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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location .......................................Columbus, OhioPopulation ............................................ 1.7 millionFounded ........................................................1870Joined Big Ten ...............................................1912First Year of Big Ten Football ........................1913Enrollment ..................................................56,064Nickname ..............................................BuckeyesColors ........................................ Scarlet and GrayMarching Band ............ The Ohio State University ..................................Marching Band –“TBDBITL”President ...................................... E. Gordon GeeDirector of Athletics ............................Gene SmithSenior Woman Administrator .......Miechelle WillisFaculty Representative ...................... John BrunoTicket Office Phone ........................614-292-2624Website .........................OhioStateBuckeyes.com

TEAM HISTORYFirst Year of Football ........................................1890All-Time Record (Years) ............. 825-315-53 (122)All-Time Big Ten Record (Years) .. 457-171-24 (99)Big Ten Championships (Last) ................34 (2009)All-Time Bowl Record .................................... 19-23National Championships .......................................7Consensus All-America Selections .....................78First Team All-Big Ten Selections ......................362

2012 TEAM INFOHead Coach ....................................... Urban Meyer ......................................(Cincinnati, 1986), 1st yearRecord at Ohio State ..........................................0-0Career Record ............................104-23 (10 years)National Championships .............. 2 (2006 & 2008)Conference Championships..................................4 ......(2003 & 2004 at Utah; 2006 & 2008 at Florida)NFL Draft Picks ....................................................36First-Round NFL Draft Picks .................................9Academic All-Conference Players ....................150

ASSISTANT COACHESLuke Fickell ......Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersTom Herman ...Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksKerry Coombs ..................................CornerbacksStan Drayton ................................ Running BacksTim Hinton ...........................Tight Ends/FullbacksZach Smith .................................. Wide ReceiversMike Vrabel ...................................Defensive LineEd Warinner ............... Co-Offensive Coordinator/........................................................Offensive LineEverett Withers ...........Co-Defensive Coordinator/............................ Assistant Head Coach/Safeties

ASSISTANT AD FOR FB SPORTS PERFORMANCEMickey Marotti

OFFENSIVE FORMATIONSpread

DEFENSIVE FORMATIONMultiple

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 47Offense ...........................................................25Defense ..........................................................19Special Teams .................................................. 3

LETTERWINNERS LOST: 25Offense ...........................................................10 Defense ..........................................................13Special Teams .................................................. 2

STARTERS RETURNING: 17Offense .............................................................7QB Braxton Miller, FB Zach Boren, WR Corey Brown, WR Chris Fields, OG Jack Mewhort, OG Andrew Norwell, TE Jake Stoneburner

Defense ............................................................8DL John Simon, DT Johnathan Hankins, NG Garrett Goebel, DT Adam Bellamy, CB Travis Howard, CB Bradley Roby, SAF Christian Bry-ant, SAF C.J. Barnett

Kickers: .............................................................2K Drew Basil, P Ben Buchanan

STARTERS LOST: 7Offense .............................................................4OC Mike Brewster, RB Dan Herron, OT Mike Adams, OT J.B. Shugarts

Defense ............................................................3LB Storm Klein, SAF Tyler Moeller, LB Andrew Sweat

Kickers ..............................................................0

STADIUM INFORMATION Name ............................................ Ohio StadiumCapacity.................................................102,329Surface .................................................FieldTurfLargest Crowd ....................................... 106,033 ..............................vs. Southern California, 2009Ohio State Record at Ohio Stadium ....396-109-20Press Box Phone ..........................614-292-1812

SCHEDULES

2012Sept. 1 Miami (Ohio)Sept. 8 Central FloridaSept. 15 CaliforniaSept. 22 UABSept. 29 at Michigan StateOct. 6 NebraskaOct. 13 at IndianaOct. 20 PurdueOct. 27 at Penn State Nov. 3 Illinois Nov. 10 OpenNov. 17 at WisconsinNov. 24 Michigan

2013April 13 Spring GameAug. 31 VanderbiltSept. 7 Florida A&M Sept. 14 at CaliforniaSept. 21 Buffalo Sept. 28 WisconsinOct. 5 at NorthwesternOct. 12 Open Oct. 19 Iowa Oct. 26 Penn State Nov. 2 at PurdueNov. 9 Open Nov. 16 at IllinoisNov. 23 IndianaNov. 30 at Michigan

2014Aug. 30 at Navy!Sept. 6 OpenSept. 13 Kent StateSept. 20 Virginia TechSept. 27 Cincinnati Oct. 4 PurdueOct. 11 OpenOct. 18 at IowaOct. 25 NorthwesternNov. 1 at WisconsinNov. 8 Illinois Nov. 15 at Penn State Nov. 22 at IndianaNov. 29 Michigan

