Buckeyes and Trojans won’t disappoint

Buckeyes and Trojans won’t disappoint

Five reasons why Ohio State-USC will live up to the hype.

1. Ohio State is desperate: This is a manhood game, plain and simple. The last two times we’ve seen the Buckeyes in big games, it was utterly embarrassing. It wasn’t so much the score as it was them coming completely unhinged mentally — something so out of character for Jim Tressel-coached teams. Every player who has been through those emasculating losses in the last two BCS title games knows this is a statement game. Let’s see if they respond.

2. The matchups:

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