Ohio State’s 1968 game against Purdue is rightly viewed as one of the greatest moments in OSU football history. That 13-0 win by No. 4 Ohio State over No. 1 Purdue in Ohio Stadium on a sunny October afternoon announced just how good the Buckeyes’ sophomore class – led by players like Jack Tatum, Rex Kern and John Brockington – was in the days when freshmen were ineligible and were never seen on the field until they became sophomores. It was the foundation of what became a national championship season. And it was the start of the most successful 11-year run of the Woody Hayes era. The argument could be made that ever since then the expectation level at Ohio State has become even higher than it was before 1968. Any way you look at it, it was a turning point for Ohio State. But it also was a historical…
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