Pre-Owned Paul Keels's Tales from the Buckeyes' Championship Season (Hardcover) 158261539X 9781582615394

The 2002 football season was indeed a special one for the Ohio State Buckeyes. It was a year in which many prognosticators had them picked for, at best, third place in the Big Ten. But behind a rock-solid defense, outstanding special teams, a freshman tailback who exploded on the scene with an impressive debut, and a quarterback who, week after week, found a way to make plays, Ohio State answered the critics and wove their way through the Big Ten and through the defending national champions, grabbing college football's top prize along the way. We'll explore the contributions of senior co-captains Michael Doss and Donnie Nickey, and how Craig Krenzel solidified the quarterback position despite the incredible hype that surrounded an incoming freshman signal caller. We'll follow the story of Maurice Clarett, a freshman who graduated from high school early to get a head start on Ohio State career, and the ups and downs of his first season as a Buckeye. Meanwhile, ge! tting through the 2002 season is just a part of the journey in Tales from the Buckeyes Championship Season. Tales from the Buckeyes Championship Season will also visit other memorable moments in Ohio State Football, such as the Super Sophomores who led the scarlet and gray to the national title in 1968 and the exploits of a young man from Columbus, Ohio, by the name of Archie Griffin, who answered the beckoning call of Woody Hayes and made history by winning two Heisman trophies.