim Karsatos(1985).
“That record is a credit to the offensive line and required a couple of outstanding catches,” said Krenzel. “The catch by (tight end) Ben Hartsock and (split end) Michael Jenkins come to mind immediately.”
Great catches or not, it is hard to argue with Krenzel’s early season success. In the Buckeyes’ first two games, the OSU signal caller has completed 23 of 28 passes for 308 yards and one touchdown. He has not been intercepted this year. The 6-4 redhead, who has not been intercepted this year, has a completion percentage 82.1 and an efficiency rating of 186.33. By the way, he also has rushed for 45 yards on six carries.
On the Receiving End
Junior split end Michael Jenkins has caught at least one pass in 14-consecutive games dating back to the 2001 season opener against Akron. Jenkins has seven receptions so far this season, including four last weekend against Kent State. He is the Buckeyes’ second leading receiver, one behind sophomore flanker Chris Gamble, who had six receptions Saturday – one more than he had all of last year.
The Six Shooter
Freshman tailback Maurice Clarett scored two more touchdowns Saturday and now has five on the year, giving him a team leading 30 points. In addition to scoring, the 6-0, 230-pound Clarett leads the Buckeyes in rushing (241 yards on 32 attempts) and all-purpose yardage (143.5 yards per game). He is third in receiving with six catches, including the Buckeyes’ lone touchdown reception of the year.
Nugent Extends Consecutive Field Goal String to Five
With three field goals on Saturday, including a 45-yarder that matched his career long, sophomore kicker Mike Nugent has extended his string of consecutive field goals made to five. Nugent, who made just seven field goals all of last year, began his current string with a 33-yard shot at Michigan last season. He then opened the 2002 campaign with a career-best 45-yarder against Texas Tech. Against Kent State, he converted from 40, 45 and 33 yards out. Nugent is also a perfect 12-of-12 in the extra point department this year.
Big Ten Leaders
Freshman tailback Maurice Clarett leads the Big Ten in scoring with 15 points a game. Mike Nugent leads in kick scoring with 12 points a game, as well as in field goal and PAT percentage (both 100.0). Defensive end Will Smith is tied for second in sacks (1.0 per game) and is all alone in second in tackles-for-loss with 2.5 per game. In the team totals, the Buckeyes lead the league in scoring average (48.0 points per game), 3rd down conversion (55 percent) and sacks recorded (9). OSU also is first in red zone offense (8-of-8) and red zone defense (2-of-5).
Buckeye Captains
Strong safety Michael Doss and free safety Donnie Nickey, both seniors, have been selected by their teammates as captains for the 2002 campaign. Doss, a two-time All-American, is in his third year as a starter, while Nickey is in his fourth. Offensive captains are chosen on a game-by-game basis. Junior tight end Ben Hartsock will represent the offensive unit against the Cougars.
Buckeyes 7-0 All-Time Against Washington State
This will be the eighth meeting between Ohio State and Washington State, but the first since 1991. Ohio State has won all seven meetings to date, six of which have been played in Columbus. The two teams first played in 1952, with Ohio State prevailing 35-7 in Columbus. They did not play again until 1973, when the Buckeyes downed the visiting Cougars 27-3. In the only game not played in Columbus, the Buckeyes recorded a 42-7 victory in 1974 in Seattle. In that game, junior tailback Archie Griffin rushed for 196 yards on the way to his first Heisman Trophy. The past four games have all been played in Ohio Stadium, with the Buckeyes prevailing 45-29 in 1979 (Earle Bruce’s first year as head coach at Ohio State), 44-0 in 1984, 48-32 in 1985 and 33-19 in 1991.
In the last meeting between the two teams, WSU quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw for 287 yards, but the Buckeyes countered with 321 yards on the ground to keep their unbeaten string intact.
Overall, Ohio State has an all-time record of 47-23-2 against teams from the Pac-10 Conference. The Buckeyes are 3-1 vs. Arizona, 2-0 vs. Arizona State, 5-1 vs. California, 7-0 vs. Oregon, 2-0 vs. Oregon State, 2-3 vs. Stanford, 4-4-1 vs. UCLA, 9-11-1 vs. Southern California and 6-3 vs. Washington.
