OSU vs Indiana 1995

By Robert Stevenson

Hoosiers Hosed

Mixed-emotions best describes the Buckeye’s 42-3 Super-Squirter soaking of the hapless Indiana ‘Injured Bananas.’ First the good news;
- Bobby Hoying broke and set many individual records, and moved back into first-place nationally for quarterback efficiency.
- Eddie George had two touchdowns and 130 yards rushing, plus three catches for another thirty-feet. Coach Cooper then removed George to rest up for the team-up-north, where his Heisman Trophy could be on the line.
- Terry Glenn returned from a week-off, nursing a sore shoulder, and caught two first-quarter TD passes, pushing his record-season total to 17. Gluefingers finished the first half with 103 yards on five snags, and spent the second half under wraps.
- Buster Tillman had three receptions for a smooth 93 yards.
- Stanley ‘The Toolman’ Jackson quarterbacked the team to three second-half scores, easing some of the nagging doubts about next year’s signal-caller.
- The battle-hardened defense guarded the goaline perfectly, allowing only a fieldgoal for the second week in a row.
- Alonzo ‘The Rat’ Shavers got the special teams 'Cheese' again, blocking Indiana’s first punt of the day. OSU converted the turnover into seven points, all they really needed to win.

On the other hand;
- Bobby Hoying tossed two interceptions before leaving the game in the third quarter with a mild concussion. He practiced all week and will start, but a repeat head injury in Ann A would exit Hoying from the rest of the game.
- In perhaps the worst officiated game of the season, a total of nine penalties for 71 yards were thrown at the S&G. Several quite obvious blown calls are apparent on instant replay.
- Josh Jackson surprised few viewers, missing two chip-shot field goals of 34 and 39 yards.
- The Indiana Under Dogs (IUD’s) sacked the Buckeyes seven times for a total of 26 minus-yards
- Eddie left the game 42 yards shy of breaking Keith Byar’s single-season rushing record of 1,764 yards. Setting a new record would have been a thoughtful touch in his last home game.
- Northwestern beat Purdue to clinch a share of the Big Ten title.

Now, about THE game;
- Terry Glenn guarantees OSU is going to the Rose Bowl.
- Injury report- Michigan tight end Jay Riemersma was injured on-and-off all season, and their back-up tight end Jerame Tuman blew a knee at Penn St. last week. Starting cornerback Clarence Thompson left the PSU game early with a concussion but is expected to play. Offensive lineman Jon Jansen left the PSU game in the first quarter with a bad wheel and is questionable. Coach Carr blames the foot injury on, “the stress you put on your feet when you push off to block guys who weigh 300 pounds.” If he plays, Jansen will be lining-up against 285 pound Matt Bonhaus.
- Lloyd Carr was officially promoted from interim coach to head coach on November 13. The last five Michigan coaches all won their first game against Ohio State.
- The Bucks will fly to Ann Arbor and return by bus. In 1993 OSU spent the night before the game in Toledo, and for some unexplained reason the 60 mile drive into Ann Arbor took six hours, and royally screwed-up all final preparation plans.

A look at OSU Coaches
- Wide receivers coach Chuck Stobart was the Michigan offensive coordinator in 1969 when Bo Schembechler upset the undefeated Buckeyes 22-12. He has also served as assistant coach at Southern Cal, Pittsburgh and Arizona, and spent the last six years as head coach at Memphis State.
- Offensive line coach Mike Jacobs was offensive coordinator at West Virginia for the past nine years.
- Running backs coach Tim Spencer was a three-year starter at fullback and then tailback for OSU. In 1982 he was named MVP of the Holiday Bowl.
- Quarterbacks coach Walt Harris held the same position at Illinois, where he groomed Tony Eason, Dave Wilson and Jack Trudeau for the NFL. Walt spent the last two years as quarterback coach for B’B’B’Boomer and the Jets, guiding Esiason’s resurgence.
- Offensive coordinator Joe Hollis still calls all the plays. And he’s still wearing the same underwear he wore to the Boston College game last August. He is former offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Auburn, as well as at Georgia, when the Bulldogs played in bowl games five of the six years he was there.
- Coach John Cooper was named National Coach of the Year in 1986 when he led Arizona State to its first Pac-10 title and a victory over Michigan in the Rose Bowl. He was one of four finalists for the same award in 1993, and again appears on the short list this year.
- When the Woody Hayes Athletic Center opened there was a sign above the door leading to the outdoor practice field that said, ‘Beat Michigan.’ The sign was removed this summer. Cooper explained, “Because it’s a 12-game season this year. There’s no question Michigan is the game we’ve got to win, but now more than ever, you have to take it week to week.”
- This week it’s Michigan. Line from Las Vegas says Bucks by 9.5. California here we come. Guaranteed by Gluefingers.

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