yrs after finishes like #1 in '04 and #5 in '08. LY they only had to replace their K. Soph Drew Basil (PS#8) missed his first 2 ST BUCKEYES FG but had OSU's 3rd longest streak (Mike Nugent 24 '01-'02 RECEIVERS - Ohio St had 3 first round WR picks in '06 & Vlade Janakievski 15, '79-'80) with 12 str ending on a 50 QB -'07. In '09 they had to replace #2 and #4 DC's. It was an inexp yd att (16-19 yr). Basil did have a key xp blk'd vs Purdue. Ben group in '09 and soph PS#4 DeVier Posey (11 rec true) led with Buchanan (34.3 net '10) improved to avg 41.3 (37.4 net) in '11. 828 (13.8) while Dane Sanzenbacher was #2 (570, 15.8). In '10 OSU was +3.6 yds on PR and +4.4 yds on KR diff. Fickell did Sanzenbacher led with 948 (17.2) while Posey was #2 (848, a good job moving them to #31. ST's stalwart Nate Ebner (11 16.0). TE Jake Stoneburner (PS#4) was on pace for the most tkl, #6DC NE) departs, but with all of the top players back they rec's by a TE under former HC until an inj (#3, 222, will contend for the top spot. 10.6). LY they had to replace Sanzenbacher and Posey was COACHES - In his 2nd yr Jim Tressel became the 1st cch susp for the first 10. The WR's lacked exp (2 So, 2 rFr, 2 Fr), to win an NCAA Title at both the IAA and IA levels. He had DD big play ability and battled inj (just 1 ret WR ply'd in all 13). True wins in 8 of his last 9 yrs. A 5 game susp for '11 turned into a frosh Devin Smith (PS#36) led with a paltry 294 (21.0) while coaching change on Memorial Day. DC was named soph Corey "Philly" Brown (PS#18) was #2 (205, 14.6) despite the interim HC and OSU finished with a losing record for the missing 4. Stoneburner had 7 td's on his 14 rec. TY they only 1st time s/'88. Despair turned into enthusiasm when Ohio native lose Posey (3 st, 162, 13.5, #3DC HOU) and should have one was named HC. Meyer has a pair of Nat'l Titles of the most improved receiving corps in the country. during his tenure at Fla ('05-'10) as well as going 22-2 at Utah OFFENSIVE LINE - In '10 the Bucks had 93 car sts back ('03-'04) and 17-6 at BG ('01-'02). Fickell (here s/'02) was retained and improved to 220 ypg rush with their 5.2 ypc being OSU's as co-DC and will be joined by Everett Withers who was NC's DC best in over 2 decades (22 sks, 6.3%) as Pryor's mobility helped. s/'08 and also the Tar Heels interim HC LY. OC 's LY they had to replace two 3Y st'rs (1st Tm B10 LG) and 2 bkps. previous stops incl OC at Iowa St ('09-'11), Rice ('07-'08) and They had 77 car sts ret but did not have 1st Tm B10 LT Mike Tex St ('05-'06). is the co-OC after spending 2Y at Adams for the first 5. Despite still having a mobile QB, the unit ND (OL, run gm coor) and 5Y at Kansas (OC L/3). POSITION OUTLOOK FOR 2012 allowed 46 sks (18.8%!) and dropped to 191 ypg (4.4), their - (PS#1) st'd 10 as a fewest ypg s/'06 and lowest ypc s/'04. TY they lose 2nd Tm B10 PHIL’S FORECAST true frosh in '08. In '09 he threw for 2,094 (57%, 18-11) and LT Adams (8 st, 2Y st'r, #2DC PIT), C Mike Brewster (13 st, 4Y Ohio St actually finished outside of the AP Top 25 for 3 str became the first QB to lead OSU in rushing (779) s/Heisman st'r, 1st Tm AA '10, 2nd Tm B10 '11) and RT JB Shugarts (12 yrs prior to '02. I rated Ohio St #7 in '02 which was far higher winner ('44). Pryor was the MVP of the Rose st, 3Y st'r). They drop to 42 car sts but have 5 VHT's that have than almost every other source. I called them my #1 Surprise Bowl. Bkp (PS#59) hit just 6-19 for 124 in '09. st'd and could improve after underperforming