Holy Buckeye
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| Holy Buckeye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Novermber 9, 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Ross-Ade Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Holy Buckeye" is considered one of the greatest plays in Ohio State Buckeyes football history. Facing a Third and 13, the Buckeyes were on the 50 yard line, the Scarlet and Grey advance the ball to the ball to the 38 yard line. Later faced with a difficult decision on 4th and 1, down 6-3, the Buckeyes decide to go for the ball game with 1:45 left. Instead of going for the first down, quarterback Craig Krenzel throws for the end zone and Michael Jenkins halls it in. As the Buckeyes celebrate the touchdown in the end zone, broadcast announcer Brent Musburger declares "Holy Buckeye!"
With out this catch the Buckeyes would have turned the ball over on downs and Purdue could run have run out the clock. If the Boilermakers had prevailed, the Buckeyes' perfect season would have been blemished and they most would not have won the national title.
What made the play more memorable was the fact Jenkins ran the route for a different play. When asked when he knew the pass would be a completion, Krenzel replied, "As soon as I threw it!"
