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Sept. 18, 2015

with his feet and being able to get after the quarterback in the passing game.”

Added defensive line coach Larry Johnson, “Drew is very special. I have some videotape. He can run the ball also, but he’s pretty accurate. He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.”

Johnson’s pupils will be tasked with getting to Hare, and the Buckeyes have averaged four sacks per game so far this season. Getting past the Huskies’ offen-sive line, however, may be more difficult than pass rushing against your average Mid-American Conference front five.

Northern Illinois’ five starting offensive linemen stand 6-4 on average and weigh more than 302 pounds. While three of those players are new starters this year, two are fifth-year seniors and two are redshirt juniors. Redshirt freshman right tackle Max Scharping is the only one who could be called inexperienced.

“Honestly they’re probably the best offensive line we’ve seen thus far and they play hard, they play as a unit and they have a lot of real experienced guys, guys that have played a lot of football over the course of the last couple of years,” Schutt said.

“It’s going to be a challenge for us, and this week we’ve really worked on attack-ing the line of scrimmage, really getting that push back from our front four and creating that new line of scrimmage and running and making plays.”

Offense Looks To Bounce BackWhile the Buckeye defense has its

attention on stopping Hare and the Huskies offense, the Ohio State offense is focusing on itself.

The Buckeyes got a 38-0 win over Hawaii last week, but the offense was not happy with its performance, one that saw Ohio State struggle to generate big plays and manage less than 4 yards per rush.

“We just have to get better,” said offen-sive tackle Taylor Decker. “That’s all it is. I didn’t necessarily expect it to be a finished product this early in the season. I did think we played a lot better against Virginia Tech than we did against Hawaii. You just have to improve. I think we are in a good situation where we are kind of unhappy with the way we played even

By Blake Williams

Ohio State will enter its contest with Northern Illinois as the defending nation-al champions, riding a 15-game winning streak and holding the nation’s No. 1 ranking. Still, there is one thing the Huskies have going for them that even the Buckeyes can’t match.

The Huskies have won 11 or more games in each of the past five seasons, a feat matched only by Oregon, and NIU’s 57 wins over that span trail only the Ducks (60), Alabama (58) and Florida State (58).

With such an established tradition of winning, the Buckeyes are not likely to take the visiting Huskies lightly.

“Well, they are winners,” head coach Urban Meyer said when asked his takeaway from Northern Illinois. “I think they’ve hired very, very quality coaches over the years, and they should be commended.

“They are just a very good team that knows how to win. Anytime you face an offense where they are balanced, they can run and pass and the quarterback is an athlete – what we all strive to do is keep teams off-balance. And then they are big, big 300-pound D-tackles and a very good defense. This is a Big Ten-quality team.”

The Huskies have proved that, winning games at Northwestern, Iowa and Purdue in the last two-plus seasons alone, and Meyer has made sure his players are well aware of Northern Illinois’ abilities.

Quarterback Drew Hare led the Huskies to their victory over the Wildcats last season and is the engine that drives an offense that has averaged 47.5 points per game in two wins to open the 2015 season. Hare, a dual threat who was the team’s second-leading rusher a year ago, is a high-level decision maker who has thrown 24 touchdowns against just two interceptions in 16 games since assuming the starting role at the beginning of the 2014 season.

“He has the ability to run and throw the ball,” Ohio State defensive tackle Tommy Schutt said of Hare. “He’s good with his feet and good with his arm. That’s some-thing we haven’t really seen yet and some-thing we worked really hard on preparing for this week, being able to stop the run

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tackle Isaiah Prince and corners Eric Glover-Williams and Denzel Ward – saw the field for the Buckeyes against Hawaii, and Meyer said there are more first-year players pushing for time. The coach indicated that freshman linebackers Nick Conner, Justin Hilliard and Jerome Baker as well as receiver K.J. Hill were all close to seeing the field.

• Meyer also said that running back Mike Weber is a freshman who will play this season, doing so as soon as he returns from a meniscus tear suffered in fall camp. The running back has slowly worked back into practice this week but will be held out of the game with Northern Illinois. Meyer said he is probable for the following week’s game against Western Michigan.

• Dontre Wilson is still not 100 percent, Meyer said, as the “H” continues to work back from a broken foot suffered against Michigan State last season.

• Braxton Miller is a player who should get double-digit touches every game, Meyer said, adding that the former quar-terback’s shoulder has recovered to the point that he is capable of throwing.

“If you want to really give them the ball, put them behind center 5 yards and snap it to them,” Meyer said of his H position players. “That’s kind of where – if you look over the years, we’ve done that with Jalin (Marshall), we’ve done it with Percy Harvin, done it with Braxton Miller, done it with Dontre Wilson, done it with these really good athletes that need the ball in their hand.”

though we did win 38-0. There are areas to improve, but at the end of the day, we got the win.”

The Buckeye offense had plenty of excuses to fall back on for a performance that was subpar by Ohio State stan-dards. The team was coming off a short week, returning to Columbus around 4:30 a.m. the Tuesday before facing the Rainbow Warriors. The offense was fac-ing its second unconventional defense in a row after seeing a “Bear” front against Virginia Tech and a 3-4 defense against Hawaii.

Meyer was having none of that, going so far as to say that if he heard any player or coach resting on those excuses that he had a problem.

Somewhat surprisingly given the way it finished last season and the fact that it returned four of five starters, the offensive line was an issue against the Rainbow Warriors.

“The biggest concern is the offensive line gets a lot of credit around here,” Meyer said. “We are an absolute offen-sive-line driven program. Our success over the last three years and two games is because of our offensive line, and with that comes a lot of responsibility. We expect them to play much better.

“Is that putting it all on them? No. But when we play well, I put it all on them too. So we’ve just got to play better. And the great thing is I have an excellent line coach and excellent players, and I imagine they’re going to have a great week.”

Meyer added that blocking in gener-al was a problem against Hawaii as the Buckeyes struggled in that respect on the perimeter as well, which resulted in a lack of explosive plays.

A Return To RoutineWhile Meyer made sure his players were

not using the short week before the Hawaii game as an excuse for their performance, the Buckeyes did welcome a return to nor-malcy prior to the tilt with Northern Illinois.

“It’s good to get back in a routine,” offen-sive lineman Pat Elflein said. “That’s been our routine for as long as I have been here, (having a) Saturday game, and it’s just good to get back in that rhythm. It feels like nor-mal Ohio State football.”