LY. Team (dark horse contender for the Nat'l Title) while only 2 In '10 Pryor's 157.9 pass eff nearly topped 's DEFENSIVE LINE - In '10 the Buckeyes had an inex- other magazines even picked OSU to win the B10. OSU took schl rec (163.4 in '95). He became the first primary starting perienced line but still fared well allowing just 97 ypg (3.1) home their first Nat'l Title s/'68 (Woody Hayes' 3rd) when they QB to lead his team to B10 Titles in his Fr, Soph and Jr yrs. but with just 23 sks (fewest in over a decade). LY they had to defeated Miami. Since then, OSU has finished in the AP Top 5 LY when I wrote the magazine he was expected to return after replace 2 st'rs incl the 3rd OSU DL in 2 yrs to be drafted by six of L/9Y. Prior to LY the other 2 non-top 5 finishes were #9 a 5 game susp but he left early for the NFL. In Aug, 26 yr old the Steelers (#1DC) prompting PIT HC Mike Tomlin to remark and #20. They played for the Nat'l Title in '06 and '07 but lost to Bauserman (16-22-174) won the 4-man battle over soph Kenny that OSU's D is the closest in the college game to what the two SEC schools. They had lost 3 str BCS bowls but defeated Guiton (PS#116), true frosh Braxton Miller (PS#2, IFS) and rFr Steelers run. Top DE Nathan Williams was OFY after 1 st and Oregon in the '09 Rose Bowl finishing #5. In '10 OSU got to #1 Taylor Graham (PS#35). After an embarrassing loss in Miami Urban Meyer called him a great player and the D's heart and but lost at Wisc and finished 12-1 (#5) after beating an SEC where Bauserman hit just 2-14-13 (3 drops), interim HC Luke soul. It wasn't your typical OSU season LY as the Bucks yielded tm (Ark) in the Sugar Bowl. OSU finished in a 3-way tie for tops Fickell went with Miller. Bauserman hit 9-16-114 in the next 2 142 ypg rush (3.8, 23 sk). This year the only loss is Solomon in the B10 (+164 ypg, #1 by far), the 6th str time they won at but came in for an inj'd Miller vs Neb to hit 1-10-13 (Bucks blew Thomas (4 tkl) and they get Williams back so after having their least a share of the B10 Title. In '10 OSU benefitted from +15 27-6 3Q lead). Bauserman would not att another pass. Miller, worst ypg rush D s/'99 (160 ypg), this figures to be a vastly in TO's, 2 net close wins, had just 7 sts lost to inj and an off who is not a physical freak in the mold of Pryor at 6'2" 210, is improved def front with 3 VHT st'rs and a 317 lb NT as well ypp of 11.6. LY AFTER I wrote the magazine, Tressel was fired still a dangerous runner (81 yd td run vs Ind, longest ever by as the addition of 4 of my top 15 DL freshmen. and OSU was the lead story on ESPN on almost a daily basis. OSU QB). The coaches said he was a much better passer as a LINEBACKERS - Last year OSU had to replace their #1 Luke Fickell became the 1st OSU HC s/Woody to win his first frosh than Pryor was but seemed reluctant to let him air it out. and #2 tkl'rs (both #6DC's). They ret'd their #9 tkl'r along with gm by a shutout. OSU played 12 true frosh in the opener (3rd Miller had just 4 att vs Ill in the win then avg'd just 14.5 att the Etienne Sabino who RS in '10. The 3 st'rs were PS#7, PS#7 most FBS) as depth became as issue (a lot of susp). They next 4 wks. He showed his potential in throwing the GW 40 yd and PS#13. OSU all'd 21.0 ppg, their most s/'99. TY they barely escaped Tol, 27-22. After they were whipped by Miami, td pass with :20 left vs Wisc. They finally took the reins off vs lose 2nd Tm B10 Andrew Sweat (11 st, #2 tkl'r, 5 tfl), STAR 24-6 they dropped