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Game Thread BCS Championship Game, tOSU vs. Florida - Jan 8th

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Buckeyes ready to go after lengthy ?layoff?

Say time between games spent wisely in practices

By Rusty Miller

Associated Press



SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ? The Ohio State Buckeyes haven?t been spending hours a day playing video games, watching football on TV and devouring chips and salsa.
 
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Gators hope speed translates into victory in championship

By Louis Anastasis

Scripps Howard News Service

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ? Florida?s 296-pound defensive tackle, Joe Cohen, snickered as he looked down at his massive belly.
 
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OSU defense just needed some seasoning

Unit, composed mostly of first-year starters, have exceeded expectations

By Eric Prisbell
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Almost every time Brandon Mitchell heard the words "Ohio State" this summer, they were followed by the same caveat: The Buckeyes must replace nine defensive starters.
 
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Bucks aren't overconfident
BY JOHN ERARDI | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER
GLENDALE, Ariz. - The Florida Gators are where the Ohio State Buckeyes were four years ago: decided underdogs going into the national championship game.
 
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ARMS RACE

TITLE GAME WILL COME DOWN TO QBS


By ANDREW MARCHAND

January 5, 2007 -- What is nearly a lock going into Monday's BCS Championship Game is that Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith will put up points.

Continued...
 
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BCS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME NOTES

OSU assistant gave Meyer his first real gig

By WENDELL BARNHOUSE

Star-Telegram Staff Writer


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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Heacock was the head coach at Division I-AA Illinois State in 1988. He kept receiving telephone calls from a 24-year-old seeking a full-time coaching gig.
 
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Buckeyes bucking their past

By WENDELL BARNHOUSE

Star-Telegram Staff Writer

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Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr. has 59 catches for 781 yards and nine touchdowns.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Ohio State coaching legend Woody Hayes regarded passes as foreign objects. He preferred his offense's plays remain on terra firma.
 
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Traditional strategies bite dust


Doug Haller
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 5, 2007 12:00 AM Forget what you know about Ohio State and Florida. Don't bring up the Gators' Fun n' Gun (R.I.P.). And whatever you do, don't mention Ohio State's cloud of dust. Even in the desert, the Buckeyes are touchy about such things.
 
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Florida DBs don't forget tough times


Richard Obert
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 5, 2007 12:00 AM A defensive back's memory is supposed to be short. Forget about getting beat for a touchdown. Forget the last play.

Florida standouts Reggie Nelson and Ryan Smith can't forget. They can't forget what molded them to become two of the nation's best defensive backs.
 
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Final Four MVP offers bit of advice


Richard Obert
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 5, 2007 12:00 AM Florida junior basketball star Joakim Noah had some advice for friends Dallas Baker and Andre Caldwell before the Gators receivers left Gainesville, Fla., to prepare for the BCS title game against Ohio State.

"He said, 'Don't come back if you don't win,' " Baker said.
 
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Meyer unleashes 'beast' in Gators

Florida coach's intense preparation earns respect from colleagues, players

Doug Haller
The Arizona Republic
Jan. 5, 2007 12:00 AM A few weeks before leaving Gainesville, several Florida Gators were asked to describe Urban Meyer in one word.
 
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Tressel?s way transforms OSU into ?model program?
Friday, January 05, 2007
Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Antonio Smith couldn?t contain his excitement.
The Ohio State cornerback was about to score after intercepting a Penn State pass on Oct. 23. The fifth-year senior walk-on from Beechcroft High School had seen little playing time in previous seasons, and now 105,000 fans were roaring for him.
 
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Buckeye, Ariz., tries to be oasis for OSU fans
Friday, January 05, 2007
Joe Blundo
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

BUCKEYE, Ariz. ? The town leaders are enthusiastic, and everyone else is ? at worst ? mildly perplexed about the blossoming relationship between this desert community and fans of a college-football team 1,700 miles away.
 
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Buckeyes expect tricky business
Team knows Florida likely will come up with unique plays
Friday, January 05, 2007
Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Define trick play.
"Something out of the ordinary," Ohio State defensive tackle David Patterson said. "It?s something that you couldn?t run two times in a row."
 
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