Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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203 33 MINNE3IJTA 7 Rod Gerald and Hon Springs had a good afternoon Sep- tember 17 as Gerald completed five of seven passes one of them a 29- yarder to fianker Herman Jones that scored the first OSU touchdown An 18- -yard Janakievski field goal gave the Buckeyes a 10 0 lead at the half. There must' ve been something special in Woody's locker- room chat, as the Bucks scored four TD's in the second half 3 three of them on all three of their fourth-quarter posses- SIOI'IS. With a two'yard run, sophomore fuilback Ricardo Volley ended a 51-yard scoring drive that started when Ron Springs sped up the middle for 33 yards. Not to be intimidated, the Gophers countered with a punt return Bobby Weber took from two yards into the end zone ail the way for a Minnesota touchdown. The lead was closed down to 17-7. Springs scored the first Buckeye touchdown of the final period with an 8-yard run. Backup quarterback Greg Castig- nola connected with flanker Doug Donley on a 38-yard pass for another TD. Joel Payton ended the clay with a seven-yard rush and the final score. All in all, Ohio State gained 385 yards rushing and 133 yards passing, and kept the Gophers to 123 yards on the ground and 15 in the air.