out of the polls for the 1st time s/'04 ending Mich (14-25-235, 100 yd rush). In the bowl he hit 18-23-162. Tyler Moeller (10 st, 44 tkl, 2 tfl) and Nate Oliver (7 tkl). Ryan the nation's longest poll streak (103 wks). After beating Colo, Miller earned B10 FOY throwing for 1,159 (54.1%, 13-4) while Shazier st'd the last 3 earning B10 Fr POW with 15 tkl vs Penn they only got a late td to avoid a home shutout vs Mich St. They also finishing as the #1 rusher (715, 4.5). Bauserman (3 st) and St in his 1st start (#6 tkl'r). He joins Sabino and Storm Klein led Neb 27-6 in the 3Q but QB Miller was inj'd and Bauserman Graham are gone leaving OSU with just 3 schlp QB's TY. With (#5 and #9 tkl'rs) making this unit more exp'd and I also look hit just 1-10 and OSU lost by 7. They knocked off a #16, 6-0 Meyer's success coaching QB's like Josh Harris, Alex Smith and for a bigger impact from PS#1 (2 tkl true) who Illinois tm on the road and then upset #12 Wisc 33-29 in a rare Tim Tebow, Miller has a shot at being the B10 OPOY. impressed in spring getting the bulk of reps at MLB. role as HD. After a lackluster win over Ind, they got a td with :55 RUNNING BACKS - Daniel Herron finished #1 with 1,155 DEFENSIVE BACKS - Since '97 OSU has had seven left for the apparent win vs Pur but the xp was blk'd and they (5.3) in '10 while true frosh Carlos Hyde (PS#29) had 141 (5.9). #1DC DB's with 24 drafted overall. Even in a year like '06 when lost in OT. They had no shot at the B10 Title and Penn St, in LY Herron was susp the first 6. Hyde (6'0" 235), who is the fastest they had to replace all 4 st'rs (#1, #3, #4DC's), OSU still finished their first road gm after Paterno was let go, won 20-14. Braxton of the RB's (4.4) finished as the #2 RB rusher with 566 (5.3). #12 in my PDR (10-21 ratio). They lost #1 and #4 DC's in '09 but Miller had a fine reg ssn finale at Mich 2 days before they hired Jordan Hall (DNP 3) finished #3 among the RB's with 408 (4.1). finished #12 (10-24 ratio). In '10 they had to replace 2 st'rs (#7DC) Urban Meyer but they came up 6 pts short. In the bowl OSU had Herron ret'd with a "Boom" and had 114 vs Ill, 160 vs Wisc and and improved to #5 (54%, 9-19) despite having 4 S's OFY by a 299-263 yd edge but they allowed 2 ST td's and lost 24‑17 141 vs Indy but did not have another 100 yd gm in the L/4. He Halloween. LY they had to replace a 1st Tm AA CB (#4DC) and (first losing ssn s/'88, 3rd s/'60). OSU was -45.5 ypg in B10 play finished #2 (behind QB Miller) with 675 (5.0). Herron's 13 gm 2 other st'rs (#3 and #4 tkl'rs, #5DC). They also dealt with some (4th worst). OSU will be ineligible for the Leaders Title due to streak with a rush td ended vs Wisc which was OSU's longest susp and inj issues and actually fell to #63, their lowest s/'99! TY their NCAA mandated 1 yr bowl ban. Meyer did bring in a great streak s/Pete Johnson had 13 ('75-'76). Despite the loss of their they lose CB Dominic Clarke (2 st, 12 tkl) but return all 4 st'rs and recruiting class and LY's tm had 4 net close losses, has a +5.5 top guy (#6DC CIN), Herron only ply'd in 7 so this could be an should have one of the nation's most improved PDR's. in my Stock Market Indicator (pg 27) and TY has 15 ret sts with improved group with more contributions from VHT Rod Smith SPECIAL TEAMS - Tressel always put a premium on ST no further susp looming over their heads. OSU makes both my (PS#9) and spg arrival Bri’onte Dunn (PS#10). play so it was surprising they finished #41 and #49 his last 2 Most Improved and Surprise Team lists. Jersey # Jersey # OFFENSE IN SCARLET 2012 PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP IN SCARLET DEFENSE QB 5 BRAXTON MILLER SO. 6-2 210 PS#2. L/10 st, 1159 (54%, 13-4), 715 rush (4.5), B10 FPOY as true. 13 Kenny DE 43 Nathan Williams Sr. 6-3 249 PS#27. 