Ohio State has played a Pac-10 team each of the past three seasons, defeating UCLA 42-20 in 1999 in Columbus, downing Arizona on the road in 2000 by the score of 27-17, and losing to UCLA last year in Pasadena, 13-6.
A Very Special Day for This Buckeye
Senior Mike Stafford experienced the thrill of his Ohio State career against Texas Tech. Stafford, a fifth-year senior and former walk-on who was converted to scholarship at the beginning of the 2001 season, started at left guard against the Red Raiders. It was his first start since his senior year in high school. “I set little goals for myself when I came here,” he said. “At first, I just wanted to contribute everyday and help the team. So now, to be a starter, well, that is special.”
Stafford served as the offensive captain against Kent State, so apparently there are more thrills to come for the 6-3, 280-pound lineman.
Ohio State All-Time
With the win over Kent State, Ohio State now has an all-time record of 734-292-53 in this, its 113th season of football. The Buckeyes’ first football team posted a 3-1 record in 1890. Ohio State also has an all-time Big Ten ledger of 400-155-24 since beginning league play in 1913.
| LB AJ Hawk |
Freshmen Class Has Early Impact
After two games, 11 members of Ohio State’s highly-touted freshmanclass have seen game action. Maurice Clarett, Tyler Everett, MikeD’Andrea, Nate Salley, Bobby Carpenter, A.J. Hawk, E.J. Underwood,Mike Kudla and Joel Penton all played against Texas Tech in theseason opener. Offensive linemen Robbie Sims and Nick Mangolddebuted in the Kent State game. In the latter, Clarett scored apair of touchdowns, one on a 2-yard run and the other on a 7-yardpass reception, while Hawk tallied his first collegiate six-pointeron a 34-yard interception return.
Clarett Makes Impressive Debut
Freshman Maurice Clarett, last year’s USA Today high school offensive player of the year, rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns in the season opener against Texas Tech. The 230-pound tailback carried the ball 21 times en route to the 30th best single-game performance in Ohio State history. Other notable rushing performances by freshman running backs at Ohio State include:
1943 Dean Sensenbaugher 33 att./171 yds. vs. Illinois 1972 Archie Griffin 27 att./239 yds. vs. N. Carolina 1972 Archie Griffin 27 att./192 yds. vs. Illinois 1985 Vince Workman 15 att./100 yds. at Illinois 1986 Jaymes Bryant 19 att./145 yds. vs. Utah 1987 Carlos Snow 27 att./96 yds. vs. Iowa 1989 Dante Lee 24 att./157 yds. at Northwestern 1990 Robert Smith 23 att./171 yds. at Wisconsin 1992 Eddie George 9 att./97 yds. vs. Northwestern 2001 Lydell Ross 25 att./124 yds. at Indiana
Doss Hopes to Join Elite Circle
Senior safety Michael Doss is already a two-time All-American. Should he garner All-America honors again this year, he would become just the seventh three-time All-American in Ohio State history, joining Chic Harley (1916, ’17, ’19), Wes Fesler (1928-30), Lou Hinchman (1930-32), Merle Wendt (1934-36), Archie Griffin (1973-75) and Tom Skladany (1974-76) in a very select group of athletes.
Injury Report
The Buckeyes did not suffer any serious injuries against Kent State and should be at full strength for this week’s game with Washington State.
Fickell Newest OSU Staff Member
Former Ohio State defensive lineman Luke Fickell has joined Jim Tressel’s staff as special teams coach. Fickell replaces Ken Conatser, who left Ohio State at the end of last season for a position at Kansas. Fickell was a four-year starter at nose guard for the Buckeyes between 1993 and 1996. He has spent the past two years as defensive line coach at the University of Akron.
Charting the Assistant Coaches
Mark Dantonio (defensive coordinator), Mel Tucker (defensive secondary), Joe Daniels (quarterbacks and receivers) and Bill Conley (tight ends) are in the press box for the Buckeyes. Jim Bollman (offensive coordinator), Tim Spencer (running backs), Jim Heacock (defensive line), Mark Snyder (linebackers) and Luke Fickell (special teams) are on the sidelines.
Scouting Washington State
Washington State is off to a 2-0 start and has climbed in the rankings to 10th in the AP poll and 11th in the coaches’ poll after defeating Nevada, 31-7, in the opener and Idaho, 43-14, last week. The Cougars are averaging 443.0 yards of total offense, including 269.0 through the air.
