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Article: OHIO STATE 24 ? TEXAS 7: Bucks trample Texas.
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- The Lima News (Lima, OH)
- Article date:
- September 10, 2006
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Byline: Jim Naveau
Sep. 10--AUSTIN, Texas -- The sweltering temperatures originally forecast for the Ohio State-Texas game never showed up.
Neither did the close game everyone was calling for in this matchup of No. 1 against No. 2, the first during the regular season in college football in 10 years.
But the key for No. 1 Ohio State in its 24-7 win over No. 2 Texas was who did show up -- the Buckeyes' defense.
Ohio State's defense, with nine first-year starters, was the question mark coming into the season and still was the biggest unknown about OSU coming out of last week's opener against Northern Illinois.
The defense didn't ...