As Week 3 quickly approaches, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 14 Oklahoma prepare to face off in a potentially dramatic matchup of titanic proportions. These two teams have a lot on the line this Saturday—each looking for a boost for its Playoff hopes. But, it is not just Playoff dreams that fuel these teams. Ohio State and Oklahoma have a history. Ohio State and Oklahoma remain two teams with some of the most winningest programs in history, specifically placing fourth and fifth, respectively. They each hold more than five national championship titles and at least five Heisman winners. Oklahoma Athletics However, the two have only faced each other twice before in college football history—in 1983, where Ohio State won 24-14, and in 1977, where Oklahoma won 29-28. Oklahoma remains one of the biggest tradition-heavy schools in college football, and interlaced within some of that history are stories of big wins over big teams. The 1977 holds a special place in Sooners’ history. In 1977, Oklahoma kicked a field goal in the last seconds of the game to defeat Ohio State. From that day forward, this 1977 game was often referred to as “The Kick,” so in this Throwback Thursday…
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