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Illinois (3-6, 0-5 B1G)Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 - Noon ETMemorial Stadium (60,670)Champaign, Ill.

THE BROADCASTSTelevision: ESPN will televise the game with Dave Pasch (p-by-p) and Brian Griese (analyst) in the booth and Tom Luginbill on the sidelines.

Radio: WBNS (FM 97.1 The Fan) is the flagship station for the 64-station Ohio State Radio Net-work. The Urban Meyer pregame show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Paul Keels will call the play-by-play with former Buckeye Jim Lachey in the booth and Marty Bannister on the sidelines. The game also can be heard on Sirius & XM channels 91.

HEAD COACH URBAN MEYERAlma Mater ................................................Cincinnati, ’86Career Record............................. 125-23 (.844), 12th yearOhio State Record ......................................21-0, 2nd yearBig Ten Record ...........................................13-0, 2nd year Ohio State Home Record................................14-0 (1.000)Career Home Record ........................................71-7 (.910)Ohio State Road Record ...................................7-0 (1.000)Career Road Record .......................................40-13 (.754)Career Neutral Record .....................................14-3 (.823)Career Against Top 25 ....................................26-10 (.722)Career Against Top 10 ......................................11-4 (.733)Career in Overtime ...........................................5-0 (1.000)Career in Bowl Games .......................................7-1 (.875)Career in BCS Games ......................................4-0 (1.000)

2013 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Time/Result TV8/31 Buffalo W, 40-20 ESPN29/7 San Diego State W, 42-7 ABC9/14 at California W, 52-34 FOX9/21 Florida A&M W, 76-0 BTN9/28 #23 Wisconsin W, 31-24 ABC10/5 at #15 Northwestern W, 40-30 ABC10/12 Open10/19 Iowa W, 34-24 ABC10/26 Penn State W, 63-14 ABC11/2 at Purdue W, 56-0 BTN11/9 Open

11/16 at Illinois Noon ESPN

11/23 Indiana TBA TBA11/30 at Michigan TBA TBA12/7 B1G Championship1 8 p.m. FOX1 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Ind.; times are Eastern

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A GLANCE AT THE BUCKEYESOhio State, 9-0 overall and 5-0 in the Big Ten, is ranked No. 3 in the BCS standings. The Buckeye offense, averaging a Big Ten-best 48.2 points per game, leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth nationally with 530.9 yards per game. Their rushing attack ranks first in the Big Ten and eighth in the NCAA with 301.1 yards per game. The offense recorded a season-high 408-yard rushing performance vs. Penn State Oct. 26 -- the first 400-yard game for an Ohio State team since 1995. Senior Carlos Hyde (701 yards, 7 TDs in six games) is Ohio State’s top rusher and is one of only two FBS RBs with zero carries for negative yardage. Junior QB Braxton Miller -- OSU’s all-time leading rusher among QBs (2,396 yards, 22 TDs) -- is the Big Ten leader in passer efficiency with 175.9 rating. He completed 19 of 23 passes and threw for four TDs in just over a half of play in the 56-0 win at Purdue. He totaled 324 yards (222 passing, 102 rushing) in the win over Iowa before setting a career high with 252 yards passing and three TDs in the win over Penn State. Senior Corey “Philly” Brown (41 rec., 547 yds, 8 TDs) and junior Devin Smith (38 rec., 542 yds, 6 TDs) are Ohio State’s leading receivers. The Silver Bullet defense is led by All-Big Ten junior linebacker Ryan Shazier, who, along with sophomore viper Noah Spence, rank in the top 5 in the Big Ten in TFL with 11.0 and 10.5, respectively. This young group is among the best in the Big Ten and the nation, allowing just 88.2 yards per game on the ground -- third best in the NCAA. The defense also ranks eighth in scoring defense (17.0 ppg) and 10th in total defense (311.7 ypg). The Buckeye secondary, led by senior C.J. Barnett and junior All-American Bradley Roby, who are third and fourth on the team with 42 and 39 tackles. Junior Doran Grant leads the team with 3 INTs.

Ohio State Football ReleaseNov. 11, 2013

No. 3 Ohio State at Illinois Game Notes

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFFAssociate Director, FB SID .............................. Jerry Emig [email protected]; 614-688-0343 (o); 614-203-2766 (c)Associate Director, Secondary FB SID ... Adam Widman [email protected]; 614-247-0011 (o); 614-572-6903 (c)Associate AD for Communications .......Dan WallenbergDirector............................................................ Leann ParkerAssistant Directors.................Kendra Willard, Brett Rybak Mike Basford, Alex Morando, Danielle WarnerInterns ............................................Julie Brown, Ben VondalOffice Associate...................................... Jennifer KirchnerOffice Phone/Fax...................614-292-6861/614-292-8547Web site ........................................ OhioStateBuckeyes.comFacebook .......................................Facebook.com/BuckeyesTwitter ...................... @OhioStAthletics; @Brutus_Buckeye

FIRST AND 10• Ohio State enters the game with the nation’s lon-

gest winning streak at 21 games. A win Saturday would tie a program record (22 set from 1967-69).

• The Buckeyes are ranked No. 3 in the BCS rankings after three weeks at No. 4.

• Ohio State ranks third nationally in rushing defense (88.2 ypg). The unit has not allowed a run of 20 or more yards this season.

• Ohio State is one of four FBS schools to not allow a 100-yard rusher in 2013.

• Ohio State leads the Big Ten and ranks fifth in the NCAA in scoring with 48.2 ppg.

• Ohio State is outscoring teams 171-38 in the first quarter this season.

• Junior QB Braxton Miller needs 90 yards of total offense to become the third Buckeye in program history to record 7,000 yards in a career. (see pg. 12)

• Senior RB Carlos Hyde has rushed for 575 yards (7.7 ypc) and seven TDs in his last four games. He is second in the Big Ten in rushing in B1G games with 132.0 yards per game.

• Junior Ryan Shazier (11.0) and sophomore Noah Spence (10.5) rank T-2nd and 5th in the B1G in TFL.

• Head coach Urban Meyer is 31-3 in November games since 2003, his first season at Utah.

Kickoff set for Noon ET Saturday on ESPN

With 116 yards receiving at Purdue, Jeff Heuerman became the first Ohio State tight end to record 100+ yards receiving since Rickey Dudley in the 1996 Citrus Bowl.

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BUCKEYES COMING OFF “OFF” WEEKOhio State had its second “off” week of the season last weekend. Prior to the weekend, the team prac-ticed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and then had Friday through Sunday off. The team returned to the practice fields Monday of this week.

OHIO STATE 14-9 AFTER “OFF” WEEKOfficially, the Buckeyes are 14-9 in games after an “off” week during the season (the 2010 win at Penn State was vacated) with four consecutive wins and a 7-5 record against Big Ten opponents. Ohio State defeated Iowa, 34-24, earlier this season after an off week.

MEYER’S TEAMS: 35-2 WITH LONGER PREP TIMECoach Urban Meyer’s teams are 35-2 when having more than one week to prepare for an opponent (includes season-openers, games after an “off” week, and bowl games). The only losses: Bowling Green vs. Miami in 2001; and Florida vs. Michigan in 2007. His teams have won 14 consecutive games with more than a week to prepare.

“On” after being “Off”Bowling Green (2001-02) ............ 5-1Utah (2003-04)............................. 7-0Florida (2005-10) ......................... 19-1Ohio State (2012-13) ....................4-0

THE CHASE IS ONCoach Urban Meyer wants his teams to be in a position to chase a championship in November. The chase is officially on. The Buckeyes are vying for a Big Ten Leaders Division championship for the right to play in the Big Ten championship game Dec. 6. Only three teams – Ohio State, Wisconsin and Indi-ana – can mathematically win the division. Talking title; here’s how each can walk the talk:

Ohio State – At 5-0 and with a win over 4-1 Wisconsin already, any combination of two Ohio State wins and/or Wisconsin losses would eliminate the Badgers; any combination of one Ohio State win

and/or Indiana loss would eliminate the Hoosiers. Wisconsin – The 4-1 Badgers need three wins and two Ohio State losses to claim the title. Indiana – At 2-3, the Hoosiers would need to win all three of their remaining games – at Wisconsin, at Ohio State and vs. Purdue – plus have Ohio State lose its remaining three games plus have Wisconsin lose either at Minnesota or in its finale against Penn State.

NATION’S LONGEST WIN STREAKOhio State continues to hold the nation’s longest winning streak at 21 consecutive games. The Buckeyes went 12-0 in Coach Urban Meyer’s first season as coach in 2012 and the streak has continued in 2013 with nine more consecutive wins heading into this weekend’s game against Illinois.

Nation’s Longest Win Streaks1. Ohio State .......................................................... 212. Alabama............................................................. 133. Baylor ................................................................. 124. Florida State ...................................................... 115. Northern Illinois ................................................... 96. Fresno State......................................................... 8

SEEKING PROGRAM-TYING WINOhio State is one win from tying the longest winning streak in school history. Woody Hayes’ great teams of the late 1960s and early 1970s won 22 consecu-tive games between 1967-69 for the longest streak in school history. Ohio State has had 15 winning streaks of at least 10 games.

Ohio State Winning Streaks (Buster) 22 – 1967-69 (at Michigan, 24-12)21 – 2012-13 (current)19 – 2005-06 (vs. Florida, 41-14) 19 – 2002-03 (at Wisconsin, 17-10)17 – 1915-17 (tied Auburn, 0-0)14 – 1899-00 (Ohio Medical, 11-6)13 – 1957-58 (tied at Wisconsin, 7-7)12 – 1944-45 (Purdue, 35-13)11 – 1995 (at Michigan, 31-23)11 – 1979 (vs. USC, 17-16)

THE COACHES

Urban Meyer .................Coach ............... Tim BeckmanCincinnati, 1986 .......Alma Mater ............Findlay, 1988 21-0 (2nd) ............Record at School ...........5-16 (2nd)125-23 (12th) ......... Career Record ........... 21-16 (5th)1-0 ............. Career Record vs. Opponent ............0-3

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Schedule/Results

Date Opponent Result

08/31/2013 Southern Ill. W 42 - 34

09/07/2013 Cincinnati W 45 - 17

09/14/2013Washington @ Chicago, Ill.

L 24 - 34

09/28/2013 Miami (OH) W 50 - 14

10/05/2013 @ Nebraska L 19 - 39

10/19/2013 Wisconsin L 32 - 56

10/26/2013 Michigan St. L 3 - 42

11/02/2013 @ Penn St.L 17 - 24(1OT)

11/09/2013 @ Indiana L 35 - 52

11/16/2013 Ohio St. -

11/23/2013 @ Purdue -

11/30/2013 Northwestern -

Team Stats - Through games 11/09/2013

Stat Rank Value

Total Offense 56 425.3

Rushing Offense 96 136.4

Passing Offense 23 288.9

Team Passing Efficiency 41 143.01

Scoring Offense 63 29.7

Total Defense 114 482.7

Rushing Defense 115 239.6

Passing Yards Allowed 89 243.1

Team Passing Efficiency Defense 118 162.48

Scoring Defense 104 34.7

Turnover Margin 97 -0.6

3rd Down Conversion Pct 21 0.492

4th Down Conversion Pct T-105 0.333

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense T-109 0.467

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 73 0.538

Red Zone Offense 104 0.757

Red Zone Defense 76 0.844

Net Punting 68 36.97

Punt Returns 27 11.71

Kickoff Returns 78 20.72

First Downs Offense 39 213

First Downs Defense T-100 217

Fewest Penalties Per Game 80 6.22

Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 82 53.22

Time of Possession 65 29:31

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Individual Leaders

Stat Player Value

APY Josh Ferguson 1,005

FGM Taylor Zalewski 8

Int Jonathan Brown 1

Pass Miles Osei 197.00

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Schedule/Results


08/31/2013 Buffalo W 40 - 20

09/07/2013 San Diego St. W 42 - 7

09/14/2013 @ California W 52 - 34

09/21/2013 Florida A&M W 76 - 0

09/28/2013 Wisconsin W 31 - 24

10/05/2013 @ Northwestern W 40 - 30

10/19/2013 Iowa W 34 - 24

10/26/2013 Penn St. W 63 - 14

11/02/2013 @ Purdue W 56 - 0

11/16/2013 @ Illinois -

11/23/2013 Indiana -

11/30/2013 @ Michigan -


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Passing Yards Allowed T-47 223.4



Turnover Margin T-8 1.0


4th Down Conversion Pct 18 0.647

3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 11 0.315

4th Down Conversion Pct Defense T-53 0.500







First Downs Defense 14 157

Fewest Penalties Per Game T-55 5.44




Individual Leaders

Stat Player Value

APY Carlos Hyde 765

FGM Drew Basil 7

Int Doran Grant 3

Pass Braxton Miller 175.87

TALE OF THE TAPENCAA Rankings

11 MON 12 TUE 13 WED 14 THUR 15 FRI 16 SAT 17 SUN11 a.m. ETWeekly release posted at OhioStateBuckeyes.com

11:45 a.m. ETCoach Meyer press conference (WHAC Team Room)

12:15 a.m. ETAsst. Coaches available (WHAC Team Room)

12:30 a.m. ETPlayer interviews (WHAC Indoor Field)

1:40 p.m. ETCoach Meyer on Big Ten teleconference

Email Jerry Emig ([email protected]) or Adam Widman ([email protected]) for call-in number

6:15 p.m. ETCoach Meyer post-practice update; selected players available(WHAC Indoor Field)

6:30-7:30 p.m. ETReturn out-of-town calls for requested players

Noon ETCoach Urban Meyer Call-In Show(97.1 FM The Fan in Columbus, orwww.971thefan.com)

No media availability Ohio State at IllinoisNoon ET, ESPN

Postgame InterviewsOhio State locker room is closed. Coach Meyer and selected assistant coaches and players will be brought to the interview area following a cooling-off period.

No media availability

Total OffenseRushing Offense

Passing Offense

Scoring Offense

Total Defense

Rushing Defense

Passing Efficiency Defense

Scoring Defense

Turnover Margin3rd Down Conversion Pct.

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Red Zone Defense

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Punt ReturnsKickoff Returns

First Downs

First Downs Allowed

Fewest Penalties Per GameFewest Penalty Yards Per Game

Time of Possession

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Schedule/Results


08/31/2013 Southern Ill. W 42 - 34

09/07/2013 Cincinnati W 45 - 17


L 24 - 34

09/28/2013 Miami (OH) W 50 - 14

10/05/2013 @ Nebraska L 19 - 39

10/19/2013 Wisconsin L 32 - 56

10/26/2013 Michigan St. L 3 - 42

11/02/2013 @ Penn St.L 17 - 24(1OT)

11/09/2013 @ Indiana L 35 - 52

11/16/2013 Ohio St. -

11/23/2013 @ Purdue -



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Schedule/Results


08/31/2013 Southern Ill. W 42 - 34

09/07/2013 Cincinnati W 45 - 17


L 24 - 34

09/28/2013 Miami (OH) W 50 - 14

10/05/2013 @ Nebraska L 19 - 39

10/19/2013 Wisconsin L 32 - 56

10/26/2013 Michigan St. L 3 - 42

11/02/2013 @ Penn St.L 17 - 24(1OT)

11/09/2013 @ Indiana L 35 - 52

11/16/2013 Ohio St. -

11/23/2013 @ Purdue -



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The Woody Hayes Athletic Complex (WHAC) is located at 535 Irving Schottenstein Drive, Columbus, OH 43210. Coach Meyer’s Monday press confereces are held in the WHAC Team Room. Parking is available on the north and west sides of the building. Please enter through the Biggs Atrium on the north side. A complete transcript of Coach Meyer will be available online at www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com after each Monday press conference and after home games.

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11 – 1975 (vs. UCLA, 23-10)11 – 1954-55 (at Stanford, 6-0)10 – 2010 (Illinois, 28-21) 10 – 1996 (Michigan, 13-9)10 – 1934-35 (Notre Dame, 18-13)

A TOP 5 BIG TEN WIN STREAKOne more win for Ohio State will not only tie the school record for longest winning streak, but it would also place the winning streak among the five longest winning streaks in the Big Ten Conference. Ohio State’s current streak is the longest by a Big Ten team in 44 years.

Longest Big Ten Winning Streaks29 – Michigan, 1901-0326 – Michigan, 1903-0525 – Michigan, 1946-4924 – Minnesota, 1903-0522 – Ohio State, 1967-6921 – Ohio State, 2012-current21 – Minnesota, 1933-3620 – Iowa, 1920-23

THREE 20-GAME STREAKS FOR MEYERUrban Meyer is the first head coach at the highest level of the collegiate coaching ranks (major college, Division I, FBS, etc.) to have three winning streaks of at least 20 games. A total of 40 head coaches at this highest level have lead a team to a winning streak of at least 20 games. Nine of those coaches have had two winning streaks of at least 20 wins. And Meyer is the first to add a third such winning streak to his name.

Multiple 20-Game Win Streak CoachesUrban Meyer 22 – Florida (2010) & Ohio State (2012-current) 22 – Florida (2008-09) 20 – Utah (2003-04) & Florida (2005)Walter Camp 28 – Yale (1888-89) 27 – Yale (1890-92)Robert Neyland 22 – Tennessee (1937-39) 20 – Tennessee (1950-51)Tom Osborne 26 –Nebraska (1994-96) 22 –Nebraska (1982-83)Joe Paterno 23 – Penn State (1968-69) 20 – Penn State (1993-95)Barry Switzer 28 – Oklahoma (1973-75) 20 – Oklahoma (1986-87)Bud Wilkinson 47 – Oklahoma (1953-57) 31 – Oklahoma (1948-50)George Woodruff 34 – Pennsylvania (1894-96) 31 – Pennsylvania (1896-98)Fielding Yost 29 – Michigan (1901-03) 26 – Michigan (1903-05)

MORE ON MEYER’S STREAKSUrban Meyer is within one win of a sixth winning streak of at least 10 games. He has had a winning streak of at least eight games at all four of his head coaching positions.

Urban Meyer Winning Streaks22 – Florida (2010) & Ohio State (2012-cuurent)22 – Florida (2008 & 2009)20 – Utah (2003 & 2004) & Florida (2005)11 – Florida (2006 and 2007)11 – Bowling Green (2001 & 2002)

Single Season Winning Streaks12 – Florida (2009)12 – Utah (2004)12 – Ohio State (2012)10 – Florida (2008) 9 – Ohio State (2013) 8 – Bowling Green (2002)

100th OHIO STATE vs. ILLINOIS GAMEOhio State and Illinois will play for the 100th time since the series was initiated in 1902. Only Ohio State’s series against Michigan, which started in 1897 and which has seen 109 games, is older and lengthier than the Illinois series. Ohio State and Illinois played every year for 89 consecutive years, between 1914 and 2002, until the series was inter-rupted in 2003. The game Saturday will be the ninth consecutive year the teams have played.

OHIO STATE LEADS SERIES, 64-30-4Ohio State leads the all-time series, 64-30-4 (the 2010 win was vacated). The Buckeyes are 34-12 vs. Illinois in Champaign and 38-18-4 in Columbus. Between 1968 and 1982, the Buckeyes put together a 15-game winning streak against the Illini, the lon-gest streak in the series by either team. Illinois won five in a row between 1988 and 1992. Ohio State has, officially, won seven of the last eight meetings.

THEY PLAY FOR A TURTLE TROPHYThe winner of the Ohio State/Illinois game is awarded with the Illibuck, a wooden replica of a turtle. The tradition began with a live turtle in 1925. Illibuck is the second oldest trophy exchanged in the Big Ten, behind the Little Brown Jug trophy played for by Minnesota and Michigan. This is Ohio State’s only “trophy” game during the regular season.

MEYER & BECKMAN & OHIO TIESUrban Meyer and Illinois coach Tim Beckman coached two seasons together at Bowling Green; Meyer as head coach retaining Beckman as Falcons’ defensive coordinator for the 2001 and 2002 seasons. Meyer is from Ashtabula, Ohio; Beckman is from Berea, Ohio.

GAME No. 5 vs. A FORMER ASSISTANTUrban Meyer has had 10 of his assistant coaches move on to head coaching positions in the FBS. This week’s game will mark the fifth time Meyer has coached opposite one of them. The previous meetings were: Meyer’s Florida Gators defeated

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location............................................................Columbus, OhioPopulation ................................................................ 1.7 millionFounded .............................................................................1870Joined Big Ten ...................................................................1912First Year of Big Ten Football ............................................1913Enrollment .......................................................................56,387Nickname ................................................................... BuckeyesColors ............................................................. Scarlet and GrayMarching Band ............................... The Ohio State University ..................................................... Marching Band –“TBDBITL”Interim President ...........................................Joseph A. AluttoDirector 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) .................................846-316-53 (124th)All-Time Big Ten Record (Years) ....................470-171-24 (101st)Big Ten Championships (Last) .......................................34 (2009)All-Time Bowl Record ..........................................................19-23National Championships .............................................................7Consensus All-America Selections ......................................... 78First Team All-Big Ten Selections .......................................... 369

2012 TEAM INFOHead Coach ...............Urban Meyer (Cincinnati, 1986), 2nd yearRecord at Ohio State ........................................... 21-0 (2nd year)Career Record..................................................125-23 (12th year)National Championships ....................................2 (2006 & 2008)Conference Championships ........................................................4 (2003 & 2004 at Utah; 2006 & 2008 at Florida)NFL Draft Picks .......................................................................... 39First-Round NFL Draft Picks.........................................................9Academic All-Conference Players ......................................... 174

ASSISTANT COACHESLuke Fickell ............................. Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersTom Herman..........................Offensive Coordinator/QuarterbacksKerry Coombs...............................Cornerbacks/Special TeamsStan Drayton ...Asst. Head Coach for Offense/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/SafetiesMickey Marotti... Asst. AD for Football Sports Performance

LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: 50Offense .............................................................................. 23Defense ............................................................................. 24Special Teams ..................................................................... 3

LETTERWINNERS LOST: 24Offense ................................................................................ 6 Defense ............................................................................. 17Special Teams ..................................................................... 1

STARTERS RETURNING: 14Offense ................................................................................ 9Defense ............................................................................... 4Kickers: ................................................................................ 1

STARTERS LOST: 10Offense ................................................................................ 2Defense ............................................................................... 7Kickers ................................................................................. 1


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Dan Mullin’s Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2009, 29-19, in Starkville, Miss., and the Bulldogs topped Florida in Gainesville in 2010, 10-7. Meyer’s Buckeyes defeated Beckman’s Illini, 52-22, last year at Ohio Stadium. And Ohio State defeated Gary Anderson’s Badgers, 31-24, at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 28.

Meyer Assistants to Head Coaches• Steve Addazio – Boston College, 1st year• Gary Anderson – Wisconsin, 1st year• Tim Beckman – Illinois, 3rd year • Gregg Brandon – Bowling Green (coached 6 seasons)• John “Doc” Holliday – Marshall, 4th year • Dan McCarney – North Texas, 3rd year • Dan Mullen – Mississippi State, 5th year• Mark Sanford – UNLV (coached 5 seasons; In first year as Indiana State coach)• Charlie Strong – Louisville, 4th year • Kyle Whittingham – Utah, 9th year

OHIO STATE’S OFFENSE ON A ROLLOhio State’s offense is on a roll in 2013. The unit ranks sixth nationally and first in the Big Ten in yards per game (530.9), fifth nationally and first in the Big Ten in scoring (48.2), eighth nationally and first in the Big Ten in rushing (301.1) and sixth nationally and first in the Big Ten in passing efficiency with a rating of 171.2. The Buckeye offense is also ...

• Seventh nationally in red zone scores (43 of 46);• Sixth nationally in completion pct. (71.0; 184-

259);• On pace to set single season school records for

yards and points per game;• On pace to set a rushing yards per attempt

record with 6.5 yards per attempt (5.7; 1974);• Has four 600-plus yard games, including the

third-most in school history (686 vs. Penn State); and

• Is just four passing touchdowns from the school record (33 in 1995);

OHIO STATE’S DEFENSE DIALING INOhio State’s defense is ranked third nationally against the run (88.2), eighth in scoring (17.0) and 10th in total defense with just 311.7 yards per game allowed. Here’s more bullet points on the Silver Bullets:

• The unit has yet to allow a 20-yard rush this season or a 100-yard runner;

• Their 26 sacks rank second in the Big Ten Conference; and

• They have an interception in all nine games this season;

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER ON “D”Ohio State’s defense has allowed just 473 yards and 14 points in its last two games (236.5 ypg). It was this time last year when Ohio State’s defense came together. In fact, in the month of November in 2012, Ohio State’s defense ranked second

nationally in total defense, allowing just 269.7 yards per game. It also ranked sixth nationally in pass defense (140.3) last November and its 26 plays allowed over 10 yards was second fewest in the month.

SOME SPECIAL TEAMSThe 2013 Buckeyes present a formidable, three-pronged attack: offense, defense and special teams. Ohio State’s special teams units feature a kickoff return unit that limits opponents to just 18.5 yards per return (22nd nationally). And the punt return unit is sixth nationally allowing just 1.5 yards per return and its three yards allowed on punt returns are third-fewest nationally.

BRAXTON & KENNYOhio State quarterbacks Braxton Miller and Kenny Guiton are combining to complete 71 percent of their passes with 29 touchdowns and only five interceptions. They rank first and third, respectively, in the Big Ten Conference in passing efficiency with ratings of 175.8 and 166.7, respectively. Braxton’s rating is sixth-best nationally.

BRAXTON O’BRIEN SEMIFINALISTBraxton Miller is a semifinalist for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award. Miller was a finalist for the O’Brien Award last season along with Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel and Kansas State’s Collin Klein. Miller has been precise and razor sharp all sea-son. He has completed 72.5 percent of his passes (fourth-best nationally), a total that would smash the school completion record of 65.3 percent set by Troy Smith during his Heisman Trophy-winning season of 2006. Miller’s 175.87 efficiency rating is also well above the school single season record of 163.4 by Bobby Hoying in 1995. Miller, from Huber Heights, Ohio, and Wayne High School, has thrown 15 touch-down passes with only three interceptions, and he has also rushed for 410 yards and scored twice.

NATIONAL HONORS FOR TE HEUERMANJeff Heuerman’s career-best receiving day vs. Purdue earned the junior from Naples, Fla., and Barron Collier High School the John Mackey Tight End of the Week award last week. Heuerman tied a career-best with five receptions vs. the Boilermakers and he set personal bests with 116 receiving yards and with a long reception of 40 yards. Heuerman gained four first downs on the afternoon and had additional catches covering 24, 34 and 18 yards.

A TOP TIGHT END GAMEJeff Heuerman’s big game marked the first time an Ohio State tight end had topped 100 receiving yards since Rickey Dudley recorded 106 against Tennessee in the 1996 Citrus Bowl. Heuerman’s 116 yards were also the most by an Ohio State tight end in 30 years, or since John Frank had 123 receiving yards vs. Michigan in 1983. Heuerman is fourth on the team with 20 receptions for 255 yards and two touchdowns.

2013 BIG PLAYS (58)(20+ yards from scrimmage; punt returns, KO returns 30+ yards)

Rushing (22) .............................................. 57, Elliott (FAMU)...............................................................49/TD, Hall (Buffalo).............................................................44/TD, Guiton (SDSU)................................................................... 42, Hyde (Purdue)...............................................................41, Hall (Penn State)................................................................. 40, Miller (Buffalo).......................................................39/TD, Hyde (Penn State)..................................................... 39/TD, Miller (Penn State)...............................................................37/TD, Hall (Buffalo).......................................................................36, Hall (at Cal)...................................................................33, Guiton (at Cal)..............................................................27, Smith, R. (FAMU)..................................................................26, Wilson (at Cal).................................................................25, Guiton (Purdue).................................................................25, Guiton (Purdue).......................................................................25, Hall (SDSU)..................................................................22, Wilson (at Cal).................................................................... 21, Hyde (FAMU)................................................................... 21, Elliott (FAMU)................................................................... 21, Hyde (Purdue)........................................................... 20, Jones (Penn State)................................................................... 20, Hyde (Purdue)

Receiving (31) .................*90/TD, Smith from Guiton (at Cal)........................................... 58/TD, Brown from Miller (Iowa)..........................................47/TD, Smith from Guiton (at Cal)........................................ 47/TD, Smith from Miller (Buffalo).................................. 40/TD, Brown from Miller (Wisconsin)..................................40/TD, Heuerman from Miller (Purdue)............................. 38, Brown, C. from Miller (Northwestern)........................................ 36, Smith from Miller (Penn State)........................................34, Heuerman from Miller (Purdue)..............................................32, Wilson from Guiton (at Cal)............................. 29, Brown, C. from Miller (Northwestern)................................... 27/TD, Brown, C. from Guiton (SDSU)............................................. 27, Brown from Miller (Buffalo)................................ 26/TD, Wilson from Miller (Penn State)................................... 26/TD, Smith from Miller (Wisconsin).............................................. 25, Fields from Miller (Buffalo)......................................... 25, Heuerman from Miller (SDSU)............................... 25/TD, Spencer from Miller (Wisconsin)............................ 25/TD, Brown, C. from Miller (Penn State)............................. 25, Brown, C. from Miller (Northwestern)................................... 24/TD, Brown, C. from Guiton (SDSU)........................................24, Heuerman from Miller (Purdue)............................................24, Wilson from Guiton (Purdue).................................. 23, Brown, C. from Miller (Penn State)........................................ 22, Smith from Miller (Penn State)....................................... 21/TD, Fields from Guiton (Buffalo)....................................... 21, Wilson from Miller (Wisconsin)........................................... 20, Spencer from Guiton (FAMU)............................. 20, Brown, C. from Miller (Northwestern).....................................20, Spencer from Miller (Penn State)........................................ 20, Smith from Miller (Penn State)*longest play from scrimmage in school history

Returns (5) .....................................65, PR, Brown, C. (FAMU)......................................................... 51, KR, Wilson (Buffalo)................................................... 49, KR, Wilson (Penn State)............................................................. 42, INT, Roby (FAMU)............................................... 33, INT/TD, Grant, D. (Purdue)

Opponent Totals: .............................................................21Rushing Total: .......................................................................0Rushing Long: ............................................. 16, Lasco (at Cal) Receiving Total: ..................................................................18Receiving Long: ............65, Robinson/Ferguson (Penn State)Returns Total: .......................................................................4Long Return: ................................ 45/INT TD, Mack (Buffalo)


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SHAZIER’S IMPACT RECOGNIZED NATIONALLYLB Ryan Shazier was named the Lott IMPACT Na-tional Player of the Week after the 6-2, 230-pound junior from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida had three tackles for loss, including two sacks, and seven total tackles as the Buckeyes rolled over Purdue, 56-0 Nov. 2.

LOTS OF NATIONAL AWARD OPPS.Ryan Shazier heads a list of four Ohio State players who are in contention for major national awards this season. He is a semifinalist for the Butkus Award and the Bednarik Award, and he is a quarterfinal-ist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. Here is the list of Buckeye candidates:

Ryan Shazier• Semifinalist – Butkus Award• Semifinalist – Bednarik Award• Quarterfinalist – Lott IMPACT TrophyBraxton Miller• Semifinalist – O’Brien AwardC.J. Barnett• Semifinalist – Thorpe AwardCameron Johnston• Semifinalist – Ray Guy Award

ROLL HYDE, ROLL!This is too good of a headline not to repurpose from its original use by a still unidentified author on the internet (attribution to be provided once known). Carlos Hyde, with 701 rushing yards in six games, is vying to become the second player under Meyer, and first running back, to top 1,000 rushing yards in a season. He ranks second in Big Ten games only with an average of 132.0 yards per game. His seven rushing touchdowns lead in Big Ten games only.

HYDE: ZERO LOST YARDS RUSHINGCarlos Hyde is one of only two players nationally to not lose a yard rushing the football (min. 75 carries). He has gained 701 yards without losing a yard off 96 carries for a ridiculous nearly-a-first-down-per-carry average of 7.3 yards per.

TOUCHDOWNS & MORE TOUCHDOWNSBraxton Miller and Carlos Hyde are each piling up impressive touchdown totals. Hyde has powered into fourth-place all-time at Ohio State with 38 touchdowns scored, trailing only Pete Johnson (58; 1973-76), Keith Byars (50; 1982-85) and Eddie George (45; 1992-95). Miller is third all-time at Ohio State with 65 touchdowns responsible for. Miller has 43 passing TDs and 22 rushing TDs. Art Schlich-ter (85; 1978-81) holds the school record with Troy Smith (68; 2003-06) second.

AND EVEN MORE TOUCHDOWNSOhio State is tied for first nationally (with Clemson and Baylor) with 11 different players who have scored multiple offensive touchdowns this season. Ohio State has 14 different players with an offensive touchdown. That total is tied for third nationally behind Clemson (16) and Northern Illinois (15). And by the way: Ohio State has scored 59 touchdowns this season. The school record is 64 (1995).

GETTIN’ IN THEIR KICKSSenior kicker Drew Basil and freshman punter Cameron Johnston are each kicking up a storm this season. Basil hasn’t missed a kick – 7 of 7 on field goals and 52 of 52 on extra points – yet and his school-record 96 consecutive extra points (dating to 2012) rank as the fifth-longest kick among active players. Johnston currently ranks second in the nation in percentage of punts downed inside of the 20-yard line (61.5 percent) and he ranks third nationally in percentage of punts downed inside the 10 (26.9 per-cent). He has also had 15 of his 26 punts fair caught.

“ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY”This heading is what coach Meyer thinks of his of-fensive line. “I see an offensive line that’s one of the best in the country,” Meyer said after the Buckeyes rushed for 408 yards and set an opponents’ record vs. Penn State with 686 yards of offense. “I’m willing to say that. ... I’ll take my offensive line anywhere. Those guys are playing very well.”

THIRD BEST YPC & YARDS…EVER!Behind the offensive line and additional blocking from tight ends Jeff Heuerman and Nick Vannett, Ohio State averaged 8.0 yards per carry vs. Penn State for the fourth-highest yards per carry average in school history. The 686 offensive yards also ranks as the third best total in school history. Urban Meyer’s teams now have four of the top six rush average games in school history. Best Rushing Averages – Game 1. 9.23 at Illinois – 19622. 8.40 vs. Florida A&M – 20133. 8.34 vs. Eastern Michigan – 20104. 8.00 vs. Penn State – 20135. 7.82 vs. Wisconsin – 19416. 7.70 vs. Florida A&M – 2012 7.70 vs. Nebraska - 2012

Most Total Offense Yards – Game 1. 718 vs. Mt. Union – 19302. 715 vs. Utah – 19863. 686 vs. Penn State – 20134. 645 vs. Eastern Michigan – 20105. 644 vs. Illinois – 1974

WHO ARE THESE GUYS?Ohio State’s offensive line features Sr. LT Jack Mewhort, Sr. LG Andrew Norwell, Sr. C Corey Linsley, Sr. RG Marcus Hall and So. RT Taylor Decker. They have combined for 126 starts. Add in 17 and two starts at tight end for Jeff Heuerman and Nick Vannett, respectively, and the total jumps to 145 starts for Ohio State’s corps of key blockers and the foundation for Ohio State’s impressive offensive numbers, such as:• No. 5 nationally in scoring (48.2);• No. 6 nationally in total offense (530.9); • No. 8 nationally in rushing (301.1); • No. 6 nationally in passing eff. (171.2); • No. 3 nationally in 3rd down conv. (.542); and• No. 7 nationally in red zone pct. (.935).

