You would be hard-pressed to find a bigger mismatch on Saturday's college football slate than Ohio State's game against Purdue.
On one side: the No. 2 team in the country—a squad with only a one-point loss to No. 1 Oregon under its belt—and a legitimate national championship contender.
On the other side: a 1–7 squad whose sole win this year came against Indiana State on Aug. 31.
The Buckeyes smashed the Boilermakers 45–0, but not before Fox announcer Gus Johnson delivered the saddest call of the college football season. It came with 2:59 left in the third quarter, as Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer parlayed a Purdue fumble into an 11-yard touchdown run.
SCOOP N SCORE JACK SAWYER 🌰🔥@OhioStatefb makes it 38-0 vs Purdue 👀
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"A fumble on the play. Ohio State is there. They pick it up and run it in for a touchdown," the usually wired Johnson said, with a monotone more suited to PBS than any sports broadcast. "Jack Sawyer. Tough day for the Boilers. Tough season for the Boilers."
May the football gods bless Johnson and color commentator Joel Klatt with a better game next Saturday.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Gus Johnson Had the Saddest Call As a Purdue Mishap Led to Another Ohio State TD.
