Fiesta Bowl Odds: Why Ohio State Will Win

Tonight the Texas Longhorns will try to put all the controversy surrounding their non-selection to the BCS championship game behind them when they take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Fiesta Bowl. (AP Images)"]

Despite being 9-point underdogs, the Buckeyes are certainly talented enough to pull off the upset.
The Buckeyes are used to facing top teams in a BCS game. They'll be playing in a BCS bowl for the seventh time in the 11-year history of the system, tying USC and Oklahoma for the most appearances.

Since Terrelle Pryor became the starting quarterback over senior Todd Boeckman Ohio State   went 8-1 to finish their season. Pryor completed 62.2 percent of his passes for 1,158 yards and threw 12 TDs and four interceptions over those nine games.

The Buckeyes were eighth in total defense, allowing 279.3 yards per game, as well as holding opponents to the sixth-fewest passing yards per game in the nation.