Last week was anything but. After the late return to Columbus some players had to prepare for morning classes and an uncon-ventional Tuesday off day. Decker said he didn’t go to sleep before his early-morning class that day because he had to finish some assignments.

Prior to the contest with the Huskies, the Buckeyes took their typical Monday off from practice before getting in consecutive great practices, according to Meyer. To a man the players welcomed that return to the structure they’re used to.

“We know in the back of our minds that as an entire team we did not play our best,” linebacker Darron Lee said. “But we don’t panic, we don’t worry necessarily. It’s just that we have some more work that we have to do to get where we want to get so we’ll just take it day by day.

“Now we’re back on our normal routine schedule. I’m so happy about that.”

Notes• Three true freshmen – offensive

This Week’sBSB Reprints

We continue our look back at Eddie George’s 1995 season on the 20th anniversary of his Heisman Trophy-winning year with reprints from the Sept. 23, 1995, issue of Buckeye Sports Bulletin.

After George gained 212 yards on 36 carries against Washington in the second game of the season, BSB proclaimed on its cover, “Tailback Enters Heisman Fray as OSU Topples Huskies.”

JOSH WINSLOWEARLY IMPACT – Cornerback Denzel Ward (12) was one of three Ohio State true freshmen to make their collegiate debuts against Hawaii.

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BSB Staff Predictions

The Ohio State offense struggled against the 3-4 odd stack defense of Hawaii last weekend, and while it is largely known that Northern Illinois runs a base 4-3, I fully expect the Huskies to show multiple different looks at the Buckeyes, including the 3-4 look. On a full week of practice and with a lot to prove, however, I expect the offensive line to handle whatever look is shown to it and perform up to expectations.

The question mark is the play of the quarterbacks and how Urban Meyer plans to use one or both. We know Cardale Jones will start, but it is real-ly on him to distance himself from J.T. Barrett to become the sole starter behind center. If Jones once again fails to impress, look for Barrett to get his second chance to shorten the distance between him and Jones.

The defense will have a slightly larg-er test this week as Huskies quarter-back Drew Hare has 718 yards passing in just two games this season to go along with six scores and no intercep-tions. While the Buckeye defense was able to shut down the Hawaii offense altogether, Max Wittek was essentially a one-trick pony as he is not very effec-tive running the ball. Hare is and could cause problems for the Buckeyes.

Ryan GinnStaff Writer

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As will be the case with the majority of games Ohio State plays, the Buckeyes will have more talent on the field than Northern Illinois.

After last week’s mini-debacle against Hawaii – if you can call a 38-0 drubbing a deba-cle – that Buckeye talent is likely itching to get back on the field, especially on offense. But the thing is, the Huskies are themselves much more talented than the Rainbow Warriors.

That leaves one of two options likely to happen. Either Ohio State will come out of the gate swinging and run up an early lead, or the offense will come out thinking too much about making a splash and stall once again.

Don’t count on the latter happening, espe-cially if the Buckeyes start Cardale Jones and stick with him.

If the offense finds some consistency, Ohio State should get a few scores on the board in the first quarter. That success will continue for much of the game in a big day for Jones, Ezekiel Elliott and the Buckeye offensive line.

On defense, things won’t go quite as well as they did a week ago. That’s through no fault of Ohio State, though, as Drew Hare and Northern Illinois are simply better than Max Wittek and Hawaii. The Huskies will get their chances and they’ll put something more than a goose egg on the board, but it won’t ever be enough to challenge the Buckeyes.

In the end, Ohio State will get to rest its starters in the fourth quarter, as long as the offense does indeed bounce back.

Tim MoodyDesigner/Staff Writer

Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer called Northern Illinois a Big Ten-caliber team in his Sept. 16 press conference, and that may be true. I don’t have much respect for Purdue, though, and I can promise you I feel pretty close to the same about the Huskies’ chances of doing anything against Ohio State.

Northern Illinois has wins against several Big Ten teams over the last five years, but the Huskies aren’t beating Ohio State this week. I don’t know what the margin will be (although as you’ll see below, I have a guess), but it’ll be on the positive side of the ledger for the Buckeyes.

So with that out of the way, I’ll say this: I think there’s something to be learned from this game, even though it comes against an overmatched MAC foe. The Hawaii game last week was something of a wake-up call – as much as any 38-0 win can be – but could be excused for a variety of reasons, namely the short week of preparation.

That is no longer the case this week. The Buckeyes have a full allotment of time to rest up and prepare for Northern Illinois. If they come out and hammer the Huskies, expect a fun next two months. If it’s another sluggish performance, that might show that issues run deeper than simply playing on four days’ rest.

No matter the case, though, there will be plenty of time to work it out. The next two months will feature plenty of overmatched foes and de facto scrimmages.

James GregaIntern

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BSB Staff Predictions

The talk all week from Ohio State players and coaches was of the respect they have for Northern Illinois and the winning tradition that the Huskies have. That’s all well and good, but while I think NIU will bring a bet-ter outfit to Columbus than Hawaii did, I’m confident the Buckeyes will be better as well.

The Silver Bullets will not get a second consecutive shutout as the Huskies bring a multidimensional offense to the Horseshoe that features what defensive tackle Tommy Schutt called the best offensive line Ohio State has faced this year. The defense will, however, do enough to get the win, and my money is on the Buckeyes forcing NIU quar-terback Drew Hare into his first interception of the season. The defense was stellar last week, and I don’t expect much of a drop-off against a better opponent.

The offense is obviously the area for improvement. Combine a full week of prac-tice with facing a more traditional defense and I think the Ohio State offense will look a lot more like the explosive unit we’ve come to expect than it did against Hawaii.

Last week the long play from scrimmage for the Buckeyes was 24 yards, and I think they top that at least three times on Saturday, including once on the ground. The offense will be out to prove something after a perfor-mance that was below its standards and will put up points in a hurry.

NIU is a good team that will surely put up a fight, but I have a feeling the Huskies are walking into a buzz saw.

Jeff SvobodaEditor

Final Score

Make no mistake, Northern Illinois has been the class of the MAC for the last half-decade, and that’s not a bad thing in college football these days.

Last week, the MAC got two big wins – including Bowling Green’s upset of Big Ten foe Maryland – and the Huskies have five victories against Big Ten teams over the past nine seasons.