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg Hometown/High School or J.C. Major 76 Darryl Baldwin* OL 6-5 292 Jr./So. Solon, Ohio/Solon ............................................................. Mechanical Engineering 28 Warren Ball RB 6-2 215 Fr./Fr. Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales ........................................................Expolring 4 C.J. Barnett** DB 6-0 202 Sr./Jr. Dayton, Ohio/Northmont .......................................................................Criminology 24 Drew Basil** K 6-1 210 Jr./Jr. Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe ...................................................................... Business 93 Adam Bellamy** DL 6-4 292 Sr./Jr. Aurora, Ohio/Aurora ...........................................................Family Resource Mgmt. 63 Michael Bennett* DL 6-3 277 So./So. Centerville, Ohio/Centerville ......................................................................Exploring 98 Logan Beougher DL 6-3 263 So./Fr. Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon .................................................... Computer Science 64 Ivon Blackman* OL 6-3 310 Sr./Jr. Bedford, Ohio/Bedford ...................................................................Political Science 30 Devan Bogard DB 6-0 192 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville ..........................................................................Exploring 50 Jacoby Boren OL 6-2 283 Fr./Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Central ........................................................................Exploring 44 Zach Boren*** RB 6-0 246 Sr./Sr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central .........................................Sport & Leisure 56 Dalton Britt DL 6-2 295 5th/Sr. Bellville, Ohio/Clearfork ........................................................................Criminology 3 Corey Brown** DB 6-1 197 Sr./Jr. Monroeville, Pa./Gateway ...............................................................Communication 10 Corey Brown** WR 5-11 186 Jr./Jr. Upper Darby, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara ..................................................Communication 55 Tommy Brown OL 6-4 310 So./Fr. Akron, Ohio/Akron Firestone .....................................................................Exploring 2 Christian Bryant** DB 5-10 190 Jr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville ..........................................................................Exploring 17 Ben Buchanan*** P/K 5-11 190 5th/Sr. Westerville, Ohio/Central ................................................................Communication 48 Joe Burger LB 6-1 225 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle ............................................................................Exploring 72 Chris Carter DL 6-4 358 So./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Kennedy .........................................................................Exploring 39 Kyle Clinton K 6-1 212 Jr./So. Dublin, Ohio/Coffman ................................................................................Exploring 36 Conner Crowell LB 6-1 233 So./Fr. Waldorf, Md./North Point ...........................................................................Exploring 68 Taylor Decker OL 6-7 310 Fr./Fr. Vandalia, Ohio/Butler ................................................................................Exploring 66 Kyle Dodson OL 6-5 315 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights ..........................................................Exploring 16 Zach Domicone*** DB 6-2 216 5th/Sr. Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek ..............................................................Marketing 20 Russell Doup K 6-1 183 Jr./So. Mt. Vernon, Ohio/Mt. Vernon ..................................................................... Business 25 Bri’onte Dunn RB 6-1 214 Fr./Fr. Canton, Ohio/GlenOak ..............................................................................Exploring 65 PatElflein OL 6-3290 Fr./Fr. Pickerington,Ohio/North ...........................................................................Exploring 33 Frank Epitropoulos WR 6-1 197 Fr./Fr. Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington ......................................................Exploring 38 Craig Fada LB 6-0 225 Fr./Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Bishop Watterson ...........................................................Exploring 57 Chase Farris DL 6-4 286 So./Fr. Elyria, Ohio/Elyria ......................................................................................Exploring 80 Chris Fields* WR 6-0 197 Sr./Jr. Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Harvey ..........................African Am.& African Studies 77 Reid Fragel*** OL 6-8 298 Sr./Sr. Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich./Grosse Pointe South .......................Mgmt. & Industry 94 Rashad Frazier DL 6-4 270 So./So. Middletown, Ohio/Middletown/Purdue .......................................................Exploring 53 Garrett Goebel*** DL 6-4 285 5th/Sr. Villa Park, Ill./Montini ..................................................Construction Systems Mgmt. 14 Curtis Grant* LB 6-3 235 So./So. Richmond, Va./Hermitage .........................................................................Exploring 12 Doran Grant* DB 5-11 188 So./So. Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary ..............................................................Exploring 9 AdamGriffin DB 5-8 180 Jr./So. Columbus,Ohio/DeSales ..........................................................................Exploring 13 Kenny Guiton* QB 6-2 206 Sr./Jr. Houston, Texas/Eisenhower ...............................................Family Resource Mgmt. 87 Peter Gwilym WR 6-1 192 So../Fr. Freeport, Maine/Cheverus ........................................................................ Business 51 Joel Hale* DL 6-4 295 So./So. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove .................................................................Exploring 7 Jordan Hall*** RB 5-9 198 Sr./Sr. Jeannette, Pa./Jeannette ...................................................Family Resource Mgmt. 79 Marcus Hall** OL 6-5 317 Sr./Jr. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville ...........................................African Am.& African Studies 52 Johnathan Hankins** DL 6-3 317 Jr./Jr. Dearborn Heights, Mich./Southeastern .....................................................Exploring 86 Kenny Hayes DL 6-5 285 So./Fr. Toledo, Ohio/Whitmer ................................................................................Exploring 54 Bryce Haynes LS 6-4 209 So./Fr. Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy ...........................................................Exploring 86 Jeff Heuerman* TE 6-5 247 So./So. Naples, Fla./Barron Collier ..........................................Social & Behavioral Science 49 Adam Homan*** RB 6-3 245 Sr./Sr. Coldwater, Ohio/Coldwater .......................................................... Exercise Science 7 Travis Howard*** DB 6-1 196 5th/Sr. Miami, Fla./Dr. Krop ...........................................................Family Resource Mgmt. 34 Carlos Hyde** RB 6-0 235 Jr./Jr. Naples, Fla./Naples/FUMA ............................................................Mgmt. & Industry 19 Orhian Johnson*** DB 6-3 210 5th/Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla./Boca Ciega ......................................................Sport & Leisure 12 Cardale Jones QB 6-5 226 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/Glendale & F.U.M.A. .......................................................Exploring 85 Frank Kangah WR 6-0 190 So./Fr. Euclid, Ohio/Euclid ....................................................................................Exploring 69 Eric Kramer OL 6-4 285 Jr./So. Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier ........................................................................Exploring 71 Corey Linsley** OL 6-3 292 Sr./Jr. Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman ..............................................................Pre-Medicine 56 George Makridis* LS 6-2 225 Sr./Jr. Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding ......................................... Science & Technology 34 Jamal Marcus LB 6-2 235 Fr./Fr. Durham, N.C./Hillside ................................................................................Exploring 97 Claudius Mbemba DL 6-2 235 So./Fr. Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy ................................................... Computer Science 91 William McCary DL 6-1 234 5th/Sr. Carrollton, Texas/Creekview.............................................. Mechanical Engineering 74 Jack Mewhort** OL 6-6 310 Sr./Jr. Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s ......................................................Family Resource Mgmt. 5 Braxton Miller* QB 6-2 210 So./So. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne ............................................................Communication 88 Steve Miller* DL 6-3 255 So./So. Canton, Ohio/McKinley .............................................................................Exploring 50 J.T. Moore* DL 6-2 250 Jr./So. Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman .....................................................Health Professions 18 Najee Murray DB 5-9 178 Fr./Fr. Steubenville, Ohio/Steubenville ................................................................Expolring