Quarterback Jason Gesser, a candidate for the Heisman Trophy, is completing 64.4 percent of his passes (29-of-45) for 462 yards and one interception. He has a passing efficiency of 175.57 and has thrown four touchdown passes. His favorite target in the two games this season has been Devard Darling, who has 11 catches, including two touchdowns, for 117 yards, an average of 58.5 yards per game. On the ground, Jonathan Smith has 21 carries for 171 yards and five touchdowns. Those touchdowns are the most in two-consecutive games since 1982 when James Matthews ran for five, though all of his TDs were in one game to set the WSU record. John Tippins has 13 carries for 106 yards in two games.
The Cougar defense is giving up 300.0 yards of offense per game, 220.5 yards of which have come through the air. Opponents have just one rushing touchdown. Five WSU defenders have double-digit tackle totals, led by Kevin Sperry, who has 15 tackles. The defense also has nine sacks, including six last week against Idaho, and four interceptions. WSU opponents also have failed to score in the fourth quarter.
Washington State has not allowed a run of more than 18 yards. Nevada’s longest run was 15 yards, but they had six rushing plays between 10-15 yards. Idaho had just two runs of more than 10 yards, 11 and 18 yards.
Against the Big Ten, WSU head coach Mike Price owns a 4-3 record. The four wins are the most by a Cougar coach against the conference. Washington State has won four of the last five meetings against the Big Ten, beating Purdue (2001) and Illinois (1998, 1997 and 1994). The loss was to Michigan in the 1998 Rose Bowl. WSU has won its last six non-conference road games, dating back to the 1996 opener at Colorado.
2001 Cougars
A year ago, with a 10-2 record, Washington State finished with the second-best record in the Pacific-10. Only Oregon, which advanced to the Fiesta Bowl, had a better overall mark (11-1). The Ducks were 7-1 in the conference race, just in front of Washington State, which finished tied with Stanford and Washington with 6-2 records.
WSU’s Last Game
Devard Darling, a transfer from Florida State, and Jonathan Smith had three touchdowns apiece to lead Washington State to a 49-14 victory over Idaho, Sept. 7, in Pullman, Wash. The Cougars won the Battle of the Palouse by posting 517 yards of offense, including 240 yards on the ground, against the Vandals. WSU also recorded six sacks of Idaho quarterback Brian Lindgren, including three by Rien Long. Smith, a reserve running back, scored on runs of 1 yard and twice from 7 yards. He carried 12 times for 121 yards, including a 52-yard run late in the fourth quarter. Cougar quarterback Jason Gesser was 12-of-16 for 220 yards and three touchdowns to go with one interception. His other touchdown pass was a 37 yard toss to Mike Bush, who had four catches for 108 yards.
Coach Mike Price
Mike Price, a 1969 graduate of Puget Sound, is in his 14th season at Washington State, where he has a 75-75 record. A prior eight-year coaching stint at Weber State yields a 22-year career record to 121-119. Price, the dean of Pacific-10 coaches, is WSU’s 29th head football coach. He guided the Cougars to their second 10-win season (10-2) in the last five years in 2001. The Cougars culminated the season a victory over Purdue in the Sun Bowl. He earned Pacific-10 Coach of the Year honors after helping Washington State reach its fourth bowl game in his tenure. Price is a past assistant coach at Washington State (1969-70, 1974-77), Puget Sound (1971-73) and Missouri (1978-80). He served as the backfield coach at WSU under Jim Sweeney when Ohio State played the Cougars in Seattle, in 1974, a 42-7 Ohio State victory.
Tressel on Washington State
“Cleary this is the best team we have played. I am very impressed by their team speed. They have a veteran team and Mike’s (Price) system has been in place for years now. This should be a great college football game.”
Game 1 Recap–Texas Tech
Ohio State opened the 2002 campaign Aug. 24 with a convincing 45-21 victory over Texas Tech in the Pigskin Classic. It was the earliest season debut for the Buckeyes.
Freshman tailback Maurice Clarett started the game and rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries. Clarett, who scored on runs of 59, 45 and 1 yards, was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week.
