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A heart-stopping finish. A perfect ending. Would Ohio State have it any other way? The Buckeyes earned their first national championship in 34 years, stunning No. 1 Miami 31-24 in a double-OT Fiesta Bowl classic. CNNSI.com's Stewart Mandel says it's a fitting exclamation point to a wild title season.

• Donovan: Crafty Krenzel gets the job done
• Mandel: Miami can't catch a break in Fiesta
• Closer Look: One call changed it all for Ohio St.
• Clarett strips 'Canes | Dorsey struggles in finale
• Annual national champions | Fiesta Bowl winners
• Team bowl histories: Ohio State | Miami
• Final AP poll | Coaches poll | Bowl results

Sights and sounds
• Photo Gallery: Modern-day classic
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Tressel: A 'fitting' title game

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Talent not enough for 'Canes

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Clarke: A truly testing finale

• Miami's McGahee has surgery on torn ligaments
• Ohio State-Miami classic draws record TV rating
• Miami players unprepared for the unfamiliar: losing
• Fast forward: Buckeyes set sights on repeating
• Ohio State tops final AP poll, wins fourth title
• Notebook: Party flier backfires on Hurricanes
• For more stories, click here

FIESTA BOWL -- Jan. 3, 2003 -- 8:20 p.m.
Stats \| Schedule	Ohio State 31, Miami 24 Box Score \| History	Stats \| Schedule

ORANGE BOWL -- Jan. 2, 2003 -- 8 p.m.
Stats \| Schedule	USC 38, Iowa 10 Box Score \| History	Stats \| Schedule

SUGAR BOWL -- Jan. 1, 2003 -- 8:30 p.m.
Stats \| Schedule	Georgia 26, Florida State 13 Box Score \| History	Stats \| Schedule

ROSE BOWL -- Jan. 1, 2003 -- 5 p.m.
Stats \| Schedule	Oklahoma 34, Washington St. 14 Box Score \| History	Stats \| Schedule

All times Eastern




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2002 awards
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Archive
• 2001-02 bowl coverage: Miami proves worthy

All times Eastern
12/17	New Orleans	North Texas 24, Cincinnati 19
12/18	GMAC	Marshall 38, Louisville 15
12/23	Tangerine	Texas Tech 55, Clemson 15
12/25	Las Vegas	UCLA 27, New Mexico 13
12/25	Hawaii	Tulane 36, Hawaii 28
12/26	Motor City	Boston College 51, Toledo 25
12/26	Insight	Pittsburgh 38, Oregon St. 13
12/27	Houston	Oklahoma St. 33, So. Miss 23
12/27	Independ.	Ole Miss 27, Nebraska 23
12/27	Holiday	Kansas St. 34, Arizona St. 27
12/28	Continental	Virginia 48, West Virginia 22
12/28	Alamo	Wisconsin 31, Colorado 28, OT
12/30	Music City	Minnesota 29, Arkansas 14
12/30	Seattle	Wake Forest 38, Oregon 17
12/31	Humanitarian	Boise St. 34, Iowa St. 16
12/31	Sun	Purdue 34, Washington 24
12/31	Liberty	TCU 17, Colorado St. 3
12/31	Silicon Valley	Fresno St. 30, Georgia Tech 21
12/31	Peach	Maryland 30, Tennessee 3
12/31	San Fran.	Virginia Tech 20, Air Force 13
1/1	Outback	Michigan 38, Florida 30
1/1	Cotton	Texas 35, LSU 20
1/1	Gator	N.C. State 28, Notre Dame 6
1/1	Capital One	Auburn 13, Penn State 9

Stewart Mandel: Inside College Football
Ugly ending to Price era at Washington State.

Photo Gallery
• New Year's Day, Orange Bowls in pictures

Close calls
• A look at OSU, Miami's regular-season nailbiters

Historic run
• A look at Miami's 34-game winning streak

What was the biggest play of the Fiesta Bowl?
Maurice Clarett's strip of Sean Taylor
Pass interference on Miami in OT
OSU converts fourth and 14 in OT
Goal-line stand in double OT

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