2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten
2008 Record	0-0 (0-0 Big Ten)
Head Coach	Jim Tressel
Offensive Coordinator	Jim Bollman
Offensive Scheme	Multiple
Defensive Coordinator	Jim Heacock
Base Defense	4-3
Seasons « 2007

The 2008 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will compete in football on behalf of the Ohio State University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes will be coached by Jim Tressel and will play their home games in Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

Contents 1 Before the season 1.1 Recruiting 2 Schedule 3 Game notes 3.1 Youngstown State 3.2 Ohio 3.3 USC 3.4 Troy 3.5 Minnesota 3.6 Wisconsin 3.7 Purdue 3.8 Michigan State 3.9 Penn State 3.10 Northwestern 3.11 Illinois 3.12 Michigan 4 Rankings 5 Roster 6 Coaching Staff 7 Statistics 7.1 Team 7.1.1 Scores by quarter 7.2 Offense 7.2.1 Rushing 7.2.2 Passing 7.2.3 Receiving 7.3 Defense 7.4 Special teams 8 See Also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Before the season

The Buckeyes lost 2007 starters RT Kirk Barton, FB Dionte Johnson and LB Larry Grant to graduation.

Junior DE Vernon Gholston declared for the 2008 NFL Draft.

Sophomore backup quarterback Rob Schoenhoft decided to transfer to the University of Delaware

Number 1 high school recruit Terrelle Pryor officially signed with the team.

[edit] Recruiting

See {{College Athlete Recruit Start}}

[edit] Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30*	TBA	Youngstown State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
September 6*	TBA	Ohio		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
September 13*	8:00 PM	at USC		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC
September 20*	TBA	Troy		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
September 27	TBA	Minnesota		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
October 4	8:00 PM	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
October 11	TBA	Purdue		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
October 18	TBA	at Michigan State		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI
October 25	8:00 PM	Penn State		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	ABC/ESPN/ESPN2
November 8	TBA	at Northwestern		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL
November 15	TBA	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL
November 22	TBA	Michigan		Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. All times are in Eastern Time.

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[edit] Game notes

[edit] Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bobcats					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] USC

See also: 2008 USC Trojans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Trojans					0

[edit] Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] Minnesota

See also: 2008 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] Wisconsin

See also: 2008 Wisconsin Badgers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Badgers					0

[edit] Purdue

See also: 2008 Purdue Boilermakers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boilermakers					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] Michigan State

See also: 2008 Michigan State Spartans football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Spartans					0

[edit] Penn State

See also: 2008 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] Northwestern

See also: 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Wildcats					0

[edit] Illinois

See also: 2008 Illinois Fighting Illini football team and Illibuck

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes					0
Fighting Illini					0

[edit] Michigan

See also: 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolverines					0
Buckeyes					0

[edit] Rankings

See also: 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking Movement

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP
Coaches
Harris	Not released
BCS	Not released

