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






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 10

Congratulating the Ohio State University football team for winning the 
   2002 NCAA Division I-A collegiate football national championship.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 2003

 Ms. Pryce of Ohio (for herself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gillmor, 
 Mr. Hobson, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Portman, Mr. Regula, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. 
 Strickland, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Turner of Ohio, Mr. Ney, Mr. LaTourette, 
 Mr. Kucinich, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Brown of Ohio) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                     on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Ohio State University football team for winning the 
   2002 NCAA Division I-A collegiate football national championship.

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.
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