HE'S DEE MAN--Ohio State wide receiver Dee Miller (15) leaves Minnesota cornerback Willie Middlebrooks (42) on his knees after catching a pass during the top-ranked Buckeye's 45-15 win over the Minnesota Gophers, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998.

HE DIGGS DEFENSE--Ohio State linebacker Na'il Diggs (32) makes life misrable for Minnesota quarterback Andy Persby (11) during the number one-ranked Buckeye's 45-15 thrashing of the Gophers, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998.

IN YOUR FACE-MASK--Ohio State safety Central McClellion (20) grabs the face mask of a Minnesota receiver as cornerback Ahmed Plummer (19) uses the legal method to tackle, during the top-ranked Buckeye's 45-15 win over the Gophers, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998. Ohio State was penalized on the play.

GOPHER ON THE MOVE--Minnesota's Tyrone Carter (22) gets a nice block from Jason Hagman (29) on Ohio State's Derek Ross (37) as he runs past Buckeye Joe Cooper (10) during a punt return in Saturday's 45-15 victory by the top-ranked Buck's, at Ohio Stadium, in Columbus, Ohio.