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Ohio State mourns the loss of Earle Bruce

April 20, 2018 by Paul Gotham Leave a Comment

Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – Earle Bruce, the man who succeeded his coach and mentor, Woody Hayes, as head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes in 1979 and led the team to four Big Ten Conference championships and to an 81-26-1 record, died early Friday morning at home, in Powell, Ohio. He turned 87 on March 8, and he watched his last Ohio State practice on … [Read more...] about Ohio State mourns the loss of Earle Bruce

This Date in College Football Belt History – November 25

November 26, 2009 by Paul Gotham 6 Comments

November 25, 1972 -3rd ranked, 10-0 Michigan Wolverines of coach Bo Schembechler came to Columbus on a strong roll, having won 21 consecutive regular season games, to face coach Woody Hayes’ 9th ranked Ohio State Buckeyes who stood 8-1 with their only loss had coming at Michigan State.  Ohio State had OT John Hicks to open holes for a freshman running back named Archie Griffin … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – November 25

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