The Series

It is surprising that there is no trophy in this game, especially considering Minnesota has four trophy/rival games, including the always impressive Paul Bunyon's Axe. OSU leads the series 40-7, including a 20-3 record in Columbus. OSU won the game last year 30-7. The last win by Minnesota was the 29-17 upset of then #6 OSU in Columbus. I rememer the game distinctly because the Minnesota coach, former OSU player, Glen Mason spoke with the press after game, expressing his love of Ohio State in what appeared to be an early job interview for the spot that would soon be vacated by Cooper. Obviously Tressel got the job over Mason, which turned out quite well because Mason now does TV work for the Big Ten Network and we know what Tressel has done.