March 20, 2026

'I got Minnesota's number.' Catching up with former Ohio State running back Carlos Snow


With a late October birthday and a tendency to play Minnesota around that time of the year, it’s no wonder Ohio State running back Carlos Snow started to view them as the same thing. “I got Minnesota’s number,” he observed with a laugh. And what numbers they were.   Ohio State history: How did Ohio State football become a national powerhouse? Dive into the Buckeyes’ history The 2021 Ohio State football schedule: Times, dates and results for the Buckeyes Building history: Columbus sports cathedrals, from Recreation Park to Huntington Park In 1987 on his actual birthday of Oct. 24, Snow and his teammates beat Minnesota 42-9, and the freshman was responsible for 24 of the Buckeyes’ points.  Then, in 1989, Snow was part of one of the greatest comebacks in college football history. With the Buckeyes down 31-0 to the Golden Gophers, he recorded 278 all-purpose yards, caught two touchdown passes and…

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