11 st, 90 tkl, 10 sk '08-'10. 1 st, MedRS LY. OFS '12. 8 Noah Spence Guiton (6'2" 206 Jr) PS#116. 6 gm 2Y. 12 IFS. Justin Siems (6'2" 212 Sr). 1 gm 3Y. Ross Oltorik (6'1" 223 Sr). PS#2. 50 JT Moore (6'2" 250 So) PS#47. 4 st, 9 tkl rFr. PS#8. 91 William McCary (6'1" 234 Sr). RB 7 Jordan Hall Sr. 5-9 198 PS#45. 409 (4.8) '09-'10. 3 st, 408 (4.1) LY. 34 Carlos Hyde (6'0" 235 DT 53 Garrett Goebel Sr. 6-4 285 PS#14. 11 tkl '09-'10. 13 st, 33 tkl, 4 tfl LY.63 Michael Bennett (6'3" 277 So) Jr) PS#29. 141 (5.9) true. 3 st, 566 (5.3) LY. 2 Rod Smith (6'3" 230 So) PS#9. 116 (4.0) rFr. Bri'onte Dunn PS#10. PS#11. 17 tkl, 3 sk true. 90 Tommy Schutt PS#11. 72 Chris Carter (6'4" 358 rFr) PS#54. From OL. Dalton Britt (6'2" 295 Sr). WR 10 COREY 'Philly' BROWN JR. 5-11 186 PS#18. 1 st, 105 (13.1) true. 9 st (inj), 205 (14.6) LY. FB 44 ZACH BOREN NT 52 Johnathan Hankins Jr. 6-3 317 PS#94. 16 tkl true. 13 st, 67 tkl, 11 tfl, HM B10 LY.51 Joel Hale (6'4" 295 So) (6'0" 246 Sr) PS#46. 10 st '09-'10. 12 st LY. 49 Adam Homan (6'3" 245 Sr) PS#53. 3 rec 3Y. Darryl Wood (5'9" 247 So). PS#53. 4 tkl true. 86 Kenny Hayes (6'5" 285 rFr) PS#14. (6'4" 286 rFr) PS#36. Kharim Stephens (6'2" 280 Sr). WR 15 Devin Smith So. 6-1 196 PS#36. #1 w/294 (21.0) true. 9 Verlon Reed (6'0" 200 So) PS#78. 5 st, DE 54 John Simon Sr. 6-2 260 PS#20. 13 st, 56 tkl 2Y. 13 st, 53 tkl, 7 sk, 3rd Tm AA LY. 93 Adam Bel- 132 (14.7), OFY rFr. 18 Tyrone Williams (6'6" 229 So) PS#60. 1 st, 74 (14.8) rFr. 29 Taylor Rice (5'10" 185 Sr). From DB. lamy (6'4" 292 Jr) PS#89. 10 st, 25 tkl LY. 88 Steve Miller (6'3" 255 So) PS#20. 2 gm true. Logan Beougher (6'3" 263 Fr). WR 80 Chris Fields Jr. 6-0 197 PS#24. 8 st, 114 (14.2) LY. 83 Michael Thomas (6'2" 196 Fr) PS#93. 16 Evan WLB 10 Ryan Shazier So. 6-2 226 PS#21. L/3 st, 57 tkl, 3 sk, 2 tfl as true.5 Camren Williams PS#27. Spencer (6'2" 205 So) PS#34. 78 (26.0) true. Peter Gwilym (6'1" 192 rFr). Frank Kangah (6'0" 190 rFr). Ryan Ross (5'11" 190 So). 42 Luke Roberts PS#91. IFS. 59 Stewart Smith (6'3" 230 Sr). 5 gm 2Y. 48 Andy Reed (6'2" 231 Jr). Walk-on. TE 11 Jake Stoneburner Sr. 6-5 245 PS#4. 10 st, 193 (13.8), HM B10 LY. 86 (6'5" 247 So) MLB 32 Storm Klein Sr. 6-2 242 PS#7. 10 tkl true. 18 tkl '10. 10 st, 45 tkl, 2 tfl LY.14 Curtis Grant (6'3" 235 PS#24. 11 gm true. (6'6" 248 rFr) PS#9. Kyle Schuck (6'1" 222 So). 88 Derek Burkholder (6'6" 230 So). So) PS#1. 10 gm, 2 tkl as true. #1 MLB spg. 36 Conner Crowell (6'1" 233 rFr) PS#39. 34 Jamal Marcus is PS#44. C 71 Corey Linsley Jr. 6-3 292 PS#23. 6 gm rFr. 10 gm LY. 51 Brian Bobek (6'2" 275 So) PS#18. 5 gm SLB 6 Etienne Sabino Sr. 6-3 237 PS#7. 6 tkl, 13 gm mostly ST's as true. 6 tkl, 13 gm '09. RS in '10. as true. Pat ElfleinPS#80. LS 41 Bryce Haynes (6'4" 209 rFr). 56 George Makridis (6'2" 225 So) 1 gm rFr. 13 gm LY. 5 st, 62 tkl, 6.5 tfl LY.15 is PS#15. IFS. 25 David Perkins is PS#40. Claudius Mbemba (6'2" 235 rFr). RG 79 Marcus Hall Jr. 6-5 317 PS#5. 1 st RT, 9 gm true. RS '10. 1st 5 st, 11 gm LY. 55 Tommy Brown (6'4" CB 7 Travis Howard Sr. 6-1 196 PS#86. 15 tkl, 2 int '09-'10. L/11 st, 41 tkl, 7 pd LY. 12 (5'11" 310 rFr) PS#83. 50 Jacoby Boren PS#81. IFS. 64 Ivon Blackman (6'3" 310 Jr). 4 gm 2Y. 67 Ben St. John (6'3" 277 So). 