No. Name Pos. 2 Christian Bryant** DB 2 Rod Smith* RB 3 Corey Brown** DB 4 C.J. Barnett** DB 5 Braxton Miller* QB 5 Camren Williams LB 6 Etienne Sabino*** LB 7 Jordan Hall*** RB 7 Travis Howard*** DB 8 Ricquan Southward WR 8 Noah Spence DE 9 AdamGriffin DB 9 Verlon Reed* WR 10 Corey Brown** WR 10 Ryan Shazier* LB 11 Se’Von Pittman DL 11 Jake Stoneburner*** TE 12 Doran Grant* DB 12 Cardale Jones QB 13 Kenny Guiton* QB 13 Julian Vann DB 14 Curtis Grant* LB 15 Joshua Perry LB 15 Devin Smith* WR 16 Zach Domicone*** DB 16 Evan Spencer* WR 17 Ben Buchanan*** P/K 17 Justin Siems QB 18 Najee Murray DB 18 Tyrone Williams* WR 19 Orhian Johnson*** DB 19 Ross Oltorik LB 20 Russell Doup K 21 Jamie Wood** DB 23 Tyvis Powell DB 24 Drew Basil** K 24 Armani Reeves CB 25 Bri’onte Dunn RB 25 David Perkins LB 25 Bradley Roby* DB 26 Kevin Niehoff P 28 Warren Ball RB 28 Ron Tanner DB 29 Taylor Rice** WR 30 Devan Bogard DB 32 Darryl Wood RB 33 Frank Epitropoulos WR 33 Nik Sarac DB 34 Carlos Hyde** RB 34 Jamal Marcus LB 35 Vincent Petrella DB 36 Conner Crowell LB 38 Craig Fada LB 39 Kyle Clinton K 41 Bryce Haynes LS 42 Luke Roberts LB 43 Nathan Williams*** DL 44 Zach Boren*** RB 48 Joe Burger LB 49 Adam Homan*** RB 50 Jacoby Boren OL 50 J.T. Moore* DL 51 Joel Hale* DL

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg Hometown/High School or J.C. Major 26 Kevin Niehoff P 6-3 196 Fr./Fr. Mason, Ohio/Mason ..................................................................................Exploring 78 Andrew Norwell** OL 6-6 304 Jr./Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson ............................................................Mgmt. & Industry 60 Joey O’Connor OL 6-3 305 Fr./Fr. Windsor, Colo./Windsor .............................................................................Exploring 19 Ross Oltorik LB 6-1 223 5th/Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Moeller ................................................................Communications 25 David Perkins LB 6-2 220 Fr./Fr. South Bend, Ind./ South Bend Washington ...............................................Exploring 15 Joshua Perry LB 6-4 231 Fr./Fr. Lewis Center, Ohio/Olentangy ..................................................................Exploring 35 Vincent Petrella DB 5-11 173 5th/Sr. Blacklick, Ohio/Bishop Hartley ....................................Middle Childhood Education 11 Se’Von Pittman DL 6-3 259 Fr./Fr. Canton, Ohio/McKinley .............................................................................Exploring 23 Tyvis Powell DB 6-3 196 Fr./Fr. Bedford, Ohio/Bedford ..............................................................................Exploring 9 Verlon Reed WR 6-0 200 Jr./So. Columbus, Ohio/Marion-Franklin ..............................................................Exploring 24 Armani Reeves CB 5-10 194 Fr./Fr. West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial ...................................................Exploring 29 Taylor Rice** WR 5-10 185 5th/Sr. .Dublin, Ohio/Scioto ...............................................................Human Development 42 Luke Roberts LB 6-1 226 Fr./Fr. Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster ........................................................................Exploring 25 Bradley Roby* DB 5-11 190 Jr./So. Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge ................................................................Exploring 84 Ryan Ross WR 5-11 190 Jr./So. Akron, Ohio/Hoban ......................................................................................Biology 6 Etienne Sabino*** LB 6-3 237 5th/Sr. North Miami Beach, Fla./Dr. Krop ......................................Family Resource Mgmt. 33 Nik Sarac DB 5-9 180 So./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius ........................................................ Exercise Science 90 Tommy Schutt DT 6-2 305 Fr./Fr. Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West ...................................................................Exploring 10 Ryan Shazier* LB 6-2 226 So./So. Plantation, Fla./Plantation ...............................................................Communication 17 Justin Siems QB 6-2 212 Sr./Sr. Charlotte, N.C./Providence ......................................................................... Aviation 54 John Simon*** DT 6-2 260 Sr./Sr. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney ............................................ Exercise Science 15 Devin Smith* WR 6-1 196 So./So. Massillon, Ohio/Washington ......................................................................Exploring 2 Rod Smith* RB 6-3 230 Jr./So. Fort Wayne, Ind./Paul Harding ...............................................................Humanities 59 Stewart Smith LB 6-3 230 5th/Sr. New Albany, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln .............................................................Biology 8 Ricquan Southward WR 6-0 185 Fr./Fr. Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland ............................................................................Exploring 8 Noah Spence DE 6-3 240 Fr./Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt ...............................................................Exploring 16 Evan Spencer* WR 6-2 205 So./So. Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills .....................................................................Exploring 67 Ben St. John OL 6-3 277 Jr./So. Elmore, Ohio/Woodmore .............................................................. Exercise Science 96 Kharim Stephens DL 6-2 280 5th/Sr. St. Alban, N.Y./Martin Van Buren........................................... Sport and Humanities 11 Jake Stoneburner*** TE 6-5 245 5th/Sr. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Coffman ..............................................Family Resource Mgmt. 28 Ron Tanner DB 6-0 192 So./Fr. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy ........................................................Exploring 89 Blake Thomas TE 6-3 238 Fr./Fr. Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius ......................................................................Exploring 83 Michael Thomas WR 6-2 193 Fr./Fr. Los Angeles, Calif./Woodland Hills Taft & FUMA ......................................Exploring 70 Tim Trummer OL 6-1 283 So./Fr. Kettering, Ohio/Fairmont ...............................................................Civil Engineering 73 Antonio Underwood* OL 6-2 301 So./So. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights ......................................................Exploring 13 Julian Vann DB 5-10 178 Jr./So. Lithonia, Ga./Parkview ...................................................................Political Science 81 Nick Vannett TE 6-6 248 So./Fr. Westerville, Ohio/Central ..........................................................................Exploring 92 Adolphus Washington DE 6-3 289 Fr./Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft ..................................................................................Exploring 5 Camren Williams LB 6-2 225 Fr./Fr. West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial ...................................................Exploring 43 Nathan Williams*** DL 6-3 249 5th/Sr. Washington C.H., Ohio/Miami Trace ...............................................Communication 18 Tyrone Williams* WR 6-6 229 Jr./So. East Cleveland, Ohio/Shaw ......................................................................Exploring 21 Jamie Wood** DB 6-1 207 Sr./Jr. Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central .........................................Communication 32 Darryl Wood RB 5-9 247 Jr./So. Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy ........................................................ Business