So this isn’t a team to take lightly, but it’s an unfortunate truth for Northern Illinois that it finds itself on the schedule the week after the Buckeyes turned in a disappointing performance vs. Hawaii.

Given the short turnaround before the Rainbow Warriors invaded Ohio Stadium, it’s not a huge surprise the Buckeyes weren’t at their best. At the same time, an inconsistent performance such as that is sure to keep the Buckeyes focused going into the Huskies’ visit, and I think the Buckeyes are going to be amped up to deliver a performance to wash away any bad taste from the Hawaii game.

So what do I expect? I expect 150 yards from Ezekiel Elliott. I expect 300 passing from the Buckeye quarterback duo, with at least 200 of those coming from Cardale Jones. I expect the defense to bottle up Northern Illinois better than expected, especially considering the Huskies have had one of the more dynamic offenses in Division I.

Add it all up and I think the Buckeyes roll in Ohio Stadium.

Blake WilliamsStaff Writer

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Northern Illinois’ front

Through two games, it’s fair to rate the play of Ohio State’s offensive line as mixed.

That might sound odd, but two games is just a small sample size, and the offense has been disjointed at times. Using a stacked “Bear” front and a blitz-happy scheme without deep safeties, Virginia Tech forced the Buckeyes into mistakes at times – and also gave up enough big plays that the Buckeyes racked up almost 600 yards of offense.

Then, on just four days of rest, Ohio State had its worst rushing showing since last year’s Penn State game in a 38-0 win against Hawaii that wasn’t exactly pleasing to the eye.

One thing that can’t be argued is that the two opponents so far have given the Buckeyes’ unique looks. The Bear defense has been used by just a handful of opponents over the years vs. OSU, while the Buckeyes have admittedly struggled against 3-4 looks such as the one used by Hawaii.

Ohio State offensive linemen and coach-es haven’t used the different schemes as an excuse for any bad play so far this year, but they have also looked forward to facing a base 4-3 scheme – the kind of setup that allows the Buckeyes to use their combo blocks and pulls to their greatest ability. And Northern Illinois should provide that test Saturday.

“It’s pretty much our defense, a base defense,” head coach Urban Meyer said.

So far, that defense has ceded just 128.0 yards per game and 3.1 yards per carry. Of course, Ohio State didn’t worry about opponents’ stats while running over Wisconsin and Alabama at the end of last season, so getting the running game going against a MAC team will be expected.

And it might help that the Buckeyes will be facing a 4-3 for the first time all season.

“They’ve got big strong guys in the middle,” guard Patrick Elflein said. “They play a base four-down defense. They run a little bit of odd on third down, which is kind of what Ohio State runs, so we went against that all spring. So we have got a lot of preparation for that. We are ready to go against that.”

Big TenFootball Standings

East Division Conf. Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.

Indiana 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Michigan State 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Ohio State 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Maryland 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Michigan 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Penn State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Rutgers 0 0 .000 1 1 .500

West Division Conf. Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.

Illinois 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Iowa 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Northwestern 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000Minnesota 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Nebraska 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Wisconsin 0 0 .000 1 1 .500Purdue 0 0 .000 1 1 .500

Saturday’s Games

Illinois at North Carolina, Noon (ESPN2)

South Florida at Maryland, Noon (ESPNU)

UNLV at Michigan, Noon (BTN)

Air Force at No. 4 Michigan State, Noon (ABC)

Kent State at Minnesota, 12:30 p.m. (BTN)

No. 23 Northwestern at Duke, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3)

Nebraska at Miami (Fla.), 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)

Northern Illinois at No. 1 Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)

Virginia Tech at Purdue, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU)

Troy at No. 24 Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)

Western Kentucky at Indiana, 4 p.m. (ESPNews)

Rutgers at Penn State, 8 p.m. (BTN)

Pittsburgh at Iowa, 8 p.m. (BTN)

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No. 9 Florida State at Boston College, 8 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday’s Games

Connecticut at No. 22 Missouri, Noon (ESPN)Nevada at No. 17 Texas A&M, Noon (SEC)

Tulsa at No. 16 Oklahoma, Noon (FS1)Air Force at No. 4 Michigan State, Noon (ABC)

No. 23 Northwestern at Duke, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN3)Georgia State at No. 12 Oregon, 2 p.m. (PAC12)No. 18 Auburn at No. 13 LSU, 3:30 p.m. (CBS)

Northern Illinois at No. 1 Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC/ESPN2)Troy at No. 24 Wisconsin, 3:30 p.m. (BTN)

Texas San Antonio at No. 25 Oklahoma State, 3:30 p.m. (FS1)No. 14 Georgia Tech at No. 8 Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. (NBC)

South Carolina at No. 7 Georgia, 6 p.m. (ESPN)SMU at No. 3 TCU, 8 p.m. (FSN)

Stanford at No. 6 USC, 8 p.m. (ABC)No. 15 Ole Miss at No. 2 Alabama, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

No. 19 BYU at No. 10 UCLA, 10:30 p.m. (FS1)No. 21 Utah at Fresno State, 10:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

Northern Arizona at No. 20 Arizona, 11 p.m. (PAC12)TV Key

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1. Ohio State (59) 2-0 15232. Alabama 2-0 14233. TCU 2-0 13664. Michigan State (2) 2-0 13545. Baylor 2-0 12406. USC 2-0 11467. Georgia 2-0 10318. Notre Dame 2-0 10129. Florida State 2-0 97310. UCLA 2-0 92811. Clemson 2-0 92612. Oregon 1-1 83313. LSU 1-0 78714. Georgia Tech 2-0 71615. Ole Miss 2-0 71316. Oklahoma 2-0 70517. Texas A&M 2-0 70318. Auburn 2-0 51919. BYU 2-0 34920. Arizona 2-0 34221. Utah 2-0 29022. Missouri 2-0 26423. Northwestern 2-0 17024. Wisconsin 1-1 15825. Oklahoma State 2-0 48 (First-place votes in parentheses) Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 18, Boise State 20, Tennessee 23, Mississippi State 25Others receiving votes: Temple 38, West Virginia 37, Mississippi State 32, Tennessee 30, Toledo 29, Kansas State 26, Arizona State 20, Boise State 16, Houston 16, NC State 14, Florida 12, Minnesota 9, Arkansas 6, California 5, Iowa 5, Miami (FL) 3, Stanford 3, Western Kentucky 2, Virgin-ia Tech 2, Duke 1

