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Ohio State Football: A look back at the 2003 Fiesta Bowl

To get everyone ready for the 2020 Ohio State football season, let’s go all the way back to the Fiesta Bowl January 3, 2003. That was when the No. 2 ranked Buckeyes led by Jim Tressel, faced the top ranked Miami Hurricanes for the BCS National Championship.

That game featured Ohio native Maurice Clarett who shocked the college football world with his running skills as a true freshman, as well as several other players who later played in the NFL. The Hurricanes had plenty of players who went on to play on Sunday’s as well including the likes of Ken Dorsey, Ed Reed and Sean Taylor.