No. Name Pos. 52 Johnathan Hankins** DL 53 Garrett Goebel*** DL 54 John Simon*** DT 55 Tommy Brown OL 56 Dalton Britt DL 56 George Makridis* LS 57 Chase Farris DL 59 Stewart Smith LB 60 Joey O’Connor OL 63 Michael Bennett* DL 64 Ivon Blackman* OL 65 PatElflein OL 66 Kyle Dodson OL 67 Ben St. John OL 68 Taylor Decker OL 69 Eric Kramer OL 70 Tim Trummer OL 71 Corey Linsley** OL 72 Chris Carter DL 73 Antonio Underwood* OL 74 Jack Mewhort** OL 76 Darryl Baldwin* OL 77 Reid Fragel*** OL 78 Andrew Norwell** OL 79 Marcus Hall** OL 80 Chris Fields* WR 81 Nick Vannett TE 83 Michael Thomas WR 84 Ryan Ross WR 85 Frank Kangah WR 86 Kenny Hayes DL 86 Jeff Heuerman* TE 87 Peter Gwilym WR 88 Steve Miller* DL 89 Blake Thomas TE 90 Tommy Schutt DT 91 William McCary DL 92 Adolphus Washington DE 93 Adam Bellamy** DL 94 Rashad Frazier DL 96 Kharim Stephens DL 97 Claudius Mbemba DL 98 Logan Beougher DL

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PRONUNCIATION GUIDEName ....................................... Pronunciation(s)Drew Basil .................................................. BAY-sulLogan Beougher ........................................BOOK-erDevan Bogard ............................ DEH-vin BOE-gardConnor Crowell........................................CROW-ullZach Domicone ................................DOM-uh-coneRussell Doup ...............DOWP (like “ow” not soup)Bri’onte Dunn ......................(like “eye”) BRI-on-tayPat Elflein ...................................................ELF-lineFrank Epitropoulos....................... EP-uh-trop-uh-lisCraig Fada ................................................... FAY-daReid Fragel ............................................... FRAY-gulGarrett Goebel............................................. GO-bul

Doran Grant ...............................................der-RANKenny Guiton ............................................. GUY-tunPeter Gwilym ........................................... GWIL-umJeff Heuerman ........................................HIRE-munOrhian Johnson ....................................... OR-ee-unFrank Kangah......................................... KANG-guhGeorge Makridis..............................muh-KREE-dusClaudius Mbemba .................................. MEM-buhJack Mewhort ...................................... MYOU-hortNajee Murray ............................................NAH-jeeKevin Niehoff ............................................ NEE-hofRoss Oltorik ..............................................ol-TOR-ikVincent Petrella ................................... puh-TREL-la

Se’Von Pittman .......................................... SAY-vonTyvis Powell .................................................TIE-vusVerlon Reed .............................................VER-lawnArmani Reeves ................................... AR-mah-neeEtienne Sabino ....................... A-T-N suh-BEAN-ohNic Sarac ................................................ suh-RACKTommy Schutt ................................................ SHUTRyan Shazier...........................................SHAY-zeerJustin Siems................................................SEEMSRicquan Southward ...................................RIK-juanKharim Stephens ....................................kuh-REEMNick Vannett ..............................................van-NET

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OHIO STATE DEPTH CHARTEntering fall camp

OFFENSE

LT 74 JACK MEWHORT** ......................................6-6, 310, JR. 76 Darryl Baldwin*................................................6-5, 292, So. LG 78 ANDREW NORWELL** .................................6-6, 304, JR. 55 Tommy Brown ...................................................6-4, 310, Fr.

C 71 COREY LINSLEY** ........................................6-2, 292, JR. 50 Jacoby Boren....................................................6-2, 283, Fr.

RG 79 MARCUS HALL** ..........................................6-5, 317, JR. 73 Antonio Underwood* .......................................6-2, 301, So.

