Woody Hayes' goals for the 1973 season, as told by kicker Blair Conway: Have the top defense in the nation, win the Big Ten, win the Rose Bowl and be the No. 1 team in the country.
Those were lofty goals, but Hayes knew he had the talent to do it with the majority of the 1972 team back. Sophomores Archie Griffin, Brian Baschnagel and Cornelius Green let the offense, as the latter beat out senior Greg Hare at quarterback. Add Champ Henson, Mike Bartoszek, Dave Hazel, a stout offensive line led by John Hicks and the offense looked potent.