JUKIN' JACKSON--Ohio State quarterback Stanley Jackson puts a move on Wyoming's Jeff Leonard, as he scrambles for yardage, during the Buckeye's 24-10 season opening win, over the Cowboys, in The Eddie Robinson Classic, played in Columbus, Ohio, on Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997. Jackson passed for 112 yards, and rushed 11 times for 75 yards including a 41 yard touchdown scamper in the 1st quarter for OSU's first TD of the season.

BIG BAD JOHN--Ohio State tight-end John Lumpkin hauls in a pass during the Buckeye's 44-13 victory over Bowling Green, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997. Giving pursuit is Falcon linebacker Joe O'Neill.

TOUCHDOWN ANDY--Ohio State, All-American, linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer waltzes into the end zone after intercepting a pass and going 20 yards for a touchdown in the Buckeye's 28-20 win over the Arizona Wildcats, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 1997.

SHUT DOWN & SHUT OUT--Ohio State defenders Antoine Winfield and Andy Katzenmoyer stack-up Indiana running back DeWayne Hogan as the Buckeye's record their first shut-out of the season with a 31-0 victory over the Indiana Hoosers, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 18, 1997.

PICKING UP THE YARDS--Ohio State running back Michael Wiley runs past Northwestern's Josh Barns during the Buckeye's 49-6 thumping of the Wildcats, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 25, 1997.