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o h i o s t a t e ( c o n t i n u e d ) season, Corey Brown (60 catches, 669 yards) and Devin Smith (30 catches, six touchdowns) return, to be complemented by dynamic newcomers like freshmen Doter Wilson and Jalin Marshall, speedy athletes who've drawn some comparison to ex-Florida star and former Meyer protégé Percy Harvin. Last year, Meyer won solely with yards, and also passed for 15 scores leftover personnel, and an infusion to just six interceptions. of his chosen talent will now be blended in. Logic suggests TOM'S TAKE A year ago, Ohio that experience — "Stand back and admire the State had to overand added comfort glistening roster. It shimmers come mass suspenwith a new coachwith talent coming off a 12-0 sions that tattered ing staff's system — season. Every key playmaker its ranks early in should make Miller on offense is back, headed by the season. The and the entire Ohio Braxton Miller. Yes, the defen- Buckeyes' path to State offense even sive line is being rebuilt, but it 12-0 was a rocky more potent in Year could be even better. Yes, it's one, as it very near2 under Meyer. good to be Urban Meyer." ly was upset by PurIt will certainly — Tom Dienhart, Big Ten due at home and help Miller to have Network had to hang on for a strong supportdear life at Indiana ing cast around him, including four returning start- and against Cal. This year's bumps, if there are going offensive linemen and running back Carlos Hyde, who ran for 16 ing to be any, might come on defense, touchdowns and just less than 1,000 where Ohio State returns just four yards in only 10 games last season. starters. Leading tackler Ryan Shazier re"The running game should certainly be their strength this year," turns at linebacker and three of four Axelrod said, "but they're still hop- starters in the secondary are back, ing to make strides in the passing but the entire defensive line must be replaced. game." Ohio State always has been a proIn that phase, Ohio State's top two gram where NFL talent comes receivers from last in waves, especially on the dea team fensive line, where sophomore last time t The f NoCAeprobation and weentuburn O der N A Noah Spence might be the hen th A chance was un in 1993 w e Buckeyes' next D-line star. d was ied th undefeate 11-0 and were den nal and natio ent But that renovation up ference Tigers w th the con play in bo . front might be the biggest question to ips 2013 SCHEDULE 2012 RESULTS (12-0 overall, 8-0 Big Ten, 1st Leaders) DateOpponent Results 9/1 MIAMI (OHIO) . . . . . . W, 56-10 9/8 CENTRAL FLORIDA . . W, 31-16 9/15CALIFORNIA . . . . . . . W, 35-28 9/22UAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . W, 29-15 9/29 at Michigan State . . . W, 17-16 10/6NEBRASKA . . . . . . . . W, 63-38 10/13 at Indiana . . . . . . . . . . W, 52-49 10/20PURDUE . . . . . . W, 29-22 (OT) 10/27 at Penn State . . . . . . . W, 35-23 11/3ILLINOIS . . . . . . . . . . W, 52-22 11/17 at Wisconsin . . . W, 21-14 (OT) 11/24MICHIGAN . . . . . . . . . W, 26-21 DateGame 8/31BUFFALO 9/7 SAN DIEGO STATE 9/14 at California 9/21 FLORIDA A&M 9/28WISCONSIN 10/5 at Northwestern 10/19IOWA 10/26 PENN STATE 11/2 at Purdue 11/16 at Illinois 11/23INDIANA 11/30 at Michigan h s champion Early line vs. Purdue: OSU -11 104 • Gold and Black IllustrateD • volume 23, issue 6 Who's in Charge? COACH URBAN MEYER Record at Ohio State: 12-0 (one season) Record vs. Purdue: 1-0 Bottom Line: It didn't take long at all for one of college football's most prominent coaches to make his mark on the Big Ten, as Meyer won all 12 games his Buckeyes played in 2012 with NCAA sanctions rendering them ineligible for the postseason. Those restrictions are now lifted, and Ohio State might be in the national title picture sooner than anyone could have reasonably expected. High-Percentage Guys Yards from scrimmage Rest of Team 1,785 Braxton Miller 3,310 In 2012, Braxton Miller accounted for 65.1 percent of his team's yardage, the highest percentage in the Big Ten. Taylor Martinez of Nebraska was second with 60.3 percent of Nebraska's offense. Rest of Team 2,561 Taylor Martinez 3,890 GBIprint.com GoldandBlack.com