OHIO STATE ONCE AGAIN AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE IN APR SCORES

The Ohio State football program received a Pub-lic 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 982 tied for the seventh-highest among major programs nation-ally and third-highest in the Big Ten Conference. Only 12 FBS schools received a Public Recogni-tion Award. The APR is a measure of a team’s academic performance and factors in eligibility, retention and graduation.

TOP 10 APR SCORES – FBS SCHOOLS1. Northwestern ..........................9962. Boise State .............................9933. Duke ........................................9894. Clemson ...................................985 Wisconsin ................................985 6. Georgia Tech ............................9837. Ohio State ..............................982 Boston College.........................982 Missouri ...................................98210. Rice .........................................979

ALL-TIME APPEARANCES AT NO. 1 IN THE AP POLL (All AP Polls released, including Preseason Polls, from 1936-present)

RK SCHOOL TIMES1. Oklahoma ............................................1022. Notre Dame ...........................................983. OHIO STATE .........................................954. USC........................................................915. Nebraska ...............................................716. Miami (FL)..............................................68 Alabama ................................................688. Florida State ..........................................619. Texas .....................................................4510. Florida....................................................41

ALL-TIME APPEARANCES IN THE AP POLL OVERALL(All AP Polls released, including Preseason Polls, from 1936-present)

RK TEAM APP1. OHIO STATE .......................................8152. Michigan ..............................................7953. Oklahoma .............................................7474. Notre Dame .........................................7365. USC ......................................................7206. Alabama...............................................7047. Nebraska..............................................7028. Texas ....................................................7019. Penn State ...........................................59110. Tennessee ............................................565


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BIG TEN STANDINGS Legends W-L PF PA W-L PF PA StrkMichigan State 5-0 153 51 8-1 268 104 W5Nebraska 4-1 150 97 7-2 323 205 W2Minnesota 4-2 140 154 8-2 307 234 W4Iowa 3-3 125 119 6-4 266 187 W1Michigan 2-3 164 149 6-3 316 233 L2Northwestern 0-5 87 139 4-5 252 234 L5

Leaders W-L PF PA W-L PF PA STRKOhio State 5-0 224 92 9-0 434 153 W9Wisconsin 4-1 184 88 7-2 334 137 W4Indiana 2-3 210 206 4-5 388 337 W1Penn State 2-3 115 188 5-4 248 246 L1Illinois 0-5 106 213 3-6 267 312 L5Purdue 0-5 31 193 1-8 106 335 L7

BUCKEYE B1G PLAYERS OF THE WEEKKenny Guiton Offensive Sept. 16Ryan Shazier Defensive Sept. 16Kenny Guiton Co-Offensive Sept. 23Braxton Miller Offensive Sept. 30Cameron Johnston Special Teams Sept. 30Carlos Hyde Co-Offensive Oct. 7Bradley Roby Special Teams Oct. 7Joey Bosa Freshman Oct. 7Braxton Miller Offensive Oct. 28Dontre Wilson Freshman Oct. 28

BUCKEYES IN THE BIG TENTEAMCategory Rank No./Avg.Scoring 1st 48.2Total Offense 1st 530.9Rushing Offense 1st 301.1First Downs 1st 27.1Pass Efficiency 1st 171.23rd Down Conv. % 1st 54.2Turnover Margin 1st +9Sacks 2nd 26KO returns 1st 25.0Rushing Defense 2nd 88.2Punting 2nd 40.0Total Defense 3rd 311.7Scoring Defense 3rd 17.0Red Zone Scoring 3rd .935

INDIVIDUALS5 • Braxton MillerTotal Off. (B1G gms) 2nd 287.2Pass Eff. 1st 175.9

34 • Carlos HydeRushing (B1G gms) 2nd 132.0

2 • Corey “Philly” BrownPunt Return Avg. 2nd 11.2

8 • Noah SpenceSacks T-2nd 6.5

2 • Ryan ShazierTFL T-2nd 11.0

24 • Drew BasilKick scoring T-1st 8.1Scoring T-2nd 8.1

1 • Dontre WilsonKick Return Avg. 1st 27.3

7 300-PLUS RUSH GAMESThe 408 rushing yards against Penn State repre-sented an all-time high for an Urban Meyer-coached Ohio State team, but it also was the sixth game in Meyer’s 20-game Ohio State tenure of over 300 rushing yards. In the 15 previous years – and 176 games – Ohio State teams had topped 300 yards rushing only seven times. The six rushing TDs tied for the most by a Meyer-coached team. The Buckeyes then added a seventh 300+ yard perfor-mance with 345 yards rushing at Purdue. The last time an Ohio State team rushed for 400 yards was in 1995 when the Buckeyes rushed for 409 yards vs. Illinois.

Most Rushing Yards Under Meyer1. 408 (8.0 ypc) vs. Penn State – 20132. 388 (8.4) vs. Florida A&M – 20133. 371 (7.7) vs. Nebraska – 2012 4. 353 (6.5) at Indiana – 2012 5. 345 (8.4) at Purdue – 20136. 332 (6.0) vs. California – 2012 7. 330 (5.8) vs. Illinois – 2012

BRAXTON RULES Braxton Miller passed for a career-high 252 yards on the way to 320 yards of total offense with five touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ 63-14 win over Penn State. Playing a little over two-and-a-half quarters, Miller was razor sharp once again in the pocket, completing 18 of 24 passes and touchdown strikes to three different receivers. He scored two touch-downs, including a 39-yarder with 1:10 to go in the first quarter to give the Buckeyes a 14-0 lead while building a 42-7 first-half lead. The very next week at Purdue, Miller picked up right were he left off, completing 19 of 23 passes for 233 yards and four TDs in just over one half of play.

BRAXTON COMPLETING 72.5 PCT.Ohio State is sixth nationally in passing efficiency and first in the Big Ten with a rating of 175.9. Quarterbacks Braxton Miller and Kenny Guiton are combining to complete 71.2 pct. of their passes (183 of 257) with 29 touchdowns and only five intercep-tions. Miller’s 72.5 completion percentage is fourth-best nationally.

SHAZIER STILL EVERYWHERERyan Shazier, one of 12 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, is tied for eighth in the Big Ten in tackles (72) and tied for second in TFLs (1.22 per game, 11.0 overall). He has led the Buckeyes in tackles in 16 of the 24 games he has started in his career.

BASIL SETS SCHOOL RECORDSenior kicker Drew Basil has some significant and serious streaks going on, most notably a school record 96 consecutive extra points. He hit his final 44 extra point tries last season after missing his first attempt of the game vs. California. He is 52 for 52 this season. His nine conversions vs. Penn State moved him past Mike Nugent (83 from 2002-04) and Tim Williams (86 from 1991-93) and into first in the record books. His streak is currently seventh-longest nationally. He has converted on 104 consecutive

kicks when his eight consecutive field goals are included.

20-0 SINCE 2005 WITH PUNT BLOCKUrban Meyer’s teams are now 20-0 since the 2005 season when blocking a punt. Bradley Roby’s second career blocked punt (vs. Northwestern) was the most recent. Doran Grant also has a blocked punt this season vs. FAMU.

59 BLOCKED KICKSUrban Meyer-coached teams, from 2001 to the present, have now blocked 59 kicks. Meyer’s Buckeyes have blocked eight kicks, including two punt blocks this season. (Source for the first 51 blocks: University of Florida stats)

Buckeyes Building Blocks:20121. Adolphus Washington (PAT vs. UCF);2. Orhian Johnson (PAT vs. UAB);3. Bradley Roby (Punt vs. Michigan State);4. Travis Howard (Punt vs. Indiana);5. Garrett Goebel (PAT vs. Purdue); and6. Johnathan Hankins (FG vs. Purdue).20137. Doran Grant (Punt vs. FAMU); and8. Bradley Roby (Punt vs. Northwestern).

NO. 5 NOW 23-6 AS STARTING QBThe Buckeyes have won 19 consecutive games that Braxton Miller has started, making the junior from Huber Heights (near Dayton, Ohio) 23-6 as a starting quarterback at Ohio State.

Top OSU QB Win Totals1. Art Schlichter (36-11-1 from 1978-81)2. Cornelius Greene (31-3-1 from 1973-75)3. Bobby Hoying (30-6-1 from 1993-95)4. Troy Smith (25-3 from 2004-06)5. Rex Kern (25-2 from 1968-70)6. Mike Tomczak (23-8 from 1982-84) Braxton Miller (23-6 from 2011-present)8. Jim Karsatos (22-6 from 1983-86)

RECORD SETTING PACEThe Buckeyes are on pace to set a program record for total points in a season. At its 48.2 points per game average, Ohio State is on pace to score 578 points by the end of the regular season. The record for most points scored in a season is 504 during the 1998 season when Ohio State went 11-1 under John Cooper. Ohio State is currently at 434 points through nine games. And at 530.9 yards per game, Ohio State also will be knocking at the door looking to break the single-season record for total yards in a season (6,222), set in 1995. The 2013 Buckeyes have totaled 4,778 yards and are on pace for 6,370 yards by the end of the regular season.


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2013 OHIO STATE STARTERS BY GAMEOffense LT LG C RG RT WR QB RB TE/HB WR WRBUFFALO Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hall, J. Heuerman Spencer SmithSAN DIEGO ST. Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hall, J. Heuerman Spencer Smithat California Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Guiton Hall, J. Fields Spencer SmithFLORIDA A&M Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Guiton Hall, J. Heuerman Spencer SmithWISCONSIN Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hyde Heuerman Spencer Smithat Northwestern Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hyde Heuerman Spencer SmithIOWA Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hyde Heuerman Spencer SmithPENN STATE Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hyde Heuerman Spencer Smithat Purdue Mewhort Norwell Linsley Hall, M. Decker Brown, C. Miller Hyde Heuerman Spencer Smithat IllinoisINDIANAat Michigan

Defense VPR DT NG DE LB LB LB/DB CB S S CBBUFFALO Spence Bennett Hale Washington Shazier Grant, C. Powell Reeves Bryant Brown, Pitt Grant, D.SAN DIEGO ST. Spence Bennett Hale Washington Shazier Grant, C. Perry Reeves Bryant Barnett Grant, D.at California Spence Bennett Hale Bosa Shazier Grant, C. Perry Roby Bryant Barnett Grant, D.FLORIDA A&M Spence Farris Hale Bosa Shazier Grant, C. Powell Roby Bryant Barnett Grant, D.WISCONSIN Spence Bennett Hale Bosa Shazier Grant, C. Perry Roby Bryant Barnett Grant, D.at Northwestern Spence Bennett Hale Washington Shazier Grant, C. Powell Roby Brown, Pitt Barnett Grant, D.IOWA Spence Bennett Hale Bosa Shazier Grant, C. Perry Roby Brown, Pitt Barnett Grant, D.PENN STATE Spence Bennett Schutt Bosa Shazier Grant, C. Perry Roby Brown, Pitt. Barnett Grant, D.at Purdue Spence Bennett Hale Bosa Shazier Grant, C. Perry Roby Brown, Pitt. Barnett Grant, D.at IllinoisINDIANAat Michigan

NOTING THE WIN AT PURDUE• Ohio State holds the nation’s longest winning

streak at 21 games, the second-longest in school history (2005-06, 2002-03). The longest is 22 games from 1967-69.

• The 56-point margin of victory marked the largest in the series history between Ohio State and Purdue. The previous largest was 46 in a 46-0 Ohio State win in 1977.

• The 22-game win streak by Urban Meyer-coached teams (Florida 2010 and Ohio State 2012-13) ties a personal best for Meyer (Florida 2008-09).

• Ohio State recorded its second shutout of the season Saturday after defeating Florida A&M 76-0 Sept. 21. The last time the Ohio State defense tallied multiple shutouts in a season was 2009 (vs. Toledo, Illinois and New Mexico State).

• With the touchdown on its opening drive, Ohio State has scored on a Big Ten-best eight opening drives. The six opening-drive touchdowns also are a conference best.

• Ohio State finished the game with 640 yards of total offense. It marked the fourth time this season the Buckeyes have gone over 600 yards offensively.

• Doran Grant scored his first-career touchdown when he returned an interception 33 yards in the first quarter. The interception marked Grant’s third interception of the season and fourth of his career.

• Grant’s interception return 57 seconds into the game was Ohio State’s quickest score of the year.

• The interception return for a touchdown was the first for Ohio State since Ryan Shazier returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown at Penn State Oct. 27 of last season.

• Jeff Heuerman’s 40-yard touchdown reception

in the first quarter was the longest catch of his career.

• With his touchdown pass to Heuerman, Braxton Miller became the fifth Big Ten player in the BCS era to record at least 40 passing touchdowns and 20 rushing touchdowns in a career.

• Nick Vannett’s eight-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter was the first touchdown reception of his career.

• The game marked the first time two Ohio State tight ends caught a touchdown pass in the same game since Rory Nicol and Jake Ballard achieved the feat against Indiana in 2006.

• After tallying a 28-0 lead through the first quarter Saturday, Ohio State is outscoring its opponents 171-38 in the opening quarter this season.

• Heuerman tallied the first 100-yard receiving game by an Ohio State tight end since Rickey Dudley recorded 106 receiving yards against Tennessee in the 1996 Citrus Bowl. Heuerman’s 116 yards are the most by an Ohio State tight end since John Frank recorded 123 at Michigan in 1983.

• Ezekiel Elliott’s 10-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter was the first touchdown catch of his career.

• The game marked the first time Ohio State scored at least 40 points in back-to-back first halves since 1996 against Rice (42) and Pittsburgh (52).

• With 111 rushing yards, Carlos Hyde went over 100 yards rushing for the fourth time this season and 10th time in his career.

• Shazier tied his career-best with three tackles for loss (at Wisconsin, 2012).

• Kenny Guiton’s 98 rushing yards marked a career high, eclipsing his previous high of 92 at California earlier this season. It also marked the second-con-secutive game Guiton rushed for two touchdowns.

NFCAtlanta Falcons ......................................Brian RobiskieArizona Cardinals .....................................Jake BallardCarolina Panthers ..............Ben Hartsock, Ted Ginn, Jr.Dallas Cowboys ............................................Will AllenDetroit Lions ...................................................Rob SimsGreen Bay Packers............... A.J. Hawk, Ryan Pickett, ............................................................. Jake StoneburnerNew Orleans Saints ......................... Malcolm Jenkins .........................................................................Will SmithNew York Giants ........ Jim Cordle, Johnathan HankinsPhiladelphia Eagles ............................... Kurt ColemanSan Francisco 49ers .........Alex Boone, Donte WhitnerSt. Louis Rams .......James Laurinaitis, Jake McQuaideWashington Redskins .................... Doug Worthington

AFCBaltimore Ravens .....................................John SimonCincinnati Bengals ..................................Mike Nugent..........................................................Dane SanzenbacherDenver Broncos ........................................Justin BorenHouston Texas ..........................................DeVier PoseyIndianapolis Colts.........................Dan “Boom” HerronJacksonville Jaguars .......................... Mike BrewsterMiami Dolphins.............. Brian Hartline, Austin SpitlerNew England Patriots ................................Nate EbnerNew York Jets ...........Nick Mangold, Santonio HolmesOakland Raiders ...........Terrelle Pryor, Chimdi ChekwaPittsburgh Steelers...................................Mike Adams ............................................................ Cameron Heyward

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Percentage Of Drives Scoring a TD (Does not include drives taking a knee)Rk. Team # of Drives # of TD’s .Pct1. Ohio State 104 57 .5482. Baylor 114 62 .5443. Florida State 108 55 .5094. Texas A&M 126 64 .5085. Oregon 119 60 .504

Fewest Offensive 3-and-OutsRk. School % of Drives 1. Baylor .102 (12 of 117)2. Ohio State .130 (14 of 107)3. Indiana .152 (20 of 132)4. Navy .172 (16 of 93)5. Alabama .173 (17 of 98)

THE SILVER BULLET DEFENSEOhio State has featured a Top 20 scoring defense in nine of the past 10 seasons, including a top 6 in six of the last eight. Ohio State recorded its first shutout since 2011 with the 76-0 win over FAMU Sept. 21 and then notched a second with the 56-0 win at Purdue. The Buckeyes also are one of four FBS teams who have not allowed a 100-yard rusher and the longest run allowed by Ohio State was a 17-yarder vs. Wiscon-sin.

Year PPG Allowed FBS Rank2013 17.0 8th2012 22.8 31st*2011 21.0 27th2010 14.3 5th2009 12.5 5th2008 13.9 6th2007 12.8 1st2006 12.8 5th2005 15.3 5th2004 18.3 19th2003 17.6 16th2002 13.1 2nd*Defense ranked No. 2 nationally in the month of

November in total defense, allowing just 269.7 yards per game; ranked sixth nationally in passing de-fense, allowing just 140.3 yards per game; ranked in a tie-for-second nationally in fewest plays allowed over 10 yards with 26; and ranked 19th nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 19.0 points per game.

FBS teams that have not allowed a 100-Yard Rusher in 2013: Michigan StateOhio StateSyracuseWisconsin

FIRST TIME SINCE 1917This year Ohio State opened the season with four consecutive 40-plus point games for the first time since 1917 when Ohio State opened with wins over Case (49-0), Ohio Wesleyan (53-0), Northwestern (40-0) and Denison (67-0). With 76 points Sept. 21 vs. FAMU, it marked the first time since 2005 that a Buckeye team has scored at least 40 points in four consecutive games overall.

KENNY ‘G’ STARTS & STARSFifth-year senior Kenny Guiton threw a school-record six touchdown passes – all in the first half – to lead Ohio State to a 55-0 halftime lead over Florida A&M and to an eventual 76-0 win Sept. 21 at Ohio Stadium. In just his second career start, Guiton connected on 24 of 34 throws for 215 yards and one interception. He and the Buckeyes did not attempt a pass in the second half. Guiton threw four of his touchdown passes in the first quarter. He tied Bobby Hoying’s (1994 vs. Purdue; 1995 vs. Pitt) and John Borton’s (1952 vs. Washington State) record for touchdown passes in a game when he connected with Chris Fields on a 15-yarder. He then broke the record with 13 seconds to play in the half, hitting Evan Spencer with a 15-yard completion.

Kenny G’s 6-Touchdown Day11:50 1st – 11 pass to Jeff Heuerman9:25 1st – 8 pass to Evan Spencer00:32 1st – 1 pass to Carlos Hyde00:13 1st – 5 pass to Devin Smith 6:09 2nd – 15 pass to Chris Fields00:05 2nd – 15 pass to Evan Spencer

STARRED IN FIRST START, TOOKenny Guiton had back-to-back record-setting starts vs. Cal and FAMU. Making his first career start at California Sept. 14, he threw for three touchdowns in the first six minutes of the game to spark Ohio State to a quick 21-0 lead and finished with 368 yards of total offense and four touchdowns in a 52-34 win at Cal’s Memorial Stadium. Guiton con-nected with Devin Smith on a school-record 90-yard touchdown pass – the longest play from scrimmage in school history – on his second throw of the game and later hit Smith on a 47-yard touchdown pass, Chris Fields on a 1-yarder and Corey Brown on a 6-yard play to give Ohio State a 45-20 lead in the third quarter. When he wasn’t handing off to Jordan Hall, who carried 30 times for 168 yards and three touchdowns, Guiton was rushing it himself for 92 total yards. He led a Buckeye offense to a then three-year high 608 yards of offense, the most ever for an Urban Meyer coached Ohio State team until the Buckeyes racked up 686 vs. Penn State.

ABOUT 76 POINTS SCOREDThe 76 points Ohio State scored against FAMU rep-resented the most points ever for an Urban Meyer-coached team and the sixth-most points scored in a game in school history. It was the most points in 63 years, or since the 1950 team scored 83 vs. Iowa.

MORE SCORING NUMBERSSome notes about the offensive explosion by the Buckeyes against Florida A&M, keyed by a 55-point first half that was keyed by a 34-point first quarter:• The 55-point half is the second-most points scored

in a half in modern history (since 1950), trailing only the 56 scored vs. Iowa in 1996 and tied with the 55 scored vs. Iowa in 1950;

• The 34 points in the first quarter is second-most in a quarter since 1950 (35 in the first vs. Iowa;

• The 11 touchdowns scored is fourth-most in school history;

• The Ohio State defense has an interception in ev-ery game this season and 10-consecutive games dating back to last year.

• The six sacks by the Ohio State defense marked a season high.

BUCKEYES HOLD BIG TEN RUSHING ATTACKS IN CHECKIn Big Ten play Ohio State has shut down the run. The Buckeyes held No. 23 Wisconsin to 104 rushing yards -- 245 yards below its season average. The very next week Ohio State held No. 15 Northwestern to 155 yards below its average of 249 yards per game. Against Iowa, Ohio State held the Hawkeyes to 130 yards on the ground, 77 yards below its season average, before holding Penn State to 120 yards, 37 below its average. The Buckeyes then allowed just 27 rushing yards in the 56-0 win at Purdue.

Opponent Avg. Yds. Actual Yds. Diff.Wisconsin 349.5 104 -245Northwestern 249.0 155 -94Iowa 207.5 130 -77Penn State 157.2 120 -37Purdue 76.1 27 -49

UNFORTUNATE NEWS FOR BRYANT Three-year starting safety and team leader Christian Bryant suffered a broken ankle at the end of the Wisconsin game and has been lost for the season. Voted to be one of the team’s eight game captains prior to the start of the season, Bryant had played in 36 Ohio State games and had made 27 starts in the secondary. He recorded 171 tackles in his career with two interceptions, 23 pass break-ups, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

RED ZONE EFFICIENCYOhio State is officially 43 of 46 in the red zone this season with 38 TDs and five field goals. The only times Ohio State did not score in the red zone were after an interception in the end zone vs. FAMU (Ohio State would force and recover a fumble on that same play and score the very next play), when Ohio State took a knee to run out the clock vs. Wisconsin and after a fumble inside the 5-yard line at Northwestern. OSU has 18 scoring plays of at least 20 yards this season, 13 through the air and five rushing.

MOVING THE CHAINSThe Ohio State offense has converted on 54.2 per-cent of its third downs, good for third in the NCAA, and ranks 18th with a 64.7 conversion rate on fourth down. As a result, the Buckeyes lead the Big Ten and are ninth in the NCAA with 244 first downs (143 rushing, 90 passing and 11 on penalties). They also rank first in percentage of drives ending with a touchdown and second in fewest offensive 3-and-outs.


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to complete the longest play from scrimmage in Ohio State history: 90 yards. Minutes later he caught a 47-yard touchdown pass from Guiton for the fourth multi-touchdown of his career.

Ohio State Longest Plays from Scrimmage:90 – Kenny Guiton pass to Devin Smith vs. California last weekend89 – Gene Fekete rush vs. Pittsburgh in 194288 – Morris Bradshaw rush vs. Wisconsin in 197187 – Eddie George rush vs. Minnesota in 1995 86 – Art Schlichter pass to Calvin Murray vs. Wash-ington State in 197985 – Troy Smith pass to Santonio Holmes vs. Notre Dame in 2005 Fiesta Bowl

SMITH: 16 TDS AT 38.7 YARDS PER SCOREDevin Smith has now caught 16 touchdown passes in his career at an average distance of 38.7 yards per score. Smith, who has 82 career receptions for 1,454 yards, is tied for eighth all-time at Ohio State with his 16 TD receptions.

Devin Smith TD Receptions 2011 – 14 from B. Miller vs. Akron2011 – 32 from B. Miller vs. Colorado2011 – 17 from B. Miller vs. Colorado2011 – 40 from B. Miller vs. Wisconsin2012 – 23 from B. Miller vs. Miami2012 – 25 from B. Miller vs. Cal

• The six passing touchdowns is the second-most in school history, trailing only seven vs. Pitt in 1995;

• The 76-point margin of victory is tied for fifth-largest in school history, and it is the largest since defeating Drake, 85-7, in 1935.

NO BETTER THREE-GAME TD RUNKenny Guiton threw 12 touchdown passes in his three-game stretch vs. SDSU, Cal and FAMU. No Ohio State quarterback has ever thrown for as many touchdowns in one three-game stretch.

GUITON NAMED WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF THE WEEK SEPT. 16Kenny Guiton, who completed 21 of 32 passes for 276 yards with four touchdowns and no intercep-tions (or sacks) and rushed for 92 yards in the win at Cal, was named the Walter Camp Football Founda-tion’s offensive player of the week Sept. 16. Guiton became the eighth Buckeye to earn national player of the week honor from the prestigious Walter Camp Football Foundation, joining LB Bobby Carpenter (10/16/05), LB A.J. Hawk (11/13/05), LB James Laurinaitis (9/10/06 and 11/4/07), QB Troy Smith (11/19/06), DT Cameron Heyward (11/8/09) and DB Chimdi Chekwa (9/12/10).

SMITH, GUITON COMBINE FOR LONGEST PLAY Speedy junior receiver Devin Smith caught a strike in stride from Kenny Guiton at about midfield Sept. 14 at Cal and then cruised untouched into the end zone

ASSOCIATED PRESS POLLRk. Team (1st votes) Record Points 1. Alabama (56)..................... 9-0 ................... 1472 2. Florida State (3) ................ 9-0 ................... 1418 3. OHIO STATE .................... 9-0 ................... 1310 4. Baylor ................................ 8-0 ................... 1303 5. Stanford ............................ 8-1 ................... 1272 6. Oregon .............................. 8-1 ................... 1139 7. Auburn .............................. 9-1 ................... 1109 8. Clemson ............................ 8-1 ................... 1049 9. Missouri ............................ 9-1 ................... 1012 10. Texas A&M ....................... 8-2 ..................... 909 11. South Carolina .................. 7-2 ..................... 857 12. Oklahoma State ................ 8-1 ..................... 780 13. UCLA ................................. 7-2 ..................... 669 14. Michigan State .............. 8-1 ..................... 633 15. UCF.................................... 7-1 ..................... 596 16. Fresno State ..................... 9-0 ..................... 588 17. Wisconsin ...................... 7-2 ..................... 503 18. LSU.................................... 7-3 ..................... 470 19. Louisville ........................... 8-1 ..................... 467 20. Northern Illinois ................ 9-0 ..................... 396 21. Arizona State .................... 7-2 ..................... 362 22. Oklahoma .......................... 7-2 ..................... 285 23. Texas ................................. 7-2 ..................... 185 24. Miami (FL) ......................... 7-2 ..................... 121 25. Georgia ............................. 6-3 ....................... 78Others receiving votes: Ole Miss 68, Minnesota 60, Nebraska 16, Duke 11, USC 10, Washington 9, Ball State 7, Virginia Tech 5, Brigham Young 3, Notre Dame 2, Houston 1.

USA TODAY/COACHES POLLRk. Team (1st votes) Record Points 1. Alabama (58)..................... 9-0 ................... 1546 2. Florida State (4) ................ 9-0 ................... 1485 3. OHIO STATE .................... 9-0 ................... 1401 4. Baylor ................................ 8-0 ................... 1376 5. Stanford ............................ 8-1 ................... 1307 6. Clemson ............................ 8-1 ................... 1164 7. Oregon .............................. 8-1 ................... 1162 8. Missouri ............................ 9-1 ................... 1083 9. Auburn .............................. 9-1 ................... 1069 10. Oklahoma State ................ 8-1 ..................... 965 11. Texas A&M ....................... 8-2 ..................... 898 12. South Carolina .................. 7-2 ..................... 830 13. Louisville ........................... 8-1 ..................... 653 14. Fresno State ..................... 9-0 ..................... 646 15. UCLA ................................. 7-2 ..................... 641 16. Michigan State .............. 8-1 ..................... 620 17. Oklahoma .......................... 7-2 ..................... 510 18. LSU.................................... 7-3 ..................... 476 19. UCF.................................... 7-1 ..................... 468 20. Wisconsin ...................... 7-2 ..................... 460 21. Northern Illinois ................ 9-0 ..................... 445 22. Arizona State .................... 7-2 ..................... 262 23. Miami (FL) ......................... 7-2 ..................... 228 24. Texas ................................. 7-2 ..................... 176 25. Minnesota......................... 8-2 ....................... 91Others receiving votes: Georgia 44, Nebraska 43, Ball State 22, Virginia Tech 15, Louisiana-Lafayette 7, Cin-cinnati 6, Ole Miss 6, USC 6, Texas Tech 5, Washing-ton 5, Arizona 4, Notre Dame 2, Buffalo 1.

NATIONAL POLLSBCS

Rk. Team Record 1. Alabama........................................................ 9-0 2. Florida State ................................................. 9-0 3. OHIO STATE ................................................9-0 4. Stanford ........................................................ 8-1 5. Baylor ............................................................ 8-0 6. Oregon .......................................................... 8-1 7. Auburn .......................................................... 9-1 8. Clemson ........................................................ 8-1 9. Missouri ........................................................ 9-1 10. South Carolina .............................................. 7-2 11. Texas A&M ................................................... 8-2 12. Oklahoma State ............................................ 8-1 13. UCLA ............................................................. 7-2 14. Fresno State ................................................. 9-0 15. Northern Illinois ............................................ 9-0 16. Michigan State ..........................................8-1 17. UCF................................................................ 7-1 18. Oklahoma ...................................................... 7-2 19. Arizona State ................................................ 7-2 20. Louisville ....................................................... 8-1 21. LSU................................................................ 7-3 22. Wisconsin ..................................................7-2 23. Miami (FL) ..................................................... 7-2 24. Texas ............................................................. 7-2 25. Georgia ......................................................... 6-3

2013 Opponents in Bold

2012 – 72 from B. Miller vs. Cal2012 – 63 from B. Miller vs. Michigan State2012 – 60 from B. Miller vs. Indiana2012 – 46 from B. Miller vs. Indiana2013 – 47 from B. Miller vs. Buffalo2013 – 90 from K. Guiton vs. Cal2013 – 47 from K. Guiton vs. Cal2013 – 5 from K. Guiton vs. FAMU2013 – 26 from B. Miller vs. Wisconsin2013 – 14 from B. Miller vs. Iowa

EIGHT SERVING AS GAME CAPTAINSUrban Meyer has announced that eight student-athletes will serve as Ohio State game captains for the 2013 season with a decision coming at the end of the year as to who will be recognized as the season’s official team captains. Those eight individuals include:

• Fifth-year senior left tackle Jack Mewhort, a consumer and family financial services major from Toledo and St. John’s High School;

• Fifth-year senior strong safety C.J. Barnett, a criminology major from Dayton and Northmont High School;

• Senior free safety Christian Bryant, a sociology major from Cleveland and Glenville High School;

• Fifth-year senior quarterback Kenny Guiton, a consumer and family financial services major from Houston, Texas, and Eisenhower High


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School;• Junior quarterback Braxton Miller, a commu-

nications major from Huber Heights and Wayne High School;

• Junior linebacker Ryan Shazier, a psychology major from Pompano Beach, Fla., and Plantation High School;

• Fifth-year senior center Corey Linsley, an economics major from Youngstown and Boardman High School; and

• Senior wide receiver Corey Brown, a criminology major from Upper Darby, Pa., and Cardinal O’Hara High School.

Ohio State’s game-by-game captains: Buffalo: Mewhort, Norwell, Shazier and BryantSDSU: Mewhort, J. Hall, “Philly” Brown and BarnettCal: Mewhort, Linsley, Bryant and BarnettFAMU: Barnett, Linsley, “Philly” BrownWisconsin: Guiton, Barnett, Mewhort, BryantNorthwestern: Guiton, Barnett, Linsley, MewhortIowa: Guiton, Barnett, “Philly” Brown, BryantPenn State: Bryant, Barnett, Guiton, “Philly” BrownPurdue: Mewhort, Barnett, Guiton, Brown

TO THE HOUSEThe Buckeyes have returned at least one punt and/or a kickoff for a touchdown in 10 consecutive years. That mark is tied for second among FBS schools and second overall among BCS programs. Last season Corey Brown’s 76-yard punt return for a TD vs. Nebraska extended Ohio State’s streak to 10. Ohio State also is one of three FBS schools who have at least three players on a team with career kickoff or punt returns for TDs.Consecutive Years of Returning a Kickoff/Punt for a Touchdown:1. LSU 122. Ohio State 10 FIU 104. UConn 95. Florida 8 Ole Miss 8 Kansas State 8

At least three players on a team with career kickoff or punt returns for TDsTCU: B.J. Catalon (KR), Deante’ Gray (PR), Waymon James (KR)Ohio State: Corey Brown (PR), Chris Fields (PR), Bradley Roby (PR)Oklahoma State: Zack Craig (PR), Justin Gilbert (KR), Desmond Roland (KR)

209 YEARS OF COACHING EXPERIENCEMeyer’s staff has 209 combined years of NFL, col-lege 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 14 years of offensive coordinator experience on the collegiate level (Tom Herman and Ed Warinner) and two with 17 years of collegiate defensive coordinator or co-defensive coordinator experience (Withers and Fickell).

NOT SINCE 1922-24Ohio State ranks first among all NCAA Div. I programs with 87 consecutive seasons since last posting back-to-back losing records. The Buckeyes have not been under .500 for two or more consecu-tive seasons since 1922-24. Tennessee had been first until back-to-back losing seasons in 2010 and 2011 snapped a 98-year streak (since 1909-11).

STAFF REMAINS INTACTUrban Meyer’s coaching staff is one of 10 BCS schools and one of four Big Ten schools keeping its coaching staff intact from 2012 to 2013. Below is a list of all FBS schools who have remained completely intact: Akron, Baylor, Boise State, Buffalo, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis, Min-nesota (2011-12-13), Navy, Nebraska, Northwestern (2011-12-13), Notre Dame, Ohio State, Rice, Toledo, Tulane, Tulsa and Vanderbilt.

CHANGESA number of players have changed numbers and/or positions since last season or earlier this year. Among the more notable changes:• RB Jordan Hall is now No. 7 (was 2);• RB Rod Smith is now No. 2 (was 7);• WR Devin Smith is now No. 9 (was 15);• WR Evan Spencer is now No. 6 (was 16);• LB Camren Williams is now No. 55 (was 5); • J.T. Moore has switched from DL to TE and is now

wearing No. 8 on offense (was 50);• SAF Vonn Bell is now No. 11 (was 7)• LB Ryan Shazier is now No. 2 (was 10)

GAME SNAPSHOTSThere will be a number of team reunions and teams being honored at Ohio Stadium this season. The list of past team honorees and recognitions – to date – includes the following:Buffalo – Scarlet and Gray Game, OSU Marching Band, Student-Athlete/Cris Carter recognitionSan Diego State – Alumni Band/Cheerleader gameFlorida A&M – Military Appreciation Game, 1973 Big Ten championship team, student veteran and Ohio National Guard recognitionWisconsin – Hall of Fame Game, 1993 Big Ten championship team recognitionIowa – Homecoming GamePenn State – Go Pink, Breast Cancer Awareness, Orlando Pace and 1968 Big Ten and National Cham-pionship team recognitionIndiana – Senior Day

BLACK STRIPE PROGRAMThe Ohio State freshmen were watched closely this fall. Coach Urban Meyer had a black stripe taped on each of their helmets at the beginning of camp. Getting the black stripe removed is a signal that a freshman is ready to become a full-fledged Buckeye. Each freshman is assigned a big brother, a leader on the team, who helps the younger player get through the rigors of fall camp while teaching what it takes to be an Ohio State Buckeye. It is a program that Meyer has implemented throughout his head coaching career, beginning in 2001 at BGSU.