188 So) PS#3. 13 gm, 6 tkl true. 3 Corey Brown (6'1" 197 Jr) PS#15. 5 tkl rFr. 4 tkl LY. Vincent Petrella (5'11" 173 So). LG 78 ANDREW NORWELL JR. 6-6 304 PS#8. 11 gm as true. 13 st (5 LT, 8 LG), HM B10 LY. 73 Antonio Underwood CB 25 Bradley Roby So. 5-11 190 PS#134. 12 st, 47 tkl, 3 int, 6 pbu rFr. 24 Armani Reeves PS#17. 18 Najee (6'2" 301 So) PS#81. 1 st RT, 4 gm true. 69 Eric Kramer (6'4" 285 So). 1 gm rFr. 70 Tim Trummer (6'1" 283 rFr). Murray PS#55. 9 Adam Griffin (5'8" 180 So) 1 gm, 1 tkl rFr.13 Julian Vann (5'10" 178 So). PS#58. IFS. RT 77 Reid Fragel Sr. 6-8 298 PS#13. 13 gm on ST true. 5 st TE, 13 gm, 121 (13.4) '10. 4 st TE, 13 SS 2 Christian Bryant Jr. 5-10 190 PS#27. 1 st, 10 tkl true. 9 st, 68 tkl, 8 pbu LY. 19 Orhian Johnson (6'3" gm, 64 (12.8) LY. +18 lbs with move from TE to OT in spg. 68 PS#31. IFS. 60 Joey O'Connor PS#24. 210 Sr) PS#101. 11 st, 60 tkl, 3 pd '09-'10. 4 st, 32 tkl, 3 int LY. 21 Jamie Wood (6'1" 207 Jr) PS#14. 17 tkl 2Y. LT 74 Jack Mewhort Jr. 6-6 310 PS#29. 10 gm rFr. 13 st (1st 5 LG, L/8 RG), HM B10 LY. 76 Darryl FS 4 CJ Barnett Jr. 6-0 202 PS#25. 2 st, 9 tkl '09-'10. 13 st, 75 tkl, 8 pd, 2nd Tm B10 LY. 16 Zach Baldwin (6'5" 292 So) PS#46. 7 gm, 3 tkl, 1 sk rFr. Moved from DL for spg. 66 Kyle Dodson (6'6" 310 Fr) PS#33. Domicone (6'2" 216 Sr). 18 tkl 3Y. 28 Ron Tanner (6'0" 192 rFr) PS#29. 30 Devan Bogard PS#43. Nik Sarac (5'9" 180 rFr). K 24 Drew Basil Jr. 6-1 210 PS#8. 0-2 FG, 87 KO, 9 TB true. 16-19 FG, L/47, 63 KO, 14 TB LY. P 17 Ben Buchanan Sr. 5-11 190 PS#3. 4 punts (42.8), 1 gm rFr. 44 (41.0), L/59, 2 blk'd, 34.3 net '10. 17 Ben Buchanan (5'11" 190 Sr) PS#3. 2 KO, 0 TB 2Y. 39 Kyle Clinton (6'1" 212 Fr). IFS. 20 Russell Doup (6'1" 183 rFr). 70 (41.3), L/60, 27 In20, 2 blk'd, 37.4 net LY. 24 Drew Basil PS#8. PK, no punts 2Y. 26 Kevin Niehoff (6'3" 196 Fr). 66 Columbus, Ohio URBAN MEYER (Career 104-23) 1st Year at Ohio St Meyer’s Bowl OHIO STATE BUCKEYES Weather (937) 383-0031 BGSU ‘01-’02, Utah ‘03-’04, Florida ‘05-‘10 Record: 7-1 Phil’s Homefield Edge-5.25 T L CAREER PASSING LEADERS CAREER RUSHING LEADERS CAREER RECEIVING LEADERS Meyer AT OHIO STATE/OVERALL 2012 Schedule Difficulty-#23 U I Final W 1. 7,547 ‘78-’81 1. 5,589 ‘72-’75 1. Michael Jenkins 2,898 ‘00-’03 0-0 / 104-23 SU 0-0 / 12-4 Vs Top 10 Score 2. Bobby Hoying 7,232 ‘92-’95 2. 3,768 ‘92-’95 2. David Boston 2,855 ‘96-’98 R N L 0-0 / 57-7 Home 0-0 / 20-10 Vs Top 25 Date Opponent F E OSU Opp 3. 6,370 ‘96-’98 3. Tim Spencer 3,553 ‘79-’82 3. Gary Williams 2,792 ‘79-’82 0-0 / 33-13 Away 0-0 / 22-4 Vs BCS Tms OSU has won 33 str home openers by 22 ppg with the last loss vs Penn St (‘78). Ohio St is 4-0 0-0 / 14-3 Neutral 0-0 / 20-2 Off A Bye Sep. 1 Miami, Oh A vs instate Miami & the L/gm was in ‘05 (34-14). OSU is 16-0 vs the MAC S/’00 winning by 25 ppg. 0-0 / 62-19 Vs Conf 0-0 / 17-4 Off A Loss First meeting. OSU originally had Cincinnati (Meyer’s alma mater) as their opp but in Nov of LY signed 2011 RECORD: RETURNING STARTERS: Sep. 8 UCF A a contract to play UCF. Ohio St is 3-7 against tms from FL (avg win by 10 ppg & avg loss by 15 ppg). OFFENSE: 6* Ohio St is 5-1 vs Cal but the L/meeting was in 1972 (OSU won 35-18). The Buckeyes are 17-2 S/’91 (6-7) DEFENSE: 9 Sep. 15 California A hosting BCS non-conf schools but 3-2 the last 7 seasons (both losses by 3 pts, #3 USC & #2 Texas). LETTERMEN: First meeting. Into 2012, the Buckeyes are 41-7 vs non-conf opp’s in the reg ssn the last Returning: 48 (25,20,3) Sep. 22 UAB A 10 years. Ohio