USC and Ohio State both possess proud and prodigious histories as college football programs. The records speak for themselves. USC quickly rose to prominence and remained elite under program patriarch Howard Jones. Jeff Cravath’s first several seasons, through 1947, were largely successful. Then came Jess Hill’s respectable tenure, followed a few years later by the John McKay-John Robinson era, followed in the 21st century by Pete Carroll and, after a decade-plus of struggle, the Lincoln Riley era. Buy Trojans Tickets Ohio State won a national championship in 1942 under future football legend Paul Brown. Then, in 1951, Woody Hayes began his storied 28-year tenure in Columbus. Over the past 55 years of college football, Ohio State has failed to win nine games in a season only 13 times. The Buckeyes win. Regularly. Yet, as great as these programs have been, the late 1940s was a time when neither school maxed…
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