35 CONSECUTIVE HOME OPENING WINSWith its victory over Buffalo Aug. 31, Ohio State has now won 35 consecutive home-opening games with the last loss happening 36 years ago – Sept. 16, 1978 – when Joe Paterno’s No. 5 Penn State team defeated No. 6 Ohio State, 19-0, to open what would ultimately be Woody Hayes’ final season as head coach. A few more home game notes: • Ohio State has an all-time opening game record of

108-12-4. The Buckeyes’ last season-opening loss came against the Miami Hurricanes in the 1999 Kickoff Classic in East Rutherford, N.J.

• All-time, the Buckeyes are 112-8-4 in home open-ers since 1890.

124TH YEAR OF FOOTBALL IN COLUMBUSThe 2013 college football season represents the 124th season of football for The Ohio State Univer-sity Buckeyes. It also represents Ohio State’s 101st season in the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes have an all-time record of 846-316-53 to rank among the top five winningest programs in NCAA history.

NCAA Top 10 Winningest Programs1. Michigan .............................. 9102. Texas .................................... 8743. Notre Dame .......................... 8724. Nebraska .............................. 8635. Ohio State........................... 846

101st BIG TEN SEASONThe 2013 season is Ohio State’s 101st 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 470-171-24. Ohio State also ranks second with 34 outright or shared Big Ten championships.

91st YEAR IN OHIO STADIUMOhio Stadium, grand and venerable and registered on the National Register of Historic Places, is host-ing its 91st football season in 2013. Ohio Stadium is endearingly nicknamed the “Horseshoe” or the “Shoe” because of its open south end. It is also re-ferred 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.

OHIO STADIUM STATSOhio State has an all-time record of 410-109-20 in Ohio Stadium and the stadium has an official capac-ity of 102,329. The Buckeyes have not played before fewer than 100,000 fans in the last 93 games, or since the completion of a three-year renovation proj-ect 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 be-fore more than 105,000 fans 48 times with a record crowd of 106,102 vs. Nebraska on Oct. 6, 2012.


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PACE NAMED TO COLLEGE FOOTBALL HOFOrlando Pace, one of the all-time greats at Ohio State as well as in college and professional football, was named a member of the 2013 College Football Hall of Fame Class by the National Football Founda-tion & College Hall of Fame (NFF) in May. Pace is the 24th Buckeye player to be so honored by the NFF. Pace and the rest of the 2013 Hall of Fame Class will be inducted at the 56th NFF Annual Awards Din-ner on December 10, 2013, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. They will be honored guests at the National Hall of Fame Salute at the Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on January 2, 2014 and officially enshrined in the summer of 2014. In 1995 he became the first sophomore to win the Lombardi Award and in 1996 he became the first to ever win the Lombardi Award twice. Pace was a first-team consensus All-American in 1995 and 1996 and first-team all-Big Ten Conference in 1995 and 1996. In 1996 he was the first offensive lineman since Ohio State’s John Hicks in 1972 to finish among the Top 4 vote getters for the Heisman Trophy. In 1997 Pace was the first pick of the 1997 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Rams.

Buckeye Players in the College Football HOF:Name (Year Inducted)Chic Harley, 1951Gaylord Stinchcomb, 1973Wes Fesler, 1954Gomer Jones, 1978Gust Zarnas, 1975Bill Willis, 1971Les Horvath, 1969Warren Amling, 1984Jim Daniel, 1977Vic Janowicz, 1976Howard Cassady, 1979Jim Parker, 1974Aurealius Thomas, 1989Archie Griffin, 1986Jim Stillwagon, 1991Bob Ferguson, 1996Randy Gradishar, 1998John Hicks, 2001Jack Tatum, 2004Jim Houston, 2005Rex Kern, 2007Chris Spielman, 2009Eddie George, 2012Orlando Pace, 2014

TEAM/MISCELLANEOUS NOTES• Ohio State is tied with Oklahoma with the most

(8) BCS bowl appearances. USC, Florida and Florida State are tied for third with seven.

• Ohio State’s three BCS national championship game appearances match Alabama, Florida State and LSU for the second-most all-time. Only Okla-homa has more with four.

• Ohio State is 5-3 in BCS bowls and is tied with Florida (5-2) and USC (5-1) for the most BCS Bowl wins all-time.

• Ohio State (19-23) is second behind Michigan (20-22) for the most bowl wins all-time by a Big Ten team. Nebraska is 24-25 in bowl games overall, but did not represent the Big Ten in bowl games until the 2011 season.

• Ohio State has won 34 Big Ten titles. Only Michi-gan has more with 42.


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Passing Yards – Career Years 1. 7,547 Art Schlichter................................... 1978-81 2. 7,232 Bobby Hoying................................... 1992-95 3. 6,370 Joe Germaine .................................. 1996-98 4. 6,316 Greg Frey ......................................... 1987-90 5. 5,878 Steve Bellisari ................................. 1998-01 6. 5,720 Troy Smith ........................................ 2003-06 7. 5,569 Mike Tomczak .................................. 1981-84 8. 5,089 Jim Karsatos.................................... 1984-86 9. 4,514 Braxton Miller ..................................2011- 10. 4,493 Craig Krenzel ................................... 2000-03

Passing TDs – Career Years 1. 57 Bobby Hoying................................... 1992-95 2. 56 Joe Germaine .................................. 1996-98 3. 54 Troy Smith ........................................ 2003-06 4. 50 Art Schlichter................................... 1978-81 5. 43 Braxton Miller ..................................2011- 6. 37 Greg Frey ......................................... 1987-90 36 Jim Karsatos.................................... 1983-86 8. 35 Steve Bellisari ................................. 1998-01 9. 32 Mike Tomczak .................................. 1981-84 10. 31 Todd Boeckman ............................... 2005-08

Rushing Yards – Career ..................... Att............... Years 1. 5,589 Archie Griffin .................. 924 ........... 1972-75 2. 3,768 Eddie George .................. 683 ........... 1992-95 3. 3,553 Tim Spencer ................... 644 .......... 1979-82 4. 3,382 Chris Wells ..................... 585 ........... 2006-08 5. 3,200 Keith Byars ..................... 619 ........... 1982-85 6. 3,076 Pepe Pearson ................. 659 ........... 1994-97 7. 2,999 Carlos Snow ................... 610 ..... 1987-89,’91 8. 2,951 Michael Wiley ................ 509 ........... 1996-99 9. 2,945 Antonio Pittman ............. 557 ........... 2004-06 10. 2,649 Raymont Harris .............. 574 ........... 1990-93 11. 2,576 Calvin Murray ................. 438 ........... 1977-8012. 2,542 Jim Otis .......................... 585 ........... 1967-6913. 2,466 Howard Cassady ............ 435 ........... 1952-5514. 2,396 Braxton Miller (QB) .... 473 ...............2011-15. 2,381 Jonathan Wells .............. 479 ........... 1998-0116. 2,378 Carlos Hyde ................. 411 ...............2010-17. 2,339 Lydell Ross ..................... 596 ........... 2001-0418. 2,308 Pete Johnson ................. 548 ........... 1973-7619. 2,162 Bob Ferguson ................. 423 ........... 1959-6220. 2,140 Ron Springs .................... 396 ........... 1976-7821. 2,116 Don Clark ........................ 385 ........... 1956-5822. 2,080 Cornelius Greene (QB) .... 417 ........... 1972-75 1,551 Jordan Hall .................. 303 ...............2009-

BIG TEN Quarterback Career Rushing Leaders 1. 4,495 Denard Robinson, MICH .................... 2009-12 2. 3,895 Antwaan Randle El, IND ..................... 1998-01 3. 2,964 Taylor Martinez, NEB .............................. 2010- 4. 2,557 Juice Williams, ILL ............................. 2006-09 5. 2,396 Braxton Miller, OSU ...........................2011- 6. 2,176 Rick Leach, MICH ................................ 1975-78 7. 2,150 Rickey Foggie, MINN .......................... 1984-87 8. 2,108 Kain Colter, NU ....................................... 2010- 9. 2,080 Cornelius Greene, OSU ....................... 1972-75 10. 1,911 Nathan Scheelhaase, ILL ....................... 2010-

Pass Receptions - Career Yards Years 1. 191 David Boston ............. 2,855 ............ 1996-98 2. 168 Cris Carter ................. 2,725 ............ 1984-86 3. 165 Michael Jenkins ........ 2,898 ............ 1999-03 4. 154 Gary Williams ........... 2,792 ............ 1979-82 5. 140 Santonio Holmes ....... 2,295 ............ 2003-05 6. 135 Ted Ginn, Jr. .............. 1,943 ............ 2004-06 7. 132 Dee Miller .................. 2,090 ............ 1995-98 8. 127 Brian Robiskie ............ 1,866 ............ 2005-08 9. 124 Dane Sanzenbacher .. 1,879 ............ 2007-10 10. 123 Corey Brown ............ 1,526 ................2010- 11. 121 John Frank ................. 1,418 ............ 1980-83 12. 108 Joey Galloway .......... 1,894 ............ 1991-94 108 Billy Anders ............... 1,318 ............ 1965-67 106 Ken-Yon Rambo ......... 1,849 ............ 1997-00 106 Doug Donley .............. 2,252 ............ 1977-80 16. 99 Jeff Graham ............... 1,812 ............ 1988-90 17. 96 Brian Stablein ........... 1,289 ............ 1989-92 18. 91 Bobby Olive ............... 1,419 ............ 1987-90 19. 90 Brian Hartline ............ 1,429 ............ 2006-08 20. 88 Buster Tillman ........... 1,277 ............ 1993-96

Touchdown Receptions - Career Years 1. 34 David Boston ...................................... 1996-98 2. 27 Cris Carter .......................................... 1984-86 3. 25 Santonio Holmes ................................ 2003-05 4. 24 Brian Robiskie .................................... 2005-08 5. 19 Dane Sanzenbacher ........................... 2007-10 19 Joey Galloway .................................... 1991-94 7. 17 Terry Glenn ......................................... 1993-95 8. 16 Devin Smith ...................................... 2011- 16 Michael Jenkins ................................. 2000-03 16 Doug Donley ....................................... 1977-80 16 Gary Williams ..................................... 1979-82 12. 15 Ted Ginn, Jr. ........................................ 2004-06

Average Yards Per Catch - Career (min. 50 catches) Rk. Avg. Name Recp-Yds Years 1. 21.3 Cedric Anderson ........80-1,707 ...........1980-83 2. 21.2 Doug Donley ..............106-2,252 .........1977-80 21.2 Terry Glenn .................79-1,677 ...........1993-95 4. 18.3 Jeff Graham ...............99-1,809 ...........1988-90 5. 18.1 Gary Williams .............154-2,792 .........1979-82 6. 18.0 Dimitrious Stanley ......63-1,136 ...........1993-96 7. 17.7 Devin Smith ..............82-1,454 .............. 2011-

OHIO STATE CAREER RECORDS WATCHAll-Purpose Yards — Career Games Years 1. 6,559 Archie Griffin .........45 ..................... 1972-75 2. 4,851 Carlos Snow ..........42 ............... 1987-89, 91 3. 4,602 Tim Spencer ...........47 ..................... 1979-82 4. 4,403 Howard Cassady ...36 ..................... 1952-55 5. 4,369 Keith Byars ............37 ..................... 1982-85 6. 4,302 Eddie George .........48 ..................... 1992-95 7. 4,194 Michael Wiley .......47 ..................... 1996-99 8. 4,068 Ted Ginn, Jr............37 ..................... 2004-06 9. 3,981 Pepe Pearson .........49 ..................... 1994-97 10. 3,822 David Boston .........37 ..................... 1996-98 11. 3,542 Calvin Murray ........43 ..................... 1977-80 12. 3,457 Ken-Yon Rambo .....46 ..................... 1997-00 13. 3,383 Jordan Hall .........44 .........................2009- 14. 3,259 Antonio Pittman ....35 ..................... 2004-06 15. 3,123 Santonio Holmes ...36 ..................... 2003-05

Total Offense – Career Att. Years 1. 8,850 Art Schlichter ........1,464 ................ 1978-81 2. 7,151 Bobby Hoying ........1,026 ................ 1992-95 3. 6,910 Braxton Miller ....1,033 ....................2011- 4. 6,888 Troy Smith .............963 ................... 2003-06 5. 6,496 Steve Bellisari .......1,065 ................ 1998-01 6. 6,098 Greg Frey ...............988 ................... 1987-90 7. 6,094 Joe Germaine ........852 ................... 1996-98 8. 6,015 Mike Tomczak ........858 ................... 1981-83 9. 5,589 Archie Griffin .........924 ................... 1972-75 10. 5,261 Jim Karsatos .........759 ................... 1983-86

Gms Gaining 200 Yards Total Offense – Career Years 1. 19 Troy Smith ................................................ 2003-05 2. 17 Braxton Miller ..........................................2011- 3. 16 Steve Bellisari .......................................... 1998-01 16 Bobby Hoying ........................................... 1992-95 16 Art Schlichter ........................................... 1978-81 6. 14 Craig Krenzel ............................................ 2000-03 7. 13 Mike Tomczak .......................................... 1981-84 8. 12 Joe Germaine .......................................... 1996-98 Gms Gaining 300 Yards Total Offense – Career Years 1. 8 Braxton Miller ..........................................2011- 2. 6 Joe Germaine .......................................... 1996-98 3. 5 Troy Smith ................................................ 2003-06 4. 4 Art Schlichter ........................................... 1978-81 5. 3 Terrelle Pryor ............................................ 2008-09

Touchdowns Responsible For – Career Years 1. 85 Art Schlichter ........................................... 1978-81 2. 68 Troy Smith ................................................ 2003-06 3. 65 Braxton Miller ......................................... 2011- 4. 61 Bobby Hoying ........................................... 1992-95 5. 56 Joe Germaine .......................................... 1996-98 56 Pete Johnson ........................................... 1973-76 7. 51 Keith Byars ............................................... 1982-85


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2013 OPPONENT SCORING DRIVES- Total Scoring Drives: 25- Other Scores: 1 INT return

Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP2 UB Weiser 16 yd pass from Licata .................................... 3 44 0:583 UB Neutz 10 yd pass from Licata ....................................... 7 62 2:37

3 SDSU Young 2 yd pass from Kaehler ..................................... 6 72 2:49

1 Cal Grisom 61 yd pass from Goff ....................................... 4 74 0:531 Cal Harper 42 yd pass from Goff ........................................ 9 82 2:452 Cal D’Amato 27 yd FG ....................................................... 13 65 3:482 Cal D’Amato 43 yd FG ....................................................... 13 60 2:153 Cal Treggs 14 yd pass from Goff ........................................ 4 53 0:404 Cal Lasco 1 yd run ............................................................. 11 61 3:18

1 WIS Abbrederis 36 yd pass from Stave ............................... 8 90 4:542 WIS Arneson 11 yd pass from Stave ................................... 7 76 2:574 WIS White 17 yd run ............................................................ 9 75 3:314 WIS French 42 yd FG ........................................................... 11 60 2:33

1 NU Colter 9 yd pass from Siemian ..................................... 5 23 1:352 NU Colter 2 yd run ............................................................. 10 75 4:142 NU Budzien 23 yd FG .......................................................... 8 68 3:362 NU Budzien 29 yd FG .......................................................... 6 18 2:343 NU Budzien 32 yd FG ......................................................... 12 60 4:204 NU Dickerson 12 yd pass from Siemian ............................. 6 80 2:19

1 IOWA Fiedorowicz 2 yd pass from Rudock ............................ 12 80 5:371 IOWA Meyer 28 yd field goal ................................................ 10 67 3:482 IOWA Martin-Manley 6 yd pass from Rudock ....................... 15 69 6:313 IOWA Duzey 85 yd pass from Rudock .................................... 1 75 0:40

2 PSU Felder 12 yd pass from Hackenberg ............................ 11 79 4:074 PSU Robinson 65 yd pass Ferguson ..................................... 2 70 0:45

2013 OHIO STATE SCORING DRIVES- Total Scoring Drives: 52- Other Scores: 1 blocked punt recovery, 1 fumble recovery, 1 INT return

Qtr. Opp. Scoring Play Plays Yards TOP1 UB Smith, D. 47 yd pass from Miller ................................. 6 63 1:091 UB Fields 7 yd pass from Miller ......................................... 5 61 1:201 UB Hall, Jordan 49 yd run .................................................. 8 84 3:462 UB Hall, Jordan 37 yd run .................................................. 1 37 0:063 UB Fields 21 yd pass from Guiton ..................................... 14 91 6:594 UB Basil 39 yd FG .............................................................. 10 76 5:13

1 SDSU Wilson 7 yd run ........................................................... 8 5 2:151 SDSU Brown, C. 27 yd pass from Guiton ............................... 5 56 2:251 SDSU Hall 4 yd run ................................................................. 9 57 3:332 SDSU Guiton 44 yd run ........................................................... 5 77 2:282 SDSU Smith, R. 1 yd run ......................................................... 3 24 1:253 SDSU Brown, C. 24 yd pass from Guiton .............................. 11 66 5:52

1 Cal Smith, D. 90 yd pass from Guiton ................................ 2 94 0:321 Cal Smith, D. 47 yd pass from Guiton ................................ 2 73 0:261 Cal Fields 1 yd pass from Guiton ........................................ 6 23 1:261 Cal Basil 39 yd FG ............................................................... 8 55 2:242 Cal Hall 1 yd run ................................................................ 12 60 3:423 Cal Hall 1 yd run ................................................................. 9 75 2:543 Cal Brown, C. 6 yd pass from Guiton ................................ 15 80 6:133 Cal Hall 2 yd run ................................................................. 8 41 2:35

1 FAMU Hall 3 yd run ................................................................. 1 3 0:041 FAMU Heuerman 11 yd pass from Guiton .............................. 1 11 0:061 FAMU Spencer 8 yd pass from Guiton .................................... 2 25 0:361 FAMU Hyde 1 yd pass from Guiton ........................................ 16 75 6:551 FAMU Smith, D. 5 yd pass from Guiton .................................. 1 5 0:042 FAMU Hall 18 yd run ............................................................... 5 38 1:552 FAMU Fields 15 yd pass from Guiton ...................................... 8 62 3:192 FAMU Spencer 15 yd pass from Guiton .................................. 9 85 2:313 FAMU Elliott 16 yd run ............................................................ 9 65 5:073 FAMU Elliott 13 yd run ............................................................ 7 90 3:504 FAMU Jones 10 yd run ........................................................... 14 98 10:15

1 WIS Spencer 25 yd pass from Miller ................................... 4 55 1:071 WIS Smith, D. 26 yd pass from Miller ................................. 6 73 2:572 WIS Basil 45 yd FG ............................................................... 6 20 2:452 WIS Brown, C. 40 yd pass from Miller ................................ 8 71 1:303 WIS Brown, C. 1 yd pass from Miller .................................. 7 32 3:05

1 NU Basil 27 yd FG ............................................................... 8 65 2:292 NU Basil 20 yd FG .............................................................. 12 72 4:433 NU Hyde 4 yd run ............................................................... 6 36 2:104 NU Hyde 2 yd run ............................................................... 4 16 0:574 NU Hyde 7 yd run ............................................................... 8 81 3:48

1 IOWA Basil 27 yd field goal ................................................... 12 65 5:23 2 IOWA Brown, C. 58 yd pass from Miller ................................ 4 74 1:043 IOWA Hyde 1 yd run .............................................................. 13 75 4:423 IOWA Smith, D. 14 yd pass from Miller ................................ 11 84 4:414 IOWA Hyde 19 yd run ............................................................ 10 75 4:064 IOWA Basil 25 yd field goal ................................................... 11 64 5:21

1 PSU Hyde 2 yd run ............................................................... 7 75 2:171 PSU Miller 39 yd run ........................................................... 10 88 4:222 PSU Miller 6 yd run .............................................................. 7 52 2:202 PSU Fields 3 yd pass from Miller ......................................... 8 60 3:042 PSU Hyde 39 yd run ............................................................. 2 45 0:452 PSU Brown, C. 25 yd pass from Miller ................................ 6 84 0:523 PSU Wilson 26 yd pass from Miller ..................................... 2 33 0:453 PSU Guiton 2 yd run ............................................................. 7 72 3:014 PSU Guiton 11 yd run .......................................................... 13 79 7:28

1 PUR Heuerman 40 yd pass from Miller ............................... 2 49 0:371 PUR Vannett 8 yd pass from Miller...................................... 6 62 1:461 PUR Brown, C. 2 yd pass from Miller .................................. 2 21 0:232 PUR Fields 1 yd pass from Guiton ....................................... 11 80 4:302 PUR Elliott 10 yd pass from Miller ....................................... 5 93 1:303 PUR Guiton 4 yd run ............................................................. 7 81 3:404 PUR Guiton 1 yd run ............................................................ 13 87 5:52


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OVERVIEW• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28)• Leads the Big Ten and ranks sixth in the NCAA in passing efficiency (175.9)• Ohio State’s all-time rushing leader among QBs with 2,396 yards• Holds the school record with eight career games of 300+ yards of total offense

(including a school-record tying five in 2012), topped by his 390-yard effort vs. Cal in 2012

• Totaled 320 yards on a career-high 252 yards passing and 3 TDs in the win over Penn State. Also ran for 68 yards and two TDs.

• Has 29 career rushes of 20-or-more yards, including five over 50 yards• Has started 29 career games for the Buckeyes (23-6 W/L record)• 19-0 as a starter under head coach Urban Meyer

2013 - JUNIOR• Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30)• Missed virtually three games (11 quarters of play) with a knee injury suffered

on the first series Sept. 7 vs. San Diego State• Completed 19 of 23 passes for 233 yards and 4 TDs in just over one half of play

in the 56-0 win at Purdue• Tossed a career-high tying four TD passes and rushed for 83 yards vs. Wiscon-

sin Sept. 28 in his first game back from injury• Totaled 324 yards (102 rushing, 222 passing) in the 34-24 win over Iowa ...

completed 22 of 27 passes with 2 TDs• Totaled 271 yards (203 passing, 68 rushing) and led Ohio State on a fourth-

quarter game-winning drive at No. 15 Northwestern

2012 - SOPHOMORE• Recorded a school-record 3,310 yards of total offense• Finished fifth in the 2012 Heisman Trophy voting• Finalist for the 2012 Davey O’Brien Award and the Manning Award• Threw for 2,039 yards and 15 touchdowns and rushed for a school-quarterback

record (and second-most in Big Ten history) 1,271 yards and 13 touchdowns• Awarded the Chicago Tribune’s Silver Football Award as the B1G MVP• Named the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year, joining Eddie George, Or-

lando Pace, Joe Germaine and Troy Smith as Ohio State honorees• Awarded the conference’s Quarterback of the Year award• Ranked second in the Big Ten in total offense (275.8 ypg), fourth in rushing (and

24th nationally at 105.9 ypg) and fourth in passing efficiency• Had a high game of 249 yards passing vs. Cal and had six 100-yard rushing

games with a high of 186 yards vs. Nebraska

2011 - FRESHMAN• Took over the starting QB duties in the fourth game of the season, throwing for

1,159 yards and 13 touchdowns (with only four interceptions) and leading the team in rushing with 715 yards and seven touchdowns

• Named the Big Ten Conference’s Thompson-Randle El Freshman of the Year• Set a school record for a QB with an 81-yard touchdown run vs. Indiana

More on Braxton: A communications major at Ohio State, Braxton was a high-ly-regarded quarterback who led Wayne High to the 2010 Division I state title game ... he passed for 2,167 yards and 17 TDs, and rushed for 658 yards 17 more TDs as a senior for Coach Jay Minton ... had a career record of 31-7 as a starting quarterback ... Ohio Mr. Football finalist and first team all-state ... Under Armour All-American Game ... basketball letterman ... the son of Kelly and Kevin Miller ... youngest of three siblings (Brion and Bailey) ... enrolled at OSU in January 2009.

JuniorQuarterback6-2 • 215 lbsHuber Heights, OhioWayne High School

Individual Career History

Miller, Braxton

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g

2011 12 159 715 7 81 4.5 59.62012 12 227 1271 13 72 5.6 105.92013 7 87 410 2 40 4.7 58.6TOTAL 31 473 2396 22 81 5.1 77.3

PASSING g cmp-att-int yards td long pct avg/p avg/g effic

2011 12 85-157-4 1159 13 54 54.1 7.4 96.6 138.42012 12 148-254-6 2039 15 72 58.3 8.0 169.9 140.52013 7 108-149-3 1316 15 58 72.5 8.8 188.0 175.9TOTAL 31 341-560-13 4514 43 72 60.9 8.1 145.6 149.3

TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g

2011 12 715 1159 1874 156.22012 12 1271 2039 3310 275.82013 7 410 1316 1726 246.6TOTAL 31 2396 4514 6910 222.9

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g

2011 12 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 42 3.52012 12 13 13 0 0 0 2 0 82 6.82013 7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.7TOTAL 31 22 22 0 0 0 2 0 136 4.4

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

2011 12 715 0 0 0 0 715 59.62012 12 1271 0 0 0 0 1271 105.92013 7 410 0 0 0 0 410 58.6TOTAL 31 2396 0 0 0 0 2396 77.3

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk

2011 12 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 02012 12 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 02013 7 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 31 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0

MILLER’S CAREER STATS

5 • BRAXTON MILLER• 2012 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year• Davey O’Brien Award Semifinalist• Maxwell Award watch list• Walter Camp Award watch list• Manning Award watch list


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OHIO STATE DEPTH CHARTUnofficial as of Nov. 12

OFFENSE

LT 74 Jack Mewhort ................................................ 6-6, 308, Sr. 76 Darryl Baldwin.................................................... 6-6, 310, Jr.

LG 78 Andrew Norwell ............................................ 6-6, 316, Sr. 65 Pat Elflein ............................................................6-3, 295, Fr.

C 71 Corey Linsley .................................................. 6-3, 297, Sr. 50 Jacoby Boren..................................................... 6-2, 290, So.

RG 79 Marcus Hall .................................................... 6-5, 315, Sr. 65 Pat Elflein ............................................................6-3, 295, Fr.

RT 68 Taylor Decker ................................................ 6-7, 315, So. 66 Kyle Dodson ........................................................6-6, 310, Fr. or 55 Tommy Brown .................................................... 6-4, 308, So.

TE 86 Jeff Heuerman .................................................6-6, 252, Jr. 81 Nick Vannett ...................................................... 6-6, 255, So.

WR (X) 9 Devin Smith .....................................................6-1, 198, Jr. 83 Michael Thomas................................................ 6-3, 202, So.

QB 5 Braxton Miller .................................................6-2, 215, Jr. 13 Kenny Guiton ...................................................... 6-3, 208, Sr.

RB 34 Carlos Hyde..................................................... 6-0, 235, Sr. 7 Jordan Hall ......................................................... 5-9, 191, Sr. or 2 Rod Smith ........................................................... 6-3, 232, Jr. H-B 10 Corey Brown ................................................... 6-0, 190, Sr. 1 Dontre Wilson ...................................................5-10, 180, Fr.

WR (Z) 6 Evan Spencer ..................................................6-2, 206, Jr. 80 Chris Fields ......................................................... 6-1, 200, Sr.

K 24 Drew Basil ..................................................... 6-2, 212, Sr. 39 Kyle Clinton ....................................................... 6-1, 220, Jr.

P 95 Cameron Johnston ......................................5-11, 190, Fr. 24 Drew Basil ......................................................... 6-2, 212, Sr.

LS 56 George Makridis ........................................... 6-2, 234, Sr. or 41 Bryce Haynes ............................................... 6-4, 220, So.

DEFENSE

DE 97 Joey Bosa.........................................................6-6, 275, Fr. 92 Adolphus Washington ....................................... 6-4, 295, So. NG 51 Joel Hale ..........................................................6-4, 310, Jr. 72 Chris Carter ....................................................... 6-4, 340, So. or 57 Chase Farris....................................................... 6-4, 308, So.

DT 63 Michael Bennett .............................................6-3, 285, Jr. 90 Tommy Schutt .................................................... 6-2, 303, So. 77 Michael Hill .........................................................6-2, 305, Fr.

VIPER 8 Noah Spence ................................................. 6-3, 252, So. 34 Jamal Marcus ................................................... 6-2, 240, So. or 88 Steve Miller........................................................ 6-3, 255, Jr.

LB 2 Ryan Shazier ....................................................6-2, 230, Jr. 36 Trey Johnson .......................................................6-1, 220, Fr.

MLB 14 Curtis Grant ......................................................6-3, 243, Jr. 48 Joe Burger ......................................................... 6-2, 235, So.

SLB 37 Joshua Perry.................................................. 6-4, 246, So. 55 Camren Williams............................................... 6-1, 231, So.

CB 1 Bradley Roby .................................................5-11, 192, Jr. 26 Armani Reeves ................................................ 5-10, 198, So.

SAF 3 Corey Brown ................................................... 6-1, 203, Sr. 23 Tyvis Powell .........................................................6-3, 207, Fr.

SAF 4 C.J. Barnett ..................................................... 6-1, 204, Sr. 20 Ron Tanner ........................................................ 6-0, 200, So.

CB 12 Doran Grant....................................................5-11, 191, Jr. 19 Gareon Conley .....................................................6-2, 185, Fr.

Nickel 23 Tyvis Powell ....................................................6-3, 207, Fr. 11 Vonn Bell ...........................................................5-11, 190, Fr.

H 13 Kenny Guiton ................................................. 6-3, 208, Sr.

PR 10 Corey Brown .................................................. 6-0, 190, Sr. 2 Jordan Hall .................................................... 5-9, 191, Sr.

KR 2 Jordan Hall .................................................... 5-9, 191, Sr. 1 Dontre Wilson ..............................................5-10, 180, Fr.

SPECIALISTS


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2013 OHIO STATE ROSTERNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl/Elg .............................................................Hometown/High School or J.C. 13 Eli Apple CB 6-1 194 Fr./Fr. ................................................................................. Voorhees, N.J./Eastern 76 Darryl Baldwin** OL 6-6 310 Sr./Jr.......................................................................................... Solon, Ohio/Solon 28 Warren Ball RB 6-1 221 So./Fr. ........................................................... Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales 4 C.J. Barnett*** SAF 6-1 204 5th/Sr. .............................................................................Dayton, Ohio/Northmont 16 J.T. Barrett QB 6-1 222 Fr./Fr. ............................................................................ Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider 24 Drew Basil*** K 6-1 212 Sr./Sr. ........................................................................ Chillicothe, Ohio/Chillicothe 85 Marcus Baugh TE 6-4 240 Fr./Fr. ..........................................................................Riverside, Calif./J.W. North 11 Vonn Bell SAF 5-11 190 Fr./Fr. ...............................................................................Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland 63 Michael Bennett** DL 6-3 285 Jr./Jr.. ........................................................................Centerville, Ohio/Centerville 64 Ivon Blackman* OL 6-2 312 5th/Sr. ................................................................................ Bedford, Ohio/Bedford 30 Devan Bogard* SAF 6-0 198 So./So. .......................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 50 Jacoby Boren C 6-2 290 So./So. .........................................................................Pickerington, Ohio/Central 97 Joey Bosa DL 6-6 275 Fr./Fr. ....................................................Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 3 Corey Brown*** SAF 6-1 203 5th/Sr. .......................................................................... Monroeville, Pa./Gateway 10 Corey Brown*** WR 6-0 190 Sr./Sr. ............................................................... Upper Darby, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara 55 Tommy Brown OL 6-4 308 Jr./So. .......................................................................Akron, Ohio/Akron Firestone 2 Christian Bryant*** SAF 5-10 193 Sr./Sr. ............................................................................ Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 48 Joe Burger LB 6-2 235 So./So. ............................................................................ Cincinnati, Ohio/LaSalle 16 Cam Burrows CB 6-0 205 Fr./Fr. .............................................................. Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood Madison 17 Devonte Butler CB 5-7 170 Fr./Fr. ............................................................ Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy 72 Chris Carter* DL 6-4 340 Jr./So. ............................................................................Cleveland, Ohio/Kennedy 49 Craig Cataline LB 6-1 225 Sr./Jr..............................................................Columbus, Ohio/Grandview Heights 82 James Clark WR 5-9 185 Fr./Fr. ............................................. New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach 39 Kyle Clinton K 6-1 220 Sr./Jr.................................................................................... Dublin, Ohio/Coffman 19 Gareon Conley CB 6-2 185 Fr./Fr. ........................................................................Massillon, Ohio/Washington 68 Taylor Decker* OL 6-7 315 So./So. .................................................................................Vandalia, Ohio/Butler 66 Kyle Dodson OL 6-6 310 So./Fr. ............................................................. Cleveland, Ohio/Cleveland Heights 32 Russell Doup SAF 6-1 197 Sr./Jr.........................................................................Mt. Vernon, Ohio/Mt. Vernon 25 Bri’onte Dunn* RB 6-0 220 So./So. ............................................................................... Canton, Ohio/GlenOak 65 Pat Elflein OL 6-3 295 So./Fr. ............................................................................. Pickerington, Ohio/North 15 Ezekiel Elliott RB 6-0 218 Fr./Fr. .............................................................................. St. Louis, Mo./Burroughs 33 Frank Epitropoulos WR 6-1 205 So./Fr. ....................................................... Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington 38 Craig Fada LB 6-1 235 So./So. .............................................................Columbus,Ohio/Bishop Watterson 57 Chase Farris* OL 6-4 308 Jr./So. ........................................................................................Elyria, Ohio/Elyria 80 Chris Fields*** WR 6-1 200 5th/Sr. .......................................................... Painesville, Ohio/Painesville Harvey 32 Khaleed Franklin SAF 6-2 200 Fr./Fr. .......................................................................... Columbus, Ohio/Beechcroft 94 Rashad Frazier DL 6-4 278 Sr./Jr..................................................................... Middletown, Ohio/Middletown 61 Logan Gaskey OL 6-4 292 Fr./Fr. .............................................................. Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson 14 Curtis Grant** LB 6-3 243 Jr./Jr. ............................................................................. Richmond, Va./Hermitage 12 Doran Grant** CB 5-11 191 Jr./Jr.. ................................................................ Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary 8 Jeff Greene WR 6-5 218 Jr./Jr. ...........................................Peachtree City, Ga./Starr’s Mill & Georgia Tech 13 Kenny Guiton** QB 6-3 208 5th/Sr. ........................................................................Houston, Texas/Eisenhower 87 Peter Gwilym WR 6-1 200 Jr./So. .......................................................................... Freeport, Maine/Cheverus 51 Joel Hale** DL 6-4 310 Jr./Jr.. .................................................................... Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove 7 Jordan Hall*** HB 5-9 191 5th/Sr. ........................................................................... Jeannette, Pa./Jeannette 79 Marcus Hall*** OL 6-5 315 5th/Sr. ........................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 41 Bryce Haynes* LS 6-4 220 Jr./So. ............................................................. Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy 86 Jeff Heuerman** TE 6-6 252 Jr./Jr. ............................................................................Naples, Fla./Barron Collier 77 Michael Hill DL 6-2 305 Fr./Fr. ............................................................................ Pendleton, S.C./Pendleton 98 John Holman DL 6-2 270 Jr./Jr.. ........................................... Riverdale Ga./Union Grove (Mississippi Delta) 34 Carlos Hyde*** RB 6-0 235 Sr./Sr. ..........................................................................Naples, Fla./Naples/FUMA 36 Trey Johnson LB 6-1 220 Fr./Fr. ........................................................... Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett 95 Cameron Johnston P 5-11 190 Fr./Fr. ................................................................... Geelong, Australia/St. Joseph’s 12 Cardale Jones QB 6-5 250 So./Fr. ............................................................. Cleveland, Ohio/Glendale & FUMA 84 Charles Kinzig TE 6-6 235 Jr./Jr. .................................................... Gates Mills, Ohio/Notre Dame Cathedral 69 Eric Kramer* OL 6-4 295 Sr./Jr.............................................................................Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 43 Darron Lee LB 6-1 219 Fr./Fr. ....................................................................New Albany, Ohio/New Albany 59 Tyquan Lewis DL 6-3 255 Fr./Fr. ....................................................................................Tarboro, N.C./Tarboro 71 Corey Linsley*** C 6-3 297 5th/Sr. ..................................................................... Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman 75 Evan Lisle OL 6-6 292 Fr./Fr. .........................................................................Centerville, Ohio/Centerville 56 George Makridis** LS 6-2 234 5th/Sr. ............................................................... Warren, Ohio/Warren G. Harding 34 Jamal Marcus* DL 6-2 240 So./So. ................................................................................ Durham, N.C./Hillside 17 Jalin Marshall WR 5-11 199 Fr./Fr. .................................................................... Middletown, Ohio/Middletown 41 Aaron Mawhirter LB 6-2 220 Fr./Fr. .................................................................................Sandusky, Ohio/Perkins 42 Tyler McIntosh CB 6-2 200 Jr./Jr. ...................................................................................... Hilliard, Ohio/Darby