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1. Ohio State (62) 2-0 15742. Alabama (1) 2-0 14723. TCU 2-0 14304. Michigan State 2-0 13835. Baylor 2-0 13246. Florida State 2-0 11197. USC 2-0 11168. Georgia 2-0 11089. Clemson 2-0 94810. Notre Dame 2-0 90311. Ole Miss 2-0 85112. UCLA 2-0 85013. Oregon 1-1 84714. LSU 1-0 80615. Auburn 2-0 78416. Georgia Tech 2-0 73117. Oklahoma 2-0 66418. Texas A&M 2-0 59019. Arizona 2-0 42320. Missouri 2-0 32021. Utah 2-0 27922. BYU 2-0 20423. Wisconsin 1-1 20224. Northwestern 2-0 9525. Oklahoma State 2-0 71 (First-place votes in parentheses)Dropped from rankings: Arkansas 18, Boise State 22, Tennessee 23 Others receiving votes: West Virginia 49, Tennessee 43, Kansas State 39, Arizona State 36, Mississippi State 35, Duke 32, Temple 24, Miami (FL) 16, Boise State 14, NC State 13, Memphis 13, Illinois 8, Kentucky 8, Minnesota 8, Florida 8, California 6, Toledo 6, Michigan 5, Iowa 5, Nebraska 3, Arkansas 3, Pittsburgh 2, Houston 2, South Carolina 1, Texas Tech 1, Western Kentucky 1

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Eli. Hometown/Previous School1 Albert Smalls CB 6-1 197 So. Miramar, Fla./Monsignor Pace1 Anthony Maddie QB 6-1 203 Jr. Plainfield, Ill./Western Michigan2 Marlon Moore S 5-9 197 Sr. Mobile, Ala./C.F. Vigor3 Ezra Saffold WR 5-7 168 So. West Palm Beach, Fla./W.T. Dwyer4 Christian Blake WR 6-1 182 So. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons5 Mayomi Olootu CB 5-9 180 So. Allen, Texas/Allen6 Bobby Jones IV LB 6-0 222 R-So. Miami Gardens, Fla./Monsignor Pace7 Desroy Maxwell TE 6-2 255 Sr. Evanston, Ill./Amundsen8 Ladell Fleming DE 6-0 236 Jr. Chicago/Julian9 Rasheen Lemon LB 6-0 220 5th-Sr. Chicago/Proviso West10 Tommylee Lewis WR 5-7 168 5th-Sr. Riviera Beach, Fla./W.T. Dwyer11 Juwan Brescacin WR 6-4 230 5th-Sr. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada/Culver (Ind.) Acad.

12 Drew Hare QB 6-1 218 Jr. O’Fallon, Mo./Fort Zumwalt West13 Jordan Niemeyer WR 5-11 188 Fr. Woodstock, Ill./Marian Central Catholic13 Jackson Abresch S 6-1 207 So. Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead14 Daniel Santacaterina QB 6-1 198 Fr. Geneva, Ill./Geneva14 Elijah Campbell S 6-0 195 So. St. Paul, Minn./Iowa Western16 Renard Cheren LB 6-0 224 R-Fr. Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista16 Tommy Fiedler QB 6-2 192 FR LaGrange, Ill./Lyons Township17 Ryan Graham QB 6-1 214 R-Fr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South18 Peter Deppe P 6-1 203 R-Fr. Almont, Mich./Almont18 Charlie Rotherham QB 6-0 188 Fr. Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy19 Shawun Lurry CB 5-8 178 So. West Palm Beach, Fla./W.T. Dwyer19 Kenny Golladay WR 6-4 200 Jr. Chicago/North Dakota20 Mycial Allen S 5-11 198 So. Detroit/King20 Keith Harris Jr. TB 5-8 200 Jr. Chicago/Leo21 Marcus Jones TB 5-8 197 Fr. Evergreen Park, Ill./Brother Rice22 Aregeros Turner WR 5-11 178 Jr. Copley, Ohio/Copley23 Jordan Huff TB 5-11 218 So. Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s Episcopal24 D.J. Brown TB 5-9 182 Fr. North Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock24 Brandon Mayes S 5-11 193 So. Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian25 Emmett Lynch S 6-0 179 R-Fr. Chicago/Rich Central25 Josh Orne K 6-0 218 Jr. Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine25 Taylor Mashack S 5-11 190 Jr. East Palo Alto, Calif./San Mateo JC26 Trequan Smith S 5-11 176 Fr. Boynton Beach, Fla./Boynton Beach26 Quintin Hoosman TB 5-10 205 Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North27 Jawuan Johnson S 5-11 209 R-Fr. East St. Louis, Ill./New Boston, Texas27 Dwayne Milton TB 5-8 164 Fr. Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem28 Joel Bouagnon TB 6-2 226 Jr. Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian28 Jeffrey Hill CB 5-8 169 Fr. Miami/Miramar29 Paris Logan CB 5-9 195 5th-Sr. Columbia, Mo./Rock Bridge29 Dae’jon Perry WR 5-9 173 Fr. Aurora, Ill./Oswego East30 Tifonte Hunt CB 5-9 178 R-Fr. Harvey, Ill./Thornton Township31 Anthony Brooks CB 5-11 191 Jr. Detroit/Warren Mott32 Jimmy Russell S 5-10 201 So. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb33 Jamaal Payton LB 6-0 226 Jr. Bellwood, Ill./Proviso West34 Christian Hagan K 6-0 189 So. Omaha, Neb./Westside35 Shane Wimann TE/FB 6-4 254 So. Wisconsin Dells, Wis./Wisconsin Dells36 Draco Smith TB 5-9 196 Jr. Hammond, Ind./Chicago Mt. Carmel36 Corey Kennedy DB 5-8 178 Fr. Oswego, Ill./Oswego East37 Nolan Dean TB 6-0 195 Fr. Chicago/Nazareth Academy37 Milan Dosen K/P 5-8 179 Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North38 Cassius Grady CB 5-9 182 Fr. Arlington, Texas/Arlington39 Nate Godwin DB 5-11 206 Fr. Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest39 Allen Letterer LB 6-0 224 Fr. DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb39 Ryan Stendler TE 6-4 257 So. Mequon, Wis./Homestead40 Sean Folliard LB 6-2 231 Jr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge40 Maalik Todd TB 5-8 158 Fr. Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township41 Will Daniels LB 5-11 221 R-Fr. Green Bay, Wis./Preble42 Alex Schwab LB 6-1 223 So. New Berlin, Wis./Southeast Missouri St.43 Sutton Smith TB 6-0 195 Fr. Saint Charles, Mo./Francis Howell43 Marquis Howard S 5-10 175 Fr. Montgomery, Ala./Lee44 Perez Ford DE 6-0 227 Sr. Romeoville, Ill./Romeoville45 Ross Sealby FB 5-11 235 Fr. Byron, Ill./Byron45 Boomer Mays LB 6-0 244 5th-Sr. Lawrence, Kan./Eudora46 Jake Hlava DE 6-2 230 Fr. Batavia, Ill./Batavia46 Terrell Harris FB 5-11 257 Jr. Lansing, Ill./Bloom Trail47 Aaron Fischer FB 5-10 234 R-Fr. Sun Prairie, Wis./Sun Prairie48 Antonio Jones-Davis LB 5-10 208 Fr. Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach49 Trayshon Foster LB 5-11 188 Fr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa Academy50 Austin Smaha DE 6-1 232 Jr. Belvidere, Ill./Belvidere North51 David O’Gorman DE 5-11 244 R-Fr. Watertown, Wis./Watertown52 Cody Sullivan LB 6-0 225 So. Chicago/Loyola Academy53 Quintin Wynne DE 6-1 230 Fr. St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers54 Cameron Clinton-Earl DE 6-1 258 5th-Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Hamilton55 Mason Fleury LB 6-0 214 Fr. Elgin, Ill./Hampshire55 Andrew Ness OL 6-3 314 5th-Sr. O’Fallon, Mo./Christian Brothers College56 Ben Compton DE 6-4 278 Sr. Windsor, Conn./Monroe College (NY)57 Kyle Pugh LB 5-11 228 Fr. Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom Township58 Josh Corcoran LB 6-3 221 Fr. Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville South59 Ty Harmston DE 6-4 264 R-Fr. Stockton, Ill./Stockton