St has won 10 str the game prior to Big Ten play by an avg of 22 ppg. Lost: 24 (10,12,2) Ohio St is 6-1 in trips to East Lansing incl 3 str wins by an avg score of 38-11. LTH (‘08) the #12 BIG TEN - LEADERS Sep. 29 at Michigan St G Buckeyes beat #20 MSU 45-7, taking advantage of 5 Spartan TO’s building a 28-0 lead mid-2Q. Could apply, OSU is 10-9 their L/19 gms vs ranked foes. LY Ohio St was up 27-6 mid-3Q Oct. 6 Nebraska A but had just 4 FD’s and were outgained 328-73 as Nebraska scored the gms last 28 pts. The Buckeyes have won 8 str in Bloomington by 21 ppg (L/loss in ‘88). LTH (‘09) OSU won Oct. 13 at Indiana A 33-14 holding IU to just 18 yds rushing. Ohio St has won 17 straight overall vs Indiana. Into ‘12, OSU has won 11 of 13 B10 HG’s by 24 ppg. LY OSU trailed 17-7 at HT being outgained 237- Oct. 20 Purdue A 97. OSU forced OT w/:55 but settled for a fg and all’d a 3&12 FD pass setting up PU’s winning td. OSU has won their L/2 visits to State College by 17 & 20 pts. LTH (‘09) OSU won 24-7 holding PSU to Oct. 27 at Penn St G 201 yds (gm was tied 7-7 until 17 unanswered). Into ‘12, OSU is 22-5 their last 27 Big Ten road gms. LY OSU led 17-0 4Q despite 4 less FD’s and 57 less yds. Ohio St completed just 1 pass marking Nov. 3 Illinois A the 1st time since ‘76 that OSU had gone through a gm w/just 1 comp, 22-21 loss to Missouri. DL Noah Spence 6-4 245 PS#2 DL Adolphus Washington 6-5 245 PS#8 Nov. 10 DL Tommy Schutt 6-3 300 PS#11 OSU has lost 2 of 3 in Madison. LTH OSU trailed 21-0 DL Se’Von Pittman 6-5 245 PS#15 IFS RB Bri’onte Dunn 6-1 214 PS#10 IFS Nov. 17 at Wisconsin A but cut the deficit to 3 (4Q) before all’g a 73/10pl drive. DB Armani Reeves 5-10 185 PS#17 LB Joshua Perry 6-4 231 PS#15 IFS LY OSU’s 7 gm winning streak was snapped vs rival UM, OL Joey O’Connor 6-4 295 PS#24 Nov. 24 Michigan A in fact OSU hasn’t dropped B2B gms since 1999-’00. LB Camren Williams 6-2 215 PS#27 OL Taylor Decker 6-8 315 PS#31 IFS OSU did cut the deficit to 37-34 w/7:09 4Q and got the ball OL Kyle Dodson 6-6 310 PS#33 Dec. 1 back down 6 but Miller was int’d near midfield w/:39 left. RB Warren Ball 6-2 205 PS#26 TE Jake Stoneburner OHIO ST BUCKEYES • DB Devan Bogard 6-0 175 PS#43 LB David Perkins 6-2 220 PS#40 STADIUM: OHIO STADIUM (102,329) (#4) TE Blake Thomas 6-4 245 PS#13 LAST 5 BOWL GAMES PLAYING SURFACE: ARTIFICIAL (FieldTurf) LB Jamal Marcus 6-2 235 PS#44 OHIO STATE’S ALL-TIME BOWL RECORD 20-23 DB Najee Murray 5-11 172 PS#55 YR BOWL/TM RK LINE OPPONENT SCORE 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 10 Yr Total DB Tyvis Powell 6-3 196 PS#58 IFS STRAIGHT UP 14-0 11-2 8-4 10-2 12-1 11-2 10-3 11-2 12-1 6-7 105-24 QB Cardale Jones 6-5 226 PS#41 ‘11 IFS 07 BCS Championship - #1 +3’ LSU - #2 24-38 Home 8-0 8-0 5-1 6-1 7-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 8-0 5-2 65-7 WR Frank Epitropoulos 6-3 197 PS#67 OL 6-3 285 PS#80 08 Fiesta - #10 +8’ Texas - #3 21-24 Away 4-0 2-2 2-3 3-1 5-0 5-0 4-1 3-1 3-1 1-4 32-13 OL Jacoby Boren 6-2 283 PS#81 IFS 09 Rose - #8 +4 Oregon - #7 26-17 Neutral 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-0 1-0 0-1 8-4 WR Michael Thomas 6-2 196 PS#93 IFS LB Luke Roberts 6-2 225 PS#91 IFS 10 Sugar - #6 -3 Arkansas - #8 31-26 vs Conf 8-0 6-2 4-4 7-1 8-0 7-1 7-1 7-1 7-1 3-5 64-16 NEWCOMERS 20 VHT 5 HT vs Non-Conf 6-0 5-0 4-0 3-1 4-1 4-1 3-2 4-1 5-0 3-2 41-8 WR Ricquan Southward 6-2 190 PS#99 11 Gator +2’ Florida 17-24 ATS 8-6 5-7-1 7-5 9-3 9-4 7-5 6-6 9-4 10-2-1 6-7 76-49-2 OFFENSE - LAST 7 YEARS - DEFENSE Home Fav 7-1 3-4-1 3-2 5-2 5-2 3-3 1-4 4-2 8-0 2-4 41-24-1 RET OFF TOTAL OFF OFF OFF PASS AVG OFF SKS TOTAL RET DEF TOTAL DEF DEF DEF PASS AVG DEF SKS Home Dog 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 1-0 3-1 STS PTS OFF RUSH YPC PASS % PLAY YPP vS TURN STS PTS DEF RUSH YPC PASS % PLAY YPP BY

