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January 1, 1990

Auburn 31, Ohio State 14

Before a record crowd of 68,085 9th ranked Auburn faced No. 21 Ohio State in the bowl's second SEC vs Big Ten dual.

The Buckeyes got on the board first with a 1 yard plunge by Carlos Snow and took an early 14-3 lead after Greg Frey connected with Brian Stablein from 9 yards out. The momentum changed abruptly with an Auburn wake-up call. It is known as "The Hit" by those who saw it.

As Auburn's Stacy Danley drifted out of the backfield on a screen pass play, Buckeyes safety Zack Dumas leveled him with a devastating hit. Danley was lay motionless on the ground. After about four minutes he finally got up and walked off the field, pointing back at the OSU players. "When we saw that hit and what it did to Stacy, it woke us up," said LB Quentin Riggins.

From that point on the Tigers were a different team and just before halftime Tiger QB Reggie Slack connected on a 11-yard TD pass to Greg Taylor with 11 seconds to play to make it a four point game.

The Tigers continued the pressure in the second half scoring on their first three possessions as Slack threw for two TDs and ran for another to take a 31-14 lead. Ohio State would penetrate the Auburn 38 yard line only once the rest of the game, only to end the threat with an interception.

Slack was the game MVP hitting on 16 of 22 pass attempts for 141 yards and 3 TD and ran for one. Stacey Danley picked up 85 yards on 20 carries.


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Outback Bowl proves that some phrases never go away The folks at Lake Superior State University in Michigan have just released their recommendation for words and phrases that should be erased from our vocabulary in its annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.”

Outback Bowl Champions The Spartan football team, fresh off a thrilling triple-overtime win over Georgia in the Outback Bowl, returned to Lansing on Tuesday to cheers and congratulations from fans.

YARBROUGH: Outback Bowl proves that some phrases never go out of style Outback Bowl proves some phrases never go out of style.

MSU's Conroy finishes season with big kicks in bowl Michigan State junior kicker Dan Conroy finished the season by making two key field goals. He kicked a 35-yard field goal in double overtime and a 28-yard field goal in triple overtime to beat Georgia, 33-30, in the Outback Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa.

Local Sports Sometime in the second half or overtime of the Michigan State-Georgia Outback Bowl game last Monday, when the Spartans appeared headed for another postseason defeat, I couldn't help myself.

Column: Spartans never stopped believing in Outback Bowl win When a team puts in five months of dedicated practices, sacrificed countless hours for strength and weight training, succeeded in triumph after triumph and spent nearly a month studying film on an opponent, the only additional thing the players can do on game day is believe.

Cosh excited to be reunited with Holtz at USF TAMPA -- Chris Cosh's best memory from five years with Skip Holtz at South Carolina was the way the Gamecocks went from 0-11 their first season to the high mark of having back-to-back Outback Bowl victories against Ohio State in 2001-02. So during his interview to become USF's new defensive coordinator, it was with a smile that he arrived at the Bulls' postseason banquet and realized it was at ...

MSU football: Spartans take step among elite Cousins talks Outback Bowl victory, fans welcome t...: Spartan fans gathered around MSU's Skandalaris Football Center to welcome the football team back to East Lansing.

Area Entertainment Briefs - Jan. 12 Brainerd dancers perform at Outback Bowl Brainerd Just For Kix sent 18 dancers to perform in the Jan. 2 pre-game and half-time Outback Bowl game in Tampa, Fla., between Michigan State and Georgia with Michigan winning in triple overtime.