Relive the Roses – 1997 Victory on BTN – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/14/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Dec. 14, 2011
PASADENA, Calif. – The Buckeyes snapped a four-game losing streak in the grandaddy of all bowl games with a dramatic, come-from-behind win over Arizona State.
The win propelled the fourth-ranked Buckeyes to an 11-1 record and the No. 2 spot in both major polls.
Reserve quarterback Joe Germaine came off the bench to lead the Buckeyes to the victory and was named as the game’s Most Outstanding Player.
OSU took a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter on a 9-yard pass from Stanley Jackson to David Boston. ASU scored early in the second period on a 25-yard pass from Jake Plummer to Ricky Boyer and the two teams were deadlocked at halftime.
The Sun Devils jumped out to a 10-7 lead on their first possession of the second half on a 37-yard field goal by Robert Nycz. The Buckeyes recaptured the lead moments later when Germaine and senior flanker Dimitrious Stanley hooked up on a 72-yard score, the longest TD pass in OSU bowl annals.
Plummer, on a third-and-11, somehow snaked his way into the end zone to give ASU a 17-14 lead with 1:40 to play. Earlier, Plummer had kept the drive alive with a 29-yard completion on fourth down.
Germaine responded by calmly marching the Buckeyes 65 yards in 12 plays, hitting Boston from 5 yards out with the game winner.
‘Big Ten Football Report Year in Review’ Airs Tonight at 10 PM ET
BTN continues its post-season football coverage tonight with the Big Ten Football Report Year in Review at 10 PM ET. Each Wednesday in December and after selected basketball telecasts, Big Ten Football Report will offer an in-depth look at the Big Ten bowl matchups, examine the top storylines and provide updates as each team makes its bowl preparations.
Tonight, Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will review how Big Ten quarterbacks helped shape the destiny of their teams, sit down with Wisconsin’s Montee Ball to reflect on his Silver Football-winning and Heisman-nominated season and look at some of 2011’s most memorable images. The show will also look ahead, as the analysts examine key factors for a successful Big Ten bowl season and present a breakthrough player from each Big Ten team poised to make an impact in 2012.
‘Big Ten Football Report Year in Review’ Airs Tonight at 10 PM ET
BTN continues its post-season football coverage tonight with the Big Ten Football Report Year in Review at 10 PM ET. Each Wednesday in December and after selected basketball telecasts, Big Ten Football Report will offer an in-depth look at the Big Ten bowl matchups, examine the top storylines and provide updates as each team makes its bowl preparations.
Tonight, Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo and Howard Griffith will review how Big Ten quarterbacks helped shape the destiny of their teams, sit down with Wisconsin’s Montee Ball to reflect on his Silver Football-winning and Heisman-nominated season and look at some of 2011’s most memorable images. The show will also look ahead, as the analysts examine key factors for a successful Big Ten bowl season and present a breakthrough player from each Big Ten team poised to make an impact in 2012.
