OFF TO A FAST START--Ohio State tailback Pepe Pearson runs past Pitt linebacker Roderick Humphrey on his way for the first touchdown in the Buckeye's 72-0 thrashing of the Panthers at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1996.

RUNNING PAST PITT--Ohio State fullback Matt Keller is touchdown bound as the sixth-ranked Buckeyes dealt the Pitt Panthers the worst loss in the school's history, 72-0, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1996.

HIGH-LOW--Pitt quarterback Pete Gonzalez feels the impact of Ohio State's Ryan Miller, (35) and Matt Finkes during the Buckeye's 72-0 victory over the Panthers, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1996.

HAPPY BUCKEYE--Ohio State cheerleader Beth Fry gets a kick out of her favorite team as they whomped the Pitt Panthers 72-0, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 21, 1996.