[edit] Roster

Wide Receivers 9 Hartline, Brian - Junior 89 Hummel, Garrett - Sophomore 18 Lisko, David - Senior 86 Potokar, Dan - Junior 80 Robiskie, Brian - Senior 15 Ruhl, Kyle - Senior 12 Sanzenbacher, Dane - Sophomore 82 Small, Ray - Junior 10 Torrence, Devon - Sophomore 5 Washington, Taurian - Sophomore 11 Stoneburner, Jake - Freshman Posey, Devier - Freshman Thomas, Lamaar - Freshman Offensive Tackles 75 Boone, Alex- Senior 65 Ebner, Doug - Senior 66 Moses, Andrew - Junior 77 Smith, Connor - Sophomore 76 Sika, Scott - Junior 69 Slagle, Zach - Sophomore 76 J.B Shugarts - Freshman Mike Adams - Freshman Offensive Guards 68 Blankenship, Evan - Freshman 70 Browning, Bryant - Sophomore 67 Mitchum, Kyle - Senior 63 Person, Ben - Senior 71 Rehring, Steve - Junior 79 Skinner, Jon - Senior Centers 64 Cordle, Jim - Junior 57 Malone, Chris - Junior 50 Brewster, Michael - Freshman Tight End 86 Ballard, Jake - Junior 46 Larson, J.D - Junior 82 Miller, Andy - Sophomore 88 Nicol, Rory - Senior 87 Smith, Brandon - Senior' DiLillo, Nic - Freshman Quarterback 17 Boeckman, Todd- Senior 14 Bauserman, Joe - Sophomore 7 Henton, Antonio - Sophomore 2 Pryor, Terrelle- Freshman		Running Back 46 Christian, K.C. - Sophomore 35 DeLande, Bo - Sophomore 33 Gantz, Joe - Junior 1 Herron, Daniel - Freshman 3 Saine, Brandon - Sophomore 28 Wells, Chris - Junior 34 Wells, Maurice - Senior 24 Williams, Marcus - Sophomore Fullback 49 Lukens, Ryan - Senior 43 Olson, Aram - Sophomore 48 Smith, Spencer - Sophomore Martin, Jermil - Freshman Defensive Lineman 92 Denlinger, Todd - Junior 90 Gray, Bryan - Junior 95 Rietschlin, Chris - Senior Defensive Tackles 93 Abdallah, Nader - Senior 97 Heyward, Cameron - Sophomore 72 Larimore, Dexter - Sophomore Rowell, Shawntel - Freshman Goebel, Garrett - Freshman Defensive End 90 Gibson, Thaddeus - Sophomore 57 Ingham, Tom - Junior 44 Johnson, Mark - Sophomore 9 Rose, Robert - Sophomore 98 Thomas, Solomon - Freshman 87 Wilson, Lawrence - Junior 84 Worthington, Doug - Junior Mobley, Willie - Freshman Wells, Keith - Freshman Cornerbacks 13 Amos, Andre - Junior 4 Coleman, Kurt - Junior 2 Jenkins, Malcolm - Senior 29 Lane, Shaun - Senior Howard, Travis - Freshman Defensive Backs 5 Chekwa, Chimdi - Sophomore 32 Clifford, Eugene - Freshman 36 Daniels, Matt - Senior 39 Dougherty, Michael - Senior 30 Evege, Donnie - Freshman 24 Schwartz, Grant - Sophomore 11 Scott, James - Sophomore 20 Washington, Donald - Junior 17 Willis, Zach - Senior		Linebackers 1 Freeman, Marcus - Senior 7 Hines, Jermale - Sophomore 51 Homan, Ross - Sophomore 33 Laurinaitis, James - Senior 59 Libby, Kyle - Sophomore 26 Moeller, Tyler - Sophomore 36 Rolle, Brian - Sophomore 38 Spitler, Austin - Junior 55 Terry, Curtis - Senior 6 Sabino, Etienne - Freshman 42 Sweat, Andrew - Freshman Williams, Nathan - Freshman Safety 8 Gant, Aaron - Junior 3 O'Neal, Jamario - Senior 14 Oliver, Nate - Freshman 23 Patterson, Nick - Senior 25 Pentello, Rocco - Freshman 21 Russell, Anderson - Junior Domicone, Zach - Freshman Johnson, Orhian - Freshman Long Snappers 52 Curtis, Don - Sophomore 53 Howe, Patrick - Sophomore 96 McQuaide, Jake - Sophomore Kickers 12 Barclay, Devin - Sophomore 39 Good, Andrew - Junior 41 Mattimoe, Matt - Junior 20 Pettrey, Aaron - Junior 85 Pretorius, Ryan - Senior Buchanan, Ben - Freshman

[edit] Coaching Staff

• Jim Tressel - Head Coach
• Jim Bollman - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
• Jim Heacock - Defensive Coordinator
• Darrell Hazell - Asst. Head Coach/Wide Receivers
• Dick Tressel - Running Backs
• Joe Daniels - Quarterbacks

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Team

Team Opp Scoring       Points per Game     First Downs       Rushing       Passing       Penalty     Total Offense       Avg per Play       Avg per Game     Fumbles-Lost     Penalties-Yards       Avg per Game

Team Opp Punts-Yards       Avg per Punt     Time of Possession/Game     3rd Down Conversions     4th Down Conversions     Touchdowns Scored     Field Goals-Attempts-Long     PAT-Attempts     Attendance       Games/Avg per Game

[edit] Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 0 Opponents 0

[edit] Offense

[edit] Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Joe Smith
TEAM
Total
Opponents

[edit] Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Joe Smith
TEAM
Total
Opponents

[edit] Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Joe Smith
Total
Opponents

[edit] Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

[edit] Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

[edit] See Also

• 2008 Big Ten Conference football season

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Ohio State Buckeyes Football official site
• BUCKEYE NATION™
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