Away Fav 0-4 1-2 1-2 3-1 3-1 4-1 4-0 1-2 1-2-1 0-1 Urban Meyer 18-16-1 7 24.5 318 191 4.4 127 51.0 5.1 13.0 46 +5 2011 4 21.0 324 142 3.8 182 60.8 5.1 15.4 23 Away Dog 2001 Tressel JIm 0-0 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 3-1 6-4 8* 38.8 449 220 5.2 229 65.3 6.5 11.6 22 +15 2010 6 14.3 262 97 3.1 166 53.8 4.3 18.3 23 Neutral 1-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-1 8-4 5 29.0 369 195 4.5 174 55.1 5.5 12.7 24 +17 2009 7 12.5 262 91 2.9 172 54.2 4.1 20.9 30 vs Conf 3-5 3-4-1 4-4 7-1 6-2 5-3 5-3 5-3 5-2-1 4-4 47-31-2 10* 27.6 343 192 4.6 150 59.9 5.5 12.4 29 +16 2008 9 13.9 294 110 3.5 184 57.5 4.5 21.1 28 vs Non-Conf 5-1 2-3 3-1 2-2 3-2 2-2 1-3 4-1 5-0 2-3 29-18 5 31.4 394 196 4.6 197 63.9 5.8 12.5 19 -3 2007 6 12.8 233 83 2.5 150 53.2 3.6 18.2 43

Off SU Win 7-6 2-7-1 4-3 7-2 8-4 6-5 5-5 7-3 8-2-1 (Interim HC entire season) Fickell Luke 1-5 55-42-2 7* 34.6 385 170 4.6 215 65.0 6.1 11.1 19 +9 2006 2 12.8 280 98 3.3 182 58.3 4.6 22.0 38 Off SU Loss 0-0 2-0 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 4-2 14-6 9* 32.7 422 197 4.7 226 64.9 6.3 12.9 18 -9 2005 9 15.2 281 73 2.2 208 60.7 4.3 18.4 44 2011 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2011 STATS OFFENSE DEFENSE Weekly 2012 stats on philsteele.com RUSHING ATT GAIN LOST NET TD AVG PLAYER TKL SKS TFL PBU INT QBH GAME BY GAME Total Rush Pass Sks Total Rush Pass Sks Net Off vs Def vs Gm Braxton Miller 159 951 236 715 7 4.5 CJ Barnett 75 0 1 6 2 0 ATT Foe Off FD Att-Yds Avg Co-Att Yds vs Def FD Att-Yds Avg Co-Att Yds by Yds TO’s Foe Def Foe Off Grade Dan Herron 134 718 43 675 3 5.0 Andrew Sweat 72 0 5 3 1 0 Carlos Hyde 106 578 12 566 6 5.3 Christian Bryant 68 0 0 8 0 0 105,001 Akron 517 27 51-224 4.4 20-28 293 0 90 5 27-35 1.3 7-19 55 5 427 0 #3 98 #1 205 83.3 Jordan Hall 100 421 13 408 2 4.1 Johnathan Hankins 67 3 8 0 0 0 105,016 Toledo 301 17 34-112 3.3 16-30 189 0 338 16 30-46 1.5 21-42 292 4 -37 0 #12 -109 #2 155 75.6 Rod Smith 29 116 0 116 1 4.0 Etienne Sabino 62 2 4.5 1 0 0 66,279 at Miami, Fl 209 15 37-174 4.7 4-18 35 2 363 16 42-240 5.7 16-23 123 0 -154 0 #12 -165 #5 16 63.0 Joe Bauserman 19 63 44 19 1 1.0 Ryan Shazier 57 3 2 0 0 0 PASSING ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT John Simon 53 7 9 3 0 1 105,096 Colorado 336 20 47-226 4.8 7-15 110 3 314 13 16-76 4.8 22-39 238 1 22 +2 #11 -112 #6 35 72.9 Braxton Miller 157 85 54.1 1159 13 4 Bradley Roby 47 0 3.5 6 3 0 105,306 Michigan St 178 12 39-35 0.9 12-25 143 9 321 15 31-71 2.3 20-32 250 0 -143 +2 #12 -107 #2 75 74.3 Joe Bauserman 86 40 46.5 492 5 1 Storm Klein 45 1 1 0 1 0 85,426 at Nebraska 351 16 41-243 5.9 6-18 108 1 423 25 51-232 4.5 16-22 191 2 -72 -1 #7 0 #9 -47 76.7 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD LONG Tyler Moeller 44 0 2 1 1 0 Devin Smith 14 294 21.0 4 40 Travis Howard 41 0 0.5 5 2 0 55,229 at Illinois 228 14 51-211 4.1 1-4 17 4 285 18 35-116 3.3 20-34 169 2 -57 +3 #10 -63 #4 77 81.7 Corey Brown 14 205 14.6 1 54 Garrett Goebel 33 1 3 2 0 0 105,511 Wisconsin 357 16 58-268 4.6 7-12 89 3 342 15 29-89 3.1 20-32 253 3 15 -1 #4 44 #2 138 92.7 Jake Stoneburner 14 193 13.8 7 36 Orhian Johnson 32 0 0 1 3 0 105,195 Indiana 401 17 