A record-setting 10 conference teams received bowl invitations, highlighted by a pair of BCS berths in Wisconsin’s return to the Rose Bowl and Michigan’s bid to the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Illinois, Iowa, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State and Purdue have also been selected for postseason play. The selection marked the 11th time in the 14 year-history of the BCS, and the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, that two Big Ten teams earned spots among the highly coveted top-10 bids.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14:
7:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: USC-Upstate at Ohio State
Tom Hart – Play-By-Play; Jim Jackson – Analyst
9:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Rick Pizzo & Mike Hall- Hosts; Shon Morris – Analyst
10 PM ET in HDTV
BIG TEN FOOTBALL REPORT YEAR IN REVIEW
Dave Revsine – Host; Gerry DiNardo & Howard Griffith – Analysts
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15:
8 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Savannah State at Wisconsin
Dave Revsine – Play-By-Play; Jim Jackson – Analyst
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16:
2 PM ET in HDTV
STUDENT U: MEN’S BASKETBALL
Texas Southern at Northwestern
7 PM ET in HDTV
THE BIG TEN PULSE
Rick Pizzo – host; Tim Doyle & Derek Rackley – analysts
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17:
Noon ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Alabama A&M at Michigan
Eric Collins – Play-By-Play; Jim Jackson – Analyst
2 PM ET in HDTV
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Illinois vs. Texas Tech (at United Center, Chicago)
Lisa Byington – Play-By-Play; Stephanie White – Analyst
4:30 PM ET in HDTV
BIG TEN TIP-OFF SHOW
Dave Revsine – Host; Time Doyle & Steve Smith – Analysts
5 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Illinois vs. UNLV (at United Center, Chicago)
Wayne Larrivee – Play-By-Play; Shon Morris – Analyst
7 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Bowling Green at Michigan State
Eric Collins- Play-By-Play; Greg Kelser – Analyst
9 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Drake at Iowa
Tom Werme – Play-By-Play; Keno Davis – Analyst
11 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Dave Revsine & Rick Pizzo – Hosts; Tim Doyle & Steve Smith – Analysts
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18:
4 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Mt. Saint Mary’s at Penn State
Tom Hart – Play-By-Play; Greg Kelser – Analyst
6 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Eastern Illinois at Northwestern
Eric Collins – Play-By-Play; Shon Morris – Analyst
8 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Rick Pizzo & Mike Hall – Hosts; Tim Doyle & Steve Smith – Analysts
MONDAY, DECEMBER 19:
2 PM ET in HDTV
STUDENT U: MEN’S BASKETBALL
Central Connecticut State at Northwestern
6:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Howard at Indiana
Gus Johnson – Play-By-Play; Quinn Buckner – Analyst
8:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: UMKC at Michigan State
Dave Revsine – Play-By-Play; Greg Kelser – Analyst
10:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Rick Pizzo & Mike Hall – Hosts; Tim Doyle – Analyst
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20:
6 PM ET in HDTV
THE BIG TEN PULSE
Rick Pizzo – host; Tim Doyle & Derek Rackley – analysts
6:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: IPFW at Purdue
Dave Revsine – Play-By-Play; Keno Davis – Analyst
8:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Lamar at Ohio State
Gus Johnson – Play-By-Play; Jim Jackson – Analyst
10:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Rick Pizzo & Mike Hall – Hosts; Steve Smith – Analyst
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21:
7:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Cornell at Penn State
Eric Collins – Play-By-Play; Tim Doyle – Analyst
9:30 PM ET in HDTV
BIG TEN FOOTBALL REPORT
Dave Revsine – Host; Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith & Chris Martin – Analysts
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22:
6:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Bradley at Michigan
Gus Johnson – Play-By-Play; Greg Kelser – Analyst
8:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Miami (OH) at Ohio State
Tom Hart – Play-By-Play; Jim Jackson – Analyst
10:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Dave Revsine & Mike Hall – Hosts; Shon Morris – Analyst
11:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Dave Revsine & Mike Hall – Hosts; Shon Morris – Analyst
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23:
3 PM ET in HDTV
STUDENT U: MEN’S BASKETBALL
North Dakota State at Minnesota
5:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Mississippi Valley State at Wisconsin
Brian Anderson – Play-By-Play; Shon Morris – Analyst
7:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE BIG TEN PULSE
Rick Pizzo – host; Tim Doyle & Derek Rackley – analysts
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27:
7 PM ET in HDTV
THE BIG TEN PULSE
Rick Pizzo – host; Tim Doyle & Derek Rackley – analysts
7:30 PM ET in HDTV
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Minnesota at Illinois
Dave Revsine – Play-By-Play; Jim Jackson – Analyst
9:30 PM ET in HDTV
THE FINALE
Rick Pizzo & Mike Hall – Hosts; Steve Smith – Analyst
10 PM ET in HDTV
BIG TEN FOOTBALL REPORT
Dave Revsine – Host; Gerry DiNardo, Howard Griffith & Chris Martin – Analysts
