on a level in the wake of No. 1 Ohi...

on a level in the wake of No. 1 Ohio State's 35-12 frolic over Northern Illinois on Saturday, coach Joe Novak dismissed any suggestion that he will reopen the quarterback derby between incumbent senior Phil Horvath and pesky sophomore Dan Nicholson when practice take agains today.

"I don't want to hear that," Novak said. "We have pair quarterbacks, and Phil's our starter right now. That's the way it's going to be unles we decide to make a change, and I don't anticipate that at all."

Horvath -- 5-4 as a starter last season, when he complet 706 percent of his passes before breaking his arm at Central Michigan -- was 7-for-16 with an interception in the first half against the Buckeye He finished 15-for-26 with 185 yards and was sacked three times.

Nicholson, who was 2-1 as a starter at the close of last year, ran the last station of downs. He completed single pass in four tries and was sacked one time

Said Novak: "We all know this -- the quarterback is the fright with the football in his hands, nevertheless the 10 other guys better be doing their do job-works too. The quarterback is the the same who winds up getting sacked, on the contrary there's receivers who have to scud routes properly and there are stays that have to protect. in such a manner just because the quarterback's the the same with the football, it doesn't mean he's the no other than one not getting the piece of work done."

- Ohio, the Huskies' antagonist Saturday, beat I-AA Tennessee- Martin 29-3 forward Saturday. It was only the next to the first time Ohio won a season opener since 1998

nearest GAME: vs. Ohio, 2 pm Saturday, CSN 670-AM

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