Clarett had plenty of help from sophomore sidekicks Maurice Hall and Lydell Ross. Hall finished with 74 yards on 13 carries and Ross had 40 yards and two touchdowns to show for his 16 carries.
As a team, the Buckeyes rolled up 317 yards on the ground and finished with 477 yards in total offense. OSU averaged 6.4 yards per carry, did not have a turnover and had just two offensive penalties.
Quarterback Craig Krenzel completed 11 of 14 passes for 118 yards before giving way to backup Scott McMullen, who scored OSU’s sixth rushing touchdown of the day.
The OSU defense, meanwhile, threw up a curtain around Texas Tech quarterback Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury finished with 341 yards and three touchdown passes, but much of the yardage and two of the scoring tosses came in the fourth quarter, long after the outcome had been decided.
Led by defensive end Will Smith, the Buckeyes recorded seven sacks and generally harassed Kingsbury all afternoon. Smith had four tackles-for-loss and two of the sacks.
Linebacker Cie Grant was credited with five tackles, including two sacks of his own, and was selected by the OSU coaching staff as the Buckeyes’ defensive player of the game.
The Buckeyes also fared well in the kicking department. Ray Guy Award candidate Andy Groom averaged 48 yards per punt on four kicks and place-kicker Mike Nugent converted all six PATs and hit a career-best 45-yard field goal.
Ohio State had just five penalties on the day, converted 10-of-15 third-down attempts and had the ball for 36 minutes. The Buckeyes were four-of-four in the red zone, while Texas Tech was 0-for-2.
Opening Day Streak Extended
The victory over Texas Tech extended Ohio State’s streak in home openers to 24-consecutive wins, dating back to a 19-0 loss in 1978 at the hands of then-independent Penn State. The Buckeyes have an all-time opening day record of 97-12-4.
Earle Bruce Honored
Former Ohio State head coach Earle Bruce has been elected to the College Football Hall of Fame. Bruce, who coached the Buckeyes from 1979 to 1987 and posted a career record of 81-26-1, will be inducted in December in ceremonies in New York City. He will be recognized in an on-campus salute at the Michigan-Ohio State game Nov. 23.
Media Luncheons
The weekly media lunches this year will again be held on Tuesdays at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Caf©, located at 1421 Olentangy River Rd. Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel will begin his portion of the interview session at 12:15 p.m. Selected Ohio State players will be available for interviews following Coach Tressel’s question-and-answer session.
Weekly Interview Schedule
Ohio State players will be available for interviews following the conclusion of practice and meetings on Tuesdays throughout the season. Tuesday practices are open to the media and photographers are permitted to shoot the first 20 minutes, or specific periods as designated by the coaching staff. Photographers covering an open practice should check with a member of the Athletics Communications staff to see which periods are open.
Tressel Show Moves to Thursday
This year, the weekly Jim Tressel call-in show will air from noon-1 p.m. Thursdays on WBNS AM (1460) Radio. The show will be replayed on Thursday nights around the state. The show previously was heard on Tuesday evenings.
Hall of Fame Weekend
This is Hall of Fame Weekend at Ohio State. A total of 10 former Ohio State men and women athletes will be inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday evening and then introduced to the Ohio Stadium crowd at halftime of Saturday’s game. This is the 25th anniversary of the Men’s Hall of Fame and the 10th anniversary of the Women’s Hall of Fame.
Five men and five women will be inducted this year. They are John Brockington (Football, 1968-70), Tom DeLeone (Football, 1969-71), Cecil “Cy” Souders (Football, 1942-44, ’46), Aldis Berzins (Volleyball, 1975-78), Martin Mull (Swimming (1962-64), Lisa Cline (Basketball, 1986-89), Theresa Fightmaster (Swimming 1983-86), Kim Fugett Fain (Diving 1983-84, 86-87), Bridgette Tate (Track 1986-89) and Kelly Trent (Golf 1979-82).
This year’s class will be available to meet with the media between 5-6 p.m. on Friday. The men’s induction will take place at the Holiday Inn on Lane Avenue and the women’s at The Blackwell on the Ohio State campus.
Buckeyes on the Road Next Week
The Buckeyes take to the road for the first time in 2002 next week, traveling down Interstate 71 to take on the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. Game time is 3:30 p.m., EDT, Saturday, in Paul Brown Stadium. The game will be telecast by ESPN.
