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On January 7th, 2008, the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes will make their 3rd appearance in the BCS National Championship Game as they look to avenge a loss in last year’s BCS Championship Game. A season ago, the #1 Buckeyes were surprised and upset by the #2 Florida Gators 41-14, but the 2007-2008 Buckeyes seemed poised for another chance until being upset in Columbus by the Illinois Fighting Illini in November. After defeating Michigan a week later, the Buckeyes had some good luck as Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, LSU & West Virginia all fell below the Buckeyes in the polls, vaulting Ohio State to #1 in the final BCS Standings. Now, Buckeye fans can buy Ohio State Championship apparel & clothing in preparation of their BCS National Championship Game and read the College Sports Fans BCS Championship bowl game preview.

The BCS National Championship is the college bowl game that draws the most attention each season as the winner is crowned the National Champions of the Coaches Poll, and with the 2007-2008 BCS Championship game just around the corner, OSULSU.com is here to cover the game. The Ohio State Buckeyes return to the BCS Championship bowl game for the second straight season as this year’s opponent will be the SEC Champion LSU Tigers. Last season it was these same Buckeyes facing off with the SEC Champion Florida Gators in a game that most Buckeye fans would like to forget. This season the Buckeyes look to avenge their 41-14 loss a season ago, and OSULSU.com has been launched to follow all of the BCS Championship game headlines for the Buckeyes and Tigers leading up to the big game. Find the latest news for OSU and LSU, fan and media day photos, season stats, interactive fan polls and more.

For the second year in a row the Ohio State Buckeyes are the #1 team in the BCS and will play in the BCS National Championship. Also for the second year in a row, the Buckeyes will play the SEC Champions who come in as a controversial #2 in the BCS thanks to a final BCS rankings jump over teams below the previous week. Last year it was Florida surpassing Michigan to take the #2 sport and eventually beat the #1 Buckeyes for the National Championship. This season the LSU Tigers are the team in the #2 spot thanks to a jump from #7 to #2 in BCS after their 21-14 win over Tennessee in the SEC Championship yesterday.

Fans can find a great selection of Ohio State apparel, LSU gear and more college merchandise online.

The November 11th BCS Standings have been released and now feature 4 Big Ten football programs in the Top 25 rankings. After their 28-21 loss to Illinois on Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes continue to lead the Big Ten and will play Michigan for the Big Ten football championship next weekend, but the Buckeyes have dropped from #1 to #7 in the BCS standings. Illinois is the second-ranked Big Ten school coming in at #19 overall thanks to a strong computer score. Michigan comes in at #21 following a disappointing loss @ Wisconsin and the Badgers round out the Big Ten programs in the Top 25 of the BCS coming in at #25.

Penn State was the lone other Big Ten football team receiving Top 25 votes in the AP and USA Today rankings and was ranked as high as #22 by the coaches in the USA Today poll.

DFN Sports network sites feature a great selection of men’s & women’s Ohio State hats & apparel, Wisconsin Badgers apparel and Michigan Wolverines clothing & apparel online.

In what was quite a surprise across the nation, the #1 Ohio State Buckeyes and the #12 Michigan Wolverines both fell in Big Ten games the week before facing each other in college football’s greatest rivalry. Michigan played @ Wisconsin without RB Mike Hart and lost QB Chad Henne in the 1st Quarter, but it was the defense’s inability to stop Wisconsin’s running game that did Michigan in. Meanwhile, the Buckeyes allowling just 9.7 ppg on the season, saw the Illinois offense score 28 points en route to a 28-21 upset of the #1 Buckeyes.

The losses mark the first time since 1959 that both teams lost the week prior to the Michigan/Ohio State rivalry game.

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