So many iconic, resilient plays
For all the good that Ohio State did early on in the game, Miami was too good to just rollover. The ‘Canes began to adjust to the gameplan and flow of the game and had several plays that could have wrestled momentum away.
But just when Miami seemed to make a game-changing play, Ohio State seemed to push back. There was the interception in the end zone by Miami’s Sean Taylor that could have been a game-changer before Maurice Clarett made an all-time play by taking the ball back away on the return. The Buckeyes converted a 4th and 14 in OT after struggling on offense towards the end of the game (against THAT defense). Miami hit a game-tying field goal to send it into OT, but OSU responded.
#ChampionshipMoments (2002) Maurice Clarett strips the ball back from Sean Taylor after the interception pic.twitter.com/1GaoybxOE9
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Time after time, Ohio State answered. Moving the ball on offense against Miami was not easy, but OSU did just enough at just the right time to stay just ahead of a great team all game, all with opportunistic plays that continued into double OT.