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Game Thread Southern Cal 18, at tOSU 15 (Sept 12th, 8 pm, ESPN)

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Bill Lucas;1392055; said:
They also played @ Virginia last year and either at or on a neutral field against Virginia Tech in the recent past.

Add in the fact that USC plays Notre Dame every year and they aren't dodging anyone OOC. I know, I know but Notre Dame traditionally is a tough opponent.
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Notre Dame hasn't been tough in 15 years. It's not like they're going through a short down period. Their glory days are long gone.
 
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OregonBuckeye;1393288; said:
Notre Dame hasn't been tough in 15 years. It's not like they're going through a short down period. Their glory days are long gone.
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They've had some pretty good years over the last 15 seasons:

1995: 9-3
1996: 8-3
1998: 9-3
2000: 9-3
2002: 10-3
2005: 9-3
2006: 10-3
 
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Wells4Heisman;1393404; said:
Better call PETA... theirs going to be some Gopher Rape.
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Yeah, you better call PETA, maybe they'll bring their vegetable cheerleaders.

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No Surprise

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : College football: Ohio State-USC will be under the lights

Ohio State's football game against Southern California this season will be a prime-time matchup.

The Sept. 12 game in Ohio Stadium will kick off at 8 p.m. Eastern and be televised by ESPN, Ohio State announced today.
"We want to thank ABC/ESPN for making this announcement early so Buckeye fans can plan their schedules for this exciting matchup," OSU athletics director Gene Smith said.
Ohio State is 6-2 in night games in the Horseshoe -- but has lost the past two -- and 32-15 overall when games kick off after 5 p.m. Eastern.
The Buckeyes most recently played a night game in Ohio Stadium on Oct. 25, 2008, a 13-6 loss to No. 3 Penn State.
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This game has been confirmed as a prime time kickoff on ESPN.

official.site

Ohio State and USC to Battle in Prime Time

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The University of Southern California will travel to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes for a Sept. 12 prime-time matchup, Eugene Smith, Ohio State associate vice president/director of athletics, announced Friday.


The game will kickoff at 8 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.

"We want to thank ABC/ESPN for making this announcement early so Buckeye fans can plan their schedules for this exciting matchup," Smith said.


Ohio State is 6-2 in night games at Ohio Stadium and 32-15 overall when games kickoff after 5 p.m. ET (local time).


The Buckeyes last played a night contest at Ohio Stadium Oct. 25, 2008, a 13-6 loss to No. 3 Penn State.


Ohio State Night Games at Ohio Stadium
2008 vs. Penn State L 13-6
2005 vs. Texas L 25-22
2003 vs. Washington W 28-9
2001 vs. Northwestern W 38-20
1999 vs. UCLA W 42-20
1997 vs. Wyoming W 24-10
1993 vs. Washington W 21-12
1985 vs. Pittsburgh W 10-7
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Some early depth chart pondering

QB: Mitch Mustain OR Aaron Corp, Garrett Green, Matt Barkley (FR)
RB: Stafon Johnson AND Joe McKnight AND CJ Gable, Marc Tyler
FB: Stanley Havili, Adam Goodman, DJ Shoemate, Simione Vehikite (FR)
FL: Ronald Johnson, Travon Patterson, Brice Butler, De'Von Flournoy (FR)
SE: Damian Williams, David Ausberry, Brandon Carswell
TE: Anthony McCoy, Blake Ayles, Rhett Ellison
LT: Charles Brown, Tyron Smith
LG: Jeff Byers, Khaled Holmes, Martin Coleman
C: Kris O'Dowd, Michael Reardon, John Martinez (FR)
RG: Alex Parsons OR Zack Herberer, Kevin Graf (FR)
RT: Butch Lewis OR Nick Howell, Matt Kalil

bold - 2008 starter

Losses - QB Mark Sanchez, WR Patrick Turner, FB Matt Hillier, TE Jimmy Miller, OL Matt Meyer, OL Daniel Campbell
 
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DJ Shoemate moved over to fullback in the middle of last year after Havili had injury problems. Defense is much tougher to predict.

WDE Malik Jackson, Devon Kennard (FR), Wes Horton, Kevin Greene (FR)
DT Armond Armstead, Hebron Fangupo (JC), DaJohn Harris
NT Christian Tupou, Averell Spicer OR Jurrell Casey
SDE Everson Griffen, Nick Perry, James Boyd (FR)
WLB Malcolm Smith OR Jordan Campbell, Marquis Simmons (FR), Frankie Telfort (FR)
MLB Chris Galippo, Luther Brown OR Uona Kavienga
SLB Mike Morgan, Luther Brown, Jarvis Jones (FR)
CB Josh Pinkard OR Kevin Thomas, Marshall Jones, Brian Baucham, Byron Moore (FR)
CB Shareece Wright, TJ Bryant, Torin Harris (FR)
FS Taylor Mays OR Will Harris, Marshall Jones, TJ McDonald (FR), Patrick Hall (FR)
SS Will Harris OR Taylor Mays, Drew McCallister, Jawanza Starling (FR), Byron Moore (FR)

Losses - DT Fili Moala, DE Kyle Moore, LB Brian Cushing, LB Rey Maualuga, LB/DE Clay Matthews Jr., LB Kaluka Maiava, CB Cary Harris, S Kevin Ellison, DE Gerald Washington,
 
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