Buckeye Rosters

Recap

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State held its first two opponents to a combined 126 yards rushing, but Southern Cal racked up 331 yards on the ground, including a career-best 199 by tailback Ricky Ervins, to hand OSU a 35-26 defeat. An eight-yard block punt return for a touchdown midway through the first quarter set the tone for the day as Southern Cal jumped out to a 14-0 lead and was up by as many 18. Quarterback Greg Frey threw for 262 yards and flanker Jeff Graham caught five passes for 109 yards and a touchdown. The teams combined for nearly 800 total yards. The contest was called by officials with 2:36 remaining due to heavy thunderstorms.