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Eli. Hometown/Previous School60 Alex Schlee OL 6-4 291 Fr. Germantown, Wis./Germantown61 Aidan Conlon OL 6-3 305 5th-Sr. Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor62 Mike Smith OL 6-4 305 So. Schaumburg, Ill./Conant63 Hayden Sak LS 6-2 250 Fr. Aurora, Ill./West Aurora64 Luke Shively OL 6-2 288 R-Fr. Tipton, Ind./Tipton65 Nathan Veloz OL 6-4 322 Fr. Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek66 Bobby Ramlet LS 6-3 236 Jr. Appleton, Wis./Xavier67 Robert Kraklow OL 6-3 310 Fr. Mukwonago, Wis./Mukwonago68 Ron Brown OL 6-3 348 Jr. Detroit/Mumford69 Corey Thomas DT 6-2 306 Jr. Chicago/Lindblom Math & Science Academy70 Josh Ruka OL 6-5 330 Jr. Greenfield, Wis./Greenfield71 Levon Myers OL 6-5 309 Jr. Franklin, Wis./Franklin72 Jordan Steckler OL 6-4 306 Fr. Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers73 Max Scharping OL 6-6 311 R-Fr. Green Bay, Wis./Southwest74 Lincoln Howard OL 6-5 305 Jr. Osceola, Wis./Osceola75 Vincent Hughes OL 6-4 270 Fr. Franklin, Wis./Franklin76 Dale Brown OL 6-3 302 R-Fr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West77 Shane Evans OL 6-4 302 R-Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge78 Josh Mailloux OL 6-5 266 Fr. Mount Prospect, Ill./Hersey79 Scott Topole OL 6-4 254 Fr. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove80 Skyler Monaghan WR 5-9 183 So. Omaha, Neb./Millard West81 Clayton Glasper WR 6-4 228 Jr. Peoria, Ill./Richwoods82 Chad Beebe WR 5-9 184 Jr. Aurora, Ill./Aurora Christian83 Spencer Tears WR 6-0 180 Fr. Robbins, Ill./H.L. Richards84 Kevin Tennenbaum TE 6-3 248 5th-Sr. Buffalo Grove, Ill./Buffalo Grove85 Malik Mitchell WR 6-4 180 So. Alpharetta, Ga./Milton86 Adam Buirge WR 6-0 191 Fr. Brooklyn Park, Minn./Park Center87 Denzel Tolliver TE 6-2 239 R-Fr. Hillside, Ill./Proviso West88 Daniel Crawford TE 6-1 240 Fr. Macomb, Mich./Dakota89 Steven Lee WR 6-2 230 Fr. Champaign, Ill./Centennial90 William Lee DT 6-2 304 So. Indianapolis/Arsenal Tech91 Russell Chambers DT 6-3 285 R-Fr. Milwaukee, Wis./Riverside University92 Mario Jones DT 6-0 286 RS JR Chicago/Hubbard93 Rajshawn Mosley DE 6-2 261 So. Indianapolis/Arsenal Tech94 Jacob Ambrose P 5-10 175 Jr. Newport Beach, Calif./Orange Coast JC95 Ruben Dunbar DE 6-3 270 Jr. Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West96 Marcus Kelly DT 6-2 248 Fr. Waukesha, Wis./West97 Herlandez Corley DT 6-2 278 R-Fr. Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen98 Twan Taylor DE 6-3 224 Fr. Chicago/Rich Central98 Ryan Roberts TE 6-6 238 Fr. Northville, Mich./Northville99 Siosifa Malolo DT 5-11 272 Sr. Antioch, Calif./Los Medanos