No. Name Pos. 1 Bradley Roby** CB 1 Dontre Wilson RB 2 Christian Bryant*** SAF 2 Ryan Shazier** LB 2 Rod Smith** RB 3 Corey Brown*** SAF 4 C.J. Barnett*** SAF 5 Braxton Miller** QB 6 Evan Spencer** WR 7 Jordan Hall*** HB 8 Jeff Greene WR 8 J.T. Moore* TE 8 Noah Spence* DL 9 Devin Smith** WR 10 Corey Brown*** WR 11 Vonn Bell SAF 11 Adam Griffin* CB 11 Reid Worstell QB 12 Doran Grant** CB 12 Cardale Jones QB 13 Eli Apple CB 13 Kenny Guiton** QB 14 Curtis Grant** LB 15 Ezekiel Elliott RB 15 Luke Morgan QB 16 J.T. Barrett QB 16 Cam Burrows CB 17 Devonte Butler WR 17 Jalin Marshall RB 18 Kato Mitchell WR 19 Gareon Conley CB 19 Joe Ramstetter WR 20 Ron Tanner* SAF 21 Devlin McDaniel WR 23 Tyvis Powell CB 24 Drew Basil*** K 25 Bri’onte Dunn* RB 25 Kevin Niehoff SAF 26 Armani Reeves* CB 28 Warren Ball RB 29 Jayme Thompson SAF 30 Devan Bogard* SAF 32 Russell Doup SAF 33 Frank Epitropoulos WR 33 Nik Sarac CB 34 Carlos Hyde*** RB 34 Jamal Marcus* DL 35 Chris Worley SAF 36 Trey Johnson LB 37 Joshua Perry* LB 38 Craig Fada LB 39 Kyle Clinton K 41 Bryce Haynes* LS 41 Aaron Mawhirter LB 43 Darron Lee LB 44 Mike Mitchell LB 46 Nick Snyder LB 48 Joe Burger LB 49 Craig Cataline LB 50 Jacoby Boren OL 51 Joel Hale** DL 52 Donovan Munger DL 54 Billy Price OL 55 Tommy Brown OL 55 Camren Williams* LB


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2013 OHIO STATE ROSTER

PRONUNCIATION GUIDEName Pronunciation(s)Eli Apple ........................................................... E-lieDrew Basil ................................................... BAY-sulMarcus Baugh ...............................................BAWHDevan Bogard ............................. DEH-vin BOE-gardDevonte Butler ....................................duh-VON-tayCraig Cataline........................................CAT-uh-lineGareon Conley ........................................GAR-ee-onRussell Doup ...............................DOWP (like “ow”)Bri’onte Dunn .......................BRI-on-tay (like “eye”)Pat Elflein ....................................................ELF-lineFrank Epitropoulos........................ EP-uh-trop-uh-lisCraig Fada .................................................... FAY-daKhaleed Franklin....................................... KUH-leed

Name Pronunciation(s)Rashad Frazier ......................................... ruh-SHADDoran Grant ................................................der-RANKenny Guiton .............................................. GUY-tunPeter Gwilym ............................................ GWIL-umJeff Heuerman .........................................HIRE-munTyquan Lewis .............................................TIE-kwonEvan Lisle ......................................................... LYLEGeorge Makridis...............................muh-KREE-dusJalin Marshall .............................................. JAY-linJack Mewhort ....................................... MYOU-hortKevin Niehoff ............................................. NEE-hofBrandon Ojikutu...............................OH-juh-koo-too

Name Pronunciation(s)Tyvis Powell ..................................................TIE-vusArmani Reeves .................................... AR-mah-neeNik Sarac ................................................. suh-RACKTommy Schutt ................................................. SHUTRyan Shazier............................................SHAY-zeerJayme Thompson ........................................ JAY-meNick Vannett ...............................................VAN-netDontre Wilson .......................................... DON-trayReid Worstell ..........................................WAR-stell

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wg. Cl./Elg. ...........................................................Hometown/High School or J.C. 21 Devlin McDaniel WR 5-11 200 Fr./Fr. ..................................................................... Marion, Ohio/Marion Pleasant 74 Jack Mewhort*** OL 6-6 308 5th/Sr. ............................................................................... Toledo, Ohio/St. John’s 5 Braxton Miller** QB 6-2 215 Jr./Jr.. ........................................................................Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne 88 Steve Miller** DL 6-3 255 Jr./Jr.. ................................................................................Canton, Ohio/McKinley 18 Kato Mitchell WR 5-11 184 So./So. ......................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio/John Hay 44 Mike Mitchell LB 6-3 222 Fr./Fr. ............................................................ Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian 62 Ben Moffitt OL 6-3 308 Fr./Fr. ............................................................Shelby Township, Mich./Eisenhower 8 J.T. Moore* TE 6-3 260 Sr./Jr........................................................................ Youngstown, Ohio/Boardman 15 Luke Morgan QB 6-2 225 Fr./Fr. ................................................................................ Lebanon, Ohio/Lebanon 52 Donovan Munger DL 6-3 290 Fr./Fr. .......................................................... Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 25 Kevin Niehoff SAF 6-2 203 So./So. .................................................................................. Mason, Ohio/Mason 78 Andrew Norwell*** OL 6-6 316 Sr./Sr. ...........................................................................Cincinnati, Ohio/Anderson 88 Brandon Ojikutu WR 6-2 208 Jr./Jr. .................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio/John Marshall 37 Joshua Perry* LB 6-4 246 So./So. .............................................................................Galena, Ohio/Olentangy 23 Tyvis Powell CB 6-3 207 So./Fr. ................................................................................. Bedford, Ohio/Bedford 54 Billy Price OL 6-3 299 Fr./Fr. ................................................................................. Austintown, Ohio/Fitch 19 Joe Ramstetter WR 6-3 210 Fr./Fr. ................................................................................... Cincinnati, Ohio/Elder 26 Armani Reeves* CB 5-10 198 So./So. ..................................................West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial 1 Bradley Roby** CB 5-11 192 Sr./Jr.....................................................................Suwanee, Ga./Peachtree Ridge 91 Chris Rock DL 6-4 272 Jr./So. ............................................................................ Columbus, Ohio/DeSales 33 Nik Sarac CB 5-9 182 Jr./So. ....................................................................... Cleveland, Ohio/St. Ignatius 90 Tommy Schutt* DL 6-1 299 So./So.. ............................................................................ Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard 2 Ryan Shazier** LB 6-2 230 Jr./Jr.. ..................................................................Pompano Beach, Fla./Plantation 84 Corey Smith WR 6-1 191 Jr./Jr. ............................................... Akron, Ohio/Buchtel & East Mississippi C.C. 9 Devin Smith** WR 6-1 198 Jr./Jr. ........................................................................Massillon, Ohio/Washington 2 Rod Smith** RB 6-3 232 Sr./Jr.......................................................................Fort Wayne, Ind./Paul Harding 46 Nick Snyder LB 6-1 210 So./So. ............................................................Columbus, Ohio/Westerville South 8 Noah Spence* DL 6-3 252 So./So. ............................................................... Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt 6 Evan Spencer** WR 6-2 206 Jr./Jr. ........................................................................Vernon Hills, Ill./Vernon Hills 93 Tracy Sprinkle DL 6-2 275 Fr./Fr. ..........................................................................................Elyria, Ohio/Elyria 67 Ben St. John OL 6-3 288 Sr./Jr................................................................................Elmore, Ohio/Woodmore 20 Ron Tanner* SAF 6-0 200 Jr./So.. ......................................................... Columbus, Ohio/Eastmoor Academy 83 Michael Thomas* WR 6-3 202 So./So. .....................................Los Angeles, Calif./Woodland Hills Taft & FUMA 29 Jayme Thompson SAF 6-0 190 Fr./Fr. ....................................................................... Toledo, Ohio/Central Catholic 73 Antonio Underwood** OL 6-2 303 Jr./Jr.. ......................................................... Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights 81 Nick Vannett* TE 6-6 255 Jr./So. ........................................................................... Westerville, Ohio/Central 92 Adolphus Washington* DL 6-4 295 So./So. .................................................................................. Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft 55 Camren Williams* LB 6-1 231 So./So. ..................................................West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial 1 Dontre Wilson RB 5-10 180 Fr./Fr. ..................................................................................DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto 35 Chris Worley SAF 6-1 204 Fr./Fr. ............................................................................. Cleveland, Ohio/Glenville 11 Reid Worstell QB 6-2 220 Fr./Fr. .................................................................................. Canton, Ohio/GlenOak

* Indicates varsity letters earned; Class/Eligibility reflects 2013 Autumn Semester standing

No. Name Pos. 56 George Makridis** LS 57 Chase Farris OL 59 Tyquan Lewis DL 61 Logan Gaskey OL 62 Ben Moffitt OL 63 Michael Bennett** DL 64 Ivon Blackman* OL 65 Pat Elflein OL 66 Kyle Dodson OL 67 Ben St. John OL 68 Taylor Decker* OL 69 Eric Kramer* OL 71 Corey Linsley*** OL 72 Chris Carter* DL 73 Antonio Underwood** OL 74 Jack Mewhort*** OL 75 Evan Lisle OL 76 Darryl Baldwin** OL 77 Michael Hill DL 78 Andrew Norwell*** OL 79 Marcus Hall*** OL 80 Chris Fields*** WR 81 Nick Vannett* TE 82 James Clark WR 83 Michael Thomas* WR 84 Charles Kinzig TE 84 Corey Smith WR 85 Marcus Baugh TE 86 Khaleed Franklin WR 86 Jeff Heuerman** TE 87 Peter Gwilym WR 88 Steve Miller** DL 88 Brandon Ojikutu WR 90 Tommy Schutt* DL 91 Chris Rock DL 92 Adolphus Washington* DL 93 Tracy Sprinkle DL 94 Rashad Frazier DL 95 Cameron Johnston P 97 Joey Bosa DL 98 John Holman DL


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HEAD COACHING RECORD Overall Conf. FinalYear School Record Record Poll Bowl2001 Bowling Green 8-3 5-3 NR None2002 Bowling Green 9-3 6-2 NR None2003 Utah 10-2 6-1 21/21 Liberty2004 Utah 12-0 7-0 4/5 Fiesta2005 Florida 9-3 5-3 12/16 Outback2006 Florida 13-1 7-1 1/1 BCS National Championship2007 Florida 9-4 5-3 13/16 Capital One2008 Florida 13-1 7-1 1/1 BCS National Championship2009 Florida 13-1 8-0 3/3 Sugar 2010 Florida 8-5 4-4 NR Outback2012 Ohio State 12-0 8-0 3/NR 2013 Ohio State 9-0 5-0 Totals 12 Years 125-23 73-18

HEAD COACH URBAN MEYER

Quick FactsHometown: Ashtabula, OhioHigh School: St. JohnAlma Mater: Cincinnati, 1986Master’s Degree: Ohio State, 1988

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS2012- Head Coach .............................................................................. Ohio State2005-10 Head Coach .................................................................................... Florida2003-04 Head Coach ........................................................................................Utah2001-02 Head Coach ........................................................................Bowling Green1996-2000 Wide Receivers ...................................................................... Notre Dame1990-95 Wide Receivers ..................................................................Colorado State1989 Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers ............................................... Illinois State1988 Outside Linebackers .............................................................. Illinois State1987 Grad Assistant (Wide Receivers) .............................................. Ohio State1986 Grad Assistant (Tight Ends) ...................................................... Ohio State

Urban Meyer made history in his first season as Ohio State coach in 2012, guiding the Scarlet and Gray to only the sixth undefeated and untied season in school history with a 12-0 record and also to a Big Ten Conference Leaders Division championship. He was awarded the Woody Hayes Trophy as national Coach of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Columbus. He was also a finalist for four additional national Coach of the Year Awards - the FWAA’s Eddie Robinson Award, the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year, the Paul “Bear” Bryant and the Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year awards - for his (and his staff’s) efforts to turn a team that had no chance at a post-season into an Associated Press Top 3 team. Meyer and staff built this unbeaten team that led the Big Ten in scoring and ranked second in rushing by convincing the players the most important thing they could do was win the next game; practice hard, prepare well and simply find ways to win, and by winning the team would realize its 2012 rewards. And by winning it would honor a senior class that included 13 scholarship players who could have left and played for any bowl-eligible team in the country. And by winning it would reinforce Meyer’s abilities to build a championship-caliber team, of which he has done multiple times before, even after taking a year off from coaching. Win is what Meyer’s Ohio State team did. It won dominantly: 63-38 over Legends Division champion Nebraska; 52-22 over Illinois and 56-10 over Miami. It won close: 17-16 at No. 20 Michigan State. It won by effort, will and desire: 29-22 in overtime over Purdue behind backup quarterback Kenny Guiton. And it won the big one ... three of them, in fact: 35-23 at Penn State; 21-14 in overtime at Wisconsin; and 26-21 over Michigan. Winning games and winning championships is what Meyer, 49, came home to do. Born in Toledo, raised in Ashtabula and with degrees from Cincinnati and Ohio State, Meyer made it clear from the day he took the Ohio State position – Nov. 28, 2011 – what his intentions are: “We’re going to make the great state of Ohio proud with everything we do.” Ohio is proud today and Meyer has the proven deeds to keep the state beaming for years to come. Consider:

• Ohio State’s 12-0 record was the second undefeated season for Meyer, who also went 12-0 at Utah in 2004;

• In his 12th season as a head coach, Meyer has the 10th-best winning percentage (.845) in college football history, and second-best among current coaches, with a 125-23 record;

• He has won two national championships; • He has won 13 games three times, the first to accomplish the feat, in addition

to his two 12-win seasons;• He is the only collegiate coach to have three winning streaks of at least 20

games (22 at Florida/Ohio State, 22 at Florida, 20 with Utah/Florida), and he has five winning streaks of 10-or-more games;

• He won more games his first 10 years – 104 – than all but two coaches in college football history; and

• He reached 100 wins faster than all but one coach in the last 55 years – Bud Wilkinson – and faster than all but five coaches all-time.

Read Urban Meyer’s full bio at www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com.

HEAD COACHING RECORD BY MONTHYear Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec./Jan.2001 0-0 3-1 2-1 3-1 0-02002 1-0 2-0 4-0 2-3 0-02003 1-0 2-1 3-1 3-0 1-02004 0-0 4-0 4-0 3-0 1-02005 0-0 4-0 2-2 2-1 1-02006 0-0 5-0 2-1 4-0 2-02007 0-0 4-1 1-2 4-0 0-12008 1-0 2-1 3-0 5-0 2-02009 0-0 4-0 4-0 4-0 1-12010 0-0 4-0 1-3 2-2 1-02012 0-0 5-0 4-0 3-0 0-02013 1-0 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0Totals 4-0 43-4 32-10 36-7 9-2

Year in Coaching: 27th (Second year at Ohio State)Wife: ShelleyChildren: Daughters, Nicki and Gigi, and son, Nathan


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BOWLING GREEN – 2001 (8-3; 5-3 MAC)Sept. 1 ....................... at Missouri W 20-13Sept. 8 .............................. Buffalo W 35-0Sept. 22 ............................ Temple W 42-23Sept. 29 ..................... at Marshall L 31-37Oct. 6 ...........................Kent State W 24-7Oct. 13 .................at W. Michigan L 28-37Oct. 20 ............................ at Akron W 16-11Nov. 3 ................................ Miami L 21-24Nov. 10 ............................. at Ohio W 17-0Nov. 17 .............. at Northwestern W 43-42Nov. 23 .............................. Toledo W 56-21

BOWLING GREEN – 2002 (9-3; 6-2 MAC)Aug. 29 ............... Tennessee Tech W 41-7Sept. 14 ..........................Missouri W 51-28Sept. 21 ........................at Kansas W 39-16Oct. 5 .................................... Ohio W 72-21Oct. 12 .................. at C. Michigan W 45-35Oct. 19 ..................... W. Michigan W 48-45 OTOct. 26 ..........................Ball State W 38-20Nov. 2 ..................... at Kent State W 45-14Nov. 9 ....................... at N. Illinois L 17-26Nov. 16 .............................. at USF L 7-29Nov. 23 ......................E. Michigan W 63-21Nov. 30 ..........................at Toledo L 24-42

UTAH – 2003 (10-2; 6-1 MWC)Aug. 28 ....................... Utah State W 40-20Sept. 6 ...................at Texas A&M L 26-28Sept. 11 ........................ California W 31-24Sept. 27 ........... at Colorado State W 28-21Oct. 3 ................................ Oregon W 17-13Oct. 11 ............... San Diego State W 27-6Oct. 18 .............................at UNLV W 28-10Oct. 25 ..................... New Mexico L 35-47Nov. 1 ........................ at Air Force W 45-43 3OTNov. 15 ......................... Wyoming W 47-17Nov. 22 ..............................at BYU W 3-0Dec. 31 ........ vs. Southern Miss@ W 17-0@ Liberty Bowl at Memphis

UTAH – 2004 (12-0; 7-0 MWC)Sept. 2 .......................Texas A&M W 41-21Sept. 11 ....................... at Arizona W 23-6Sept. 18 .................. at Utah State W 48-6Sept. 25 ......................... Air Force W 49-35Oct. 1 ...................at New Mexico W 28-7Oct. 16 .................. North Carolina W 46-16Oct. 23 .................................UNLV W 63-28Oct. 30 ........... at San Diego State W 51-28Nov. 6 ...................Colorado State W 63-31Nov. 13 ..................... at Wyoming W 45-28Nov. 20 ..................................BYU W 52-21Jan. 1.................. vs. Pittsburgh@ W 35-7 @Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz.

FLORIDA – 2005 (9-3; 5-3 SEC)Sept. 3 .......................... Wyoming W 32-14Sept. 10 ................ Louisiana Tech W 41-3Sept. 17 .......................Tennessee W 16-7Sept. 24 .....................at Kentucky W 49-28Oct. 1 ......................... at Alabama L 3-31

Oct. 8 ....................Mississippi St. W 35-9Oct. 15 ............................... at LSU L 17-21Oct. 29 ......................vs. Georgia* W 14-10Nov. 5 .......................... Vanderbilt W 49-42 2OTNov. 12 .............at South Carolina L 22-30Nov. 26 .................... Florida State W 34-7Jan. 2...........................vs. Iowa@ W 31-24*at Jacksonville; @Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

FLORIDA – 2006 (13-1; 7-1 SEC)Sept. 2 .................. Southern Miss W 34-7Sept. 9 ................................... UCF W 42-0Sept. 16 .................. at Tennessee W 21-20Sept. 23 ......................... Kentucky W 26-7Sept. 30 ......................... Alabama W 28-13Oct. 7 ..................................... LSU W 23-10Oct. 14 ..........................at Auburn L 17-27Oct. 28 ......................vs. Georgia* W 21-14Nov. 4 ...................... at Vanderbilt W 25-19Nov. 11 .................South Carolina W 17-16Nov. 18 ............ Western Carolina W 62-0Nov. 25 ................at Florida State W 21-14Dec. 2 .................... vs. Arkansas# W 38-28Jan. 8..................vs. Ohio State@ W 41-14* at Jacksonville, Fla.; # SEC Championship game at Atlanta; @ BCS National Championship at Glendale, Ariz.

FLORIDA – 2007 (9-4; 5-3 SEC)Sept. 1 ......................W. Kentucky W 49-3Sept. 8 ................................... Troy W 59-31Sept. 15 .......................Tennessee W 59-20Sept. 22 ..................... at Ole Miss W 30-24Sept. 29 ............................ Auburn L 17-20Oct. 6 ................................. at LSU L 24-28Oct. 20 .......................at Kentucky W 45-37Oct. 27 ......................vs. Georgia* L 30-42Nov. 3 .......................... Vanderbilt W 49-22Nov. 10 .............at South Carolina W 51-31Nov. 17 ..................... Fla. Atlantic W 59-20Nov. 24 .................... Florida State W 45-12*Jan. 1..................vs. Michigan@ L 35-41*at Jacksonville, Fla.; @Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla. FLORIDA – 2008 (13-1; 7-1 SEC)Aug. 30 ............................. Hawaii W 56-10Sept. 6 ............................... Miami W 26-3Sept. 20 .................. at Tennessee W 30-6Sept. 27 ......................... Ole Miss L 30-31Oct. 4 .........................at Arkansas W 38-7Oct. 11 ................................... LSU W 51-21Oct. 25 ........................... Kentucky W 63-5Nov. 1 .......................vs. Georgia* W 49-10Nov. 8 ...................... at Vanderbilt W 42-12Nov. 15 .................South Carolina W 56-6Nov. 22 ...................... The Citadel W 70-19Nov. 29 ................at Florida State W 45-15Dec. 6 .....................vs. Alabama# W 31-20Jan. 8...................vs. Oklahoma@ W 24-14*at Jacksonville, Fla.; #SEC championship game at Atlanta; @BCS National Championship game at Miami, Fla.

FLORIDA – 2009 (13-1; 8-0 SEC)Sept. 5 .........Charleston Southern W 62-3Sept. 12 ................................. Troy W 56-6Sept. 19 .......................Tennessee W 23-13Sept. 26 .....................at Kentucky W 41-7Oct. 10 ............................... at LSU W 13-3Oct. 17 ...........................Arkansas W 23-20Oct. 24 ......... at Mississippi State W 29-19Oct. 31 ......................vs. Georgia* W 41-17Nov. 7 .......................... Vanderbilt W 27-3Nov. 14 .............at South Carolina W 24-14Nov. 21 ........ Florida International W 62-3Nov. 28 .................... Florida State W 37-0Dec. 5 .....................vs. Alabama# L 13-32Jan. 1...................vs. Cincinnati@ W 51-24*at Jacksonville, Fla.; #SEC championship game at Atlanta; @Sugar Bowl at New Orleans

FLORIDA – 2010 (8-5; 4-4 SEC)Sept. 4 ...................... Miami Univ. W 34-12Sept. 11 .................. South Florida W 38-14Sept. 18 .................. at Tennessee W 31-17Sept. 25 ......................... Kentucky W 48-14Oct. 2 ......................... at Alabama L 3-31Oct. 9 ..................................... LSU L 29-33Oct. 16 ..............Mississippi State L 7-10Oct. 30 ......................vs. Georgia* W 34-31 OTNov. 6 ...................... at Vanderbilt W 55-14Nov. 13 .................South Carolina L 14-36Nov. 20 ...........Appalachian State W 48-10Nov. 27 ................at Florida State L 7-31Jan. 1................. vs. Penn State@ W 37-24*at Jacksonville, Fla.; @Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla.

OHIO STATE – 2012 (12-0; 8-0 BIG TEN)Sept. 1 ...................... Miami Univ. W 56-10Sept. 8 .................. Central Florida W 31-16Sept. 15 ........................ California W 35-28Sept. 22 .................................UAB W 29-15Sept. 29 ...........at Michigan State W 17-16Oct. 6 ............................ Nebraska W 63-38Oct. 13 .........................at Indiana W 52-49Oct. 20 ...............................Purdue W 29-22 OTOct. 27 ....................at Penn State W 35-22Nov. 3 ................................ Illinois W 52-22Nov. 17 ....................at Wisconsin W 21-14 OTNov. 24 ..........................Michigan W 26-21

OHIO STATE – 2013Aug. 31 ............................. Buffalo W 40-20Sept. 7 ............... San Diego State W 42-7Sept. 14 ...................at California W 52-34Sept. 21 ................... Florida A&M W 76-0Sept. 28 .......................Wisconsin W 31-24Oct. 5 ................. at Northwestern W 40-30Oct. 19 .................................. Iowa W 34-24Oct. 26 ........................ Penn State W 63-14Nov. 2 ........................... at Purdue W 56-0Nov. 16 ..........................at IllinoisNov. 23 ............................. IndianaNov. 30 ..................... at Michigan

HEAD COACH URBAN MEYERCAREER GAME-BY-GAME


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TEAM GAME HIGHSPoints..............................................................................76, Florida A&M (9/21/13)First Downs ................................................................................. 37, Ohio (10/5/02)Rushes ............................................................................... 58, Kent State (10/6/01)Yards Rushing................................................................408, Penn State (10/26/13)Yards Per Rush ................................................. 11.2, Charleston Southern (9/5/09)TD Rushes .........................................................................6, Penn State (10/26/13) ...................................................................................Appalachian State (11/20/10).............................................................................................. The Citadel (11/22/08)Pass Attempts ........................................................53, at Northwestern (11/17/01)........................................................................................ Northern Illinois (11/9/02)Pass Completions ...................................................36, at Northwestern (11/17/01)Yards Passing ................................................................482, vs. Cincinnati (1/1/10)Yards Per Pass .................................................................21.4, Tennessee (9/15/07)TD Passes .........................................................................6, Florida A&M (9/21/13)Total Plays ..................................................................100, vs. Kent State (10/6/01)Total Offense ................................................................ 705, The Citadel (11/22/08)Yards Per Play.............................................................. 11.9, The Citadel (11/22/08)Sacks By ................................................................................. 9, Pittsburgh (1/1/05)Penalties...........................................................................14, at Ole Miss (9/22/07)........................................................................................................... LSU, (10/7/06)Penalty Yards............................................................ 130, Colorado State (11/6/04)Turnovers .......................................................... 5, at Western Michigan (10/13/01)Interceptions By ...............................................................................5, PSU (1/1/11)Punts.......................................................................................10, at LSU (10/15/05)Fumbles ............................................................................9, at Texas A&M (9/6/03)Fumbles Lost .................................................................. 4, vs. Arkansas (10/17/09)Forced Fumbles ................................................................8, at Vanderbilt (11/6/10)Fumbles Recovered ......................................................... 4, at Kent State (10/6/01)...................................................................................................... Toledo (11/23/01)...................................................................................... at Colorado State (9/27/03).....................................................................................at Southern Miss (12/31/03)Time of Possession..................................................43:34, vs. Kent State (10/6/01)Points, First Quarter ............................ 34 points , 9/21/13, Florida A&M (W, 76-0)Points, Second Quarter ........................35 points, 9/24/05, at Kentucky (W, 49-28) Points, Third Quarter .................................28 points 8/30/08 vs. Hawaii W (56-10) Points, Fourth Quarter. ................29 points , 11/17/01 at Northwestern W (43-42) Points, Half ....................................... 55 points, 9/21/13 vs. Florida A&M W (76-0) Points, First Half ............................... 55 points, 9/21/13 vs. Florida A&M W (76-0) Points, Second Half ....................................................................................35 points .......................................................................................10/5/02 vs. Ohio W (72-21) ........................................................................ 9/01/2012 vs. Miami Ohio W(56-10)................................................................11/23/02 vs. Eastern Michigan W (63-21) ................................................................................. 11/1/08 vs. Georgia W (49-10)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes. ............................................ .36, Brandon Warfield at Texas A&M (9/6/03) Yards Rushing...................................... 186, Braxton Miller vs. Nebraska (10/6/12) TD Rushes. ....................................................5, Trey Burton vs. Kentucky (9/25/10) ..................................................................Tim Tebow at South Carolina (11/10/07) Long Rush. ....................................................... 92, Steve Savoy vs. BYU (11/20/04) Pass Attempts. ................................ 52, Josh Harris vs. Northern Illinois (11/9/02) Pass Completions. .......................................32, Chris Leak vs. Vanderbilt (11/5/05) Yards Passing. .......................................... 482, Tim Tebow vs. Cincinnati (1/11/10) TD Passes. ............................................6, Kenny Guiton vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13) Longest Pass ......................................90/TD, Kenny Guiton at California (9/14/13) Receptions................................................ 15, Paris Warren vs. Pittsburg (1/11/05) Yards Receiving. ........................................215, Robert Redd at Marshall (9/29/01) TD Receptions. ...................................................3, Robert Redd vs. Ohio (10/5/02) ...............................................................Paris Warren vs. Colorado State (11/6/04)........................................................................ Chad Jackson vs. Wyoming (9/3/05)......................................................... Riley Cooper vs. Western Carolina (11/18/06)Long Reception.....................................90/TD, Devin Smith at California (9/14/13) Field Goals................................................... 4, Drew Basil vs. Michigan (11/24/12) Long Field Goal.........................................56, Caleb Sturgis vs. Georgia (10/31/09) Punts....................................................................10, Eric Wilbur at LSU (10/15/05) Punting Average. ....................................... 62.3, Chas Henry at Alabama (10/2/10) Long Punt...................................................... 75, Chas Henry at Alabama (10/2/10) Long Punt Return. ...............................83, Brandon James vs. Tennessee (9/15/07) Long Kickoff Return. .................................90, Morgan Scalley vs. UNLV (10/23/04) Tackles. ......................................... 18, Chris Haneline at Northwestern (11/17/01)Sacks ................................................. 4.0, by John Simon at Wisconsin (11/17/12)TFL ............................................................ 5.0, John Simon vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)INTs ........................................2, 14x, last by Bradley Roby vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)

CAREER SUPERLATIVES


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LUKE FICKELL (Field)Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers12th Season at Ohio State (Ohio State, 1997)

• Ohio State No. 1 (’07), No. 4 (’10) and No. 5 (’05/’10) in total defense

• Named 2013 Top Recruiter by ESPN College FB Nation• Started school-record 50 consecutive games between

1993-96

BUCKEYE COACHING STAFF

EVERETT WITHERS (Booth)Co-Defensive Coord. & Asst. Head Coach/Safeties2nd Season at Ohio State (Appalachian State, 1985)

• 25th season in coaching and 10th as a coordinator• Interim head coach at North Carolina for 2011 season• Only assistant coach without Ohio roots

MIKE VRABEL (Field)Defensive Line3rd Season at Ohio State (Ohio State, 2004)

• ESPN.com Big Ten Recruiter of the Year in 2012• Two-time All-American and Big Ten Defensive lineman of

the year (1995-96)• Three Super Bowl rings in 205-game, 14-year NFL career

KERRY COOMBS (Field)Cornerbacks/Special Teams Coordinator2nd Season at Ohio State (Dayton, 1983)

• Coached five years at Cincinnati under Brian Kelly & Butch Jones

• 16-year head coach at Cincinnati Colerain; won 2004 state championship

• Has lived in Ohio his entire life

MICKEY MAROTTI (Field)Assistant AD for Football Sports Performance2nd Season at Ohio State (West Liberty State, 1987)

• 14th year working on a staff with Urban Meyer• Has a “Bob Newhart” couch in his office for talks with

Coach Meyer• Plays the drums

TOM HERMAN (Booth)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2nd Season at Ohio State (Cal Lutheran, 1997)

• 15th season as collegiate coach• Ninth season as offensive coordinator• 2013 Rivals.com Big Ten Recruiter of the Year/National

Top 25

ED WARINNER (Field)Co-Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line2nd Season at Ohio State (Mount Union, 1984)

• In his 30th season of collegiate coaching• 2012 FootballScoop offensive line coach of the year• Buckeyes had 34-year high 37 rushing touchdowns in 2012

STAN DRAYTON (Field)Running Backs/Assistant Head Coach for Offense3rd Season at Ohio State (Allegheny, 1993)

• In his 21st season of coaching and sixth season on an Urban Meyer staff

• Coached team’s running backs to 1,536 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2012

• Three-time All-American at Allegheny and two-time track All-American

TIM HINTON (Booth)Tight Ends/Fullbacks2nd Season at Ohio State (Wilmington, 1982)

• Coached or recruited in Ohio for 31 years• Head coach at Harding H.S. in Marion, Ohio, for 11 years • Was a GA at Ohio State with Urban Meyer under Earle

Bruce

ZACH SMITH (Field)Wide Receivers2nd Season at Ohio State (Florida, 2007)

• GA/quality control coach for five years under Urban Meyer at Florida (2005-09)

• Coached under Doc Holliday at Marshall (2010) and Steve Addazio at Temple (2011)

• Grandson of former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce (1979-87)


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10 • COREY “PHILLY” BROWNMost Rec. .....................................12 at Michigan State (9/29/12)Most Yds. Rec. .............................127 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Most Rec. TD................................2 vs. San Diego State (9/7/13)Longest Rec. .................................58/TD vs. Iowa (10/19/13)Most Rush Attempts ....................2 vs. UCF (9/8/12)Longest Rush ................................21 vs. Michigan (11/24/12)Longest Punt Return .....................76/TD vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)

25 • BRI’ONTE DUNNMost Yds. Rushing .......................73 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Most Attempts .............................13 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Longest Rush ................................11 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Most Rushing TD..........................1 (2x) last vs. Illinois (11/3/12)

15 • EZEKIEL ELLIOTTMost Yds. Rushing .......................162 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Most Attempts .............................14 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Longest Rush ................................57 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Most Rushing TD..........................2 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Most Rec. TD................................1 at Purdue (11/2/13)Longest Rec. .................................11 at Purdue (11/2/13)

80 • CHRIS FIELDSMost Rec. .....................................4 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)Most Yds. Rec. .............................53 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Longest Rec. .................................35 vs. Purdue (10/20/12)TDs ...............................................2 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Punt Returns .................................3 vs. Toledo (9/10/11)Longest Punt Return .....................69/TD vs. Toledo (9/10/11)

13 • KENNY GUITONMost Comp. ..................................24 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Most Attempts .............................34 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Most Yds Passing.........................276 at California (9/14/13)Most TD Passes ...........................6 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13) school record

Longest Completion .....................90/TD at California (9/14/13)Most Yds. Rushing .......................92 at California (9/14/13)Most Rushing Attempts ...............14 at California (9/14/13)Most TD Rushes ...........................2 (2x) last at Purdue (11/2/13)Longest Rush ................................44/TD vs. San Diego State (9/7/13)

7 • JORDAN HALLMost Yds. Rushing .......................168 at California (9/14/13)Most Attempts .............................30 at California (9/14/13)Longest Rush ................................49 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Most rushing TDs .........................3 at California (9/14/13)Career 100-yd rushing gms ..........3, last at California (9/14/13)Most Rec. .....................................5 at California (9/14/13)Most Rec. Yards ...........................58 at Purdue (11/12/11)Most Rec. TDs ..............................2 at Purdue (11/12/11)Longest Rec. .................................38 at Purdue (11/12/11)Longest KO return ........................90 vs. Colorado (9/24/11)Longest punt return ......................70 at Minnesota (10/30/10)

