We continue or buildup to the Cotton Bowl with a flashback to another installment in the long series between Ohio State and USC. This time, we'll revisit the 1969 Rose Bowl, one of a select few games that qualify as the finest hour in the entire Woody Hayes era.
Ohio State fans celebrate the 1968 team now as arguably Woody Hayes' best ever. It is a minor miracle that Hayes was even coaching that team, though. Woody Hayes' overall record obscures the fact his mid-1960s malaise almost cost him his job.
Hayes was 35-13-1 in the six years after winning a share of a national championship in 1961.