That freshman QB did not do sh*t to beat OSU. It was McKight that pull it off at the end.
And OSU past bowl losses has no barrings on their ranking this year. The only game that they should have won the national championship was against Flordia. They slip right into the National Championship against LSU because 8 other teams a head of them kept loosing. Which puts OSU back to number one. They where never favor to win that game.
I'll bite.... I guess these people saw the game I saw. Maybe your TV had too much fuzz on it.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=292550194http://www.43things.com/entries/view/4234003No. 3 USC trailing at The Horseshoe: as frosh QB "Troy Wonder", Matt Barkley leads a game-winning drive in an 18-15 victory over No. 8 Ohio 4 weeks ago COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two games into his college football career, 19-year-old quarterback Matt Barkley already has a place in Southern California lore.
Three seasons into his USC career, Joe McKnight (FSY) can now claim a spot with the great runners at Tailback U.
The freshman phenom and the shifty tailback made big play after big play, and Stafon Johnson (FSY) capped one of the great drives in USC’s storied history with a 2-yard touchdown run with 1:05 left to give the third-ranked Trojans an 18-15 victory against No. 8 Ohio State on Saturday night.
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/college/football/usc_frosh_stuns_buckeyes_with_late_8vqraD35bknX5vQIZexEVJUSC frosh stuns BuckeyesUSC 18, Ohio St. 1By LENN ROBBINS
Last Updated: 7:55 AM, September 13, 2009
Posted: 3:01 AM, September 13, 2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It is known simply as "The Drive," and try as they might no Ohio football fan can ever spit out the bile of John Elway's heroics in the 1987 AFC title game when the Broncos beat the Browns.
USC quarterback Matt Barkley has drawn comparisons to Elway. He wears No. 7. He has blond hair and a winning smile.
And now he has a drive that Ohio State football fans will bitterly chew on for years to come.
Trailing 15-10 with 7 minutes 15 seconds left, his ears assaulted by the roar of an Ohio Stadium crowd of 106,033, -- many of whom were screaming, "Go back to high school!" -- and his body battered by Buckeye defenders, Barkley drove the Trojans 86 yards in 6:10 before handing off to Stafon Johnson for a two-yard touchdown run with 1:05 left. "Yeah, it reminded me of Elway's drive," USC athletic director Mike Garrett told The Post. "We only had two drives the whole game but that one. . .
Yes, that one.
It started with Barkley stepping into the huddle with the Ohio State student section behind him and 86 yards in front. "He just grinned and said, 'Let's do what we came here to do,' " USC center Kristofer O'Dowd said.
Barkley celebrated his 19th birthday Tuesday night. But through three and a half quarters last night, he was baptized in the blood, sweat and tears of big time college football.
"The fans kept yelling at him to go back to high school," said O'Dowd.
"Nothing he does anymore amazes me because I know him now," said Carroll. "He's tough. He's amazing."
They had the Trojans pinned at their 14 with 7:10 between redemption and despair
The Buckeyes (1-1), who struggled to beat Navy 31-27 last week, have the Big Ten title to play for. But the Trojans (2-0) once again are legitimate BCS championship contenders. This was their 12th straight win.
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