86 • JEFF HEUERMANMost Rec. .....................................5 (2x) last at Purdue (11/2/13)Most Yds. Rec. .............................116 at Purdue (11/2/13)Longest Rec. .................................40/TD at Purdue (11/2/13)Most Rec. TDs ..............................1 (3x) last at Purdue (11/2/13)

OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE CAREER BESTS34 • CARLOS HYDEMost Yds. Rushing .......................168 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Most Attempts .............................28 vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)Longest Rush ................................63/TD at Nebraska (10/8/11)Most Rushing TDs ........................4 vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)Most Rec ......................................4 (2x) last at Northwestern (10/5/13)Most Yds. Rec. .............................28 vs. Toledo (9/10/11)Longest Rec ..................................14/TD at Indiana (10/13/12)Season 100-yd rushing gms .........4, last at Purdue (11/2/13)Career 100-yd rushing gms ..........10, last at Purdue (11/2/13)

5 • BRAXTON MILLERMost Comp. ..................................22 vs. Iowa (10/19/13)Most Attempts .............................30 vs. California (9/15/12)Most Yds Passing.........................252 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)Most TD passes ...........................4 (3x) last at Purdue (11/2/13)Longest Completion .....................72/TD (2x) last at Penn State (10/27/12)Most Yds. Rushing .......................186 vs. Nebraska (10/6/12) school record by a QB

Most Rushing Attempts ...............27 vs. UCF (9/8/12)Longest Rush ................................81 (TD) vs. Indiana (11/5/11) school record by a QB

Most rushing TDs .........................3 vs. UCF (9/8/12)Total Offense ................................368 vs. Miami, Ohio (9/1/12)Career 100-yd rushing gms ..........10, last vs. Iowa (10/19/13)

9 • DEVIN SMITHMost Rec. .....................................7 (2x) last vs. Iowa (10/19/13)Most Yds. Rec. .............................149 at California (9/14/13)Longest Rec. .................................90/TD at California (9/14/13)TDs ...............................................2 (4x) last at California (9/14/13)

2 • ROD SMITHMost Yds. Rushing .......................74 vs. Akron (9/3/11)Most Attempts .............................18 vs. Akron (9/3/11)Longest Rush ................................33 (TD) vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)Most rushing TDs .........................1 (4x) last vs. San Diego State (9/7/13)Most Rec. .....................................2 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Most Yds. Rec. .............................55 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Longest Rec. .................................51 (TD) vs. Illinois (11/3/12)TDs ...............................................1 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)

6 • EVAN SPENCERMost Rec. .....................................4 (3x) last vs. Penn State (10/26/13)Most Yds. Rec. .............................54 vs. Miami, Ohio (9/1/12)Longest Rec. .................................44 vs. Miami, Ohio (9/1/12)Most Rec. TDs ..............................2 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)

81 • NICK VANNETTMost Rec. .....................................2 (several times)Most Yds. Rec. .............................45 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Most Rec. TDs ..............................1 at Purdue (11/2/13)Longest Rec. .................................32 vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)

1 • DONTRE WILSONMost Yds. Rushing .......................59 at California (9/14/13)Most Attempts .............................5 (2x) last at California (9/14/13)Longest Rush ................................26 at California (9/14/13)Most rushing TDs .........................1 vs. San Diego State (9/7/13)Most Rec. .....................................3 (2x) last vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Most Rec. Yards ...........................48 at California (9/14/13)Longest Rec. .................................32 at California (9/14/13)Most Rec. TDs ..............................1 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)Longest KO return ........................51 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)


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OHIO STATE OFFENSIVE CAREER BESTS4 • C.J. BARNETTTackles ..........................................12 at Michigan (11/26/11)Solo tackles ..................................8 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Pass BrUp .....................................2 (3x) last at Indiana (10/13/12)Interceptions ................................1 (several times)TFL ................................................1 (2x) last vs. California (9/15/12)

63 • MICHAEL BENNETTTackles ..........................................5 at Nebraska (10/8/11)Solo tackles ..................................4 (2x) last at Purdue (11/12/11)Sacks ............................................1.0 (several times)TFL ................................................2.0 at Nebraska (10/8/11)

11 • VONN BELLTackles ..........................................3 (2x) last vs. Penn State (10/26/13)Solo tackles ..................................3 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)TFL ................................................1.0 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)

30 • DEVAN BOGARDTackles ..........................................2 (2x) last vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Solo tackles ..................................2 (2x) last vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)

97 • JOEY BOSATackles ..........................................7 at California (9/14/13)Solo tackles ..................................4 (2x) last at Northwestern (10/5/13)TFL ................................................2.0 (2x) last at Northwestern (10/5/13)Sacks ............................................2.0 at Northwestern (10/5/13)

3 • COREY BROWNTackles ..........................................10 at California (9/14/13)Solo tackles ..................................6 at California (9/14/13)TFL ................................................1.0 vs. Florida A&M (9/21/13)Interceptions ................................1 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)

2 • CHRISTIAN BRYANTTackles ..........................................10 at Nebraska (10/8/11)Solo tackles ..................................7 at Purdue (11/12/11)Interceptions ................................1 (2x) last at California (9/14/13)Pass BrUp .....................................3 at Indiana (10/13/12)

14 • CURTIS GRANTTackles ..........................................10 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Solo tackles ..................................6 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Sacks ............................................1.0 (2x) last at Northwestern (10/5/13)TFL ................................................1.0 (3x) last vs. Penn State (10/26/13)

12 • DORAN GRANTTackles ..........................................9 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Solo tackles ..................................7 at Northwestern (10/5/13)Sacks ............................................1.0 vs. UAB (9/22/12)TFL ................................................1.0 vs. UAB (9/22/12)Pass BrUp .....................................2 (3x) last vs. Iowa (10/19/13)Interceptions ................................1 (4x) last at Purdue (11/2/13)

51 • JOEL HALETackles ..........................................2 (several times)Solo tackles ..................................1 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)TFL ................................................0.5 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)

88 • STEVE MILLERTackles ..........................................2 (2x) last at California (9/14/13)Solo tackles ..................................2 vs. San Diego State (9/7/13) TFL ................................................2.0 at Purdue (11/2/13)Sacks ............................................1.0 (several times)

OHIO STATE DEFENSIVE/SPECIALISTS CAREER BESTS37 • JOSHUA PERRYTackles ..........................................7 Wisconsin (9/28/13)Solo tackles ..................................5 at Purdue (11/2/13)

23 • TYVIS POWELLTackles ..........................................7 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)Solo tackles ..................................4 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Interceptions ................................1 vs. Iowa (10/19/13)

26 • ARMANI REEVESTackles ..........................................6 vs. Iowa (10/19/13)Solo tackles ..................................4 vs. San Diego State (9/7/13)Pass BrUp .....................................3 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Interceptions ................................1 vs. San Diego State (9/7/13)

1 • BRADLEY ROBYTackles ..........................................9 (2x) last at Michigan State (9/29/12)Solo tackles ..................................7 vs. California (9/15/12)TFL ................................................2.0 vs. California (9/15/12)Sacks ............................................1.0 vs. California (9/15/12)Interceptions ................................2 vs. Nebraska (10/6/12)Pass BrUp .....................................4 at Penn State (10/27/12)

10 • RYAN SHAZIERTackles ..........................................15 vs. Penn State (11/19/11)Solo tackles ..................................11 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)TFL ................................................3.0 at Wisconsin (11/17/12)Sacks ............................................2.0 at Penn State (10/27/12)Pass BrUp .....................................5 at Indiana (10/13/12)Interceptions ................................1/TD (17 yds) at Penn State (10/27/12)

90 • TOMMY SCHUTTTackles ..........................................3 vs. Miami, Ohio (9/1/12)Solo tackles ..................................2 vs. Miami, Ohio (9/1/12)

8 • NOAH SPENCETackles ..........................................6 (2x) last at California (9/14/13)Solo tackles ..................................4 at Indiana (10/13/12)Sacks ............................................2.0 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)TFL ................................................3.0 vs. Penn State (10/26/13)

20 • RON TANNERTackles ..........................................3 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Solo tackles ..................................2 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)Interceptions ................................1 vs. Buffalo (8/31/13)

92 • ADOLPHUS WASHINGTONTackles ..........................................3 (several times) Solo tackles ..................................2 (2x) last vs. Illinois (11/3/12)Sacks ............................................1.0 (4x) last vs. Penn State (10/26/13)TFL ................................................1.5 vs. Illinois (11/3/12)

24 • DREW BASILMost FG ........................................4 vs. Michigan (11/24/12)Most FGA .....................................5 vs. Michigan (11/24/12)Longest FG....................................52 vs. Michigan (11/24/12)Most Kickoffs ...............................12 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/25/10) tied school recordTouchbacks ...................................5 at California (9/14/13)

95 • CAMERON JOHNSTONMost Punts ...................................6 vs. Wisconsin (9/28/13)Longest Punt.................................61 at California (9/14/13)Inside the 20.................................6 vs. Wisconsin (9/28/13)


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THE LAST TIME ...TEAMScored 80 points .......................................................................................................83, vs. Iowa, 10-28-50Scored 70 points ............................................................................................76, vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Scored 60 points .............................................................................................63, vs. Penn State, 10-26-13Scored 50 points in a half ...............................................................................55, vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Scored 5 TDs in a Quarter .....................................................................................vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Both teams combined for 100 points ....................................................101 (OSU 52, Indiana 49), 10-13-12Both teams combined for 60 points in a 1st half...................................... 63 (Ohio State 56, Iowa 7), 1995Both teams combined for 60 points in a 2nd half.........................63 (Ohio State 28, Indiana 35), 10-13-124 Straight 40-point games ........ Buffalo (40), San Diego State (42), at California (52), Florida A&M, 2013Rushed for 500+ yards ................................................................517, Illinois, 11-2-74, at Illinois, 10-13-62Rushed for 400-499 yards .............................................................................408, vs. Penn State, 10-26-13Passed for 400+ yards ....................................................................................459, at Penn State, 10-11-97Passed for 300-399 yards ......................................................................................348, vs. Indiana, 10-9-10Passed for 6 TDs ........................................................................................ vs. FAMU (K. Guiton 6), 9-21-13Rushed/Passed for 300+ yards ............................................... R-342, P-303, vs. Eastern Michigan 9-25-10Had 700+ yards in total offense ..............................................................715 (R-394, P-321), Utah, 8-27-86Had 400+ yards in a half ................................................................................414, vs. Penn State, 10-26-13Scored on first offensive play .....at Penn State, 10-27-00, M. Jenkins, 66-yard TD pass from S. BellisariOpponent scored on first offensive play ......vs. Purdue, 10-20-12, A. Shavers 83 yd pass from C. TerBushWon game on final offensive play ................................ vs. Marshall, 9-11-04 (Mike Nugent, FG 55, 0:00)Recorded a safety ............................................................................................................. vs. Ohio, 9-18-10Recorded two safeties in a game ............................................................................... vs. Purdue, 11-10-01Opponent recorded a safety ........................................................................................ vs. Purdue, 10-20-12Opponent blocked a punt ........................................................................................at Penn State, 10-27-12 Opponent blocked a punt for a TD ..........................................................................at Penn State, 10-27-12Opponent returned kickoff for a TD ............................................................................. vs. Purdue, 10-20-12Opponent blocked a PAT ................................................................................................at Purdue, 11-12-11Opponent blocked FG ......................................................................................................... vs. Akron, 9-3-11Opponent scored 2-point conversion ............................................................................at Indiana, 10-13-12Opponent recovered an onside kick ..............................................................................at Indiana, 10-13-12Scored 2-point conversion ................................................ J. Hall pass from K. Guiton vs. Buffalo, 8-31-13Scored two 2-point conversions .............................J. Hall (pass) and K. Guiton (rush) vs. Buffalo, 8-31-13Forced 5 turnovers .................................................................................... vs. Ohio (3 INT/2 FUM), 9-18-10Committed zero (0) turnovers ...........................................................................................vs. Iowa, 10-19-13Recorded a defensive TD ............................................Doran Grant (INT return, 33 yds) at Purdue, 11-2-13Recorded two defensive TDs .........Penn State (2 INT), 11-13-10 D. Torrence (34 yds), T. Howard (30 yds)Recorded four defensive TDs ..................................................... vs. Fresno St. (2 FMB/2 INT rets.), 9-2-00Intercepted 3 passes .................................................................................................. vs. Nebraska, 10-6-12Intercepted 4 passes ....................................................................................................... vs. Miami, 9-11-10Zero Punts in a game .......................................................................................................vs. Iowa, 10-19-13Zero Sacks allowed in a game .........................................................................................at Purdue, 11-2-13Zero Sacks Allowed (back-to-back games) ......................................... 2013 at California, vs. Florida A&MRecorded a Shutout .............................................................................................. (56-0) at Purdue, 11-2-13Held opponent to 1-10 yards rushing ......................................................at Purdue, 10-6-07 (17 att./4 yds)Held opponent to 0 yds. rushing ................................................ vs. Northwestern, 9-22-07 (33 att./0 yds)Held opponent to negative rush yds ............................................... vs. Miami (OH), 9-1-12 (20 att./-1 yds)Recorded more points than plays ................................................ vs. Nebraska (63 pts./62 plays), 10-6-12Scored on 10 consecutive possessions ................................................................vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Came back from 10 points down to win ......................................(23-13 3rd Qtr) at Northwestern, 10-5-13Came back from 10+ points down to win ............................................ (14-3 half) vs. Penn State, 11-13-10Completed 1 pass in a game..............................................................................at Illinois (1 of 4), 10-15-11Lost a 21-point lead ....................................................................................at Nebraska, 10-8-11 (led 27-6)

INDIVIDUALRushed for 300+ yards ....................................... Eddie George (314 yards, 36 attempts), Illinois, 11-11-95Rushed for 200-299 yds .................................Chris Wells (222 yards, 39 attempts) at Michigan, 11-17-07Rushed for 100 yards in a half............................... Carlos Hyde (130 yards, first), vs. Penn State, 10-26-13Rushed for 5 TDs .............................................................................................Keith Byars, Illinois, 11-2-84Rushed for 4 TDs .................................................................................. Carlos Hyde vs. Nebraska, 10-6-12Quarterback rushed for 3 TDs ....................................................................... Braxton Miller vs. UCF, 9-9-12Two players rushed for 100 yards ................Carlos Hyde (149) & Braxton Miller (102), vs. Iowa, 10-19-13Two 100-yard rushers and one 100-yard reciever ........................................................at Indiana, 10-13-12................................................................ C. Hyde (156 rush), B. Miller (149 rush), D. Smith (106 receiving)Three players rushed for 100 yards ..............................................................................vs. Indiana, 11-5-11 (Dan Herron 141, 14 att; Braxton Miller 105, 14 att; Carlos Hyde 105, 15 att)Four players rushed for TDs .............................................................................. vs. San Diego State, 9-7-13 (Kenny Guiton, Jordan Hall, Dontre Wilson, Rod Smith)Five players caught a TD ..................................................................................................at Purdue, 11-2-13 (Jeff Heuerman, Chris Fields, Ezekiel Elliott, Corey Brown, Nick Vannett)100+ yards rushing, 200+ passing ........................Braxton Miller (102 rush, 222 pass) vs. Iowa, 10-19-13300+ yards total offense .........................Braxton Miller 320 (252 pass, 68 rush) vs. Penn State, 10-26-13400+ yards total offense .................................. Troy Smith 408 (66 rush, 342 pass) vs. Notre Dame 1-2-06Scored TDs rushing, receiving, return.............................Ted Ginn (1 Rush, 1 PR, 1 Rec.) vs. MSU, 11-6-04

Passed for 400-499 yards ..........................................................Art Schlitcher (458) Florida State, 10-3-81Passed for 300-399 yards ............................................................. Troy Smith (316) vs. Michigan, 11-18-06Passed for 6 TDs ...........................................................................Kenny Guiton, vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Passed for 6 TDs in one half .................................................Kenny Guiton (1st), vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Accounted for 6 TDs......................................................................Kenny Guiton, vs. Florida A&M, 9-21-13Had 50+ pass attempts ...............................................................Art Schlichter (52) Florida State, 10-3-81Had 40-49 pass attempts ............................................................... Troy Smith (41) vs. Michigan, 11-18-06Had 30-39 pass attempts ........................................................... Braxton Miller (30) vs. California, 9-15-12Had 30-39 pass completions .........................................................Joe Germaine (31) at Indiana, 10-31-98Wide receiver threw a TD pass ..........................................DeVier Posey vs. New Mexico State, 10-31-09Running back threw a TD pass ................................................. Jordan Hall vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10Had 10+ receptions ..............................................................Corey Brown (12) at Michigan State, 9-29-12Had 200-299 yards receiving .............................................. Santonio Holmes (224), vs. Marshall, 9-11-04Had 4 TD receptions ...................................................Dane Sanzenbacher, vs. Eastern Michigan, 9-25-10Tight end had 100-199 yards receiving ........................................ Jeff Heuerman (116), at Purdue, 11-2-13Two tight ends caught TD passes ................................................... Heuerman, Vannett at Purdue, 11-2-13True Freshman scored on 1st catch .............................................. DeVier Posey, Youngstown St., 8-30-08True Freshman scored in 1st game ...................................................................Devin Smith, Akron, 9-3-11Intercepted 3 passes ...............................................................................Damon Moore, at Iowa, 10-26-96Intercepted 2 passes ..........................................................................Bradley Roby, vs. Nebraska, 10-6-12Intercepted pass in 4 consecutive games:..............James Laurinaitis (LB) vs. Texas, UC, PSU, Iowa, 2006Returned KO for TD .........................................................................Jordan Hall (85) vs. Michigan 11-27-10Returned KO 100-yards for TD ................................................................ Ted Ginn, at Minnesota, 10-29-05Returned punt for TD .................................................................Corey Brown (68), at Wisconsin, 11-17-12Ret. punt for TD/consec. gms. ..................................................... 2004, Ted Ginn (57 yds. vs. PSU, 10-30); Ted Ginn (60 yds. at Michigan State, 11-6)Ret. 4 punts for TDs/same season by individual .................................................................. 2004, Ted Ginn (65 vs. Wisconsin, 67 vs. Penn State, 60 at Michigan State, 82 vs. Michigan) Returned 2 punts for TDs/same game ..........Michael Jenkins (54), Donte Whitner (0) vs. Iowa, 10-18-03Returned 2 punts for TDs/same game by ind. .............................Garcia Lane (63, 71) vs. Purdue, 10-8-83Returned INT for TD ..................................................................Ryan Shazier (17), at Penn State 10-27-12Returned fumble for TD ............................................................Bradley Roby (1 yd) vs. Miami (OH), 9-1-12Returned 2 fumbles for TD ..................... Thaddeus Gibson (69), Jermale Hines (48) at Mich St, 10-18-08Recovered fumble for TD ............................................................ Dane Sanzenbacher vs. Arkansas, 1-4-11Scored Defensive PAT .......................................................................... Brian Rolle (99 int) vs. Navy, 9-5-09Allowed Defensive PAT ....................................................................................................... Illinois, 11-5-05Blocked a field goal ......................................................................... Devon Torrence, vs. Miami FL, 9-11-10Blocked a PAT ..............................................................................Johnathan Hankins, vs. Purdue, 10-20-12Blocked 2 FGs in single game ............................. Nate Salley, Ashton Youboty vs. Michigan St., 10-15-05Blocked FG return for TD ................................................... Ashton Youboty (72) vs. Michigan St., 10-15-05Blocked a punt................................................................................Bradley Roby at Northwestern, 10-5-13Returned/Recovered a blocked punt for TD ...................... Bradley Roby (0 yds) at Northwestern, 10-5-13Recorded 15-tackle game ................................................................Ryan Shazier vs. Penn State, 11-19-11Recorded 20-tackle game .......................................................................A.J. Hawk vs. Wisconsin, 10-9-04Recorded 5.0 TFL ....................................................................................John Simon vs. Nebraska, 10-6-12Recorded 4.0 Sacks ..............................................................................John Simon at Wisconsin, 11-17-12Recorded 5 pass breakups ......................................................................Ryan Shazier at Indiana, 10-13-12Forced 2 fumbles, game ..............................................................Anderson Russell vs. Minnesota, 9-27-08Kicked 5+ field goals ...................................................................... (5) Devin Barclay vs. Miami FL, 9-11-10 Kicked 4 field goals ............................................................................... Drew Basil vs. Michigan, 11-24-12Kicked 3 40+ FGs in 1 Gm .................................................Mike Nugent (50, 46, 47) at N.C. State, 9-18-04Kicked 50+ FG................................................................................. Drew Basil (52) vs. Michigan, 11-24-12Team Kicked 2 50+ FGs in 1 Gm ...........................Ryan Pretorius (50), Aaron Pettrey (54) vs. YSU, 8-30-08Indv. Kicked back-to-back 50 FGs...............M. Nugent (55 vs. Marshall 9-11-04, 50 vs. NC State 9-18-04)Kicked 80+ punt................................................................................Karl Edwards (87), at Illinois, 10-15-83Kicked 70-79 punt ................................................................A.J. Trapasso (76), vs. Michigan St., 10-15-04Kicked 60-69 punt ................................................................ Cameron Johnston (61) at California, 9-14-13Played Off./Def. in same game ....................................................Zach Boren (FB/LB), at Indiana, 10-13-12Started Off./Def. in same game............................................ Chris Gamble (WR/CB), vs. Purdue, 11-15-03Opponent blocked FG return for TD .................................................Mar Shakoor (52), vs. Marshall 9-2-10Opponent had two players rush for 100 yards...........................................................at Michigan, 11-26-11 Robinson, D. (170 yards, 26 attempts), Toussaint, F. (120 yards, 20 carries) Opponent rushed for 200 yards............................. Eric McCoo (211 yards, 22 att) at Penn State, 10-16-99Opponent rushed for 300 yards....................... Tim Biakabutuka (313 yards, 37 att) at Michigan, 11-25-95Opponent Returned KO for TD ...............................................................Andre Debose (99), Florida, 1-2-12Opponent Returned opening KO for TD ........................................David Gilreath (97), Wisconsin 10-16-10 Opponent Returned Punt/KO for TD in same game .........................................................Miami FL, 9-11-10 (Lamar Miller, 88 KO return; Travis Benjamin 79 punt return)Opponent Returned Punt for TD ...........................................Travis Benjamin, Miami FL (79 yards), 9-11-10Opponent Returned Blocked Punt for TD ..............................................Nick Adams, UAB (20 yds), 9-22-12Opponent Recovered Blocked Punt for TD ...........................................M. Yancich, at Penn State 10-27-12Opponent returned INT for TD ............................................................ Ray Maualuga (48), at USC, 9-13-08


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OHIO STATE VS. ILLINOIS

SERIES HISTORY GAME-BY-GAMEDate Location Result11/3/2012 Columbus....................................................#6 OSU 52, ILL 2210/15/2011 Champaign .................................................OSU 17, #15 ILL 79/26/2009 Columbus....................................................#13 OSU 30, ILL 011/15/2008 Champaign ...............................................#11 OSU 30, ILL 2011/10/2007 Columbus.................................................... ILL 28, #1 OSU 2111/4/2006 Champaign .................................................#1 OSU 17, ILL 1011/5/2005 Columbus....................................................#12 OSU 40, ILL 211/16/2002 Champaign .................................................#2 OSU 23, ILL 1611/17/2001 Columbus...........................................#12 ILL 34, #25 OSU 2211/11/2000 Champaign ...............................................#13 OSU 24, ILL 2111/13/1999 Columbus.................................................. ILL 46, #25 OSU 2010/10/1998 Champaign ...................................................#1 OSU 41, ILL 011/15/1997 Columbus......................................................#4 OSU 41, ILL 611/9/1996 Champaign ...................................................#2 OSU 48, ILL 011/11/1995 Columbus......................................................#2 OSU 41, ILL 310/8/1994 Columbus..................................................#17 OSU 24, ILL 1010/5/1991 Columbus............................................... #14 OSU 31, WIS 1610/9/1993 Champaign .................................................#6 OSU 20, ILL 1210/10/1992 Columbus.......................................................... ILL 18, #21 1610/12/1991 Champaign ..........................................#20 ILL 10, #11 OSU 710/6/1990 Columbus...........................................#13 ILL 31, #20 OSU 2010/7/1989 Champaign ..............................................#18 ILL 34 , OSU 1410/1/1988 Columbus......................................................... ILL 31, OSU 1210/3/1987 Champaign ...................................................#9 OSU 10, ILL 610/4/1986 Columbus...........................................................OSU 14, ILL 010/5/1985 Champaign ................................................. ILL 31, #5 OSU 2810/13/1984 Columbus....................................................#8 OSU 45, ILL 3810/15/1983 Champaign ..........................................#19 ILL 17, #6 OSU 1310/16/1982 Champaign ...............................................OSU 26, #15 ILL 2110/17/1981 Columbus.........................................................OSU 34, ILL 2711/8/1980 Columbus....................................................#7 OSU 49, ILL 4211/3/1979 Champaign ...................................................#5 OSU 44, ILL 711/11/1978 Columbus...........................................................OSU 45, ILL 711/5/1977 Champaign ...................................................#4 OSU 35, ILL 011/6/1976 Columbus....................................................#8 OSU 42, ILL 1011/8/1975 Champaign ...................................................#1 OSU 40, ILL 311/2/1974 Columbus......................................................#1 OSU 49, ILL 711/3/1973 Champaign ...................................................#1 OSU 30, ILL 010/14/1972 Columbus......................................................#4 OSU 26, ILL 710/15/1971 Champaign ...............................................#15 OSU 24, ILL 1010/24/1970 Champaign .................................................#1 OSU 48, ILL 2910/25/1969 Columbus......................................................#1 OSU 41, ILL 0

SERIES INFORMATIONOverall ........................................................................Ohio State leads, 64-30-4 In Columbus ................................................................Ohio State leads, 28-18-4 In Champaign .............................................................Ohio State leads, 34-12-0 Neutral Site ........................................................................Ohio State leads, 2-0Last Ohio State Win ....................................................52-22, 2012 in ColumbusLast Illinois Win ..........................................................28-21, 2007 in Columbus Biggest Margin of Victory for OSU ....................................................48-0, 1996 Biggest Margin of Victory for Illinois .................................................46-0, 1904 Longest Winning Steak for OSU ....................................................15, (1968-82) Longest Winning Steak for Illinois ...................................................5, (1988-92) Current Win Streak ........................................................................Ohio State, 4Note: The 2010 season was vacated by The Ohio State University

10/26/1968 Champaign .................................................#2 OSU 31, ILL 2410/28/1967 Columbus.........................................................OSU 17, ILL 1310/15/1966 Champaign ........................................................ ILL 10, OSU 910/9/1965 Columbus.........................................................OSU 28, ILL 1410/10/1964 Champaign ..............................................#1 OSU 26, #2 ILL 010/12/1963 Columbus....................................................#8 OSU 20, ILL 2010/12/1962 Champaign ...............................................#10 OSU 51, ILL 1510/14/1961 Columbus......................................................#7 OSU 44, ILL 010/8/1960 Champaign ...................................................#5 OSU 34, ILL 710/10/1959 Columbus......................................................#20 ILL 9, OSU 010/11/1958 Champain ...................................................#5 OSU 19, ILL 1310/12/1957 Columbus...........................................................OSU 21, ILL 710/13/1956 Champaign ...................................................#5 OSU 26, ILL 610/8/1955 Columbus.........................................................OSU 27, ILL 1210/9/1954 Champaign .................................................#10 OSU 40, ILL 710/10/1953 Columbus.................................................... ILL 41, #3 OSU 2010/15/1952 Champaign ......................................................OSU 27, ILL 2011/17/1951 Columbus........................................................OSU 0, #3 ILL 011/18/1950 Champaign ..............................................#8 ILL 14, #1 OSU 711/12/1949 Columbus..................................................#11 OSU 30, ILL 1711/13/1948 Champaign ........................................................OSU 34, ILL 711/15/1947 Columbus....................................................#11 ILL 28, OSU 711/16/1946 Champaign ............................................#9 ILL 16, #13 OSU 711/17/1945 Columbus......................................................#9 OSU 27, ILL 211/18/1944 Champaign .................................................#4 OSU 26, ILL 1211/13/1943 Columbus.........................................................OSU 29, ILL 2611/14/1942 Cleveland...........................................#10 OSU 44, #13 ILL 2011/15/1941 Columbus....................................................#20 OSU 12, ILL 711/16/1940 Champaign ........................................................OSU 14, ILL 611/18/1939 Columbus......................................................#8 OSU 21, ILL 011/12/1938 Champaign ......................................................OSU 32, ILL 1411/13/1937 Columbus...........................................................OSU 19, ILL 011/14/1936 Champaign ........................................................OSU 13, ILL 011/16/1935 Columbus.............................................................OSU 6, ILL 010/13/1934 Champaign ...................................................... ILL 14, OSU 1311/25/1933 Columbus.............................................................OSU 7, ILL 611/19/1932 Champaign ..........................................................OSU 3, ILL 011/21/1931 Columbus...........................................................OSU 40, ILL 011/22/1930 Champaign ........................................................OSU 12, ILL 911/23/1929 Columbus........................................................... ILL 27, OSU 011/24/1928 Columbus............................................................. ILL 8, OSU 011/19/1927 Columbus........................................................... ILL 13, OSU 011/20/1926 Champaign ..........................................................OSU 7, ILL 611/21/1925 Columbus........................................................... ILL 14, OSU 911/22/1924 Champaign .......................................................... ILL 7, OSU 011/24/1923 Columbus............................................................. ILL 9, OSU 010/25/1922 Champaign ..........................................................OSU 6, ILL 3 11/19/1921 Columbus............................................................. ILL 7, OSU 011/12/1920 Champaign ......................................................OSU 32, ILL 1411/20/1919 Columbus.............................................................OSU 7, ILL 011/22/1918 Champaign ........................................................OSU 13, ILL 011/17/1917 Columbus...........................................................OSU 13, ILL 010/21/1916 Champaign ..........................................................OSU 7, ILL 6 10/16/1915 Columbus.............................................................OSU 3, ILL 310/17/1914 Champaign ...........................................................ILL 37, ILL 011/5/1904 Columbus........................................................... ILL 46, OSU 011/15/1902 Columbus.............................................................OSU 0, ILL 0


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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Daniel Herron ran for 114 yards in his first game back and the Buckeyes (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) forced three turnovers - two of them setting up the Buckeyes’ only touchdowns - in a 17-7 upset of the Illini (6-1, 2-1).

Desperate for a way to end a two-game losing streak, coach Luke Fickell drew up a game plan that was about as conservative as it gets.

True freshman quarterback Braxton Miller threw just four passes, while Herron carried the ball 23 times and punched in the third-quarter touchdown that was the game winner.

“It was hard staying at home and watching the games,” said Herron, who missed the season’s first six games. “Now that I’m back out here, I’m doing everything I can to help this team, be a leader and get some more wins.”

The Buckeyes didn’t throw their first pass until the 7:22 mark of the second quarter. Miller, in fact, didn’t complete a pass until he hit tight end Jake Stone-burner on a 17-yard TD pass with 13:06 left in the game for a 17-0 lead.

“Up 10-0, we were on the sideline saying, ‘Man, we haven’t made a pass yet,”’ Stoneburner said. “It was kind of funny, but we were all saying, ‘Who cares?’ We’re up, and if we complete one pass, I’ll take the catch.”

No Ohio State team had gone through a game with just one completion since 1976, a 22-21 loss to Mis-souri with Rod Gerald under center.

That Ohio State team was ranked No. 2, while this one was just trying to get its head above water, end the two-game losing streak and chalk up its first Big Ten win.

Enter Herron, who had to sit out six games as a re-sult of his role in a cash-for-memorablia scandal - the mess that cost ex-coach Jim Tressel his job - and then for taking too much money for a summer job.

Fickell said during the week he wasn’t sure how much the senior tailback would play and he wasn’t listed as the starter.

But Herron was in the backfield from the begin-ning, and carried the bulk of the load on the opening drive, one that on a day of gusty 20-plus mph winds delivered a 45-yard Drew Basil field goal. It was the only score of the half.

“They have a pretty good offensive line, a pretty good running back and I think one of the things they were excited about was having (Herron) back,” Illi-nois coach Ron Zook said.

The Ohio State defense, meanwhile, played big, holding an Illini offense that was averaging almost 450 yards and 34.7 points a game to 285 yards and, until the 6:22 mark of the fourth quarter, no points.

Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase was 20 of 34 for 169 yards, with two interceptions and a late 3-yard touchdown pass to Evan Wilson that finally put the Illini on the board.

Stoneburner’s touchdown was set up by an A.J. Jenkins fumble at the Illinois 37 while Herron’s 12-

yard touchdown run - which gave the Buckeyes a 10-0 lead - followed an interception by Bradley Roby that he returned to the Illinois 12. Scheelhaase threw to Jenkins and the receiver appeared to ruin a shorter route than Scheelhaase anticipated. The ball flew 10 yards past Jenkins and right at Roby.

In addition to stifling Scheelhaase, the Buckeyes also held Illinois other big weapon in check.

Illinois senior tailback Jason Ford left the game in the third quarter with an injured left shoulder after a big hit on a first-down carry. He finished with 30 yards on six carries.

Scheelhaase was Illinois’ leading rusher with 16 carries for 49 yards.

LAST TIME VS. ILLINOIS IN CHAMPAIGNBuckeyes Upset Illini in Herron’s Return, 17-7Head coach Luke Fickell picks up his first win over a ranked opponent; Herron rushes for 114 and a TD

Jake Stoneburner catches a 17-yard TD pass from Braxton Miller in the fourth quarter, putting the Buckeyes up 17-0.

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OHIO STATE 17NO. 16/15 ILLINOIS 7Oct. 15, 2011 - Memorial Stadium (55,229)ABC

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FOhio State 3 0 7 7 17Illinois 0 0 0 7 7

SCORING SUMMARYFIRST QUARTER09:04 OSU Basil 43 yd field goal

THIRD QUARTER14:06 OSU Herron 12 yd run (Basil kick)

FOURTH QUARTER13:06 OSU Stoneburner 17 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)06:22 ILL Wilson 3 yd pass from Scheelhaase (Dimke kick)

TEAM STATISTICS OSU ILLFIRST DOWNS 14 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 51-211 35-116PASSING YDS (NET) 17 169Passes Att-Comp-Int 4-1-0 34-20-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 55-228 69-285Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 2--2Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-22 3-33Interception Returns-Yards 2-51 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-39.0 6-38.3Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-1Penalties-Yards 7-64 3-41Possession Time 30:35 29:25Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 5 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 4-25

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Ohio State-Herron, Dan 23-114; Hall, Jordan 12-56; Miller, Braxton 12-34; Hyde, Carlos 3-8; TEAM 1-minus 1. Illinois-Scheelhaase, N 16-49; Ford, Jason 6-30; Pollard, Troy 5-24; Young, Dono-vonn 8-13.

PASSING: Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 1-4-0-17. Illi-nois-Scheelhaase, N 20-34-2-169.

RECEIVING: Ohio State-Stoneburner, Jake 1-17. Illinois-Jenkins, A.J. 8-80; Davis, Jon 3-37; Lankford, Ryan 3-27; Young, Donovonn 2-9; Pollard, Troy 2-8; Harris, Spencer 1-5; Wilson, Evan 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Ohio State-Roby, Bradley 1-36; Howard, Travis 1-15. Illinois-None.