2015 NIU Football Roster

2015 Regular-Season ScheduleDate Opponent Time/Result (ET)Sept. 5 UNLV W, 38-30Sept. 12 MURRAY STATE W, 57-26Sept. 19 at Ohio State 3:30 p.m.Sept. 26 at Boston College 1 p.m.Oct. 3 at Central Michigan 3 p.m.Oct. 10 BALL STATE TBAOct. 17 at Miami (Ohio) 2:30 p.m.Oct. 24 EASTERN MICHIGAN 3:30 p.m. Nov. 3 at Toledo 8 p.m.Nov. 11 at Buffalo 8 p.m.Nov. 18 WESTERN MICHIGAN 8 p.m.Nov. 24 OHIO 7:30 p.m.Dec. 4 MAC Championship (Detroit) 8 p.m.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Eli. Hometown/Previous School1 Braxton Miller QB/HB 6-2 215 5th-Sr. Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne1 Erick Smith SAF 6-0 202 So. Cleveland/Glenville2 Marshon Lattimore CB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Cleveland/Glenville2 Dontre Wilson HB 5-10 195 Jr. DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto3 Michael Thomas WR 6-3 210 Jr. Los Angeles/Woodland Hills Taft3 Damon Arnette CB 6-0 191 Fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas4 Jerome Baker LB 6-1 215 Fr. Cleveland/St. Benedictine4 Curtis Samuel RB 5-11 200 So. Brooklyn, N.Y./Erasmus5 Johnnie Dixon WR 5-11 194 R-Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer5 Raekwon McMillan LB 6-2 240 So. Hinesville, Ga./Liberty County6 Torrance Gibson QB/WR 6-4 205 Fr. Plantation, Fla./American Heritage6 Sam Hubbard DE 6-5 265 R-Fr. Cincinnati/Archbishop Moeller7 Damon Webb CB 5-11 193 So. Detroit/Cass Tech8 Gareon Conley CB 6-0 195 So. Massillon, Ohio/Washington9 Jashon Cornell DL 6-3 265 Fr. St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall10 Jalyn Holmes DL 6-5 265 So. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor10 Joe Burrow QB 6-3 208 Fr. The Plains, Ohio/Athens11 Justin Cook QB 6-3 225 So. Philadelphia/Western Reserve Academy11 Vonn Bell SAF 5-11 205 Jr. Rossville, Ga./Ridgeland12 Cardale Jones QB 6-5 250 Jr. Cleveland/Glenville12 Denzel Ward CB 5-11 180 Fr. Macedonia, Ohio/Nordonia13 Stephen Collier QB 6-4 225 R-Fr, Leesburg, Ga./Lee County13 Eli Apple CB 6-1 200 So. Voorhees, N.J./Eastern14 K.J. Hill WR 6-0 195 Fr. North Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock14 Joshua Norwood CB 5-10 175 Fr. Valdosta, Ga./Valdosta15 Cameron Howard DB 6-1 203 Sr. Columbus, Ohio/Gahanna Lincoln15 Ezekiel Elliott RB 6-0 225 Jr. St. Louis, Mo./Burroughs16 J.T. Barrett QB 6-2 225 So. Wichita Falls, Texas/Rider16 Cam Burrows DB 6-0 208 Jr. Trotwood, Ohio/Madison17 Jalin Marshall HB 5-11 205 So. Middletown, Ohio/Middletown18 Michael Lawless SAF 6-2 210 Jr. Dover, Ohio/Tuscarawas Central Catholic18 Kato Mitchell WR 6-0 190 Sr. Cleveland/John Hay19 Eric Glover-Williams CB 5-9 175 Fr. Canton, Ohio/McKinley19 Joe Ramstetter WR 6-3 225 Jr. Cincinnati/Elder20 Mike Weber RB 5-10 215 Fr. Detroit/Cass Tech20 Khaleed Franklin SAF 6-1 215 Jr. Columbus/Beechcroft21 Parris Campbell WR 6-1 205 R-Fr. Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary21 Trevon Forte CB 5-8 175 So. Youngstown, Ohio/Cardinal Mooney23 Tyvis Powell SAF 6-3 210 Jr. Bedford, Ohio/Bedford23 Devlin McDaniel WR 5-11 195 Jr. Marion, Ohio/Marion Pleasant24 Rashod Berry TE 6-4 245 Fr. Lorain, Ohio/Lorain24 Malik Hooker SAF 6-2 205 Fr. New Castle, Pa./New Castle25 Logan Kelleher CB 5-10 195 So. Cincinnati/Archbishop Moeller25 Bri’onte Dunn RB 6-0 215 Jr. Canton, Ohio/GlenOak26 Jarrod Barnes SAF 5-11 193 Jr. Westerville, Ohio (South26 Patrick Wise RB 5-10 205 So. Warren, Ohio (Warren G. Harding28 Warren Ball RB 6-1 225 Jr. Columbus/St. Francis DeSales28 Michael Cibene SAF 6-0 185 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Pine Crest29 Mike Maduko SAF 5-8 188 So. Naperville, Ill./Montini Catholic30 Tyler Durbin K 6-3 200 Jr. Fairfax, Va./Lake Braddock30 Jared Drake LB 6-0 220 Fr. Westerville, Ohio/Central32 Elijaah Goins CB 6-1 195 Jr. Concord, N.C./Cox Mill33 Dante Booker LB 6-3 233 So. Akron/St. Vincent-St. Mary33 Austin Clutter WR 6-0 195 Fr. Geneva, Ohio/Geneva34 Nick Conner LB 6-3 230 Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Scioto35 Chris Worley LB 6-2 225 So. Cleveland/Glenville35 Jeffie Johnson RB 5-10 197 Sr. Hilliard, Ohio/Bradley36 Zach Turnure LB 6-1 235 Jr. St. Louis, Mo./CBC37 Joshua Perry LB 6-4 254 Sr. Galena, Ohio/Olentangy38 Craig Fada LB 6-1 230 Jr. Columbus/Bishop Watterson39 Kyle Berger LB 6-2 230 R-Fr. Medina, Ohio/St. Ignatius41 Bryce Haynes LS 6-4 225 5th-Sr. Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy42 Darius Slade DL 6-4 255 R-Fr. Montclair, N.J./Montclair43 Darron Lee LB 6-2 235 So. New Albany, Ohio/New Albany44 Guy Ferrelli TE 6-1 245 Jr. Columbus/Bishop Ready44 Aaron Mawhirter LS 6-1 230 Jr. Sandusky, Ohio/Perkins46 Cin’Quan Haney SAF 6-1 200 Jr. Dayton/Chaminade-Julianne47 Justin Hilliard LB 6-1 230 Fr. Cincinnati/St. Xavier48 Joe Burger LB 6-2 230 Jr. Cincinnati/LaSalle49 Liam McCullough LS 6-2 210 Fr. Columbus/Worthington Kilbourne50 Jacoby Boren C 6-2 285 Sr. Pickerington, Ohio/Central51 Joel Hale OL 6-4 295 5th-Sr. Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove52 Donovan Munger DL 6-4 300 So. Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights53 Davon Hamilton DT 6-4 300 Fr. Pickerington, Ohio/Central

