CLARETT FOR  HEISMAN AND OSU MARCH TO FIESTA BOWL

          GAME BY GAME CLARETT HIGHLIGHTS
GAME 1

Clarett runs for 55 yard touchdown vs Texas Tech	OHIO STATE   45 TEXAS TECH   21 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 175 YARDS RUSHING   30 YARDS RECEIVING     3 TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 2
Clarett leaps for 4 yard touchdown vs Kent State	OHIO STATE                51  KENT STATE                17  75  YARDS RUSHING  16  YARDS RECEIVING     2  TOUCHDOWNS
GAME 3
Clarett runs for 40 yards against Washington State	OHIO STATE                   25  WASHINGTON STATE    7  230 YARDS - 6TH MOST IN OSU HISTORY - 2ND BEST AS OSU FRESHMAN TO ARCHIE GRIFFIN'S 236 YARDS.  190 YARDS IN 2ND HALF WHEN OSU OUTSCORED WASHINGTON STATE 19-0.     2 TOUCHDOWNS BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK. FIRST OSU TWO TIME  BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR SINCE 1998 (BOSTON).  CURRENTLY 5TH IN COUNTRY RUSHING
GAME 4
Maurice Clarett covers eyes during Cincinnati game.  Coach Tressel on the right	OHIO STATE                  23 CINCINNATI                   19  Clarett decided to give the other Heisman candidates a chance to catch up.  He had arthoscopic surgery on Tuesday to remove torn cartilage and sat out the game.
GAME 5
Nick Mangold (55) leads blocking for Clarett against Indiana	OHIO STATE                   45 INDIANA                         17 104 YARDS RUSHING ON 21 CARRIES     3 TOUCHDOWNS LOST 27 YARDS ON LAST CARRY DUE TO           PENALTY - DIDN'T PLAY 4TH QUARTER TWO STITCHES ON KNEE SURGERY INCISION AT HALF TIME
GAME 6
Clarett struggles for yards against Northwestern	OHIO STATE                       27 NORTHWESTERN             16 140 YARDS  ON 29 RUSHES   2 TOUCHDOWNS  1 RECEPTION FOR 7 YARDS  3 LOST FUMBLES
GAME 7
Clarett runs over San Jose State	OHIO STATE            50 SAN JOSE STATE      7 18 RUSHES FOR 132 YARDS   2 TD'S   1 RECEPTION FOR 7 YARDS AND A TD  PLAYED 2 1/2 QUARTERS LEADS BIG TEN WITH 15 TOUCHDOWNS LEADS NATION WITH 13 RUSHING TD'S 7TH IN NATION IN RUSHING YARDAGE KRENZEL WAS 11 OF 14 FOR 241 YARDS MULLENS WAS 8 FOR 9 FOR 114 YARDS SAN JOSE STATE  - 0 YARDS RUSHING FOR GAME, 7 YARDS PASSING 2ND HALF.  SAN JOSE FIRST PUNT LATE IN 3RD QUARTER WITH TEAM BEHIND 41-7 AND QB 37-44 FOR 265 YARDS.
GAME 8
Clarett tries to break away from Wisconsin's Broderick Williams	OHIO STATE         19 WISCONSIN          14 30 RUSHES FOR 133 YARDS 123 YARDS IN 1ST AND 4TH QUARTERS MIKE NUGENT KICKS 17TH CONSECUTIVE FIELD GOAL BUCKEYES 8-0 FOR 4TH TIME IN LAST 10 YEARS
GAME 9
Clarett tackled by Penn State injuring shoulder	OHIO STATE         13 PENN STATE           7 4 RUSHES FOR 39 YARDS INJURED SHOULDER IN 1ST QUARTER AND DID   NOT RETURN HELD PENN STATE TO 5 FIRST DOWNS,  81 YARDS IN 23 RUSHES AND 98 YARDS ON 28 PASSES.  PENN STATE WAS LEADING THE BIG TEN IN SCORING PRIOR TO GAME
GAME 10 - November 2, 2002
Lydell Ross eludes Justin Isom of Minnesota.  #16 is QB Craig Krenzel	OHIO STATE            34 MINNESOTA              3 CLARETT DID NOT PLAY - INJURED SHOULDER OSU HELD MINNESOTA TO 53 YARDS    RUSHING ON 36 CARRIES AND 58 YARDS PASSING ON 20 ATTEMPTS.  MINNESTOA WAS 6TH IN NATION PRIOR TO GAME AT 271 YARDS RUSHING PER GAME OSU HAVE HELD PENN STATE AND MINNESOTA TO -25 YARDS IN 2ND HALF.  OSU HAS ALLOWED 10 POINTS IN LAST 10 QUARTERS AGAINST 3 TOP 25 TEAMS WHEN PLAYED LYDELL ROSS  GAINS 89 YARDS AND 2 TD'S ON 20 CARRIES.  MAURICE HALL ADDS 94 YARDS AND A TD ON 14 CARRIES OSU NOW RANKED 3RD IN NATION AS 4 OF 8 UNDEFEATED TEAMS LOSE.  ONE OF 7 OSU TEAMS TO START OUT 10-0.
GAME 11 - November 9, 2002