RT 77 REID FRAGEL*** ...........................................6-8, 297, Sr. 68 Taylor Decker ....................................................6-7, 310, Fr.

TE 11 JAKE STONEBURNER*** ............................6-5, 245, Sr. 86 Jeff Heuerman* ...............................................6-5, 247, So. or 81 Nick Vannett .....................................................6-6, 248, Fr.

WR (X) 15 DEVIN SMITH* ..............................................6-1, 196, So. 83 Michael Thomas...............................................6-2, 196, Fr.

QB 5 BRAXTON MILLER* ......................................6-2, 210, SO. 13 Kenny Guiton* ..................................................6-2, 206, Jr.

RB 7 JORDAN HALL*** .........................................5-9, 198, SR. 34 Carlos Hyde** ..................................................6-0, 235, Jr.

FB 44 ZACH BOREN*** ...........................................6-0, 246, SR. 49 Adam Homan***..............................................6-3, 245, Sr.

WR (H) 10 COREY BROWN** .........................................5-11, 186, JR. 80 Chris Fields* .....................................................6-0, 197, Jr.

WR (Z) 16 EVAN SPENCER .............................................6-2, 205, SO. 9 Verlon Reed* ....................................................6-0, 200, So.

K 24 DREW BASIL .................................................6-1, 210, JR. 39 Kyle Clinton ....................................................6-1, 212, RSo.

P 17 BEN BUCHANAN ..........................................5-11, 190, RSR. 24 Drew Basil .......................................................6-1, 210, Jr.

LS 56 GEORGE MAKRIDIS .....................................6-2, 230, RJR. 41 Bryce Haynes ................................................6-4, 209, RFr.

DEFENSE

LEO 54 JOHN SIMON*** ..........................................6-2, 260, SR. 88 Steve Miller*....................................................6-3, 255, So. or 50 J.T. Moore ........................................................6-3, 250, RSo.

DT 52 JOHNATHAN HANKINS** ...........................6-3, 317, JR. 63 Michael Bennett*.............................................6-3, 277, So.

NT 53 GARRETT GOEBEL*** ..................................6-4, 285, SR. 51 Joel Hale* ........................................................6-4, 295, So. or 72 Chris Carter ......................................................6-4, 385, RFr.

DE 93 ADAM BELLAMY** ......................................6-4, 292, JR. or 43 NATHAN WILLIAMS .....................................6-3, 249, RSR. 57 Chase Farris......................................................6-4, 286, Fr.

OLB 10 RYAN SHAZIER* ............................................6-2, 226, SO. 42 Luke Roberts.....................................................6-1, 226, Fr.

MLB 14 CURTIS GRANT* ...........................................6-3, 235, SO. 36 Conner Crowell.................................................6-1, 233, RFr.

OLB 6 ETIENNE SABINO*** ...................................6-3, 237, SR. 59 Stewart Smith ..................................................6-3, 230, Sr. or 15 Joshua Perry.....................................................6-4, 231, Fr.

CB 25 BRADLEY ROBY* ..........................................5-11, 190, SO. 9 Adam Griffin .....................................................5-8, 180, So.

SAF 2 CHRISTIAN BRYANT** ................................5-10, 190, JR. 3 Corey Brown** .................................................6-1, 197, Jr.

SAF 4 C.J. BARNETT** ............................................6-0, 202, JR. 19 Orhian Johnson*** ..........................................6-3, 210, Sr.

CB 7 TRAVIS HOWARD*** ...................................6-1, 196, SR. or 12 DORAN GRANT* ...........................................5-11, 188, SO.

H 17 BEN BUCHANAN ..........................................5-11, 190, RSR. 13 Kenny Guiton* ..................................................6-2, 206, Jr.

PR 7 JORDAN HALL*** .........................................5-9, 198, SR. 80 Chris Fields* .....................................................6-0, 197, Jr..

KR 7 JORDAN HALL*** .........................................5-9, 198, SR. 80 Chris Fields* .....................................................6-0, 197, Jr..

SPECIALISTS

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THE 2012 SEASON NOTES & MORE

PRESEASON MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD “WATCH” LISTS

JOHN SIMON – Sr. DLBednarik Award Lombardi Award Nagurski AwardLott IMPACT Award

BRAXTON MILLER – So. QBMaxwell TrophyDavey O’Brien Award

JOHNATHAN HANKINS – Jr. DLBadnarik Award Lombardi Award Outland TrophyNagurski Award

JAKE STONEBURNER – Sr. TEMackey Award

DREW BASIL – Jr. KLou Groza Award

ETIENNE SABINO – Sr. LBButkus Award

NO B1G CHAMPIONSHIP OR BOWL IN 2012Due to an NCAA major infraction, the Ohio State University football program is ineligible for post-season play during the 2012 season. This penalty was imposed by the NCAA Committee on Infractions in response to extra benefits and preferential treatment violations involving insti-tutional memorabilia and apparel. Additional penalties for the football program include the imposition of a three year probationary period from December 20, 2011 to December 19, 2014; the reduction of scholarships from 85 to 82 during the 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15 academic years; and the vacation of all wins from the 2010 season.

In response to the major infraction, the institution has increased its compliance educational and monitoring efforts regarding preferential treatment, extra benefits, institutional memorabilia and apparel. Further, a greater emphasis has been placed on the education of the Columbus community, local businesses, boosters and other constituents to ensure knowledge of NCAA, Big Ten, and institutional regulations. The Ohio State University continues to strive to create a compliance conscience within the university and throughout Buckeye Nation.