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Eli. Hometown/Previous School54 Billy Price OL 6-4 315 So. Austintown, Ohio/Fitch55 Cam Williams LB 6-1 225 Sr. West Roxbury, Mass./Catholic Memorial56 Matthew Burrell OL 6-4 300 Fr. Woodbridge, Va./Hylton57 Chase Farris OL 6-5 310 5th-Sr. Elyria, Ohio/Elyria57 Robert Landers DT 6-1 290 Fr. Dayton/Huber Heights Wayne58 Joshua Alabi DT 6-5 295 Fr. Detroit/Cass Tech59 Tyquan Lewis DL 6-4 260 So. Tarboro, N.C./Tarboro59 Isaiah Prince OL 6-7 305 Fr. Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt60 Blake Pfenning OL 6-5 305 Fr. Wapakoneta, Ohio/Wapakoneta61 Logan Gaskey OL 6-4 295 Jr. Long Grove, Ill./Adlai E. Stevenson62 Aaron Parry OL 6-5 275 Jr. Zanesville, Ohio/Bishop Rosecrans63 Kevin Woidke OL 6-6 310 Fr. Cleveland/St. Ignatius65 Pat Elflein OL 6-3 300 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio/North67 Grant Schmidt OL 6-6 300 Fr. Sioux Falls, S.D./Roosevelt68 Taylor Decker OL 6-8 315 Sr. Vandalia, Ohio/Butler69 Brandon Pahl OL 6-2 295 Fr. Cutler, Ohio/Warren70 Chris Fong DE 6-2 260 5th-Sr. Troy, Ohio/Troy71 Kyle Trout OL 6-6 310 R-Fr. Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster74 Jamarco Jones OL 6-5 310 So. Chicago, Ill./De La Salle75 Evan Lisle OL 6-7 305 So. Centerville, Ohio/Centreville76 Branden Bowen OL 6-7 320 Fr. Draper, Utah/Corner Canyon77 Kevin Feder OL 6-9 305 Fr. Ramsey, N.J./Don Boscoe Prep77 Michael Hill DL 6-3 295 So. Pendleton, S.C./Pendleton78 Demetrius Knox OL 6-4 305 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal79 Brady Taylor OL 6-5 300 R-Fr. Columbus/Bishop Ready80 Noah Brown WR 6-2 222 So. Flanders, N.J./Pope John XXIII81 Nick Vannett TE 6-6 260 5th-Sr. Westerville, Ohio/Central82 James Clark WR 5-10 185 So. New Smyrna Beach, Fla./New Smyrna Beach83 Terry McLaurin WR 6-1 200 R-Fr. Indianapolis/Cathedral84 Corey Smith WR 6-1 195 5th-Sr. Akron/Buchtel85 Marcus Baugh TE 6-5 255 So. Riverside, Calif./John W. North86 Dre’Mont Jones DL 6-3 280 Fr. Cleveland/St. Ignatius87 Alex Stump WR 6-3 202 Fr. Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edward88 A.J. Alexander TE 6-2 235 Fr. Burke, Va./Lake Braddock89 Jeff Greene WR 6-5 220 5th-Sr. Peachtree City, Ga./Georgia Tech90 Tommy Schutt DL 6-3 290 Sr. Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard91 Philip Silverman TE 6-0 230 Fr. Cincinnati/Sycamore92 Adolphus Washington DL 6-4 290 Sr. Cincinnati/Taft93 Tracy Sprinkle DL 6-3 290 So. Elyria, Ohio/Elyria94 Dylan Thompson DL 6-5 275 R-Fr. Lombard, Ill./Montini Catholic95 Cameron Johnston P 5-11 195 Jr. Geelong, Australia/St. Joseph’s96 Sean Nuernberger K 6-1 220 So. Buckner, Ky./Oldham Co.97 Joey Bosa DE 6-6 275 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas98 Jack Willoughby K 6-2 210 5th-Sr. Princeton, N.J./Duke

2015 Ohio State Football Roster

2015 Regular-Season ScheduleDate Opponent Time/Result (ET)Sept. 7 at Virginia Tech W, 42-24Sept. 12 HAWAII W, 38-0Sept. 19 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 3:30 p.m.Sept. 26 WESTERN MICHIGAN 3:30 p.m.Oct. 3 at Indiana TBAOct. 10 MARYLAND (Homecoming) NoonOct. 17 PENN STATE 8 p.m.Oct. 24 at Rutgers 8 p.m.Nov. 7 MINNESOTA 7/8 p.m.Nov. 14 at Illinois TBANov. 21 MICHIGAN STATE TBANov. 28 at Michigan TBADec. 5 Big Ten Title Game (Indianapolis) TBA

Head Coach Urban Meyer

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8 GAREON CONLEY, 6-0, 195, SO. 7 Damon Webb, 5-11, 193, So.

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13 ELI APPLE, 6-1, 200, SO. 2 Marshon Lattimore, 6-0, 195, R-Fr.

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55 ANDREW NESS, 6-3, 314, 5TH-SR.64 Luke Shively, 6-2, 288, R-Fr.

70 JOSH RUKA, 6-5, 330, JR.OR 68 RON BROWN, 6-3, 348, JR.

71 LEVON MYERS, 6-5, 309, JR.76 Dale Brown, 6-3, 302, R-Fr.

61 AIDAN CONLON, 6-3, 305, 5TH-SR.77 Shane Evans, 6-4, 302, R-Fr.

73 MAX SCHARPING, 6-6, 311, R-FR.OR 74 LINCOLN HOWARD, 6-5, 305, JR.

7 DESROY MAXWELL, 6-2, 255, SR.AND 35 SHANE WIMANN, 6-4, 254, SO.

39 Ryan Stendler, 6-4, 257, So.

10 TOMMYLEE LEWIS, 5-7, 168, 5TH-SR.OR 11 JUWAN BRESCACIN, 6-4, 230, 5TH-SR.

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59 TYQUAN LEWIS, 6-4, 260, SO. 10 Jalyn Holmes, 6-5, 265, So.42 Darius Slade, 6-4, 255, R-Fr.

97 JOEY BOSA, 6-6, 275, JR.6 Sam Hubbard, 6-5, 265, R-Fr.

92 ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON, 6-4, 290, SR. 52 Donovan Munger, 6-4, 300, So.OR 93 Tracy Sprinkle, 6-3, 290, So.

