Thursday morning ESPN Radio's "Mike and Mike in the Morning" poked fun at ESPN dubbing the Ohio State-USC game "The Collision at the Coliseum" by trying to come up with a more creative nickname for a lesser matchup. They chose Stony Brook at Maine, which henceforth will be named "The Battle for the Butter." I don't know what that means. But they had me at "Stony Brook." Haven't you ...

We're counting down to the "Game of the Century Part LLXVII" between USC and Ohio State this weekend, but I can't help but wonder: What would an Ohio State loss mean? One one hand, this is one game - and a nonconference matchup at that. The reality of the situation is that Ohio State is likely the class of the Big 10 and a loss at USC would do nothing to alter their Rose Bowl plans. While ...

Week Three! It’s that time again - Thursday morning, meaning the weekend is just around the corner. And of course weekends in the fall are all about college football Saturdays and hoping I’ll win my weekly fantasy matchup on Sundays. This week is different from the first two in two ways: first, Tennessee finally FINALLY plays a freakin’ home game. This good ...

Every Pac-10 team’s playing and there are no conference games, which means I have 10 games to pick. After two very good weeks, I’ll take 4-6 and be perfectly happy. Here’s my quickie projection for the marquee matchup: Trojans dominate with their speed, but Ohio State scores late... Continue reading...

With a Top-5 matchup on tap on the West Coast between No. 5 Ohio State and No. 1 USC, we consider the potential for new attacks we might not have seen yet, consider who can react more quickly to a surprise or two, the state of the Ohio State passing game and more.

Everyone's talking about the upcoming Ohio State at USC clash Saturday night, and that list includes Cris Carter and Keyshawn Johnson. The former Buckeye and former Trojan spent some time Wednesday afternoon to discuss the importance of the matchup and their feelings on topics related to the game.

College football has changed immensely over the decades, but one thing has stayed the same: a game between USC and Ohio State is a big deal. With this week's No. 1 vs. No. 5 showdown on deck, members of the Buckeye squad talked about their memories of USC and what it means to play against one of college football's glamour programs.

That’s what the Buckeyes expect on Saturday. Wells wants 45 carries? I will say this: If he gets anywhere close to that many carries, Ohio State wins. We’ll have more on the USC-Ohio State matchup on Thursday. Also, we’ll be live blogging from the Coliseum during the game and most of the day on Saturday. Be sure to stop by.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham John Cordes/Icon Playing behind Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, Matt Cassel never got a chance to start as a QB at USC. Southern California coach Pete Carroll has been awaiting this game for what seems like an eternity. No, we're not talking about USC-Ohio State. "It's the matchup we've all waited for: Favre versus ...

Alternate reality one! Outmanned going into a crucial matchup with USC, Jim Tressel, desperate for an edge against a formidable foe favored by double digits at home and looking for some way, any way for Ohio State to not drop a third, non-conference, high-profile game in a row, thus earning the disdain of pollsters for the rest of the season and botching any shot at a national title barring ...