Washington State faces
showdown in Columbus
Washington State and Ohio
State meet in what should be
an offensive spectacle
Game of the week
Peter Hockaday
Sports Editor
No. 10 Washington
State at No. 6 Ohio State
12:30 p.m., ABC
This game is so rosy, they might as
well play it in a garden.
In what could easily be a preview
of the Rose Bowl, the Pac-10 favorite
meets the Big 10 favorite in the
biggest game of the young season for
both conferences. Yes, this game is
bigger than Washington-Michigan,
and fans can only hope the outcome
is equally as exciting as that thriller.
But don’t tell the Cougars this is a
big game.
“You know I go by the old coach
speak words of ’one game at a time,”’
Washington State head coach Mike
Price told Seattle reporters. “It’s just
a different team in a different-col
ored jersey.”
Actually, it may be hard to differ
entiate the teams on the field Satur
day. Both sport crimson and silver as
their team colors.
In the away uniforms, Washington
State has already started to live up to
the hype surrounding its 2002 cam
paign. The Cougs’ defense, which
gave up more than 22 points per
game last season, has only given up
21 points in two games this season.
The already high-powered offense
may have gotten even more high
powered in the offseason, as evi
denced by the 80 points the Cougars
have scored in the two games.
In the home uniforms, Ohio State
opened the season with an impres
sive 45-21 win over Texas Tech and a
51-17 stomping of Kent State, but
the Buckeyes still have questions on
defense. Ohio State allowed 358
yards of offense to Kent State.
“We’re where we need to be for
the second game of the year,” Ohio
State tackle Darrion Scott told the
Dayton Daily News. “But we have
some things to work on.”
The Buckeyes don’t need to work
on their offense. The most pleasant
surprise for Ohio State has been the
emergence of true-freshman running
back Maurice Clarett, who rushed for
175 yards and three touchdowns in
the opener against Texas Tech. Senior
quarterback Craig Krenzel, who has
thrown for 308 yards this season, has
stepped up to the challenge of being
the starter, and along with Clarett gives
Courtesy Washington State Media Services
Washington State receiver Mike Bush leads the Cougars into Buckeye country for a
test against the No. 6 Ohio State team. The contest is one of the top games nationally.
the Buckeyes a double-threat offense.
Ohio State is the highest-ranked
Big 10 team in the Associated Press
poll, and in order to keep Michigan
at bay, the Buckeyes need to take
care of Washington State. After Sat
urday, Ohio State has a relatively
weak schedule until an Oct. 19
matchup with Wisconsin.
The only thing going against
Washington State, other than a
tough Ohio State team, is history.
The Buckeyes have won all seven
times the teams have met, includ
ing the last meeting in 1991. The
quarterbacks in that game were
Drew Bledsoe, then a Washington
State star and now an NFL star
with the Buffalo Bills, and Kirk
Herbstreit, now a college football
analyst with ESPN.
When the Buckeyes and Cougars
meet again in Columbus, it will be
for conference pride and national re
spect, and maybe for the roses.
Contact the sports editor
at peterhockaday@dailyemerald.com.
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