THE URBAN MEYER ERAThe 2012 campaign will be the debut season for Ohioan Urban Meyer as Ohio State head coach. Born in Toledo, raised in Ashtabula and with degrees from the University of Cincinnati and The Ohio State University, Meyer returned to his home state – as did his wife, Shelley, who is from Frankfort, Ohio – to become the 24th head coach in the storied history of Ohio State football.

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123RD FOOTBALL SEASONThe 2012 football season will be the 123rd season for the Ohio State football program. Football became a varsity sport at Ohio State in 1890. Ohio State ranks fifth all-time in NCAA Division I history with 825 wins. Ohio State’s all-time record is 825-315-53.

100TH BIG TEN SEASONThe 2012 season will be Ohio State’s 100th season of play in the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State joined the former Western Conference during the 1912-13 academic year, but it could not compete in the conference in football until 1913. Ohio State ranks second in all-time Big Ten wins with a record of 457-171-24. Ohio State also ranks second with 34 outright or shared Big Ten championships.

90TH YEAR IN OHIO STADIUMGrand and venerable Ohio Stadium, which is registered on the National Register of Historic Places, will host its 90th football season in 2012. Ohio Stadium is endearingly nicknamed the “Horeshoe” or the “Shoe” because of its open south end. It is also referred to as the “House that Harley Built” after Chic Harley, Ohio State’s first three-time All-American who fans flocked to see at Ohio Field in 1916-17-19. Just one year after Harley’s career at Ohio State was over, things were in motion for a new stadium for the Buckeyes.

From authors Marv Homan, a former Ohio State radio announcer and sports information director, and reporter Paul Hornung, who co-wrote “Ohio State – 100 Years of Football,” the stadium took shape this way:

• 1919 – Led by Harley, Ohio State recorded its first win over Michi-gan, 13-3, and the program was becoming a major force in the Western Conference. Ohio Field could not support the legions of fans that wanted to see the team play.

• 1920 – Professor and athletic board member Paul French, and Director of Athletics Lynn St. John started an extensive stadium fund raising campaign while interest was soaring in the program. The goal was to raise the “unrealistic” amount of $600,000 for the

stadium campaign. Five weeks later more than $900,000 had been pledged. Ohio State went undefeated that season and received its first invitation to the Rose Bowl, further raising interest in the program.

• 1921 – A ground-breaking ceremony was held Aug. 3 with Ohio Governor Harry Davis part of a crowd of over 2,500 at the event. It was speculated the stadium would hold 35,000 fans. Upon comple-tion, it would seat over 60,000.

• 1922 – The $1.5 million dollar stadium, of which more than $1.0 million was donated by proud and dedicated Ohio State football fans, was christened when Ohio State defeated Ohio Wesleyan, 5-0, in front of a crowd of 25,000. Ohio Stadium was dedicated prior to the Oct. 21 game against Michigan. With temporary stands in the south end of the stadium a crowd of 72,500 was on hand.

• 1928 – L.W. St. John announces that all stadium debt has been paid, a remarkable achievement considering Ohio Stadium had only been standing for eight years.

OHIO STADIUM STATSOhio State has an all-time record of 396-109-20 in Ohio Stadium and the stadium has an official capacity of 102,329. The Buckeyes have not played before fewer than 100,000 fans in the last 70 games, or since the completion of a three-year renovation project in 2001 that restored and improved the stadium but also boosted attendance from an 88,000-plus capacity to over 100,000. Ohio State has played before more than 105,000 fans 43 times with a record crowd of 106,033 vs. USC on Sept. 12, 2009.

OHIO STADIUM SIGHT AND SOUND A $7 million improvements project this summer replaced the 11-year-old Ohio Stadium scoreboard and audio system with a larger, HD screen flanked by two clusters of speakers with new LED ribbon boards running the length of the South Stands. The new Panasonic scoreboard will be 42-feet-by-124-feet. The improvements project also included the conver-sion of 223 standard televisions to HD sets in the concourse areas.

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BUCKEYE NUMBERS 1 – Active Football Bowl Subdivision coaches who have a better career winning percentage than Urban Meyer’s .819 (Boise State’s Chris Peterson is first at .926). 2 – Number of national championships won by Meyer and number of “Coach of the Decade” honors for him (The Sporting News and Sports Illustrated). 3 – Number of scholarship linebackers on the team who have game experience (38 games for Etienne Sabino, 13 for Ryan Shazier and 10 for Curtis Grant). 3 – Buckeyes with at least 700 career rushing yards (817 for Jordan Hall, 715 for Braxton Miller and 707 for Carlos Hyde). 4 – Number of defensive line starters returning in 2011, not including 13-game starter Nathan Williams, who missed all but one game in 2011. 4 – Number of consecutive home games to open the season and number of road games this season. 6 – Field goals made from 40 yards and beyond by Drew Basil in 2011, second-most in school history. 9 – Number of freshmen from the 2012 recruiting class who participated in spring drills (six enrolled in January and three in March).10 – Approximate number of weeks (from end of June) running back Jordan Hall is expected to miss after having surgery for a deep cut on his right foot. 13 – Freshman school record total of touchdown passes thrown by Brax-ton Miller in 2011. 17 – Starters returning from last season (eight on defense; seven on defense).25 – Number of letterwinners lost off the 2011 team.27 – Combined tackles-for-loss by defensive linemen John Simon and Johnathan Hankins in 2011 (for minus-83 yards). 33 – Number of career starts along the offensive line, including 13 apiece for LT Jack Mewhort and LG Andrew Norwell. 34 – Number of wins by Urban Meyer’s teams by 30-or-more points (20 by at least 30 points and 14 by at least 40 points).47 – Number of letterwinners returning off the 2011 team.62 – Starts from the defensive secondary, including 39 from the safeties (15 apiece for Orhian Johnson and C.J. Barnett and nine for Christian Bryant) and 23 from the cornerbacks (13 for Bradley Roby and 10 for Travis Howard). 75 – Team-leading total number of tackles for safety C.J. Barnett in 2011. The total snapped a string of nine-consecutive years of linebackers lead-ing the team. 78 – Team-high number of combined starting assignments for the defen-sive line. Simon leads all Buckeyes with 26 starts.100 – Percentage of the six winter quarter enrollees – Jacoby Boren, Bri’onte Dunn, Cardale Jones, Joshua Perry, Tyvis Powell and Michael Thomas – who were named OSU Scholar-Athletes for having at least a 3.0 GPA this winter and spring.

