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Ohio State Claims College Football Title

NPR

By Scott Simon,

Ron Rapoport

Published January 3, 2003 at 11:00 PM CST

An underdog Ohio State team captures the college football championship by toppling mighty Miami 31-24 in a double-overtime thriller. The upset ended Miami's 34-game winning streak and prevented the Hurricanes from repeating as national champions. Hear from NPR's Scott Simon and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Ron Rapoport.

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