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No dramatics for OSU
Ohio State cornerback Malcomb Jenkins tried to spark a big comeback Monday night in the BCS championship game, but one LSU interception was just a temporary setback. Final from the Superdome: LSU 38, Ohio State 24.
“This game is about momentum,” said Jenkins, whose third-quarter interception was the highlight of OSU’s second half. “We started off with the momentum but then we gave it away. We tried to get ourselves back in the game but we kept giving it away with penalties and turnovers. We kind of shot ourselves in the foot.”
Maybe the Buckeyes were out of their element. The Louisiana Superdome certainly is LSU’s home away from home. The Tigers have won four BCS bowls in this building since 2002.
Maybe the Buckeyes were hypnotized by the moves of the LSU Golden Girls, who the PA announcer accurately labeled “vivacious.”
Maybe LSU was just better.
Some of the final numbers:
James Laurinaitis made 18 tackles, a record for all BCS games.
Chris Wells rushed for 146 yards, the second-best total in BCS title-game history (Vince Young, 200 in 2006).
A.J. Trapasso set a BCS record with a 63-yard punt.
Nice numbers, but not as significant as this one: The Southeastern Conference is 11-4 in 10 years of the BCS. The Big Ten? 8-9.
Those numbers don’t lie.
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