46-346 7.5 5-11 55 6 333 19 49-159 3.2 11-21 174 4 68 -1 #9 -63 #6 30 65.5 DeVier Posey 12 162 13.5 2 43 Adam Bellamy 25 1 0.5 1 0 0 Verlon Reed 9 132 14.7 0 28 Michael Bennett 17 3 2 0 0 1 43,334 at Purdue 298 15 48-166 3.5 8-18 132 5 363 23 42-129 3.1 25-37 234 1 -65 +1 #11 -106 #7 15 70.1 Chris Fields 8 114 14.2 0 33 Dominic Clarke 12 0 0 3 0 0 105,493 Penn St 289 15 43-206 4.8 7-17 83 3 327 16 39-239 6.1 10-18 88 0 -38 -1 #7 -38 #6 17 70.4 Jordan Hall 12 114 9.5 3 38 Nate Ebner 11 1 0 0 0 0 3 78 26.0 1 33 Zach Domicone 10 0 0 0 0 0 114,132 at Michigan 372 18 31-137 4.4 14-26 235 4 444 23 50-277 5.5 14-17 167 1 -72 0 #5 54 #8 -43 84.2 Tyrone Williams 5 74 14.8 0 23 JT Moore 9 0 1 0 0 0 61,312 † Florida 299 20 37-137 3.7 18-23 162 6 263 14 38-131 3.4 12-16 132 0 36 +1 #6 -1 #7 71 84.4 Carols Hyde 10 73 7.3 0 12 Nate Oliver 7 0 0 0 0 0 Reid Fragel 5 64 12.8 0 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LNG TOTALS 4136 222 563-2485 4.4 125-245 1651 46 4206 218 479-1840 3.8 214-352 2366 23 -70 +5 #8 -567 #5 744 76.5 PUNTING NO YDS AVG FC NET BLK In20 Chris Fields 5 88 17.6 1 69 ATT AVERAGES 318 17.1 43-191 4.4 51.0% 127 18.8% 324 16.8 37-142 3.8 60.8% 182 6.5% -5 0.4 #99 -44 #23 57 #50 Ben Buchanan 70 2889 41.3 25 37.4 2 27 Jordan Hall 12 70 5.8 0 27 KICKING XP 1-29 30-39 40-49 50+ TTL LNG KICK RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LNG 105,231 (#2) HOME 340 17.7 45-202 4.5 53.6% 137 17.4% 295 14.1 32-102 3.2 54.7% 193 8.4% 45 +1 #103 -41 #15 93 #54 Drew Basil 36-37 6-6 4-4 6-8 0-1 16-19 47 Jordan Hall 26 683 26.3 0 90 70,952 (#10) AWAY 293 16.3 41-178 4.4 47.7% 115 20.6% 357 19.8 43-188 4.4 69.1% 169 4.0% -64 +4 #96 -47 #33 15 #51 OSU Pre #11 2007 RESULTS Post #5 OSU Pre #2 2008 RESULTS Post #9 OSU Pre #6 2009 RESULTS Post #5 OSU Pre #2 2010 RESULTS Post #5 OSU Pre #18 2011 RESULTS Post – Rank Opponent Line Score Rank Opponent Line Score Rank Opponent Line Score Rank Opponent Line Score Rank Opponent Line Score #11 Youngstown St NL 38-6 #2 Youngstown St -36’ 43-0 #6 Navy -22 31-27 #2 Marshall -28 45-7 #18 Akron -31’ 42-0 #12 Akron -29 20-2 #3 Ohio -33’ 26-14 #8 USC - #3 +7 15-18 #2 Miami, Fl - #12 -8 36-24 #15 Toledo -17’ 27-22 #10 at Washington -3’ 33-14 #5 at USC - #1 +12 3-35 #11 † Toledo -21 38-0 #2 Ohio -29’ 43-7 #17 at Miami, Fl +2’ 6-24 #8 Northwestern -23’ 58-7 #13 Troy -20’ 28-10 #13 Illinois -14 30-0 #2 Eastern Michigan -44’ 73-20 – Colorado -16’ 37-17 #8 at Minnesota -24 30-7 #14 Minnesota -20 34-21 #9 at Indiana -17’ 33-14 #2 at Illinois -16’ 24-13 – Michigan St -3 7-10 #4 at Purdue - #23 -7 23-7 #14 at Wisconsin - #18 -1 20-17 #9 Wisconsin -16 31-13 #2 Indiana -23 38-10 – at Nebraska - #14 +10’ 27-34 #3 Kent St -31 48-3 #12 Purdue -18’ 16-3 #7 at Purdue -13’ 18-26 #1 at Wisconsin - #18 -3’ 18-31 – at Illinois - #16 +3’ 17-7 #1 Michigan St -18’ 24-17 #12 at Michigan St - #20 -3 45-7 #18 Minnesota -16’ 38-7 #11 Purdue -23’ 49-0 – Wisconsin - #12 +7’ 33-29 #1 at Penn St - #24 -3’ 37-17 #10 Penn St - #3 +2 6-13 #17 New Mexico St -44 45-0 #10 at Minnesota -25 52-10 – Indiana -27’ 34-20 #1 Wisconsin -16 38-17 #12 at Northwestern -11 45-10 #15 at Penn St - #11 +5 24-7 #8 Penn St -18’ 38-14 – at Purdue -7’ 23-26 OT #1 Illinois -15 21-28 #10 at Illinois -9 30-20 #10 Iowa - #15 -16’ 27-24 OT #8 at Iowa - #21 -3 20-17 – Penn St - #21 -6’ 14-20 #7 at Michigan - #23 -4 14-3 #10 Michigan -20 42-7 #9 at Michigan -11’ 21-10 #8 Michigan -17 37-7 – at Michigan - #17 +7’ 34-40 BIG TEN • www.philsteele.com 67 BIG TEN • BIG TEN