Buckeyes Win Rose Bowl With Late Dramatics

Just when it appeared that Ohio State would be snake-bit in the Rose Bowl, the Buckeyes showed some fangs of their own.

Quarterback Joe Germaine’s five-yard pass to freshman David Boston with 19 seconds to play gave Ohio State a 20-17 victory over previously undefeated Arizona State before 100,635 in Pasadena on Wednesday.

That ruined second-ranked Arizona State’s chances for the national championship, which will undoubtedly go to the winner of tonight’s Sugar Bowl matchup between No. 1 Florida State and No. 3 Florida. The national championship hopes of Ohio State (11-1) were ruined when it lost the final game of the regular season to archrival Michigan.

Arizona State quarterback Jake “The Snake” Plummer had rallied the Sun Devils (11-1), scoring the go-ahead touchdown on an 11-yard run with 1:40 to play.

In other bowl games:

Fiesta: Penn State 38, Texas 15.

Citrus: Tennessee 48, Northwestern 28.

Cotton: Brigham Young 19, Kansas State 15.

Outback: Alabama 17, Michigan 14.

Gator: North Carolina 20, West Virginia 13.

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