Buckeyes' Bummer
Texas' Quan Cosby celebrates his touchdown against Ohio State during the third
quarter of the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz., Monday.
GLENDALE, Ariz — The last time the Buckeyes came here, they looked like a team that didn’t belong after losing the 2007 BCS National Championship Game to Florida. They returned Monday night for the 38th annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl hearing they didn’t belong again against Texas. Well, the Buckeyes proved they belong, but that’s the consolation prize. For the third straight year, the Buckeyes’ season ended with a sour taste and it’s a taste that 28 seniors will take with them for the rest of their lives. Appearing ready to snap the bowl-game skid and show the nation that Ohio State football definitely deserved to be amongst the nation’s elite, the Buckeyes watched Quan Cosby take a quick slant from Colt McCoy and dash 26 yards for the game-winning touchdown by a 24-21 count. “We did everything but win the game,” said OSU tight end Rory Nichol. “It seems like something happens that’s hard to believe in every big game we play.
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