FUMBLES: Ohio State-Hall, Jordan 1-0; Herron, Dan 1-0; Miller, Braxton 1-0. Illinois-Ford, Jason 1-0; Jen-kins, A.J. 1-1; Pollard, Troy 1-0.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Carlos Hyde rushed for 137 yards and three touchdowns and Braxton Miller burnished his Heisman credentials by passing for two scores and running for another in the Buckeyes’ 52-22 victory over Illinois on Saturday. Miller carried 18 times for 73 yards, and completed 12 of 20 passes for 226 yards. It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Illini (2-7, 0-5) and their 11th consecutive Big Ten loss. Little went right for the Illini and first-year coach Tim Beckman, a former assistant to Ohio State’s Urban Meyer when Meyer was the head coach at Bowling Green from 2001-2002. Beckman was also a former Ohio State assistant under Jim Tressel, forced out in the wake of a memorabilia-for-tattoos scandal that ultimately led to Meyer taking over the Buckeyes last November. After racing to quick touchdowns with short drives while outscoring the visitors 24-0 in the second quarter, the Buckeyes stretched their lead to 38-6 in the third quarter by taking their time, going 73 yards on 11 plays, capped by Miller’s 2-yard scramble. Miller tossed TD passes of 51 yards to Rod Smith and 37 yards to wide receiver Corey Brown. Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase, dogged all day by Ohio State’s aggressive front line, completed 19 of 34 passes for just 91 yards with one interception. He also led the Illini in rushing with 15 carries for 36 yards. But there wasn’t much else going on for the Illini, who finished with only 170 total yards. Ahead 7-6 after a quarter, they blew the game open with four scoring drives. Drew Basil’s 31-yard field goal made it 10-6 before a short Illinois punt gave the Buckeyes decent field position at their 36. Five plays later, Hyde’s second short TD run of the day made it 17-6. Illinois, which settled for Nick Immekus field goals after first downs at the Ohio State 29- and 10-yard lines in the first quarter, wasn’t able to get anything going on offense as Scheelhaase was continually harassed and forced to run wide before picking his options. After another punt, Miller’s pass was nearly intercepted before Hyde gained 10 yards. Miller then rolled right and then looked back to the left sideline where backup running back Rod Smith was several yards behind safety Supo Sanni. Smith pulled in the pass to complete the 51-yard score. An 18-yard punt and a penalty put the Buckeyes right back in control at midfield. On consecutive plays, Miller juked and spun for 11 yards, Hyde picked up 11, Miller found tight end Nick Vannett for 14 yards, Miller scrambled for 11 more and Hyde then collected his third score of the day on a sweep around right end. Ohio State will have plenty to work on during its week off. The Buckeyes had several costly personal-foul penalties, surrendered yardage on kickoff and punt returns and also gave up a big play off a turnover. The Buckeyes gave up the ball on Smith’s fumble, with the Illini getting help from two Ohio State late hits to score on Jon Davis’ 1-yard run.

The Illini’s defense, allowed 567 yards (7.2 per snap) did come up with one big play. Ashante Williams picked up Ohio State backup quarterback Kenny Guiton’s bad option pitch and raced 77 yards for the touchdown in the final minutes. The Illini had won three of the past five and seven of the past 11 meetings at Ohio Stadium.

LAST YEAR VS. ILLINOISILLINOIS 22NO. 6 OHIO STATE 52Nov. 3, 2012 - Ohio Stadium (105, 311)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FIllinois 6 0 8 8 22Ohio State 7 24 7 14 52

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER07:48 ILL Immekus 43 yd field goal04:14 OSU Hyde 3 yd run (Basil kick)00:38 ILL Immekus 28 yd field goal

SECOND QUARTER12:10 OSU Basil 31 yd field goal09:01 OSU Hyde 5 yd run (Basil kick)05:14 OSU Smith, R. 51 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)01:56 OSU Hyde 3 yd run (Basil kick)

THIRD QUARTER06:45 OSU Miller 2 yd run (Basil kick)00:53 ILL Davis 1 yd run (LaCosse pass from Russell)

FOURTH QUARTER12:39 OSU Brown, C. 37 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)04:56 ILL Williams 77 yd fumble recovery (Russell, Tim rush)01:26 OSU Dunn 3 yd run (Basil kick)

TEAM STATISTICS ILL OSUFIRST DOWNS 15 32RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-74 57-330PASSING YDS (NET) 96 237Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-19-1 22-13-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-170 79-567Fumble Returns-Yards 1-77 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 3-25Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-158 2-46Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-25Punts (Number-Avg) 7-38.7 3-33.7Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2Penalties-Yards 6-36 6-79Possession Time 26:29 33:31Third-Down Conversions 2 of 14 5 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 6-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-21 2-21

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Illinois-Scheelhaase, N 15-36; Davis, Jon 8-27; Young, Donovonn 6-17; Osei, Miles 2-2; TEAM 1-minus 8. Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 18-137; Miller, Braxton 18-73; Dunn, Bri’onte 13-73; Smith, Rod 5-32; Guiton, Kenny 2-16; Vannett, Nick 1-minus 1. PASSING: Illinois-Scheelhaase 19-34-1-96. Ohio State-Miller 12-20-0-226; Guiton 1-2-0-11. RECEIVING:ILL-Millines 5-37;Young 5-10;Ayoola 3-9; Lankford 2-14; Davis 2-14; Harris 1-7; Wilson 1-5.Ohio State-Brown, C. 4-79; Smith, R. 2-55; Vannett 2-45; Stoneburner 1-24; Fields, Chris 1-11; Spencer 1-9; Smith, D. 1-9; Heuerman 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Illinois-None. Ohio State-Howard, Travis 1-25.

No. 6 Buckeyes move to 10-0 with 52-22 win over IllinoisMiller accounts for 299 yards of offense; Hyde rushes for 137 and 3 TDs

Corner Travis Howard recorded his fourth interception of the season against the Illini.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Braxton Miller threw two touchdown passes and Jordan Hall ran for two more scores to lead the Buckeyes to a 40-20 victory over Buffalo. The Buckeyes led 23-0 after the first quarter before the Bulls made things interesting. Joe Licata threw two TD passes and linebacker Kahlil Mack returned a Miller interception 45 yards to make it 30-20 in the third quarter. Miller was sidelined a second time with cramps and sub Kenny Guiton promptly tossed a 21-yard TD pass to Chris Fields. Hall had a career-high 159 yards rushing, scoring on runs of 37 and 49 yards. Miller was 15 of 22 passing for 178 yards with TDs of 47 yards to Devin Smith and 7 yards to Chris Fields. He also ran for 77 yards on 17 attempts, although he twice went to the sideline with cramps. Licata completed 19 of 32 passes for 185 yards and two scores with one interception, with Branden Oliver gaining 73 yards on 26 carries for the Bulls, who were playing Ohio State for the first time ever. Ohio State was in control after its first three possessions. Miller hit Devin Smith on a 47-yard scoring pass on the fourth offensive play of the season. Then Miller found Fields on a 7-yard scoring pass. The only surprise was that the Buckeyes lined up in an unbalanced line on both conversion tries, with only three players close to the ball. Guiton, the holder, kept on the first two-point try and then hit Hall for the second conversion behind a mass of blockers at left end. An audible groan could be heard from the crowd of 103,980 when Meyer elected to have Drew Basil score on a more conventional point-after kick after Hall burst untouched through a gaping hole off left tackle. As good as that first 15 minutes was - 216 yards of offense, a big lead and Buffalo looking thoroughly defeated - the next two quarters showed that the Bulls were far from dead. After Ron Tanner picked off a tipped Licata pass for Ohio State, speedy freshman tailback Dontre Wilson gave it right back on the next play when he was hit by linebacker Blake Bean and Buffalo’s Derek Brim recovered. Licata needed just three plays to cover the 44 yards, hitting three consecutive passes with help on a late hit against Ohio State cornerback Armani Reeves. Licata flipped a pass over the middle to tight end Matt Weiser, who rumbled into the end zone from 16 yards out. Four plays later, Buffalo quieted the crowd when Miller tossed a short pass directly to the Bulls’ Mack, considered one of the top linebackers in the nation, and he outran intended receiver Wilson into the end zone. Two cracks at the two-point conversion, thanks to a defensive interference penalty, failed and the Bulls had cut the gap to 23-13. But just as quickly, the Buckeyes regrouped and took

control. Wilson redeemed himself for the turnover by taking the kickoff back 51 yards. On first down, Hall bolted through another massive hole at left tackle and there was nobody on the second level to stop him as he raced 37 yards. Buffalo threatened again in the third quarter, with Licata hitting Alex Neutz on a 10-yard scoring pass, cutting the lead to 30-20. On the next drive, Miller went to the sideline again and Guiton tossed the scoring pass to Fields to push the lead to 17 points. Basil had a field goal for the only points of the fourth quarter. Hall, making just the seventh start of his five years at Ohio State, rushed for 126 yards on 12 carries in the opening half. The game was played in high humidity and temperatures in the mid-80s. Ryan Shazier, the only returning starter among the front seven on defense for Ohio State, also missed more than a quarter with leg cramps. Ohio State stretched the nation’s longest win streak to 13 in a row.

GAME 1: BUFFALOBUFFALO 20NO. 2/2 OHIO STATE 40Aug. 31, 2013 - Ohio Stadium (103,980)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FBuffalo 0 13 7 0 20Ohio State 23 7 7 3 40

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER10:40 OSU Smith 47 yd pass from Miller (Guiton rush) 7:05 OSU Fields 7 yd pass from Miller (Hall, J. pass from Guiton0:38 OSU Hall, J. 49 yd run (Basil kick)

SECOND QUARTER9:18 UB Weiser 16 yd pass from Licata (Clarke kick)7:10 UB Mack 45 yd INT return (Licata pass failed)6:53 OSU Hall, J. 37 yd run (Basil kick)

THIRD QUARTER10:21 UB Neutz 10 yd pass from Licata (Clarke kick)3:16 OSU Fields 21 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)

FOURTH QUARTER7:05 OSU Basil, Drew 39 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS UB OSUFIRST DOWNS 18 23RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-73 45-261PASSING YDS (NET) 185 199Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-19-1 23-16-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 67-258 68-460Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-44Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-75 3-81Interception Returns-Yards 1-45 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-40.3 3-41.3Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1Penalties-Yards 6-62 9-94Possession Time 27:56 32:04Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 7 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-1Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-18 1-7

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Buffalo-OLIVER, Branden 26-73; TAYLOR, Anthone 3-8; LEE, Fred 1-2; ZORDICH, Alex 2-2; LICA-TA, Joe 3-minus 12. Ohio State-Hall, Jordan 21-159;Miller, Braxton 17-77; Wilson, Dontre 3-11; Ball, Warren 2-6; Guiton, Kenny 1-6; Elliott, Ezekiel 1-2. PASSING: Buffalo-LICATA, Joe 19-32-1-185. Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 15-22-1-178; Guiton, Kenny 1-1-0-21. RECEIVING: Buffalo-NEUTZ, Alex 9-98; SCHRECK, Mason 4-22; CAMPBELL, Devin 2-31; WEISER, Matt 2-22; DUNMORE, John 1-8; GORDON, Jimmy 1-4. Ohio State-Smith, Devin 3-61; Fields, Chris 3-53; Hall, Jordan 3-14; Brown, Corey 2-25; Spencer, Evan2-16; Heuerman, Jeff 2-12; Wilson, Dontre 1-18.

Ohio State Doubles Up Buffalo, 40-20Jordan Hall records a then career-high 159 rushing yards and two touchdowns

Braxton Miller threw for 178 yards and two TDs and ran for another 77 yards in the win over Buffalo.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Kenny Guiton took over when Braxton Miller left with a sprained left knee, running for one touchdown and passing for two on Saturday while leading No. 3 Ohio State to a 42-7 victory over San Diego State. Miller watched the last three quarters from the sideline after being sandwiched between two tacklers on the Buckeyes’ seventh offensive play. Guiton, who helped save Ohio State’s 12-0 season a year ago, had the most playing time he’s ever had in a game. He set career bests with 19 of 28 passing for 152 yards and 83 rushing yards. Guiton came in having completed 14 of 25 passes for 144 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions in his 16 career games. He had totaled 59 yards rushing on 14 attempts. Ohio State dominated from the outset, but a crowd of 104,984 at Ohio Stadium sat in stunned silence when Miller was injured on Ohio State’s first offensive series. On fourth-and-1 at the Aztecs 12, Miller carried to the right side and then cut back. He was trying to squirm for an extra yard or two when he was hit by defensive back King Holder while going backwards, with middle linebacker Jake Fely then hitting him and knocking his helmet off. In came Guiton, who on the very next play handed to freshman Dontre Wilson, who sprinted around end for a 7-yard score. The senior from Texas also tossed a 27-yard scoring pass to Corey Brown and then handed off to Jordan Hall for a 4-yard score with 3 seconds left in the first quarter. During the lull before the ensuing kickoff, Miller received a loud ovation as he jogged across the field from the ramp leading to the locker room to the Ohio State sideline. Miller, wearing a large knee brace, remained on the sideline the rest of the game, never putting on a helmet but occasionally speaking to coach Urban Meyer and his teammates. Meanwhile, Guiton was large and in charge. Just like they did a week ago in rolling to a 23-0 lead, the Buckeyes got off to a big early lead. This time, however, they didn’t allow the opponent to get back in the game as Buffalo did in Ohio State’s 40-20 victory. Guiton kept around the left side on a 44-yard scoring run. Rod Smith, coming off a one-game suspension for an unspecified violation of team rules, tacked on a 1-yard touchdown to make it 35-0 at the half. It wasn’t the first time in which Guiton came on in relief of Miller and grabbed the spotlight. Guiton had taken over for an injured Miller late in last season’s eighth game, against Purdue. Trailing by eight points with 47 seconds left at his own 35-yard line he led the Buckeyes to an improbable touchdown and then threw a 2-point conversion pass to force overtime. The Buckeyes won 29-22 on the way to the sixth unbeaten, untied season at the school.

Guiton hit a leaping Brown on a 24-yard scoring pass in the third quarter. His only mistake was a second-quarter interception by cornerback Damontae Kazee -- leaping, twisting, one-handed grab that will probably end up on a few highlight reels. San Diego State, which went 9-4 a year ago and played in a bowl game for the third season in a row, didn’t get on the board until late in the third quarter. Backup quarterback Quinn Kaehler flipped a 2-yard scoring pass to Chad Young to make it 42-7. Kaehler, who completed 22 of 36 passes for 216 yards and a touchdown with one interception, took over for starter Adam Dingwell after he was intercepted by Doran Grant on the Aztecs’ second possession. Dingwell finished 0 for 5 passing with the pick.

GAME 2: SAN DIEGO STATESAN DIEGO STATE 7NO. 2/3 OHIO STATE 42Sept., 7 2013 - Ohio Stadium (104,984)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FSDSU 0 0 7 0 7Ohio State 21 14 7 0 42

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER11:49 OSU Wilson 7 yd run (Basil kick)06:23 OSU Brown, C. 27 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)00:03 OSU Smith, R. 4 yd run (Basil kick)

SECOND QUARTER05:33 OSU Guiton 44 yd run (Basil kick)03:15 OSU Hall 1 yd run (Basil kick)

THIRD QUARTER04:34 OSU Brown, C. 24 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick) 01:41 SD Young 2 yd pass from Kaehler (Feer kick)

TEAM STATISTICS SDSU OSUFIRST DOWNS 17 22RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-64 40-263PASSING YDS (NET) 216 182Passes Att-Comp-Int 41-22-2 30-21-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-280 70-445Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-10Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-125 1-25Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-4Punts (Number-Avg) 7-35.6 4-42.2Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0Penalties-Yards 5-50 8-75Possession Time 27:52 32:08Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 7 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 3-27

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: SDSU-PRICE, Chase 5-22; PUMPHREY, Donne 3-18; HARDWICK, De’Sa 1-7; MUEMA, Adam 3-5; LOCKETT, Colin 1-4; MILLER, Mike 1-3; GAR-RETT, Dwayne 2-3; YOUNG, Chad 1-2; RUFFIN, Ezell 1-1; KAEHLER, Quinn 9-minus 1. Ohio State-Guiton,Kenny 9-83; Smith, Rod 13-75; Wilson, Dontre 5-51; Elliott, Ezekiel 6-36; Hall, Jordan 3-11; Miller, Brax-ton 1-5; Ball, Warren 2-4; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING: SDSU-KAEHLER, Quinn 22-36-1-216; DIN-GWELL, Adam 0-5-1-0. Ohio State-Guiton, Kenny 19-28-1-152; Miller, Braxton 2-2-0-30. RECEIVING: SDSU-RUFFIN, Ezell 6-80; LOCKETT, Colin 6-58; CRAIGHEAD, Robe 2-21; CLARK, Larry 2-18; PRICE, Chase 2-2; PUMPHREY, Donne 1-18; ROBERTS, Adam 1-17; YOUNG, Chad 1-2; MUEMA, Adam 1-0. Ohio State-Smith, Devin 7-46; Brown, Co-rey 6-73; Wilson, Dontre 3-6; Heuerman, Jeff 2-33; Hall, Jordan 1-12; Spencer, Evan1-10; Vannett, Nick 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: SDSU-KAZEE, Damontae 1-0. Ohio State-Reeves, Armani 1-4; Grant, Doran 1-0.

Guiton Leads Ohio State to a 42-7 win over SDSUSenior backup QB throws for two touchdowns, runs for another in the victory

Kenny Guiton threw for 152 yards and two TDs and also ran for 83 yards, including this 44-yard TD run.


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BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Kenny Guiton waited until his fifth year at Ohio State to get his first start. Two plays into the game, he was already in the Buckeyes’ record book. Guiton threw three of his four touchdown passes in the first six minutes, including a school-record 90-yarder to start the onslaught, and No. 4 Ohio State rolled to its 15th straight victory, 52-34 over California on Saturday night. Guiton got the start in place of injured Braxton Miller, and there was no drop-off in performance for the Buckeyes (3-0). He connected with Devin Smith on the deep ball on Ohio State’s second offensive play -- the longest from scrimmage in school history. He added a 47-yard touchdown to Smith and a 1-yarder to Chris Fields on fourth-and-goal as Ohio State jumped out to a 21-0 lead over the Golden Bears (1-2) less than halfway through the first quarter. Guiton completed 21 of 32 passes for 276 yards and added 92 yards rushing to lead the Buckeyes. Jordan Hall added 168 yards on the ground and three touchdowns as Ohio State extended the longest winning streak in major college football by outgunning the Bears in a high-paced offensive game. With both teams running no-huddle offenses for much of the game, the defenses were scrambling as the teams combined for 86 points, 11 touchdowns and 1,111 total yards on 177 plays. Cal’s freshman quarterback Jared Goff just missed his third straight 400-yard game to begin his career, going 31 for 53 for 371 yards with three touchdowns. But he also lost a fumble and threw an interception in the first quarter to put the Bears in an early hole they could never escape. Goff got little help from the running game or defense. Brendan Bigelow, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on four carries last year against Ohio State was held to 39 yards on 11 carries in the rematch. Cal’s injury-ravaged defense has allowed at least 500 yards every game this season under first-year coach Sonny Dykes and even the opportunity to face a backup quarterback in Guiton couldn’t change that pattern. Guiton had thrown just 26 career passes before stepping in during the first quarter last week against San Diego State when Miller left with a sprained left knee. Miller practiced sparingly this week but was unable to play in the game, giving Guiton his long-awaited shot as a starter. He was ready, and on his second play found Smith behind safety Damariay Drew for the 90-yard play that delighted the thousands of scarlet-clad fans who made up nearly half of the crowd at Memorial Stadium. That started an action-packed opening quarter that featured 38 points, three turnovers and 445 yards of offense between the two teams. Despite that fast start, the Buckeyes only led 31-20 at the half as Goff threw a pair of TD passes and Dykes pulled out all the stops.

On fourth-and-8 late in the half, Dykes appeared to send the punting unit out. But Goff, who wears the same number as punter Cole Leininger, lined up in punt formation and threw an 11-yard pass to Stefan McClure that set up Vincenzo D’Amato’s 43-yard field goal on the final play of the half.

GAME 3: CALIFORNIANO. 3/4 OHIO STATE 52CALIFORNIA 34Sept. 14, 2013 - Memorial Stadium (62,467)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FOhio State 24 7 21 0 52California 14 6 7 7 34

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER13:07 OSU Smith, D. 90 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)11:27 OSU Smith, D. 47 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)9:00 OSU Fields 1 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)8:01 CAL Grisom 61 yd pass from Goff (D’Amato kick)3:45 OSU Basil 39 yd field goal0:55 CAL Harper 42 yd pass from Goff (D’Amato kick)

SECOND QUARTER8:20 OSU Hall 1 yd run (Basil kick)4:32 CAL D’Amato 27 yd field goal0:00 CAL D’Amato 43 yd field goal

THIRD QUARTER12:06 OSU Hall 1 yd run (Basil kick)5:26 OSU Brown, C. 6 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)4:37 CAL Treggs 14 yd pass from Goff (D’Amato kick)2:02 OSU Hall 2 yd run (Basil kick)

FOURTH QUARTER6:06 CAL Lasco 1 yd run (D’Amato kick)

TEAM STATISTICS OSU CALFIRST DOWNS 27 28RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 55-332 37-132PASSING YDS (NET) 276 371Passes Att-Comp-Int 32-21-0 53-31-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 87-608 90-503Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-20 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-46 4-107Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.2 4-49.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1Penalties-Yards 7-56 5-28Possession Time 33:55 26:05Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 6 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-21 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Ohio State-Hall 30-168; Guiton 14-92; Wilson 5-59; Brown 2-15; Smith, R. 3-8; California-Lasco 10-64; Bigelow 11-39; Muhammad 5-21; Boehm 4-13; Goff 6-2. PASSING: Ohio State-Guiton 21-32-0-276. California-Goff 31-53-1-371. RECEIV-ING: Ohio State-Brown 5-35; Hall 5-20; Smith, D. 3-149; Wilson 3-48; Fields 3-14; Vannett 1-8; Spen-cer 1-2. California-Treggs 7-51; Harper 6-115; Lawler 6-39; Powe 3-21; Bouza 2-35; Bigelow 2-11; Grisom 1-61; Muhammad1-14; McClure 1-11; Rodgers 1-5; Anderson 1-4; Lasco 0-4.

Fast Start Propels Buckeyes to 52-34 Win at CaliforniaKenny Guiton accounts for 368 yards, throws for four TDs in the win

Devin Smith hauled in this 90-yard TD pass on Ohio State’s second play from scrimmage. It was Ohio State’s longest play from scrimmage in school history. Smith finished with a career-high 149 yards receiving and 2 TDs.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – After a 76-0 victory over outmanned and overmatched Florida A&M, Urban Meyer couldn’t say for certain that his Ohio State team got a lot out of its meek non-conference schedule. “Obviously, at midnight next week, we’ll know,” the coach of No. 4 Ohio State said, referring to the Big Ten opener on Saturday against No. 24 Wisconsin. “Are we prepared? I like to think we are.” There’s no doubt that Kenny Guiton is. For the third game in a row, the perennial backup starred in place of the injured Braxton Miller. Guiton set a school record with six touchdown passes - all in the first half - in a blow-out of historic proportions. FAMU, which picked up the sport in 1899, had never lost by so many points. It was the most lopsided Ohio State win since an 85-7 victory over Drake in 1935. “We don’t want a pity party,” said Rattlers coach Earl Holmes, who made a point of saying the Buckeyes didn’t run up the score on his team. “I don’t have a problem with that. I don’t expect the coach to kneel. You play the game. You play for 60 minutes.” At least it was decided relatively quickly. The Buckeyes (4-0) needed a total of four offensive plays and 46 seconds to go up 21-0 in the opening 6 minutes and never looked back. Guiton, who completed 24 of 34 passes for 215 yards, tossed four TD passes in the first quarter. “I had all day,” Guiton said. “The coaches wanted to come out throwing the ball around and I thank them for the trust they had in me to be able to do that.” FAMU (1-3) was behind 48-0 when it picked up its initial first down in the second quarter. The Rattlers’ biggest previous margin of defeat was 73-6 to Tuskegee in 1926. They lost to Oklahoma 69-13 a year ago and South Florida 70-17 in 2011. The stats were as lopsided as the score. Ohio State had a 34-2 edge in first downs and a 603-80 differential in yards. “I wouldn’t say we’re unsatisfied,” tight end Jeff Heuerman said. “There’s always room for improvement. We’re not perfect.” Miller, the Big Ten’s offensive player of the year last season and a Heisman Trophy hopeful this year, missed his second game in a row with a sprained medial-collateral ligament in his left knee. Meyer had said Miller was probable to play against the Rattlers, but he never put on his uniform. It didn’t take long for this game to get out of control, with or without him. After a short punt ended the Rattlers’ first possession, Ohio State took over at the FAMU 30. On third down from the 3, Guiton’s pass into the end zone was picked off by Patrick Aiken. Aiken, however, elected to try to run the ball out. He got to the 3 before being hit by running back Jordan Hall and fumbling the ball away. On the next play, Hall scored the first of his two touchdowns. After a 65-yard punt return by Corey Brown put the ball at the 11, one play later Guiton flipped an 11-yard TD pass to Heuerman. That made it 13-0 - the

Buckeyes inexplicably went for two but failed - with the touchdowns coming on two plays totaling 10 seconds. Doran Grant blocked the next FAMU punt and the Buckeyes were right back in business at the 25. It took two more passes to make it 20-0, with Guiton hitting Evan Spencer for the final eight yards and the score. Carlos Hyde, who had been suspended for the first three games after an alleged altercation with a female in a bar this summer, took a shovel pass the final yard late in the quarter. After the ensuing kickoff, Bradley Roby intercepted a pass by Damien Fleming and returned it to the 5. It was 34-0 after Guiton hit Devin Smith for the score. Guiton eclipsed the mark that had been held by John Borton in 1952 and Bobby Hoying (who did it in 1994 and again in 1995) with his second TD pass to Spencer in the final seconds of the half. With the Buckeyes up 55-0 at the half, Meyer took his foot off the gas and filled the field with subs. Fifth-team tailback Ezekiel Elliott ran for 162 yards on 14 carries and two touchdowns and third-string quarterback Cardale Jones ran for one. “You come to Ohio State to compete for the Big Ten championship,” Meyer said. “That actually started in a meeting just a minute ago.”

GAME 4: FLORIDA A&MFLORIDA A&M 0NO. 3/4 OHIO STATE 76Sept., 7 2013 - Ohio Stadium (104,984)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FFlorida A&M 0 0 0 0 0Ohio State 34 21 14 7 76

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER12:57 OSU Hall 3 yd run (Basil kick)11:50 OSU Heuerman 11 yd pass from Guiton (Guiton pass failed)09:25 OSU Spencer 8 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)00:32 OSU Hyde 1 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)00:13 OSU Smith 5 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)SECOND QUARTER11:35 OSU Hall 18 yd run (Basil kick)06:09 OSU Fields 15 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)00:05 OSU Spencer 15 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)THIRD QUARTER09:53 OSU Elliott 16 yd run (Clinton kick)02:26 OSU Elliott 13 yd run (Clinton kick)FOURTH QUARTER01:15 OSU Jones 10 yd run (Clinton kick)

TEAM STATISTICS FAMU OSUFIRST DOWNS 2 34RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-50 46-388PASSING YDS (NET) 30 215Passes Att-Comp-Int 16-10-1 34-24-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 39-80 80-603Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-86Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-161 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 1-3 1-42Punts (Number-Avg) 10-40.2 1-32.0Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 8-50 3-20Possession Time 22:58 37:02Third-Down Conversions 1 of 11 6 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 4 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 11-12Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-12

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Florida A&M-ALBERT, 10-19; McBURSE, 4-18; BUICE, 6-16; FLEMING 2-1; ROYAL 1-minus 4. Ohio State-Elliott 14-162; Jones 8-52; Ball 7-49; Smith, R. 3-45; Hyde 5-41; Hall 4-20; Butler 4-14; Guiton, Kenny 1-5. PASSING: Florida A&M-FLEMING 10-16-1-30. Ohio State-Guiton, Kenny 24-34-1-215. RECEIVING: Florida A&M-McBURSE 3-12; FELIX 3-4; ETHRIDGE 1-7; HARVEY 1-7; BUICE 1-1; OWENS 1-minus 1. Ohio State-Spencer 4-50; Heuerman 4-43; Brown 3-36; Smith, D. 3-25; Wilson 3-12; Van-nett 2-27; Smith, R. 2-1; Fields 1-15; Mitchell 1-5; Hyde, Carlos 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Florida A&M-AIKEN,Patrick 1-3. Ohio State-Roby, Bradley 1-42.

No. 4/3 Buckeyes Dominate Rattlers, 76-0Kenny Guiton throws a school-record six TD passes in the win

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Braxton Miller matched a career-high with four touchdown passes in his first game in three weeks and No. 4 Ohio State ran the nation’s longest winning streak to 17 games with a 31-24 victory over No. 23 Wisconsin. Miller missed the last two games with a sprained left knee, but didn’t show the slightest bit of rust. The junior threw three touchdown passes in the first half, including a 40-yarder to Corey Brown with 1 second left that put Ohio State (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) up 24-14. “I’ve been working really hard this last couple weeks because I’ve been hurt, fundamental-wise,” Miller said. “I felt pretty good. My leg felt good, energy-wise. I wasn’t out of shape.” Joel Stave and Jared Abbrederis kept the Badgers (3-2, 1-1) in it. Stave threw for 295 yards and two TDs. Abbrederis caught 10 passes for a career-best 207 yards and a score, winning most of his one-on-one matchups with star cornerback Bradley Roby. James White ran 17 yards for a touchdown with 13:47 left in the fourth quarter to cut Ohio State’s lead to 31-21. Wisconsin got within 31-24 on a 42-yard field goal by Kyle French with 2:05 left in the fourth, and got the ball back at its own 10 with 1:29 left but Ohio State didn’t even give up a first down. The Buckeyes’ first big game of the season was big enough to bring Ohio native LeBron James to the Horseshoe and turn Ohio Stadium into the most-scarlet place on earth. Just about everyone in the crowd of 105,826 - third-largest in Ohio State history - was donning the Buckeyes’ shade of red. The Buckeyes had been off the radar for the first four weeks of the season, beating up on overmatched foes and dropping a couple of spots in the polls. The only news from Columbus was Miller’s injury early in the second game of the season, though the Buckeyes didn’t miss a beat without him. Kenny Guiton stepped in, led Ohio State to three blowout victories and won consecutive Big Ten offensive player of the week honors. Guiton was so good some Buckeyes fans wondered aloud whether he should keep playing even if Miller was ready to play. Miller said he wasn’t paying any attention. “I’m proud of Kenny, the way he stepped in,” said Miller, who passed for 198 yards and ran for 83. “I look at him as a big brother.” And coach Urban Meyer said there was never a question Miller would start if he could. “No, not if he’s healthy,” Meyer said. Miller started as expected and on his first series fired a 25-yard touchdown pass to Evan Spencer. The question for Wisconsin coming in was how well Stave could compliment the Badgers’ powerful running game. The sophomore ended up carrying the offense and was never better than when he hit Abbrederis with a perfectly thrown deep ball for a 36-yard score to make it 7-7. “No. 4, he’s got my vote for All-Big Ten,” Meyer said

of Abbrederis. Miller came right back and hooked up with Devin Smith with a 26-yard touchdown pass to make it 14-7. After Drew Basil booted a 45-yard field goal with 4:33 left in the second quarter for Ohio State, Stave found Sam Arneson for an 11-yard touchdown to make it 17-14 with 1:30 left. Too much time. Miller drove the Buckeyes to the 40 and underthrew a deep pass on third-and-7 that hit Wisconsin cornerback Sojourn Shelton in the hands, but the freshman dropped the interception. Brown got behind the Wisconsin secondary by a step and Miller threw a dart that hit his receiver in the chest for a 40-yard touchdown with a second left in the half. Miller gave the touchdown signal, a couple of claps and a clumsy hip bump with a teammate. Ohio State went to the locker room up 24-14 on the three-time defending Big Ten champions. The Buckeyes took a big step toward taking that crown from the Badgers, though they lost starting safety Christian Bryant to a broken ankle, Meyer said. The Buckeyes struggled to stop the Badgers and got some help from Wisconsin in the second quarter when two penalties on the same series wiped out a third-down conversion (holding) and a muffed punt by Ohio State (illegal formation). Melvin Gordon, the nation’s leading rusher, was held under 100 yards for the first time this season. He had 74 yards on 15 carries before limping off with an apparent leg injury early in the fourth quarter.

GAME 5: #23 WISCONSINNO. 23/24 WISCONSIN 24NO. 3/4 OHIO STATE 31Sept. 28, 2013 - Ohio Stadium (105,826)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FWisconsin 7 7 0 10 24Ohio State 14 10 7 0 31

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER12:18 OSU Spencer 25 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)03:52 WIS Abbrederis 36 yd pass from Stave (French kick)00:44 OSU Smith 26 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)

SECOND QUARTER04:33 OSU Basil 45 yd field goal01:30 WIS Arneson 11 yd pass from Stave (French kick)00:01 OSU Brown 40 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)

THIRD QUARTER02:18 OSU Brown 1 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)

FOURTH QUARTER13:47 WIS White 17 yd run (French kick)02:05 WIS French 42 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS WIS OSUFIRST DOWNS 20 21RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-104 43-192PASSING YDS (NET) 295 198Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-20-1 25-17-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-399 68-390Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-6Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-54 4-87Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-15Punts (Number-Avg) 5-40.4 6-39.8Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-54 6-43Possession Time 29:42 30:18Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 6 of 15Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 2-14

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Wisconsin-Gordon, Melvin 15-74; White, James 8-31; Stave, Joel 4-minus 1. Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 17-85; Miller, Braxton 22-83; Wilson, Dontre 2-21; Hall, Jordan 1-5; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING: Wisconsin-Stave, Joel 20-34-1-295. Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 17-25-0-198. RECEIVING: Wisconsin-Abbrederis, Jar 10-207; White, James 4-16; Arneson, Sam 3-39; Erickson, Alex 2-25; Duckworth, Jeff 1-8. Ohio State-Brown, Corey 8-85; Smith, Devin 4-50; Heuerman, Jeff 2-13; Spencer, Evan 1-25; Wilson, Dontre 1-21;Hyde, Carlos 1-4.

Buckeyes Top Badgers in Leaders Division ClashBraxton Miller throws for four TDs in his first game back from injury

Braxton Miller tied a career high with four TD passes and rushed for 83 yards in the win over the Badgers at Ohio Stadium.


