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Few athletes have gone on to back up what they say in public. Namath had been right when his New York Jets had upset the Baltimore Colts 16–7 to win Super Bowl III in 1969. In 1985, Larry Bird announced he would win the inaugural NBA 3-point shootout, and he did. And in 1963, Muhammad Ali rhymed, “It ain’t no jive, Henry Cooper will go in five.” The greatest of all time was right, and he won by TKO in the fifth round.

In 1986, Harbaugh went out on a limb and had to back up his words. During the game, both sides exhibited fantastic performances. Ohio State’s running back Vince Workman rushed for 126 yards on twenty-one carries, while quarterback Jim Karsatos was fifteen of twenty-seven for 188 yards and two touchdowns. Receiver Cris Carter hauled in seven passes for 75 yards and two touchdowns for the Bucks.

For the Maize and Blue, Jamie Morries slashed through the Buckeye defense for 210 yards on twenty-nine carries and two TDs. Then there was Harbaugh, who finished the game nineteen of twenty-nine in the air for 261 yards and the win. His offense accumulated a whopping 529 yards.