ROSTER MAKE-UPThe Ohio State roster consists of 106 student-athletes – scholarship and walk-ons – with 21 of them seniors (eligibility-wise). The rest of the roster includes 17 juniors, 26 sophomores and 42 red-shirt and true freshmen.

“MAKE THE GREAT STATE OF OHIO PROUD”Back home in Ohio to live for the first time in nine years, Meyer ad-dressed publicly early in his tenure that his goal was for his coaches and players and program to” make the great state of Ohio proud” [in everything they do].

SEVEN OF NINE ASSISTANTS ARE OHIOANSMeyer’s nine-man assistant coaching staff includes seven assistants who were born, raised and/or schooled in Ohio with many having recruited the state as collegiate coaches.

• Kerry Coombs is from Colerain, graduated from Dayton and has coached in the state for 30 years; 24 years in the high school ranks and five years collegiately.

• Stan Drayton is from Cleveland, graduated from Allegheny and is in his fourth year coaching in the state.

• Luke Fickell is from Columbus, graduated from Ohio State and has been a college coach in the state for 14 years.

• Tim Hinton is from Amanda, graduated from Wilmington and has coached collegiately or in the high school ranks in the state in 28 of his 30 years in the business.

• Zach Smith is from Dublin, and is in his eighth year coaching col-legiately and his sixth on an Urban Meyer staff.

• Mike Vrabel is from Akron, graduated from Ohio State and is in his second year coaching at his alma mater.

• Ed Warinner is form Strasburg, graduated from Mount Union and is in his 29th year of coaching and second as an assistant at an Ohio school.

199 YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCEMeyer’s Ohio State coaching staff has 199 combined years of NFL, college and high school coaching experience. The total includes three coaches on staff with college head coaching experience (Meyer, Luke Fickell and Everett Withers), two with a combined 32 years of high school head coaching experience (Kerry Coombs and Tim Hinton), two with 12 years of offensive coordinator experience on the collegiate level (Tom Herman and Ed Warinner) and two with 15 years of collegiate defensive coordinator or co-defensive coordinator experience (Withers and Fickell).

AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE IN APR SCORESThe Ohio State football program received a Public Recognition Award from the NCAA in June for having an Academic Progress Rate score in the Top 10 percent of all FBS schools nationally. Ohio State’s football APR of 988 was the fourth-highest among major programs nationally and second-highest in the Big Ten Conference. Only 12 FBS schools received a Public Recognition Award. The APR is a measure of a team’s academic performance and factors in eligibility, retention and graduation.

1. Northwestern................ 9952. Boise State ................... 989 Duke .............................. 9894. Ohio State ..................... 9885. Northern Illinois ............ 987

6. Rice ............................... 9867. Clemson ........................ 983 Middle Tennessee ........ 9839. Rutgers.......................... 98210. Air Force........................ 980

TOP 10 APR SCORES – FBS SCHOOLS

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LOGOSThe FieldTurf at Ohio Stadium will wear the logo of the Big Ten Confer-ence this season. B1G logos will be at both ends of the field between the 20 and 30 yard lines and facing the press box. This year the team’s jerseys will also sport the B1G logo on the front right chest.

LUKE: FOURTH DC RETAINED BY MEYER Urban Meyer has held four head coach-ing positions and at each school he has retained the previous staff’s defensive coordinator. It’s an impressive list that now includes Luke Fickell, co-defensive coordi-nator for six years before moving to head coach last year. The others: Tim Beckman at Bowling Green (Beckman is now head coach at Illinois); Kyle Whittingham at Utah (he is entering his seventh season as Utah head coach); and Charlie Strong at Florida (Strong just completed his second season as head coach at Louisville.).

IT’S ALL ABOUT THE TEAM STATSUrban Meyer’s 10 previous collegiate teams have been extremely bal-anced in all phases of the game. His teams have led their respective conference in a statistical category 43 times, including in 17 offensive categories, 12 defensive, nine special teams and five times in turnover margin. Some highlights:

• His team’s have led in total offense four times, including three times by Florida;

• Four times his teams have led in scoring offense and passing ef-ficiency;

• His defenses have led a league three times against the rush and twice in scoring;

• His return teams – punt and kickoff – have led a total of five times; and

• His teams have led in net punting three times.

Meyer’s teams have been ranked among the nation’s Top 10 in team statistical categories 49 times, including NCAA statistical champions in passing efficiency (Florida; 2009) and kickoff returns (Utah; 2003).

DEFENSE AMONG THE NATION’S BESTOhio State’s defensive units the last seven years under Fickel and the now retired Jim Heacock have been good…real good! The defense has been an NCAA statistical champion four times in that span – 2005 rush-ing; 2007 total, scoring and pass defense – and it has been among the Top 5 15 other times.