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EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) -- No. 4 Ohio State took Northwestern’s best shot on a wet and raucous night at Ryan Field, and the Buckeyes’ perfect record is still standing. They can thank Carlos Hyde for that. Hyde ran for a career-high 168 yards and three touchdowns, and Ohio State rallied to beat No. 16 Northwestern 40-30 and extend the nation’s longest win streak to 18 games. The Buckeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten) remained undefeated since Urban Meyer took over as coach last year. On a rain-soaked field and with a prime-time audience watching, they rallied from 10 down in the third quarter to take out a team aiming to show it could beat the best in the conference. Hyde prevented that. He scored on a 4-yard run late in the third and added two more touchdowns in the final quarter to lift the Buckeyes. He was credited with a 2-yard touchdown after a replay review early in the fourth to put Ohio State ahead 26-23. Then, after Northwestern’s Trevor Siemian connected with Cameron Dickerson on a 12-yard score, Hyde ran it in from the 7 with 5:22 left in the game. That made it 34-30. The Wildcats’ Kain Colter got stopped on fourth-and-1 at the Ohio State 34 with 2:43 left after he picked up his own fumble, wiping out a late threat. The game ended with Northwestern (4-1, 0-1) lateralling and the Buckeyes recovering the loose ball in the end zone. Hyde came up big with Jordan Hall nursing a knee injury, and Ohio State pulled this one out even though Braxton Miller wasn’t at his best. He threw for 203 yards but had an interception and fumbled twice after matching a career-high with four touchdown passes against Wisconsin last week. He also ran for 68 yards. Corey Brown added a career-high 127 yards receiving, and the defense delivered five sacks, sending the Buckeyes to their 29th win in their past 30 games with the Wildcats. Northwestern hasn’t beaten a Top 5 team since it opened the 1959 season with wins over No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 5 Iowa. Siemian threw 245 yards and two touchdowns against a defense missing one of its leaders in safety Christian Bryant. He broke his left ankle late in last week’s game and is expected to miss the rest of the regular season. Colter completed all 12 passes for 98 yards and had a touchdown catch early in the game. Rashad Lawrence had 149 yards receiving. Venric Mark ran for 60 yards after missing three games with a lower body injury, but instead of a signature victory, Northwestern came away with a tight loss. Northwestern was leading 23-20 early in the fourth when Doran Grant stepped in front of Lawrence to pick off a pass by Siemian at the 23. He returned it 7 yards to the Northwestern 16, and on third-and-goal at the 2, Hyde reached across the goal line and was credited

with the touchdown after a replay review. That delighted the Buckeyes fans, but the Northwestern crowd had plenty to cheer moments later. Siemian connected with Lawrence on a 67-yard slant to the 7. Then, with the ball at the 12, a scrambling Siemian found Dickerson in the end zone on third down. Just like that, the Wildcats were back on top, 30-27, but in the end, it was Ohio State’s night.

GAME 6: #15 NORTHWESTERNNO. 3/4 OHIO STATE 40NO. 15/16 NORTHWESTERN 30Oct. 5, 2013 - Ryan Field (47,330)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FOhio State 10 3 7 20 40Northwestern 7 13 3 7 30

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER12:31 OSU B asil 27 yd field goal8:00 NU Colter 9 yd pass from Siemian (Budzien kick)2:33 OSU Roby 0 yd blocked punt (Basil kick)

SECOND QUARTER13:19 NU Colter 2 yd run (Budzien kick)08:36 OSU Basil 20 yd field goal5:00 NU Budzien 23 yd field goal 0:56 NU Budzien, Jeff 29 yd field goal

THIRD QUARTER10:40 NU Budzien 32 yd field goal3:54 OSU Hyde 4 yd run (Basil kick)

FOURTH QUARTER11:29 OSU Hyde 2 yd run (Basil kick)9:10 NU Dickerson 12 yd pass from Siemian (Budzien kick)5:22 OSU Hyde 7 yd run (Basil kick)00:00 OSU Bosa 0 yd fumble recovery

TEAM STATISTICS OSU NUFIRST DOWNS 25 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-248 43-94PASSING YDS (NET) 203 343Passes Att-Comp-Int 26-15-1 31-25-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-451 74-437Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-19 5-119Interception Returns-Yards 1-7 1-5Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.0 4-27.5Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1Penalties-Yards 1-10 4-42Possession Time 29:22 30:38Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 5 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 6-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-26 1-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Ohio State-Hyde 26-168; Miller 17-68; Smith 3-13; Elliott 1-1; Johnston 1-minus 2. NW-Mark 17-60; Green 5-19; Colter 8-16; Trumpy 3-7; Vitale 1-2; Siemian 8-minus 8. PASSING: Ohio State-Miller 15-26-1-203. NW-Sie-mian 13-18-1-245; Colter 12-12-0-98. RECEIVING: Ohio State-Brown, Corey 6-127; Hyde, Carlos 4-38; Smith, Devin 3-31; Spencer, Evan 2-7. Northwestern-Lawrence, R. 8-149; Mark, Venric 4-43; Vitale, Dan 4-36; Jones, Tony 3-23; Jensen, Mike 2-37; Jones, C. 2-34; Dickerson, C. 1-12; Colter, Kain 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Ohio State-Grant, Doran 1-7. Northwestern-Ariguzo, C.C. 1-5.

Hyde Leads Ohio State to 40-30 Victory over NorthwesternSenior running back rushes for a career-high 168 yards and three TDs

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- No. 4 Ohio State found a way to keep its winning streak alive just in time. Carlos Hyde ran for 149 yards, including 106 yards and two touchdowns in the second half, to lead the Buckeyes to a 34-24 victory over Iowa on Saturday. It was the Buckeyes’ 19th consecutive victory, the most in the nation and tying the second-best streak in school history. The Hawkeyes (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) played well offensively in the first half and led 21-14 at the break behind the passing of Jake Rudock and running of Mark Weisman and Damon Bullock. But Hyde tied it with the first rushing TD against Iowa this season on Ohio State’s first drive of the third quarter, and the Buckeyes took over. Braxton Miller completed 22 of 27 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns and added 102 yards rushing for the Buckeyes (7-0, 3-0), who haven’t lost in Urban Meyer’s two years as head coach. Rudock threw for three touchdowns, completing 19 of 34 passes for 245 yards with one interception. After watching Iowa’s offense control the first half, the Buckeyes outgained the Hawkeyes 306-153 in the last two quarters. They piled up a 23:05-6:55 edge in time of possession. Ohio State’s All-Big Ten cornerback, Bradley Roby, was ejected from the game for a hit to the head of a receiver in the first quarter. Teams had run 204 times this season against Iowa’s defense before the Buckeyes finally scored against the Hawkeyes. Hyde barely got the nose of the ball across the goal line from a yard out to tie the game at 17 on the first series of the second half. The teams traded touchdowns - Miller hitting Devin Smith on a 14-yard scoring pass before Iowa evened it on the next snap on Rudock’s 85-yard TD pass to Jake Duzey - before Hyde scored again early in the fourth quarter to put Ohio State ahead for keeps. The TD was set up by an acrobatic play by Miller. He stepped back on third and 7 at the Iowa 28, rolling right when the pocket collapsed. He scampered all the way to the right side, then reversed field and picked up blockers - tackle Jack Mewhort leveled a defender near the end - to gain nine yards and the first down. On the next play, Hyde took a handoff and bounced off right tackle. He muscled his way to the 7-yard line, where he was hit hard by free safety Tanner Miller, the blow knocking him off balance. He had retreated all the way to the 11 by the time he regained his bearings and turned up the right sideline. Hyde ran to the 3 before vaulting just inside the corner post for the touchdown. Ohio State’s defense finally held and forced a punt, with the Buckeyes adding Drew Basil’s field goal to make it a 10-point lead that they maintained the rest of the way. Tyvis Powell then ended the Hawkeyes’ next drive when he intercepted Rudock’s pass at midfield. Roby was ejected late in the first quarter when Rudock tossed a short pass over the middle to tight end C.J. Fiedorowicz. Roby hit him high after an 11-yard gain.

Rudock completed all five passes, including a 2-yarder to Fiedorowicz for the touchdown, after taking the opening kick. Rudock completed passes for 24 and 15 yards, and Bullock, who led Iowa with 56 yards on 10 carries, added 16 more. After the Buckeyes countered on Basil’s 27-yard field goal - the drive stalling when Miller’s pass on third and 5 at the 11 was batted down by tackle Louis Trinca-Pasat - Iowa again drove from its 23 to the Ohio State 10 before Mike Meyer’s 28-yard field goal. The Buckeyes needed just four plays to cover 74 yards after the kickoff, with Miller finding Corey Brown alone in the secondary on a 58-yard scoring pass. Brown outran cornerback B.J. Lowery to the end zone. The Hawkeyes got the ball again and moved almost effortlessly through Ohio State’s defense, which is without safety Christian Bryant (broken ankle) but regained Noah Spence and Adolphus Washington, two important injured linemen. With Weisman, who had 52 yards on 10 carries, going for 21 yards, and Rudock completing 4 of 7 passes, they moved to a third-and-5 situation at the 6. Rudock then lofted a pass to the left corner of the end zone, where Kevonte Martin-Manley had slipped past Armani Reeves - who had come in to replace Roby - to catch the TD pass. Reeves was also victimized on Duzey’s long touchdown catch and run that tied it at 24 late in the third quarter. Duzey had six catches for 138 yards.

GAME 7: IOWAIOWA 24NO. 3/4 OHIO STATE 34Oct. 19, 2013 - Ohio Stadium (105,264)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FIowa 10 7 7 0 24Ohio State 3 7 14 10 34

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER09:23 UI Fiedorowicz 2 yd pass from Rudock (Meyer kick), 12-80 5:37, IOWA 4:00 OSU Basil 27 yd field goal0:07 UI Meyer 28 yd field goalSECOND QUARTER13:58 OSU Brown 58 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)07:21 UI Martin-Manley 6 yd pass from Rudock (Meyer kick)THIRD QUARTER10:18 OSU Hyde 1 yd run (Basil kick)03:15 OSU Smith 14 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)02:30 UI Duzey 85 yd pass from Rudock (Meyer kick)FOURTH QUARTER13:24 OSU Hyde 19 yd run (Basil kick)05:50 OSU Basil 25 yd field goal

TEAM STATISTICS IOWA OSUFIRST DOWNS 22 30RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-130 51-273PASSING YDS (NET) 245 222Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-19-1 27-22-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-375 78-495Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1--1Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-118 2-49Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 3-38.3 0-0.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 3-30 3-22Possession Time 25:00 35:00Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 10 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Iowa-Bullock, Damon 10-56; Weisman, Mark 10-52; Daniels Jr., L 4-14; Rudock, Jake 3-8. Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 24-149; Miller, Braxton 18-102; Wilson, Dontre 3-16; Hall, Jordan 2-11; PASSING: Iowa-Rudock, Jake 19-34-1-245. Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 22-27-0-222. RECEIVING: Iowa-Duzey, Jake 6-138; Fiedorowicz, CJ 4-29; Powell, Damond 2-16; Shumpert, Don 2-11; Smith, Tevaun 2-9; Kittle, George 1-24; Plewa, Ma-con 1-12; Martin-Manley,K 1-6. Ohio State-Smith, Devin 7-72; Heuerman, Jeff 5-38; Spencer,Evan 4-28; Brown, Corey 3-72; Hall, Jordan 2-3; Wil-son, Dontre 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Iowa-None. Ohio State-Powell, Tyvis 1-0.

Buckeyes Control Second Half, Top Hawkeyes 34-24Urban Meyer wins 20th straight game for third time in his career

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Braxton Miller passed for three touchdowns and ran for two and Carlos Hyde rushed for 147 yards and two more scores to lead the fourth-ranked Buckeyes to a 63-14 victory over Penn State. “We’ve got to keep our foot to the pedal,” said Miller, who completed 18-of-24 passes for a career-best 252 yards before leaving in the third quarter. It was the most points surrendered by Penn State (4-3, 1-2 Big Ten) and its worst beating in 114 years. Urban Meyer said trying to rout an opponent was not what his team set out to do. “It helps,” the coach said of needing to win big to get the attention of those voting in the coaches’ and Harris polls that are part of the BCS standings formula. “That was not certainly our mindset. Our mindset was to find a way to win this game against a very talented team that we have a lot of respect for that had a lot of momentum coming into this game. ... Things usually work out. I’d be disappointed if that was our guys’ focus. That’s not our focus.” The Ohio State (8-0, 4-0) victory stretched its nation’s best winning streak to 20 in a row, two behind the school mark which included the 1968 national championship season. That team was recognized during the opening half as the Buckeyes streaked to a 42-7 lead. Nittany Lions freshman QB Christian Hackenberg bobbled the second snap of the night and it never got much better. He ended up throwing two interceptions. A crowd of 105,889 at Ohio Stadium roared from the outset -- and had plenty of reasons. Even Miller’s backup -- Kenny Guiton -- rushed for two touchdowns. Bill Belton was one of the few bright spots for the Nittany Lions, gaining 98 yards on 22 carries. It was the most one-sided margin by the Buckeyes and their most points scored in the 29 meetings in the series. The teams had split the last four meetings, with Ohio State holding a cumulative 79-66 scoring advantage. All of those matchups were close. Ohio State scored on six of seven possessions in the first two quarters, throwing deep for scores to wide-open receivers and jamming it between the tackles with Miller and Hyde making the most of gaping holes. “I’m improving myself and showing what I’ve got,” Miller said. “The first half, it went really well: fast, fast, momentum. The game plan worked out.” Miller completed all four of his passes for 65 yards after the opening kickoff before Hyde bulled right tackle for a 2-yard TD. In the only real drama of the game, Penn State manufactured a nice drive in response by mixing Belton runs with Hackenberg passes until faced with a third and 5 at the Ohio State 12. Then Hackenberg tried to thread a pass to tight end Adam Breneman at the goal line, with safety Corey

“Pittsburgh” Brown picking off the underthrown attempt to end the threat. After the teams traded punts, the Buckeyes scored on five straight possessions. Miller scrambled right and just tumbled into the end zone behind a block by Devin Smith on a 39-yard scoring run. Two plays later, safety C.J. Barnett jumped a route and intercepted a Hackenberg pass and the onslaught was on. Seven plays and 52 yards later, Miller hesitated after taking the snap and had his pick of routes to the goal line, carrying the final 6 yards to make it 21-0. Hackenberg finished 12 of 23 for 112 yards passing with a touchdown and two interceptions. He carried four times for 21 yards in losses. The final score had to bring a chuckle to former Ohio State coach John Cooper. He took a team ranked No. 21 to Happy Valley in 1994, which was run over by the top-ranked Nittany Lions by a score of -- that’s right -- 63-14. “I like where we’re at right now as a team,” Meyer said. “The most impressive part of the game to me was we caused turnovers and we hit the quarterback a little bit. We haven’t been doing that.”

GAME 8: PENN STATEPENN STATE 14NO. 4 OHIO STATE 63Oct. 26, 2013 - Ohio Stadium (105,889)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FPenn State 0 7 0 7 14Ohio State 14 28 14 7 63

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER12:43 OSU Hyde 2 yd run (Basil kick)01:10 OSU Miller 39 yd run (Basil kick)SECOND QUARTER13:00 OSU Miller 6 yd run (Basil kick)08:24 OSU Fields 3 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)04:12 PSU Felder 12 yd pass from Hackenberg (Ficken kick)03:16 OSU Hyde 39 yd run (Basil kick)00:03 OSU Brown 25 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)THIRD QUARTER08:52 OSU Wilson 26 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)04:01 OSU Guiton 2 yd run (Basil kick)FOURTH QUARTER08:24 OSU Guiton 11 yd run (Basil kick)07:33 PSU Robinson 65 yd pass from Ferguson (Ficken kick)

TEAM STATISTICS PSU OSUFIRST DOWNS 20 32RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-120 51-408PASSING YDS (NET) 237 278Passes Att-Comp-Int 34-19-2 26-20-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-357 77-686Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-71 1-49Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-37.0 3-46.7Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0Penalties-Yards 2-10 6-49Possession Time 26:39 33:21Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 7 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 5-5Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 4-21

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Penn State-Belton, Bill 22-98; Lynch, Akeel 11-35; Zwinak, Zach 3-8; Hackenberg, C. 4-mi-nus 21. Ohio State-Hyde, Carlos 16-147; Smith, Rod 8-81; Miller, Braxton 11-68; Jones, Cardale 5-52; Guiton, Kenny 3-23; Elliott, Ezekiel 2-17; Wilson, Dontre 1-12; Hall, Jordan 4-10; PASSING: Penn State-Hackenberg, C. 12-23-2-112; Ferguson, Tyler 7-11-0-125. Ohio State-Miller, Brax-ton 18-24-0-252; Guiton, Kenny 2-2-0-26. RECEIVING: Penn State-Robinson, Allen 12-173; Felder, Brandon 4-42; Lewis, Eugene 2-13; Belton, Bill 1-9. Ohio State-Smith, Devin 5-90; Brown, Corey 4-67; Spencer, Evan 4-37; Fields, Chris 4-35; Wilson, Dontre 2-35; Hyde, Carlos 1-14. INTERCEPTIONS: Penn State-None. Ohio State-Brown, Pitt 1-0; Barnett, C.J. 1-0.

Buckeyes Roll Over Nittany Lions, 63-14Miller passes for a career-high 252 yards; Buckeyes rush for 408 yards

Braxton Miller passed for a career-high 252 yards and ran for 68 yards and two TDs in the win over Penn State.


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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - Unbeaten Ohio State was unblemished Saturday. Doran Grant picked off Danny Etling’s first pass, returning it for a touchdown, and Braxton Miller threw for 233 yards and four touchdowns to lead the fourth-ranked Buckeyes to a record-breaking 56-0 victory at Purdue. Ohio State (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten) kept its national title hopes alive by extending the nation’s longest winning streak to 21 in a row - and they did it in a venue where they had lost three of their last four. Coach Urban Meyer, who hasn’t lost in 34 1/2 months, tied his personal best by winning a 22nd straight game, a streak that includes his final victory at Florida. Meyer also won 22 in a row with the Gators in 2008-09. Ohio State won this one in dominant fashion, too, scoring the most points and producing the most lopsided victory in the history of this 56-game series. Both of the previous marks came in 2010 when Ohio State beat Purdue 49-0. Miller was 19 of 23 despite not playing in the second half. Backup Kenny Guiton threw for one TD and rushed for two more on a day that five Buckeyes receivers caught touchdown passes. Freshman quarterback Danny Etling was 13 of 29 for 89 yards and was sacked six more times. He’s now been sacked 19 times in four games. Purdue (1-7, 0-4), meanwhile, has lost six straight and endured its second straight shutout for the first time since 1953. The Boilermakers still have not beaten a Football Bowl Subdivision team in coach Darrell Hazell’s first season as coach, and they haven’t taken a snap in the red zone since late in a Sept. 28 loss to Northern Illinois. On the game’s second snap, Grant stepped in front of B.J. Knauf, picked off Etling’s pass and sprinted 33 yards to make it 7-0. Miller then threw a 40-yard TD pass to a wide open Jeff Heuerman on the Buckeyes’ second offensive play to give Ohio State a 14-0 lead. Before the first quarter ended, Miller threw an 8-yard TD pass to Nick Vannett and a 2-yard shovel pass for a TD to Corey Brown to make it 28-0. Guiton then threw a 1-yard TD pass to Chris Fields midway through the second quarter, and Miller hooked up with Ezekiel Elliott on a 10-yard scoring pass later in the first half to make it 42-0 at the half. And it could have been worse. Brown’s 60-yard punt return for a score was called back on an illegal block. Guiton ran for two scores, breaking the scoring record on a 1-yard TD run with 10:37 left in the game.

GAME 9: PURDUENO. 4 OHIO STATE 56PURDUE 0Nov. 2, 2013 - Ross-Ade Stadium (51,423)

SCORING 1 2 3 4 FOhio State 28 14 7 7 56Purdue 0 0 0 0 0

SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER14:03 OSU Grant, D. 33 yd INT return (Basil kick)11:28 OSU Heuerman 40 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)2:37 OSU Vannett 8 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)2:10 OSU Brown 2 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)SECOND QUARTER8:20 OSU Fields 1 yd pass from Guiton (Basil kick)1:46 OSU Elliott 10 yd pass from Miller (Basil kick)THIRD QUARTER11:20 OSU Guiton 4 yd run (Basil kick)FOURTH QUARTER10:37 OSU Guiton 1 yd run (Basil kick)

TEAM STATISTICS OSU PURFIRST DOWNS 30 10RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 41-345 27-27PASSING YDS (NET) 295 89Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-28-1 29-13-1TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-640 56-116Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 3-2 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-19 5-60Interception Returns-Yards 1-33 1-0Punts (Number-Avg) 2-40.0 10-47.1Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 6-48 3-25Possession Time 35:12 24:48Third-Down Conversions 8 of 12 2 of 12Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 0-0Sacks By: Number-Yards 6-49 0-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING: Ohio State-Hyde 8-111; Guiton 9-98; El-liott 5-37; Smith, R. 6-30; Jones 4-24; Wilson 4-23; Ball 2-17; Miller 1-7; Purdue-Hunt 6-23; Mostert, 5-18; Cottom, 7-16; Dawkins 1-5; Etling 8-minus 35.PASSING: Ohio State-Miller, Braxton 19-23-1-233; Guiton, Kenny 8-11-0-59; Jones, Cardale 1-2-0-3. Purdue-Etling, Danny 13-29-1-89. RECEIVING: Ohio State-Heuerman, Jeff 5-116; Wil-son, Dontre 4-34; Brown, Corey 4-27; Elliott, Ezekiel 3-23; Smith, Devin 3-18; Spencer, Evan 2-34; Van-nett, Nick 2-21; Fields, Chris 2-6; Hyde, Carlos 1-7; Epitropoulos, Frank 1-6; Smith, R. 1-3. Purdue-Bush, Gary 2-18; Dawkins, Dalyn 2-13; Hunt, Akeem 2-11; Sinz, Justin 2-10; Cottom, Brandon 2-4; Knauf, B.J. 1-16; Carter, S. 1-14; Anthrop, Danny 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Ohio State-Grant, Doran 1-33. Purdue-Allen, Ricardo 1-0.

Buckeyes Score Early, Often; Defeat Purdue 56-0Miller throws for 233 in the first half; Heuerman records 116 yards receiving

Jeff Heuerman caught five passes for 116 yards and a touchdown in the win at Purdue -- the first 100-yard receiv-ing game for an Ohio State tight end since Rickey Dudley in the 1996 Citrus Bowl.


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2013)

All games

Team Statistics OSU OPPSCORING 434 153 Points Per Game 48.2 17.0FIRST DOWNS 244 157 R u s h i n g 143 60 P a s s i n g 90 87 P e n a l t y 11 10RUSHING YARDAGE 2710 794 Yards gained rushing 2855 1015 Yards lost rushing 145 221 Rushing Attempts 420 286 Average Per Rush 6.5 2.8 Average Per Game 301.1 88.2 TDs Rushing 27 3PASSING YARDAGE 2068 2011 C o m p - A t t - I n t 184-259-5 178-304-11 Average Per Pass 8.0 6.6 Average Per Catch 11.2 11.3 Average Per Game 229.8 223.4 TDs Passing 29 15TOTAL OFFENSE 4778 2805 Total Plays 679 590 Average Per Play 7.0 4.8 Average Per Game 530.9 311.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 15-375 48-890PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-176 2-3INT RETURNS: #-Yards 11-101 5-53KICK RETURN AVERAGE 25.0 18.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.4 1.5INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.2 10.6FUMBLES-LOST 7-4 13-7PENALTIES-Yards 49-417 44-351 Average Per Game 46.3 39.0PUNTS-Yards 26-1063 56-2249 Average Per Punt 40.9 40.2 Net punt average 40.0 36.3KICKOFFS-Yards 73-4455 32-1989 Average Per Kick 61.0 62.2 Net kick average 41.6 39.5TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 0 9 2 6 : 5 13RD-DOWN Conversions 64/118 39/124 3rd-Down Pct 54% 31%4TH-DOWN Conversions 11/17 5/10 4th-Down Pct 65% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 26-177 11-50MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 59 19FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 7-7 7-8ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (43-46) 93% (18-23) 78%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (38-46) 83% (13-23) 57%PAT-ATTEMPTS (55-55) 100% (18-18) 100%ATTENDANCE 629538 161220 Games/Avg Per Game 6/104923 3/53740 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalOhio State 171 111 98 54 0 434Opponents 38 53 31 31 0 153


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf1A Shazier, Ryan 9 50 22 72 11.0-41 3.0-26 . 1 5 . 2 . .14 Grant, Curtis 9 23 26 49 4.0-18 2.5-15 . 1 . 1-0 . . .4 Barnett, C.J. 8 30 12 42 . . 1-0 1 . . . . .0A Roby, Bradley 8 31 8 39 1.0-4 . 2-57 8 . . . 1 .12 Grant, Doran 9 30 7 37 . . 3-40 7 . . 1 1 .8 Spence, Noah 9 14 21 35 10.5-62 6.5-54 . . 2 1-0 1 . .3 Brown, Pitt 9 20 15 35 1.0-1 . 1-0 1 . . . . .37 Perry, Joshua 9 20 13 33 . . . 2 . . . . .23 Powell, Tyvis 9 14 13 27 1.0-1 . 1-0 1 . . . . .97 Bosa, Joey 9 15 7 22 5.0-19 2.0-14 . 1 3 1-0 . . .0B Bryant, Christian 5 11 11 22 . . 1-0 2 . . . . .63 Bennett, Michael 8 10 11 21 5.5-24 3.0-18 . . . 2-0 2 . .26 Reeves, Armani 9 10 9 19 . . 1-4 7 . . . . .92 Washington, Adolphu 7 6 10 16 3.0-7 1.5-6 . . 1 . . . .3B Marcus, Jamal 9 8 4 12 2.0-10 2.0-10 . 1 . . 1 . .36 Johnson, Trey 6 5 6 11 . . . . 1 . . . .72 Carter, Chris 9 6 5 11 1.0-2 1.0-2 . . . 1-0 . . .11 Bell, Vonn 9 7 3 10 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .88 Miller, Steve 8 7 3 10 5.0-23 3.0-21 . . 1 . . . .20 Tanner, Ron 9 7 2 9 . . 1-0 . . . . . .51 Hale, Joel 9 2 5 7 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .30 Bogard, Devan 8 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .16 Burrows, Cam 8 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .24 Basil, Drew 9 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .57 Farris, Chase 5 2 1 3 1.5-11 1.5-11 . 1 . . . . .55 Williams, Camren 9 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .TM Team 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .49 Cataline, Craig 9 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .48 Burger, Joe 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .15 Elliott, Ezekiel 7 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .2 Hall, Jordan 8 2 . 2 . . . . . 1-0 1 . .34 Hyde, Carlos 6 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .77 Hill, Michael 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .28 Ball, Warren 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .98 Holman, John 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .1 Wilson, Dontre 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .7 Smith, Rod 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .4B Snyder, Nick 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 9 355 224 579 53-224 26-177 11-101 35 14 7-0 8 2 .Opponents 9 422 268 690 35-120 11-50 5-53 12 6 4-0 6 . .


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHyde, Carlos 6 96 701 0 701 7.3 7 42 116.8 36 411 2419 41 2378 5.8 29 63 66.1Hall, Jordan 8 79 526 7 519 6.6 8 49 64.9 44 303 1594 43 1551 5.1 14 49 35.2Miller, Braxton 7 87 495 85 410 4.7 2 40 58.6 31 473 2970 574 2396 5.1 22 81 77.3Guiton, Kenny 9 37 316 9 307 8.3 5 44 34.1 24 50 385 25 360 7.2 6 44 15.0Elliott, Ezekiel 7 29 260 5 255 8.8 2 57 36.4 7 29 260 5 255 8.8 2 57 36.4Wilson, Dontre 9 23 198 5 193 8.4 1 26 21.4 9 23 198 5 193 8.4 1 26 21.4Jones, Cardale 3 17 132 4 128 7.5 1 20 42.7 3 17 132 4 128 7.5 1 20 42.7Smith, Rod 7 22 122 5 117 5.3 1 27 16.7 27 83 453 5 448 5.4 4 33 16.6Ball, Warren 7 13 76 0 76 5.8 0 12 10.9 8 13 76 0 76 5.8 0 12 9.5Brown, Corey 9 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 8 1.7 43 15 138 0 138 9.2 1 21 3.2Butler, Devonte 1 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 10 14.0 1 4 14 0 14 3.5 0 10 14.0Johnston, Cameron 8 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2 8 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2Team 8 10 0 23 -23 -2.3 0 0 -2.9Total 9 420 2855 145 2710 6.5 27 57 301.1Opponents 9 286 1015 221 794 2.8 3 17 88.2

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gMiller, Braxton 7 175.87 108-149-3 72.5 1316 15 58 188.0 31 149.30 341-560-13 60.9 4514 43 72 145.6Guiton, Kenny 9 166.77 75-108-2 69.4 749 14 90 83.2 24 157.00 89-133-4 66.9 893 16 90 37.2Jones, Cardale 3 62.60 1-2-0 50.0 3 0 3 1.0 3 62.60 1-2-0 50.0 3 0 3 1.0Total 9 171.20 184-259-5 71.0 2068 29 90 229.8Opponents 9 123.17 178-304-11 58.6 2011 15 85 223.4

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gBrown, Corey 9 41 547 13.3 8 58 60.8 43 123 1526 12.4 13 58 35.5Smith, Devin 9 38 542 14.3 6 90 60.2 34 82 1454 17.7 16 90 42.8Spencer, Evan 9 21 209 10.0 3 25 23.2 30 36 423 11.8 4 44 14.1Heuerman, Jeff 9 20 255 12.8 2 40 28.3 31 29 374 12.9 3 40 12.1Wilson, Dontre 9 18 183 10.2 1 32 20.3 9 18 183 10.2 1 32 20.3Fields, Chris 8 13 123 9.5 6 25 15.4 37 28 314 11.2 7 35 8.5Hall, Jordan 8 10 37 3.7 0 11 4.6 44 34 270 7.9 4 38 6.1Hyde, Carlos 6 8 64 8.0 1 14 10.7 36 26 188 7.2 2 14 5.2Vannett, Nick 8 6 58 9.7 1 15 7.2 20 15 181 12.1 1 32 9.1Smith, Rod 7 4 16 4.0 0 12 2.3 27 8 86 10.8 1 51 3.2Elliott, Ezekiel 7 3 23 7.7 1 11 3.3 7 3 23 7.7 1 11 3.3Epitropoulos, Frank 3 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5Mitchell, Kato 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7 3 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.7Total 9 184 2068 11.2 29 90 229.8Opponents 9 178 2011 11.3 15 85 223.4

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/gMiller, Braxton 7 236 410 1316 1726 246.6 31 1033 2396 4514 6910 222.9Guiton, Kenny 9 145 307 749 1056 117.3 24 183 360 893 1253 52.2Hyde, Carlos 6 96 701 0 701 116.8 36 411 2378 0 2378 66.1Hall, Jordan 8 79 519 0 519 64.9 44 304 1551 20 1571 35.7Elliott, Ezekiel 7 29 255 0 255 36.4 7 29 255 0 255 36.4Wilson, Dontre 9 23 193 0 193 21.4 9 23 193 0 193 21.4Jones, Cardale 3 19 128 3 131 43.7 3 19 128 3 131 43.7Smith, Rod 7 22 117 0 117 16.7 27 83 448 0 448 16.6Ball, Warren 7 13 76 0 76 10.9 8 13 76 0 76 9.5Brown, Corey 9 2 15 0 15 1.7 43 15 138 0 138 3.2Butler, Devonte 1 4 14 0 14 14.0 1 4 14 0 14 14.0Johnston, Cameron 8 1 -2 0 -2 -0.2 8 1 -2 0 -2 -0.2Team 8 10 -23 0 -23 -2.9Total 9 679 2710 2068 4778 530.9Opponents 9 590 794 2011 2805 311.7


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PAT PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsBasil, Drew - 7-7 52-52 - - - - - 73 - 31-39 144-146 - - - - - 237Hall, Jordan 8 - - - 1 - - - 50 19 - - - 1 - - - 116Brown, Corey 8 - - - - - - - 48 16 - - - - - - - 96Hyde, Carlos 8 - - - - - - - 48 31 - - - - - - - 186Smith, Devin 6 - - - - - - - 36 16 - - - - - - - 96Fields, Chris 6 - - - - - - - 36 8 - - - - - - - 48Guiton, Kenny 5 - - 1-1 - 1-2 - - 32 6 - - 1-1 - 2-3 - - 38Spencer, Evan 3 - - - - - - - 18 4 - - - - - - - 24Elliott, Ezekiel 3 - - - - - - - 18 3 - - - - - - - 18Heuerman, Jeff 2 - - - - - - - 12 3 - - - 1 - - - 20Wilson, Dontre 2 - - - - - - - 12 2 - - - - - - - 12Miller, Braxton 2 - - - - - - - 12 22 - - 2-2 - 0-1 - - 136Grant, Doran 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Roby, Bradley 1 - - - - - - - 6 4 - - - - - - - 24Vannett, Nick 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Jones, Cardale 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Smith, Rod 1 - - - - - - - 6 5 - - - - - - - 30Bosa, Joey 1 - - - - - - - 6 1 - - - - - - - 6Clinton, Kyle - - 3-3 - - - - - 3 - - 3-3 - - - - - 3Total 59 7-7 55-55 1-1 1 1-2 - - 434Opponents 19 7-8 18-18 - - 0-1 - - 153

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgBrown, Corey 13 146 11.2 0 65 37 427 11.5 2 76Fields, Chris 2 17 8.5 0 9 9 119 13.2 1 69Roby, Bradley 1 9 9.0 1 0 2 20 10.0 2 0Grant, Doran 1 4 4.0 0 0 1 4 4.0 0 0Total 17 176 10.4 1 65Opponents 2 3 1.5 0 3

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgWilson, Dontre 11 300 27.3 0 51 11 300 27.3 0 51Hall, Jordan 3 62 20.7 0 24 47 1248 26.6 1 90Heuerman, Jeff 1 13 13.0 0 13 2 13 6.5 0 13Total 15 375 25.0 0 51Opponents 48 890 18.5 0 42

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgGrant, Doran 3 40 13.3 1 33 4 40 10.0 1 33Roby, Bradley 2 57 28.5 0 42 7 163 23.3 1 42Powell, Tyvis 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Reeves, Armani 1 4 4.0 0 4 1 4 4.0 0 4Barnett, C.J. 1 0 0.0 0 0 5 3 0.6 0 2Bryant, Christian 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 38 19.0 0 38Tanner, Ron 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Brown, Pitt 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 11 101 9.2 1 42Opponents 5 53 10.6 1 45

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lgBosa, Joey 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 0 0 0.0 1 0Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHyde, Carlos 6 701 64 0 0 0 765 127.5 36 2378 188 0 47 0 2613 72.6Brown, Corey 9 15 547 146 0 0 708 78.7 43 138 1526 427 44 0 2135 49.7Wilson, Dontre 9 193 183 0 300 0 676 75.1 9 193 183 0 300 0 676 75.1Hall, Jordan 8 519 37 0 62 0 618 77.2 44 1551 270 314 1248 0 3383 76.9Smith, Devin 9 0 542 0 0 0 542 60.2 34 2 1454 18 233 0 1707 50.2Miller, Braxton 7 410 0 0 0 0 410 58.6 31 2396 0 0 0 0 2396 77.3Guiton, Kenny 9 307 0 0 0 0 307 34.1 24 360 0 0 0 0 360 15.0Elliott, Ezekiel 7 255 23 0 0 0 278 39.7 7 255 23 0 0 0 278 39.7Heuerman, Jeff 9 0 255 0 13 0 268 29.8 31 0 374 0 13 0 387 12.5Spencer, Evan 9 0 209 0 0 0 209 23.2 30 0 423 0 0 0 423 14.1Fields, Chris 8 0 123 17 0 0 140 17.5 37 2 314 119 15 0 450 12.2Smith, Rod 7 117 16 0 0 0 133 19.0 27 448 86 0 303 0 837 31.0Jones, Cardale 3 128 0 0 0 0 128 42.7 3 128 0 0 0 0 128 42.7Ball, Warren 7 76 0 0 0 0 76 10.9 8 76 0 0 0 0 76 9.5Roby, Bradley 8 0 0 9 0 57 66 8.2 32 0 0 20 61 163 244 7.6Vannett, Nick 8 0 58 0 0 0 58 7.2 20 -1 181 0 0 0 180 9.0Grant, Doran 9 0 0 4 0 40 44 4.9 34 0 0 4 0 40 44 1.3Butler, Devonte 1 14 0 0 0 0 14 14.0 1 14 0 0 0 0 14 14.0Epitropoulos, Fra 3 0 6 0 0 0 6 2.0 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5Mitchell, Kato 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.7 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.7Reeves, Armani 9 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.4 14 0 0 0 45 4 49 3.5Johnston, Camer 8 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 8 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2Team 8 -23 0 0 0 0 -23 -2.9Total 9 2710 2068 176 375 101 5430 603.3Opponents 9 794 2011 3 890 53 3751 416.8