Jenkins catches 37 yard TD pass with 1:36 remaining on a 4th and 1 play as Roger Antwaun defends.  Jenkins and Antwaun were on same youth team in Cincinnati.	OHIO STATE            10 PURDUE                     6 CLARETT - 14 RUSHES 52 YARDS REINJURED SHOULDER - PLAYED 1+ QUARTERS OSU WINS 11TH STRAIGHT GAME WHEN JENKINS (PICTURE TO LEFT) CATCHES 37 YARD PASS ON 4TH AND 1 WITH 1:36 REMAINING.  KRENZEL THREW BALL ON RUN INTO 16 MPH WIND. GAMBLE PRESERVES WIN WITH HIS 4TH INTERCEPTION OF SEASON NUGENT KICKS 21ST STRAIGHT FIELD GOAL WITH LESS THEN A SECOND LEFT IN FIRST HALF KRENZEL WAS 13-20 FOR 173 YARDS 1 TD AND 1 INTERCEPTION
GAME 12 - November 16, 2002
Maurice Hall scores 8 yard TD in Overtime Mike Nugent misses first field goal after 23 straight, two short of NCAA record.  It was a 37 yard attempt into the wind.  Andy Groom, #18, is the holder.	OHIO STATE            23 ILLINOIS                  16 BUCKEYES WIN 12TH STRAIGHT GAME WITH MAURICE HALL'S 8 YARD TD RUN IN OVERTIME TO BEAT ILLINOIS FIRST OHIO STATE TEAM TO GO 12-0.  FOUR BUCKEYE TEAMS WENT 11-0 ONLY TO LOSE TO MICHIGAN OR IN THE BOWL GAME CLARETT DID NOT PLAY DUE TO INJURED SHOULDER. MIKE NUGENT MISSED TWO FIELD GOALS AFTER MAKING 23 STRAIGHT, TWO SHORT OF THE NCCA A RECORD OF 25. JENKINS CATCHES 6 PASSES FOR 147 YARDS AND A TOUCHDOWN KRENZEL WAS 10-21 FOR 176 YARDS, ONE TOUCHDOWN AND NO TURNOVERS IN WINDY CONDITIONS BUCKEYES HOLD ILLINOIS TO 53 YARDS RUSHING IN 34 ATTEMPTS.  HOWEVER, QB  JON BEUTJER WAS 27 FOR 45 FOR 305 YARDS. BUCKEYES AND MIAMI ARE EITHER 1 OR 2 IN ALL POLLS.  OSU NEEDS 13TH WIN NEXT WEEK AGAINST MICHIGAN TO PLAY FOR THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN FIESTA BOWL
GAME 13 - November 23, 2002
	OHIO STATE            14 MICHIGAN                9 CLARETT RUSHED FOR 121 YARDS  CLARETT SCORED ON 2 YARD TD RUN AND SET UP 2ND TD WITH 28 YARD PASS RECEPTION DOWN TO THE 6 YARD LINE. MICHIGAN HAD DRIVES OF 12, 16 AND 19 PLAYS IN THE FIRST HALF BUT ONLY SCORED 3 FIELD GOALS TO LEAD 9-7.  OSU RALLIED FOR THE 7TH TIME THIS SEASON AND SCORED WITH 5 MINUTES REMAINING THEN LET THEIR DEFENSE HOLD ON. MICHIGAN RAN 41 MORE PLAYS (89 TO 48) THAN OSU AND HAD 12 SUCCESSFUL 3RD DOWN PLAYS TO OSU'S 1 THIRD DOWN CONVERSION. KRENSEL FINISHED 9TH IN THE NATION IN PASSING EFFICIENCY WITH A 98.4 RATING.  IOWA'S BANKS IS FIRST WITH A 116.3 RATING MIKE NUGENT LED NATION IN FIELD GOALS MADE WITH 24, TWO MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE.  HE SCORED 113 POINTS, 2ND TO IOWA'S KICKER NATE KAEDING WITH 115 POINTS OSU 2ND IN NATION IN ALL POLLS.  MIAMI #1 OSU 3RD IN NATION IN RUSHING DEFENSE (71 YARDS A GAME) AND 2ND IN NATION IN SCORING DEFENSE ALLOWING 12.2 YARDS A GAME.  THIS LOFTY RANKING DESPITE PLAYING TEAMS THAT WERE RANKED 4, 8, 9, 10 AND 15TH IN TOTAL OFFENSE! OSU AND IOWA WERE CO-BIG TEN CHAMPIONS WITH 8-0 RECORDS.  FIRST TIME TWO TEAMS WENT UNDEFEATED IN BIG TEN SINCE 1943 WHEN MICHIGAN AND PURDUE FINISHED 6-0
	MIAMI OFFENSE - 3RD IN NATION IN SCORING AT 41.9 POINTS A GAME VS OSU DEFENSE - 2ND IN NATION ALLOWING 12.2 POINTS A GAME. OSU OFFENSE - 43RD IN NATION IN SCORING AT 29.2 POINTS A GAME VS MAIMI DEFENSE - 15 IN NATION ALLOWING 18.1 POINTS A GAME. MIAMI FAVORED BY 13 POINTS WHAT TO LOOK FOR - A HEALTHY CLARETT HAS BREAKOUT GAME TO RUN OVER MIAMI
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                 CLARETT HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS

Maurice Clarett High School picture. Born:  October 29, 1983. Hometown:  Youngstown, Warren Harding High School. 6'   230 pounds	Maurice displays Biceps
Warren Harding High School