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CAREER STATS LEADERS

PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Pct. Yards TDBraxton Miller 85-157-4 54.1 1,159 13Kenny Guiton 1-2-1 50.0 5 0

RUSHING Att. Yards Avg. TDsJordan Hall 185 817 4.4 6Braxton Miller 159 715 4.5 7Carlos Hyde 130 707 5.4 6Rod Smith 29 116 4.0 1

RECEIVING No. Yards Avg. TDsJake Stoneburner 37 445 12.0 9Corey Brown 22 310 14.1 2Jordan Hall 21 202 9.6 4Zach Boren 20 151 7.6 1

TACKLES Solo Asst. Total Misc.John Simon 59 51 110 ^28/11.5Orhian Johnson 57 35 92 *4/3Nathan Williams 47 45 92 ^21.5/10C.J. Barnett 55 29 84 *2/7J. Hankins 35 48 83 ^12.5/4^Indicates TFLs/Sacks; *Indicates INTs/PBUs

DEFENSIVE STARTING ASSIGNMENTS

Linebacker (8).............. 2011 ....Career Etienne Sabino ..................... 5 .............. 5Ryan Shazier......................... 3 .............. 3

Defensive Back (62) ... 2011 ....Career C.J. Barnett ........................ 13 ............ 15Orhian Johnson .................... 4 ............ 15Bradley Roby ...................... 12 ............ 12Travis Howard .................... 11 ............ 11Christian Bryant.................... 9 .............. 9

Defensive Line (78) ....2011 .... Career John Simon .......................13 .............26Nathan Williams .................1 .............13Johnathan Hankins. ............3 .............13Garrett Goebel...................13 .............13Adam Bellamy ...................10 .............10J.T. Moore ...........................3 ...............3

OFFENSIVE STARTING ASSIGNMENTS

Offensive Line (42) ....2011....Career Andrew Norwell ...............13............ 13Jack Mewhort ..................13............ 13Marcus Hall ........................5.............. 6*Reid Fragel .......................4.............. 9Antonio Underwood ...........1.............. 1*Starts at tight end

Running Back (33).....2011....Career Zach Boren .......................13............ 27Carlos Hyde ........................3.............. 3Jordan Hall .........................3.............. 3

Quarterback (10) ...... 2011 .... Career Braxton Miller ................. 10 .............10

Tight End (18)Jake Stoneburner ............ 10 .............18

Receiver (24) ............. 2011 .... Career Corey Brown ..................... 9 .............10Chris Fields ....................... 8 .............. 8Verlon Reed ...................... 5 .............. 5Tyrone Williams ............... 1 .............. 1

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2012 OHIO STATE RECRUITING CLASS

Name Pos. Hometown/High SchoolWarren Ball RB Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSalesDevan Bogard DB Cleveland, Ohio/GlenvilleJacoby Boren* OL Pickerington, Ohio/CentralTaylor Decker# OL Vandalia, Ohio/ButlerKyle Dodson OL Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland HeightsBri’onte Dunn* RB Canton, Ohio/GlenOakPat Elflein OL Pickerington, Ohio/NorthFrank Epitropoulos WR Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper ArlingtonCardale Jones* QB Cleveland, Ohio/Glendale/Fork Union Military AcademyJamal Marcus LB Durham, N.C./HillsideNajee Murray DB Steubenville, Ohio/SteubenvilleJoey O’Connor OL Windsor, Colo./WindsorDavid Perkins LB South Bend, Ind./ South Bend Washington

Joshua Perry* LB Lewis Center, Ohio/OlentangySe’Von Pittman# DE Canton, Ohio/McKinleyTyvis Powell* DB Bedford, Ohio/BedfordArmani Reeves CB West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic MemorialLuke Roberts# LB Lancaster, Ohio/LancasterTommy Schutt DT Glen Ellyn, Ill./GlenbardRicquan Southward WR Lakeland, Fla./LakelandNoah Spence DE Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevittBlake Thomas TE Cleveland, Ohio/St. IgnatiusMichael Thomas* WR Los Angeles, Calif./Woodland Hills Taft & Fork Union Military AcademyAdolphus Washington DE Cincinnati, Ohio/TaftCamren Williams LB West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial

*Enrolled at Ohio State in January 2012; #Enrolled at Ohio State in March 2012

MORE PRESEASON MAJOR NATIONAL AWARD “WATCH” LISTS

COREY BROWN – Jr. WRBiletnikoff Award

BEN BUCHANAN – Sr. PAllstate AFCA Good Works Team

SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: THREE PRIMETIME GAMESOhio State Buckeyes will appear on an evening telecast three times in 2012:

• October 6 – Ohio State will host Nebraska at 8 p.m. in a game that will be televised on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. This will be the Corn-husker’s first visit to Ohio Stadium since playing games in consecu-tive years at Ohio Stadium in 1955 and 1956.

• October 13 – Ohio State’s road game at Indiana in Memorial Sta-dium will be an 8 p.m. contest on the Big Ten Network.

• October 27 – Ohio State’s first game against Penn State in State Col-lege since the 2009 season will be a 6 p.m. start – correct; 6 p.m. – with either ABC, ESPN or ESPN2 broadcasting the game.

Ohio State is 34-18 all-time in night games (those starting after 5 p.m. local time) with a 7-3 record in Ohio Stadium, an 18-8 mark on the road and a 9-7 record at neutral sites.

Ohio Stadium Night Games 1. Sept. 14, 1985 ........................Ohio State 10, Pittsburgh 7 2. Sept. 11, 1993 ........................Ohio State 21, Washington 12 3. Aug. 28, 1997 .........................Ohio State 24, Wyoming 10 4. Sept. 11, 1999 ........................Ohio State 42, UCLA 20 5. Oct. 6, 2001 ............................Ohio State 38, Northwestern 20 6. Aug. 30, 2003 .........................Ohio State 28, Washington 9 7. Sept. 10, 2005 ........................ Texas 25, Ohio State 22 8. Oct. 25, 2008 .......................... Penn State 13, Ohio State 10 9. Sept. 12, 2009 ........................USC 18, Ohio State 1510. Oct. 29, 2011 ..........................Ohio State 33, Wisconsin 29