[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 10 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                       January 8, 2003.
Whereas in 2002, the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team captured its 
        fifth undisputed collegiate national football championship;
Whereas The Ohio State University is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I-A and in 2002 was 
        the Conference's champion for the 29th time in school history;
Whereas The Ohio State University's 14-0 record in 2002 is the best for a season 
        for a Division I-A football team in national college football history;
Whereas on the way to the national championship Ohio State defeated five 
        nationally ranked opponents, which included a 14-9 triumph over the 
        University of Michigan;
Whereas The Ohio State University entered the Fiesta Bowl as an 11-point 
        underdog to a University of Miami team that was on a 34-game winning 
        streak, yet emerged victorious;
Whereas Head Coach Jim Tressel has won five national college football 
        championships, the 2002 championship being his first Division I-A title 
        and his first with The Ohio State University;
Whereas Coach Tressel and his father Lee Tressel are the only father-son 
        combination to each win National Coach of the Year honors and a national 
        championship in football;
Whereas each player, coach, trainer, and manager dedicated their time and effort 
        to ensuring that the Buckeyes reached the pinnacle of team achievement;
Whereas The Ohio State University Marching Band, and the cheerleaders, students, 
        alumni, faculty, and supporters of The Ohio State University are to be 
        congratulated for their commitment and pride in the Buckeyes' football 
        program; and
Whereas its five Division I-A football national championships makes the Ohio 
        State University football program among the most successful in college 
        football history: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) congratulates the Ohio State University football team for 
        winning the 2002 NCAA Division I-A collegiate football national 
        championship;
            (2) recognizes the achievements of all the players, coaches, and 
        support staff who were instrumental in helping The Ohio State University 
        win the 2002 NCAA Division I-A collegiate football national championship 
        and invites them to the United States Capitol Building to be honored;
            (3) requests that the President recognize the accomplishments and 
        achievements of the 2002 Ohio State University football team and invite 
        them to Washington, D.C., for a White House ceremony for national 
        championship teams; and
            (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to make 
        available enrolled copies of this resolution to The Ohio State 
        University for appropriate display and to transmit an enrolled copy of 
        the resolution to each coach and member of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A 
        collegiate football national championship team.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.