2020 FOOTBALL OHIO STATE FOOTBALL FACTS & MORE UNIVERSITY INFORMATION LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 46 Location...................................................Columbus, Ohio Off ense ..........................................................................20 2020 SCHEDULE Population ..........................................................1.7 million Defense .........................................................................24 Oct. 24 .................Nebraska Founded .....................................................................1870 Special Teams .................................................................2 Oct. 31 ...........at Penn State Joined Big Ten ........................................................... 1912 Nov. 7 ..................... Rutgers Enrollment .............................................................. 57,466 LETTERWINNERS LOST: 29 Nov. 14 ..............at Maryland Nickname .......................................................... Buckeyes Off ense ...........................................................................15 Nov. 21 .....................Indiana Colors .....................................................Scarlet and Gray Defense ..........................................................................12 Nov. 28 .................at Illinois Band ...............The Ohio State University Marching Band Special Teams .................................................................2 Dec. 5 .....at Michigan State President ..................................Kristina M. Johnson, PhD Dec. 12 ..................Michigan Director of Athletics .......................................Gene Smith STARTERS RETURNING: 10 Dec. 19 ..B1G Championship Senior Woman Administrator .......................Janine Oman Off ense ............................................................................6 Faculty Representative .........................John E. Davidson QB Justin Fields, C Josh Myers, RG Wyatt Davis, WR Chris 2021 SCHEDULE Website .....................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Olave, LT Thayer Munford, TE Luke Farrell Sept. 4 ............at Minnesota Sept. 11 ................... Oregon TEAM HISTORY Defense ........................................................................... 4 Sept. 18 ........................Tulsa First Year of Football .................................................1890 LB Pete Werner, LB Tuf Borland, CB, Shaun Wade, DE Sept. 25 .....................Akron All-Time Record (Years) .........................924-326-53 (130) Jonathon Cooper* Oct. 2 ...............at Nebraska All-Time B1G Record (Years) ....................521-173-24 (106) Oct. 9 .......................Purdue Big Ten Championships (Last) ...........................38 (2019) Specialists Returning ......................................................2 Oct. 16 ............................Off All-Time Bowl Record ..............................................24-26 P Drue Chrisman, K Blake Haubeil Oct. 23 ................at Rutgers National Championships.................................................8 Oct. 30 ........Michigan State Consensus All-America Selections ...............................87 STARTERS LOST: 13 Nov. 6 ..................at Indiana First-Team All-Big Ten Selections ................................413 Off ense ............................................................................6 Nov. 13 ..................Maryland First-Round NFL Draft Picks ..........................................84 RB J.K. Dobbins, WR Austin Mack, WR Binjimen Victor, Nov. 20 ..............Penn State WR K.J. Hill, LG Jonah Jackson, RT Branden Bowen Nov. 27 .............at Michigan HEAD COACH RYAN DAY Dec. 4 ...B1G Championship Alma Mater ..................................New Hampshire (2002; Defense ........................................................................... 7 ...................................................Business Administration) DE Chase Young, DT Jashon Cornell, DT DaVon Ham- 2022 SCHEDULE Master’s Degree .......................... Boston College (2004; ilton, LB Malik Harrison, CB Jeff Okudah, CB Damon Sept. 3 .............Notre Dame ......................................................Administrative Studies) Arnette, SAF Jordan Fuller Sept. 10 ...........Arkansas St. Record at Ohio State ...........................16-1 (Second year) Sept. 17 .....................Toledo Career Record ......................................16-1 (Second year) STADIUM INFORMATION Sept. 24 .......at Michigan St. Year in Coaching .....................19th (Fourth at Ohio State) Name ...........................................................Ohio Stadium Oct. 1..............at Penn State Capacity ............................................................... 