Yards to Glory

5. Call Me Maurice

Maurice Clarett scores title-winning TD in final college carry

Jan. 3, 2003: With a national championship hanging in the balance in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State freshman tailback Maurice Clarett ran for a 5-yard touchdown, and OSU's defense then made a dramatic goal-line stand for a 31-24 victory. OSU ended Miami's 34-game winning streak and ended its bid for back-to-back national championships. It also was the last carry of Clarett's college career; he was suspended from the team the next season for filing a false police report.

-- Mark Schlabach

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