For current Oklahoma players, a successful Ohio State football program has been a constant for their entire lives. Since 1995, Ohio State has won two national titles, played for two more and had two Heisman Trophy winners. One of those championships holds a special place in senior linebacker Jordan Evans’ mind. “Man, so my earliest memory of Ohio State football, I wanna say they were either playing Miami … Miami. I remember that game because I was at my grandmother’s house because my dad’s side of the family is all from Ohio, and they’re huge Ohio State fans,” Evans said. “My great-grandmother is the biggest Ohio State fan you’ll ever meet. I remember she was down here, we watched that game and she was going crazy and stuff — so that was my first. It was probably early 2000s.” In that game, the Buckeyes beat the Miami Hurricanes 31-24 in double overtime in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, with running back Maurice Clarett diving across the goal line for the winning score. Evans, who is a senior and team captain, said this is one of his earliest memories of college football. The current crop of Sooners have grown up in a…
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