102,780 Oct. 10 .................... Rutgers ASSISTANT COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF Surface ................................................................FieldTurf Oct. 15 .........................Iowa Defensive Coord./Secondary ....................Kerry Coombs Largest Crowd .......................110,045 vs. Michigan, 2016 Oct. 22............................Off Co-Defensive Coordinator .........................Greg Mattison Ohio State Record at Ohio Stadium ...............450-112-20 Oct. 29 ....................Indiana Associate Head Coach/DL .........................Larry Johnson Press Box Phone ..........................................614-292-1812 Nov. 5 .......at Northwestern Linebackers................................................Al Washington Nov. 12 ................Wisconsin ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Safeties/Special Teams Coord. .....................Matt Barnes Nov. 19 ..............at Maryland Off ensive Coordinator/TEs .......................... Kevin Wilson Associate AD, Communications ......................Jerry Emig Nov. 26 .................Michigan Quarterbacks .............................................. Corey Dennis Email .......................................................emig.2@osu.edu Dec. 3 ...B1G Championship Asst. Head Coach/RBs ....................................Tony Alford Cell ............................................................(614) 203-2766 Off ensive Line ...........................................Greg Studrawa Twitter .................................................... @BuckeyeNotes Wide Receivers ...........................................Brian Hartline Associate Director .......................................Mike Basford Graduate Assistants .............Billy Fessler, Kennedy Cook Email .................................................basford.16@osu.edu ...................................... Grayson Miller, Lorenzo Jackson Cell ...........................................................(908) 892-8951 Quality Control .....................Keenan Bailey, Drew Christ, ..............................................Parker Fleming, Joe Bolden MEDIA Asst. AD/FB Sports Perf. ............................Mickey Marotti Football Twitter ...............................................@OhioStFB Executive Associate AD ............................... Diana Sabau Athletics Twitter ....................................@OhioStAthletics Associate AD/GM ........................................Brian Voltolini Radio Network ...............Ohio State IMG Sports Network Director of Operations ................................Quinn Temple Flagship ..................................................97.1 FM, The Fan Head Trainer ........................................ Shaun Barnhouse Play-by-Play ..................................................... Paul Keels Head Team Physician ............................ Dr. Jim Borchers Analyst .............................................................Jim Lachey Assistant AD, Compliance .............................Justin Kume Sideline .......................................................Matt Andrews Assistant AD, Player Personnel ...................Mark Pantoni Assistant AD, Player Development ............Ryan Stamper Equipment Manager ........................................ Kevin Ries Video Coordinator ..............................George Momirovic Director of Student Well-Being ......................Tony Tucker 1 2020 FB Media Guide_1-5_Intro.indd 1 10/16/2020 7:27:53 PM 2020 FOOTBALL 2020 OHIO STATE ROSTERS No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg ........................................Hometown/High School or J.C. 0 J. Cooper DE 18 J.P. Andrade QB 6-2 210 So./Fr. ...............................................................La Verne, Calif. / Bonita 1 Justin Fields QB 7 Kamryn Babb WR 6-0 201 Jr../So. ................................St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College 2 Chris Olave WR 7 Sevyn Banks** CB 6-1 202 Jr./Jr.. ................................................................... Orlando, Fla. / Jones 2 Kourt Williams SAF 43 Ryan Batsch SAF 6-2 225 Jr./So. ...........................................................Loveland, Ohio / Loveland 3 Demario McCall RB 86 Chris Booker WR 6-3 190 Sr./Jr. .................................... St. Louis, Mo. / Dayton / John Burroughs 3 Teradja Mitchell LB 32 Tuf Borland***C LB 6-1 234 Gr./Sr. .................................................... Bolingbrook, Ill. / Bolingbrook 4 Lejond Cavazos CB 50 Nathan Brock OL 6-4 290 5th/Sr. ............................................... Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty 4 Julian Fleming WR 26 Cameron Brown* CB 6-0 192 Jr./Jr.. ................................. St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers College 5 Baron Browning LB 5 Baron Browning*** LB 6-3 244 Gr./Sr. ....................................................Fort