90 TOMMY SCHUTT, 6-3, 290, SR. 51 Joel Hale, 6-4, 295, 5th-Sr.

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34 CHRISTIAN HAGAN, 6-0, 180, SO.25 Josh Orne, 6-0, 218, Jr.

15 JAKE AMBROSE, 5-10, 160, JR.25 Josh Orne, 6-0, 218, Jr.

43 DARRON LEE, 6-2, 235, SO. 35 Chris Worley, 6-2, 225, So.

5 RAEKWON MCMILLAN, 6-2, 240, SO. 55 Cam Williams, 6-1, 225, Sr.

37 JOSHUA PERRY, 6-4, 254, SR. 33 Dante Booker, 6-3, 233, So.

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Depth Chart: When NIU Has The Ball

Punt Returners: 10 Tommylee Lewis, 82 Chad Beebe, 19 Shawun LurryKickoff Returners: 22 Aregeros Turner, 10 Tommylee Lewis, 29 Paris Logan

Long Snappers: 66 Bobby Ramlet, 63 Hayden SakHolders: 82 Chad Beebe, 15 Jake Ambrose

23 TYVIS POWELL, 6-3, 210, JR. 16 Cam Burrows, 6-0, 208, Jr.

11 VONN BELL, 5-11, 205, JR.1 Erick Smith, 6-0, 202, So.

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12 DREW HARE, 6-1, 218, JR.1 Anthony Maddie, 6-1, 203, Jr.17 Ryan Graham, 6-1, 214, R-Fr.

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82 CHAD BEEBE, 5-9, 184, JR.22 Aregeros Turner, 5-11, 178, Jr.

3 Ezra Saffold, 5-7, 168, So.

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19 KENNY GOLLADAY, 6-4, 200, JR.81 Clayton Glasper, 6-4, 228, Jr.

OR 4 Christian Blake, 6-1, 182, So.

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28 JOEL BOUAGNON, 6-2, 226, JR.23 Jordan Huff, 5-11, 218, So.OR 18 D.J. Brown, 5-9, 182, Fr.

OR 21 Marcus Jones, 5-8, 197, Fr.

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50 JACOBY BOREN, 6-2, 285, SR. 79 Brady Taylor, 6-5, 300, R-Fr.

65 PAT ELFLEIN, 6-3, 300, JR. 75 Evan Lisle, 6-7, 305, So.

68 TAYLOR DECKER, 6-8, 315, SR. 74 Jamarco Jones, 6-5, 310, So.

54 BILLY PRICE, 6-4, 315, SO. 78 Demetrius Knox, 6-4, 305, R-Fr.

57 CHASE FARRIS, 6-5, 310, 5TH-SR.59 Isaiah Prince, 6-7, 305, Fr.

81 NICK VANNETT, 6-6, 260, 5TH-SR.85 Marcus Baugh, 6-5, 255, So.

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15 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT, 6-0, 225, JR. 25 Bri’onte Dunn, 6-0, 215, Jr.28 Warren Ball, 6-1, 225, Jr.

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3 MICHAEL THOMAS, 6-3, 210, JR. 89 Jeff Greene, 6-5, 220, 5th-Sr.84 Corey Smith, 6-1, 195, 5th-Sr.

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17 JALIN MARSHALL, 5-11, 205, SO.5 Johnnie Dixon, 5-11, 194, R-Fr.83 Terry McLaurin, 6-1, 200, R-Fr.

12 CARDALE JONES, 6-5, 250, JR.16 J.T. Barrett, 6-2, 225, So.

98 JACK WILLOUGHBY, 6-2, 210, 5TH-SR.OR 96 SEAN NUERNBERGER, 6-1, 230, SO.

95 CAMERON JOHNSTON, 5-11, 195, JR.

Punt Returners: 17 Jalin Marshall, 15 Ezekiel ElliottKick Returners: 4 Curtis Samuel, 28 Warren Ball

Long Snappers: 41 Bryce Haynes, 44 Aaron MawhirterHolder: 95 Cameron Johnston

Depth Chart: When Ohio State Has The Ball

31 ANTHONY BROOKS, 5-11, 191, JR.OR 1 ALBERT SMALLS, 6-1, 197, SO.5 Mayomi Olootu, 5-9, 180, So.

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29 PARIS LOGAN, 5-9, 195, 5TH-SR.19 Shawun Lurry, 5-8, 178, So.

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2 MARLON MOORE, 5-9, 197, SR.9 Elijah Campbell, 6-0, 195, Jr.

37 Taylor Mashack, 5-11, 190, Jr.

24 BRANDON MAYES, 5-11, 193, SO.,20 Mycial Allen, 5-11, 198, So.

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16 RENARD CHEREN, 6-0, 224, R-FR.27 Juwaun Johnson, 5-11, 209, R-Fr.

45 BOOMER MAYS, 6-0, 244, 5TH-SR.33 Jamaal Payton, 6-0, 226, Jr.

40 SEAN FOLLIARD, 6-2, 231, JR.6 Bobby Jones IV, 6-0, 222, So.

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21 PARRIS CAMPBELL, 6-1, 205, R-FR.2 Dontre Wilson, 5-10, 195, Jr.82 James Clark, 5-10, 185, So.

54 CAMERON CLINTON-EARL, 6-1, 258, 5TH-SR.95 Ruben Dunbar, 6-3, 270, So.

93 Rajshawn Mosley, 6-2, 261, So.

44 PEREZ FORD, 6-0, 227, SR.8 Ladell Fleming, 6-0, 236, Jr.

69 COREY THOMAS, 6-2, 306, JR.91 Russell Chambers, 6-3, 285, R-Fr.OR Herlandez Corley, 6-2, 278, R-Fr.

90 WILLIAM LEE, 6-2, 304, SO.92 Mario Jones, 6-0, 286, Jr.

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The 9th annual Buckeye Cruise for Cancer sets sail from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas on a 5-night cruise to Labadee and Ocho Rios, Jamaica! Over 2 million dollars was raised on last year’s cruise to support cancer research, bringing the total raised to 8 million dollars!

The cruise will benefit the Urban and Shelley Meyer Fund for Cancer Research at Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute.This fund is dedicated to the recruitment of cancerresearch experts to The James, so that we continueto have the best and brightest minds at Ohio State.

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