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkdBasil, Drew 7 7 45 0 39 31 52 2Total 7 7 45 0Opponents 8 7 43 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blkJohnston, Cameron 26 1063 40.9 61 0 26 1063 40.9 61 0Total 26 1063 40.9 61 0Opponents 56 2249 40.2 78 2

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb obBasil, Drew 70 4263 60.9 20 3 296 18447 62.3 61 8Clinton, Kyle 3 192 64.0 1 0 5 319 63.8 2 0Total 73 4455 61.0 21 3Opponents 32 1989 62.2 14 3


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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk1A Shazier, Ryan 9 5 0 2 2 7 2 11.0 3 . 0 . 1 . 2 . 34 1 5 7 8 7 2 4 4 33.0 1 1 . 0 1 1 2 . 7 114 Grant, Curtis 9 2 3 2 6 4 9 4.0 2 . 5 . 1 1 . . 27 2 7 3 2 5 9 4.0 2 . 5 . 1 1 . .4 Barnett, C.J. 8 3 0 1 2 4 2 0.0 . 1 1 . . . 40 1 1 9 6 3 1 8 2 3.5 . 5 1 4 . . .0A Roby, Bradley 8 3 1 8 3 9 1.0 . 2 8 . . 1 32 1 0 9 4 0 1 4 9 6.5 1 . 0 7 3 1 1 1 212 Grant, Doran 9 3 0 7 3 7 0.0 . 3 7 . 1 1 34 4 8 1 4 6 2 1.0 1 . 0 4 8 1 1 18 Spence, Noah 9 1 4 2 1 3 5 10.5 6 . 5 . . 1 1 . 20 2 1 2 6 4 7 11.5 7 . 5 . 1 1 1 .3 Brown, Pitt 9 2 0 1 5 3 5 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 38 3 1 2 8 5 9 1.0 . 1 1 . . .37 Perry, Joshua 9 2 0 1 3 3 3 0.0 . . 2 . . . 19 2 3 1 5 3 8 0.0 . . 2 . . .23 Powell, Tyvis 9 1 4 1 3 2 7 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 9 1 4 1 3 2 7 1.0 . 1 1 . . .0B Bryant, Christian 5 1 1 1 1 2 2 0.0 . 1 2 . . . 36 9 3 7 8 1 7 1 0.5 . 2 2 3 1 3 .97 Bosa, Joey 9 1 5 7 2 2 5.0 2 . 0 . 1 1 . . 9 1 5 7 2 2 5.0 2 . 0 . 1 1 . .63 Bennett, Michael 8 1 0 1 1 2 1 5.5 3 . 0 . . 2 2 . 29 2 9 2 0 4 9 11.5 7 . 0 . 1 3 3 .26 Reeves, Armani 9 1 0 9 1 9 0.0 . 1 7 . . . 14 1 2 9 2 1 0.0 . 1 7 . . .92 Washington, Adolphus 7 6 1 0 1 6 3.0 1 . 5 . . . . . 17 1 1 1 4 2 5 6.5 4 . 5 . . . 1 13B Marcus, Jamal 9 8 4 1 2 2.0 2 . 0 . 1 . 1 . 20 1 5 5 2 0 2.0 2 . 0 . 1 . 1 .36 Johnson, Trey 6 5 6 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 6 5 6 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .72 Carter, Chris 9 6 5 1 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 21 6 5 1 1 1.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . .88 Miller, Steve 8 7 3 1 0 5.0 3 . 0 . . . . . 17 1 1 3 1 4 6.0 4 . 0 . . . . .11 Bell, Vonn 9 7 3 1 0 1.0 . . . . . . 9 7 3 1 0 1.0 . . . . . .20 Tanner, Ron 9 7 2 9 0.0 . 1 . . . . 17 9 2 1 1 0.0 . 1 . . . .51 Hale, Joel 9 2 5 7 0.5 . . . . . . 24 7 1 0 1 7 0.5 . . . . . .30 Bogard, Devan 8 6 1 7 0.0 . . . . . . 15 9 1 1 0 0.0 . . . . . .16 Burrows, Cam 8 3 2 5 0.0 . . . . . . 8 3 2 5 0.0 . . . . . .24 Basil, Drew 9 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . . 47 1 6 3 1 9 0.0 . . . . . .55 Williams, Camren 9 2 1 3 0.0 . . 1 . . . 19 3 3 6 0.0 . . 1 . . .57 Farris, Chase 5 2 1 3 1.5 1 . 5 . 1 . . . 12 2 1 3 1.5 1 . 5 . 1 . . .15 Elliott, Ezekiel 7 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 7 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . .49 Cataline, Craig 9 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 10 2 1 3 0.0 . . . . . .2 Hall, Jordan 8 2 . 2 0.0 . . . 1 1 . 44 3 3 6 0.0 . . . 1 2 .TM Team 8 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .34 Hyde, Carlos 6 2 . 2 0.0 . . . . . . 36 3 1 4 0.0 . . . . . .48 Burger, Joe 4 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . . 4 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .4B Snyder, Nick 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . .1 Wilson, Dontre 9 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 9 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .7 Smith, Rod 7 . 1 1 0.0 . . . . . . 27 1 1 2 0.0 . . . . . .98 Holman, John 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .28 Ball, Warren 7 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 8 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .77 Hill, Michael 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . . 3 1 . 1 0.0 . . . . . .

Total 9 3 5 5 2 2 4 5 7 9 53 26 11 3 5 7 8 2Opponents 9 4 2 2 2 6 8 6 9 0 35 11 5 1 2 4 6 .


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Passing Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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#5 Miller, Braxton Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficBuffalo 15 22 1 68.2 178 2 47 4-18 157.05SDSU 2 2 0 100.0 30 0 25 0-0 226.00Wisconsin 17 25 0 68.0 198 4 40 2-8 187.33Northwestern 15 26 1 57.7 203 0 38 1-2 115.58Iowa 22 27 0 81.5 222 2 58 2-10 174.99Penn State 18 24 0 75.0 252 3 36 1-8 204.45Purdue 19 23 1 82.6 233 4 40 0-0 216.40TOTALS 108 149 3 72.5 1316 15 58 10-46 175.87

#13 Guiton, Kenny Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficBuffalo 1 1 0 100.0 21 1 21 0-0 606.40SDSU 19 28 1 67.9 152 2 27 1-4 129.89California 21 32 0 65.6 276 4 90 0-0 179.32Florida A&M 24 34 1 70.6 215 6 20 0-0 176.06Penn State 2 2 0 100.0 26 0 16 0-0 209.20Purdue 8 11 0 72.7 59 1 24 0-0 147.78TOTALS 75 108 2 69.4 749 14 90 1-4 166.77

#1B Jones, Cardale Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked EfficPurdue 1 2 0 50.0 3 0 3 0-0 62.60TOTALS 1 2 0 50.0 3 0 3 0-0 62.60

2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Rushing/Receiving Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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RUSHING No-Yds/TD UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURHyde, Carlos 96-701/7 DNP DNP DNP 5-41/0 17-85/0 26-168/3 24-149/2 16-147/2 8-111/0Hall, Jordan 79-519/8 21-159/2 13-75/1 30-168/3 4-20/2 1-5/0 DNP 2-11/0 8-81/0 -Miller, Braxton 87-410/2 17-77/0 1-5/0 DNP DNP 22-83/0 17-68/0 18-102/0 11-68/2 1-7/0Guiton, Kenny 37-307/5 1-6/0 9-83/1 14-92/0 1-5/0 - - - 3-23/2 9-98/2Elliott, E 29-255/2 1-2/0 6-36/0 DNP 14-162/2 - 1-1/0 DNP 2-17/0 5-37/0Wilson, Dontre 23-193/1 3-11/0 5-51/1 5-59/0 - 2-21/0 - 3-16/0 1-12/0 4-23/0Jones, Cardale 17-128/1 DNP DNP DNP 8-52/1 DNP DNP DNP 5-52/0 4-24/0Smith, Rod 22-117/1 DNP 3-11/1 3-8/0 3-45/0 - 3-13/0 DNP 4-10/0 6-30/0Ball, Warren 13-76/0 2-6/0 2-4/0 - 7-49/0 DNP - - DNP 2-17/0Brown, Corey 2-15/0 - - 2-15/0 - - - - - -Butler, Devonte 4-14/0 DNP DNP DNP 4-14/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNPJohnston, C 1--2/0 - - - - - 1--2/0 DNP - -Team 10--23/0 - 1--2/0 1--10/0 - 1--2/0 DNP 4--5/0 1--2/0 2--2/0

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURBrown, Corey 41-547/8 2-25/0 6-73/2 5-35/1 3-36/0 8-85/2 6-127/0 3-72/1 4-67/1 4-27/1Smith, Devin 38-542/6 3-61/1 7-46/0 3-149/2 3-25/1 4-50/1 3-31/0 7-72/1 5-90/0 3-18/0Heuerman, Jeff 20-255/2 2-12/0 2-33/0 - 4-43/1 2-13/0 - 5-38/0 - 5-116/1Spencer, Evan 21-209/3 2-16/0 1-10/0 1-2/0 4-50/2 1-25/1 2-7/0 4-28/0 4-37/0 2-34/0Wilson, Dontre 18-183/1 1-18/0 3-6/0 3-48/0 3-12/0 1-21/0 - 1-9/0 2-35/1 4-34/0Fields, Chris 13-123/6 3-53/2 - 3-14/1 1-15/1 - - DNP 4-35/1 2-6/1Hyde, Carlos 8-64/1 DNP DNP DNP 1-1/1 1-4/0 4-38/0 - 1-14/0 1-7/0Vannett, Nick 6-58/1 - 1-2/0 1-8/0 2-27/0 - DNP - - 2-21/1Hall, Jordan 10-37/0 3-14/0 - 5-20/0 - - DNP 2-3/0 - -Elliott, E 3-23/1 - - DNP - - - DNP - 3-23/1Smith, Rod 4-16/0 DNP 1-12/0 - 2-1/0 - - DNP - 1-3/0Epitropoulos, F 1-6/0 DNP DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP - 1-6/0Mitchell, Kato 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-5/0 DNP DNP DNP - -

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PUNT RETURNS No-Yds UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURBrown, Corey 13-146 4-44 1-10 2-20 1-65 1-6 - 1--1 - 3-2Fields, Chris 2-17 - - - 2-17 - - DNP - -Roby, Bradley 1-9 DNP - - - - 1-9 - - -Grant, Doran 1-4 - - - 1-4 - - - - -

KICK RETURNS No-Yds UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURWilson, Dontre 11-300 1-51 1-25 2-46 - 3-66 1-19 1-25 1-49 1-19Hall, Jordan 3-62 1-17 - - - 1-21 DNP 1-24 - -Heuerman, Jeff 1-13 1-13 - - - - - - - -

INT. RETURNS No-Yds UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURGrant, Doran 3-40 - 1-0 - - - 1-7 - - 1-33Roby, Bradley 2-57 DNP - - 1-42 1-15 - - - -Bryant, C 1-0 - - 1-0 - - DNP DNP DNP DNPReeves, Armani 1-4 - 1-4 - - - - - - -Barnett, C.J. 1-0 DNP - - - - - - 1-0 -Powell, Tyvis 1-0 - - - - - - 1-0 - -Brown, Pitt 1-0 - - - - - - - 1-0 -Tanner, Ron 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - - -

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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Total Tackles Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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Total Tackles UA-A Total UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURShazier, Ryan 50-22 72 6 - 1 4 - 1 1 0 - 2 2 - 2 4 - 5 8 - 2 4 - 5 6 - 4 6 - 0Grant, Curtis 23-26 49 4 - 3 3 - 3 0 - 1 2 - 2 3 - 4 6 - 4 1 - 7 3 - 1 1 - 1Barnett, C.J. 30-12 42 D N P 5 - 2 3 - 2 1 - 0 4 - 2 8 - 3 4 - 0 3 - 2 2 - 1Roby, Bradley 31-8 39 D N P 2 - 2 6 - 1 2 - 0 6 - 2 5 - 2 3 - 1 5 - 0 2 - 0Grant, Doran 30-7 37 4 - 1 3 - 1 5 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 1 7 - 2 2 - 0 5 - 1 1 - 0Spence, Noah 14-21 35 3 - 3 0 - 3 3 - 3 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 4 1 - 3 3 - 1 2 - 2Brown, Pitt 20-15 35 2 - 2 2 - 0 6 - 4 2 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 1 3 - 1 2 - 3 2 - 1Perry, Joshua 20-13 33 2 - 0 2 - 4 - - 4 - 3 2 - 2 4 - 2 1 - 2 5 - 0Powell, Tyvis 14-13 27 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 1 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 4 1 - 0Bryant, C 11-11 22 3 - 4 0 - 4 4 - 3 3 - 0 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N PBosa, Joey 15-7 22 1 - 0 2 - 0 4 - 3 - 1 - 0 4 - 1 0 - 2 - 3 - 1Bennett, M 10-11 21 1 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 1 D N P 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 2 2 - 0Reeves, Armani 10-9 19 3 - 0 4 - 1 0 - 2 - 0 - 1 0 - 1 3 - 3 0 - 1 -Washington, A 6-10 16 1 - 1 - D N P D N P 1 - 1 1 - 2 0 - 3 2 - 2 1 - 1Marcus, Jamal 8-4 12 - 1 - 1 1 - 2 4 - 1 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 -Carter, Chris 6-5 11 0 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 1 - - 0 - 1 3 - 0 -Johnson, Trey 5-6 11 0 - 1 1 - 1 0 - 1 1 - 1 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 2 2 - 0Bell, Vonn 7-3 10 2 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 - 1 - - - 3 - 0 1 - 0Miller, Steve 7-3 10 - 2 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 2 - D N P - 1 - 0 2 - 0Tanner, Ron 7-2 9 2 - 1 - - 2 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 0Bogard, Devan 6-1 7 1 - 0 1 - 0 0 - 1 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - D N PHale, Joel 2-5 7 0 - 2 - - - - 0 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 0 -Burrows, Cam 3-2 5 0 - 1 2 - 0 - D N P - - 1 - 0 0 - 1 -Basil, Drew 3-1 4 - - - - - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - 1 - 0Farris, Chase 2-1 3 - - 1 - 0 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1Williams, C 2-1 3 - 0 - 1 - - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - -Team 1-1 2 - - - - - - 0 - 1 - 1 - 0Hyde, Carlos 2-0 2 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - - -Burger, Joe 1-1 2 - 0 - 1 D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P -Cataline, Craig 1-1 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - - - - - -Hall, Jordan 2-0 2 - - - 1 - 0 - D N P - 1 - 0 -Elliott, E 2-0 2 - - D N P - - - D N P 1 - 0 1 - 0Ball, Warren 1-0 1 - - - 1 - 0 D N P - - D N P -Smith, Rod 0-1 1 D N P - - - 0 - 1 - D N P - -Snyder, Nick 0-1 1 D N P D N P D N P 0 - 1 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N PWilson, Dontre 1-0 1 - - - - - - 1 - 0 - -Holman, John 1-0 1 D N P D N P D N P 1 - 0 D N P D N P D N P D N P D N PHill, Michael 1-0 1 - 1 - 0 D N P - D N P D N P D N P D N P D N P

2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Tackle For Loss Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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TACKLES FOR LOSS UA-A Total UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURShazier, Ryan 10-2 11.0 1.0-1 1.0-3 1.0-10 1.5-1 2.5-5 1.0-4 - 1.0-3 2.0-14Spence, Noah 8-5 10.5 2.0-11 0.5-5 2.0-10 0.5-1 0.5-1 0.5-4 - 3.0-17 1.5-13Bennett, M 4-3 5 . 5 0.5-1 1.5-9 - DNP 1.0-5 0.5-4 1.0-1 - 1.0-4Miller, Steve 5-0 5 . 0 - 1.0-10 1.0-1 1.0-4 - DNP - - 2.0-8Bosa, Joey 5-0 5 . 0 - - 2.0-4 - - 2.0-14 - - 1.0-1Grant, Curtis 3-2 4 . 0 0.5-1 - - - 1.0-9 1.0-1 - 1.0-2 0.5-5Washington, A 2-2 3 . 0 0.5-0 - DNP DNP - 1.0-1 - 1.0-2 0.5-4Marcus, Jamal 2-0 2 . 0 - 1.0-7 - - - 1.0-3 - - -Farris, Chase 1-1 1 . 5 - - - 1.0-8 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0.5-3Powell, Tyvis 1-0 1 . 0 - - - - - - - - 1.0-1Bell, Vonn 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-1 - - - - -Carter, Chris 1-0 1 . 0 - - 1.0-2 - - - - - -Roby, Bradley 1-0 1 . 0 DNP - - - 1.0-4 - - - -Brown, Pitt 1-0 1 . 0 - - - 1.0-1 - - - - -Hale, Joel 0-1 0 . 5 0.5-0 - - - - - - - -

2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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SACKS UA-A Total UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PURSpence, Noah 5-3 6.5 1.0-7 0.5-5 1.0-9 - - 0.5-4 - 2.0-16 1.5-13Shazier, Ryan 3-0 3.0 - - 1.0-10 - - - - 1.0-3 1.0-13Miller, Steve 3-0 3.0 - 1.0-10 - 1.0-4 - DNP - - 1.0-7Bennett, M 2-2 3.0 - 0.5-5 - DNP 1.0-5 0.5-4 - - 1.0-4Grant, Curtis 2-1 2.5 - - - - 1.0-9 1.0-1 - - 0.5-5Marcus, Jamal 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-7 - - - 1.0-3 - - -Bosa, Joey 2-0 2.0 - - - - - 2.0-14 - - -Washington, A 1-1 1.5 - - DNP DNP - - - 1.0-2 0.5-4Farris, Chase 1-1 1.5 - - - 1.0-8 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0.5-3Carter, Chris 1-0 1.0 - - 1.0-2 - - - - - -


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 BUFFALO 45 261 2 49 16 199 3 47 16-23-1 199 3 47 3 81 0 51 4 44 0 19 460Sep 07 SDSU 40 263 4 44 21 182 2 27 21-30-1 182 2 27 1 25 0 25 1 10 0 10 445Sep 14 at California 55 332 3 36 21 276 4 90 21-32-0 276 4 90 2 46 0 25 2 20 0 13 608Sep 21 FLORIDA A&M 46 388 5 57 24 215 6 20 24-34-1 215 6 20 0 0 0 0 4 86 0 65 603Sep 28 WISCONSIN 43 192 0 15 17 198 4 40 17-25-0 198 4 40 4 87 0 24 1 6 0 6 390Oct 05 at Northwestern 48 248 3 17 15 203 0 38 15-26-1 203 0 38 1 19 0 19 1 9 1 0 451Oct 19 IOWA 51 273 2 28 22 222 2 58 22-27-0 222 2 58 2 49 0 25 1 -1 0 0 495Oct 26 PENN STATE 51 408 6 41 20 278 3 36 20-26-0 278 3 36 1 49 0 49 0 0 0 0 686Nov 02 at Purdue 41 345 2 42 28 295 5 40 28-36-1 295 5 40 1 19 0 19 3 2 0 4 640Ohio State 420 2710 27 57 184 2068 29 90 184-259-5 2068 29 90 15 375 0 51 17 176 1 65 4778Opponents 286 794 3 17 178 2011 15 85 178-304-11 2011 15 85 48 890 0 42 2 3 0 3 2805

Games played: 9 Avg per rush: 6.5 Avg per catch: 11.2 Pass efficiency: 171.20 Kick ret avg: 25.0 Punt ret avg: 10.4 All purpose avg/game: 603.3 Total offense avg/gm: 530.9

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsAug 31 BUFFALO 39 24 63 5.0-14 1.0-7 0 0-0 1-0 0 6 0 3-3 1 1 0 40Sep 07 SDSU 37 30 67 5.0-34 3.0-27 2 2-0 2-4 2 6 0 6-6 0 0 0 42Sep 14 at California 48 32 80 7.0-27 3.0-21 1 1-0 1-0 2 5 0 7-7 0 0 0 52Sep 21 FLORIDA A&M 33 16 49 6.0-16 2.0-12 2 1-0 1-42 1 1 1 10-10 0 0 0 76Sep 28 WISCONSIN 31 24 55 6.0-24 2.0-14 2 0-0 1-15 3 6 0 4-4 0 0 0 31Oct 05 at Northwestern 50 32 82 7.0-31 5.0-26 0 1-0 1-7 2 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 40Oct 19 IOWA 32 32 64 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 3 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 34Oct 26 PENN STATE 48 26 74 6.0-24 4.0-21 1 1-0 2-0 1 4 0 9-9 0 0 0 63Nov 02 at Purdue 37 8 45 10.0-53 6.0-49 0 1-0 1-33 0 3 0 8-8 0 0 0 56Ohio State 355 224 579 53.0-224 26.0-177 8 7-0 11-101 14 35 2 55-55 1 1 0 434Opponents 422 268 690 35.0-120 11.0-50 6 4-0 5-53 6 12 0 18-18 0 0 0 153

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 BUFFALO 3 124 41.3 42 0 0 2 0 1 1-1 39 0 7 423 60.4 1 0Sep 07 SDSU 4 169 42.2 47 0 0 4 0 1 0-0 0 0 7 411 58.7 1 0Sep 14 at California 4 165 41.2 61 0 0 1 1 2 1-1 39 0 9 574 63.8 5 0Sep 21 FLORIDA A&M 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 12 738 61.5 2 2Sep 28 WISCONSIN 6 239 39.8 55 0 0 4 1 6 1-1 45 0 6 346 57.7 2 0Oct 05 at Northwestern 3 114 38.0 39 0 0 0 0 3 2-2 27 0 7 433 61.9 2 0Oct 19 IOWA 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 27 0 7 430 61.4 1 0Oct 26 PENN STATE 3 140 46.7 56 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 9 545 60.6 3 1Nov 02 at Purdue 2 80 40.0 46 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 0 9 555 61.7 4 0Ohio State 26 1063 40.9 61 0 1 15 3 16 7-7 45 0 73 4455 61.0 21 3Opponents 56 2249 40.2 78 2 2 13 11 15 7-8 43 0 32 1989 62.2 14 3


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 31 BUFFALO 35 73 0 10 19 185 2 25 19-32-1 185 2 25 6 75 0 16 0 0 0 0 258Sep 07 SDSU 27 64 0 14 22 216 1 18 22-41-2 216 1 18 6 125 0 31 0 0 0 0 280Sep 14 at California 37 132 1 16 31 371 3 61 31-53-1 371 3 61 4 107 0 42 0 0 0 0 503Sep 21 FLORIDA A&M 23 50 0 10 10 30 0 7 10-16-1 30 0 7 8 161 0 27 0 0 0 0 80Sep 28 WISCONSIN 27 104 1 17 20 295 2 64 20-34-1 295 2 64 3 54 0 21 1 3 0 3 399Oct 05 at Northwestern 43 94 1 8 25 343 2 67 25-31-1 343 2 67 5 119 0 38 0 0 0 0 437Oct 19 IOWA 27 130 0 12 19 245 3 85 19-34-1 245 3 85 6 118 0 31 0 0 0 0 375Oct 26 PENN STATE 40 120 0 11 19 237 2 65 19-34-2 237 2 65 5 71 0 18 1 0 0 0 357Nov 02 at Purdue 27 27 0 11 13 89 0 16 13-29-1 89 0 16 5 60 0 18 0 0 0 0 116Opponents 286 794 3 17 178 2011 15 85 178-304-11 2011 15 85 48 890 0 42 2 3 0 3 2805Ohio State 420 2710 27 57 184 2068 29 90 184-259-5 2068 29 90 15 375 0 51 17 176 1 65 4778

Games played: 9 Avg per rush: 2.8 Avg per catch: 11.3 Pass efficiency: 123.17 Kick ret avg: 18.5 Punt ret avg: 1.5 All purpose avg/game: 416.8 Total offense avg/gm: 311.7

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT AttemptsDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf ptsAug 31 BUFFALO 47 24 71 9.0-30 4.0-18 2 1-0 1-45 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 20Sep 07 SDSU 45 24 69 3.0-8 1.0-4 0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7Sep 14 at California 45 48 93 4.0-8 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 2 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 34Sep 21 FLORIDA A&M 46 30 76 3.0-6 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-3 0 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Sep 28 WISCONSIN 46 26 72 4.0-15 2.0-8 1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 24Oct 05 at Northwestern 47 30 77 5.0-17 1.0-2 2 2-0 1-5 3 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 30Oct 19 IOWA 51 36 87 2.0-10 2.0-10 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 3-3 0 0 0 24Oct 26 PENN STATE 39 44 83 4.0-21 1.0-8 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 14Nov 02 at Purdue 56 6 62 1.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0Opponents 422 268 690 35.0-120 11.0-50 6 4-0 5-53 6 12 0 18-18 0 0 0 153Ohio State 355 224 579 53.0-224 26.0-177 8 7-0 11-101 14 35 2 55-55 1 1 0 434

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 31 BUFFALO 7 282 40.3 54 0 0 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 4 225 56.2 1 0Sep 07 SDSU 7 249 35.6 44 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 0 0 2 129 64.5 1 0Sep 14 at California 4 196 49.0 60 0 0 0 2 1 2-2 43 0 5 318 63.6 2 1Sep 21 FLORIDA A&M 10 402 40.2 78 1 0 0 2 3 0-0 0 0 1 53 53.0 0 1Sep 28 WISCONSIN 5 202 40.4 48 0 0 1 0 0 1-2 42 0 4 233 58.2 0 0Oct 05 at Northwestern 4 110 27.5 47 1 1 0 0 1 3-3 32 0 7 454 64.9 5 1Oct 19 IOWA 3 115 38.3 54 0 0 0 1 2 1-1 28 0 5 323 64.6 3 0Oct 26 PENN STATE 6 222 37.0 48 0 0 6 0 2 0-0 0 0 3 189 63.0 2 0Nov 02 at Purdue 10 471 47.1 73 0 1 1 5 4 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 0 0Opponents 56 2249 40.2 78 2 2 13 11 15 7-8 43 0 32 1989 62.2 14 3Ohio State 26 1063 40.9 61 0 1 15 3 16 7-7 45 0 73 4455 61.0 21 3


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2013 BUFFALO W 40-20 7-12 58.3 1-1 100.0 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 2-4 50.0Sep 07, 2013 SDSU W 42-7 7-15 46.7 3-5 60.0 2-2 100.0 2-5 40.0 0-3 0.0Sep 14, 2013 at California W 52-34 6-15 40.0 1-3 33.3 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 1-3 33.3Sep 21, 2013 FLORIDA A&M W 76-0 6-12 50.0 0-3 0.0 3-4 75.0 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0Sep 28, 2013 WISCONSIN W 31-24 6-15 40.0 1-2 50.0 1-4 25.0 3-5 60.0 1-4 25.0Oct 05, 2013 at Northwestern W 40-30 7-13 53.8 1-3 33.3 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 2-4 50.0Oct 19, 2013 IOWA W 34-24 10-14 71.4 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 3-3 100.0 5-7 71.4Oct 26, 2013 PENN STATE W 63-14 7-10 70.0 2-3 66.7 3-3 100.0 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0Nov 02, 2013 at Purdue W 56-0 8-12 66.7 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7

Ohio State 64-118 54.2 12-25 48.0 16-29 55.2 19-30 63.3 17-34 50.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 39-124 31.5 9-33 27.3 14-40 35.0 6-21 28.6 10-30 33.3 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2013 BUFFALO W 40-20 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Sep 07, 2013 SDSU W 42-7 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0Sep 14, 2013 at California W 52-34 4-4 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 0-0 0.0Sep 21, 2013 FLORIDA A&M W 76-0 4-4 100.0 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0Sep 28, 2013 WISCONSIN W 31-24 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 05, 2013 at Northwestern W 40-30 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 19, 2013 IOWA W 34-24 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Oct 26, 2013 PENN STATE W 63-14 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0Nov 02, 2013 at Purdue W 56-0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

Ohio State 11-17 64.7 4-4 100.0 3-6 50.0 4-6 66.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0Opponents 5-10 50.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 1-2 50.0 3-7 42.9 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OvertimeAug 31, 2013 BUFFALO W 40-20 32:04 6:15 8:13 9:07 8:29Sep 07, 2013 SDSU W 42-7 32:08 10:12 5:11 10:20 6:25Sep 14, 2013 at California W 52-34 33:55 7:27 6:48 11:42 7:58Sep 21, 2013 FLORIDA A&M W 76-0 37:02 8:27 7:45 9:03 11:47Sep 28, 2013 WISCONSIN W 31-24 30:18 6:20 6:53 9:12 7:53Oct 05, 2013 at Northwestern W 40-30 29:22 6:44 6:59 6:25 9:14Oct 19, 2013 IOWA W 34-24 35:00 5:30 6:25 11:53 11:12Oct 26, 2013 PENN STATE W 63-14 33:21 8:12 6:52 6:32 11:45Nov 02, 2013 at Purdue W 56-0 35:12 5:33 8:01 10:29 11:09

Ohio State Total 298:22 64:40 63:07 84:43 85:52 0:00Avg. 33:09 7:11 7:00 9:24 9:32 0:00

Opponents Total 241:38 70:20 71:53 50:17 49:08 0:00Avg. 26:50 7:48 7:59 5:35 5:27 0:00


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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Ohio State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2013 BUFFALO W 40-20 1 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 07, 2013 SDSU W 42-7 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 14, 2013 at California W 52-34 6 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 21, 2013 FLORIDA A&M W 76-0 12 11 76 11 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Sep 28, 2013 WISCONSIN W 31-24 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Oct 05, 2013 at Northwestern W 40-30 6 5 27 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0Oct 19, 2013 IOWA W 34-24 5 5 27 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 26, 2013 PENN STATE W 63-14 5 5 35 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Nov 02, 2013 at Purdue W 56-0 6 6 42 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 46 43 281 38 22 16 5 0 0 1 1 1 043 of 46 (93.5%)

Opponents Inside Ohio State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half GameAug 31, 2013 BUFFALO W 40-20 3 2 14 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 07, 2013 SDSU W 42-7 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0Sep 14, 2013 at California W 52-34 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Sep 21, 2013 FLORIDA A&M W 76-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sep 28, 2013 WISCONSIN W 31-24 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Oct 05, 2013 at Northwestern W 40-30 6 6 30 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 19, 2013 IOWA W 34-24 3 3 17 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Oct 26, 2013 PENN STATE W 63-14 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Nov 02, 2013 at Purdue W 56-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 23 18 106 13 3 10 5 1 2 1 0 1 018 of 23 (78.3%)


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2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Games Played (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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## PLAYER GP-GS UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PUR76 Baldwin, Darryl 8/- X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X28 Ball, Warren 7/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X . . . X X X4 Barnett, C.J. 8/8 . . . START START START START START START START START24 Basil, Drew 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X0C Bell, Vonn 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X63 Bennett, M 8/8 START START START . . . START START START START START64 Blackman, Ivon 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X30 Bogard, Devan 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . .50 Boren, Jacoby 5/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X97 Bosa, Joey 9/6 X X X X X X START START START X X X START START START10 Brown, Corey 9/8 START START X X X START START START START START START3 Brown, Pitt 9/5 START X X X X X X X X X X X X START START START START5A Brown, Tommy 7/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X0B Bryant, C 5/5 START START START START START . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Burger, Joe 4/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X16 Burrows, Cam 8/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X1F Butler, Devonte 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 Carter, Chris 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X49 Cataline, Craig 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X82 Clarke, James 3/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Clinton, Kyle 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Conley, Gareon 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Decker, Taylor 9/9 START START START START START START START START START66 Dodson, Kyle 2/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X . . .32 Doup, Russell 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Dunn, Bri'onte 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . .65 Elflein, Pat 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X15 Elliott, E 7/- X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X33 Epitropoulos, F 3/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X38 Fada, Craig 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X57 Farris, Chase 5/1 X X X X X X X X X START . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X80 Fields, Chris 8/1 X X X X X X START X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X94 Frazier, Rashad 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Gaskey, Logan 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . .14 Grant, Curtis 9/9 START START START START START START START START START12 Grant, Doran 9/9 START START START START START START START START START13 Guiton, Kenny 9/2 X X X X X X START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X87 Gwilym, Peter 2/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X . . .51 Hale, Joel 9/8 START START START START START START START X X X START7 Hall, Jordan 8/4 START START START START X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X79 Hall, Marcus 9/8 START START START START START START START START X X X41 Haynes, Bryce 6/- X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X86 Heuerman, Jeff 9/9 START START START START START START START START START46 Hill, Devin 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Hill, Michael 3/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Holman, John 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Hyde, Carlos 6/5 . . . . . . . . . X X X START START START START START

2013 Ohio State FootballOhio State Games Played (as of Nov 10, 2013)

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## PLAYER GP-GS UB SDSU CAL FAMU WIS NU IOWA PSU PUR36 Johnson, Trey 6/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X95 Johnston, C 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X1B Jones, Cardale 3/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X8A Kinzig, Charles 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Kramer, Eric 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X43 Lee, Darron 2/- . . . X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Linsley, Corey 9/9 START START START START START START START START START56 Makridis, G 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X3B Marcus, Jamal 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X17 Marshall, Jalin 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2A McDaniel, D 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 Mewhort, Jack 9/9 START START START START START START START START START5 Miller, Braxton 7/7 START START . . . . . . START START START START START88 Miller, Steve 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X18 Mitchell, Kato 3/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X X X X44 Mitchell, Mike 1/- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . .0D Moore, J.T. 6/- X X X X X X . . . X X X . . . . . . X X X X X X X X X2C Niehoff, Kevin 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Norwell, Andrew 9/9 START START START START START START START START START8C Ojikutu, B 2/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X . . .37 Perry, Joshua 9/6 X X X START START X X X START X X X START START START23 Powell, Tyvis 9/3 START X X X X X X START X X X START X X X X X X X X X26 Reeves, Armani 9/2 START START X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X0A Roby, Bradley 8/7 . . . X X X START START START START START START START91 Rock, Chris 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3A Sarac, Nik 2/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . X X X . . .90 Schutt, Tommy 3/1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X X X START X X X1A Shazier, Ryan 9/8 START START START START START X X X START START START9 Smith, Devin 9/9 START START START START START START START START START7 Smith, Rod 7/- . . . X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X4B Snyder, Nick 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Spence, Noah 9/9 START START START START START START START START START6 Spencer, Evan 9/9 START START START START START START START START START67 St.John, Ben 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Tanner, Ron 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X81 Vannett, Nick 8/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X . . . X X X X X X X X X92 Washington, A 7/3 START START . . . . . . X X X START X X X X X X X X X55 Williams, C 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X1 Wilson, Dontre 9/- X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X21 Wood, Jamie 1/- . . . . . . . . . X X X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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