The all-time non-Ohio-born Ohio state team

By Killer nuts -01 February 2013
53 Comments
- Football

We've had forums before on the all-time Ohio state teams where we pick our favorite players from teams past at each position. I'm curious who you guys would include if you can't pick guys from Ohio. I gotta believe Krenzel gets a look at QB, Eddie George seems like the obvious choice at RB, and maybe santonio Holmes at WR. The way Urban recruits nationally I envision this list being a bit different in a few years. Who would you all include?

Killer nuts on 1 Feb 2013 - 7:37am #

Can probably add in big Hank and Laurinaitis along with consideration to Vernon golston and roby and Cameron heyward

steensn on 1 Feb 2013 - 7:48am #

Wait, so does it count if they were born somewhere else bu grew up here?

Jelligrim on 1 Feb 2013 - 8:01am #

Zo Spellman.

Buckeyevstheworld on 1 Feb 2013 - 8:09am #

Pryor
Eddie

"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.

Killer nuts on 1 Feb 2013 - 8:16am #

David Boston

BKshepherd on 1 Feb 2013 - 8:44am #

I like Joe Jermaine at QB.

JohnnySocko on 1 Feb 2013 - 8:54am #

QB - Joe Germaine or Stanley Jackson

HB - Eddie or Michael Wiley

FB - Nicky Sualua

WR - David Boston, Tippy Sanders, Chris Gamble

TE - Ricky Dudley

OLB - Nail Diggs, Ryan Miller?

ILB - James Laurenitis

CB - Shawn Springs

CB - Chris Gamble

S - Ashton Youboty

S - Jack Tatum

steensn on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:01am #

That wouldn't be such a bad team ;)

bucknut8 on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:05am #

Terrelle Pryor
Santonio Holmes
Mike Brewster
Vernon Gholston
Chris Gamble
Will Smith
Jonathan Hankins
Craig Krenzel

just a few off the top of my head

#Buckeyes

cplunk on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:09am #

Nice team.

One thing though, I'm not really a big fan of Pryor but he is worlds better at QB than either Germaine or Jackson.

steensn on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:17am #

I'd take Pryor I think hands down.

JohnnySocko on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:22am #

I can totally see that. TP was a freak. Something interesting to consider.... Big Ten Coaches voted Joe Germaine the offensive player of the year over Drew Brees in 1998.

Just sayin'

steensn on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:29am #

Yeah, Germaine was a good QB I just think Terrel clearly has the upper edge with his athletic ability.

weimerad on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:31am #

Stanley Jackson? Seriously? I started laughing so hard when I saw that I actually peed a little. That dude was terrible, with a capital T. He'd definitely be on the list for worst QBs.

iball on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:35am #

Disagree, while Jackson isnt making any top ten lists for me he was a solid contributor splitting time with Joe G and giving the Bucks ann added demension on offense.

I was waiting for someone to throw Steve Bellisari out there ....

“There’s one thing I have learned through all my adventures and conquests - it’s that some people are just wired for success. I had no choice when it came to being great - I just am great.” – Kenny Powers

OSUStu on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:39am #

Steve Bellisari belongs on the all-time "wish you never played here" team.

Codeezy on 1 Feb 2013 - 12:37pm #

He was sweet on special teams. And atleast we could laugh at his "spirals". Id say Joe Bauserman is the QB on the "wish you never played here" team.

GoldenBearBuckeye on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:08pm #

Hard to put Joe B on it since no state is claiming him

NoVA Buckeye on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:00pm #

the LB Bellisari? Not better than Lauranitis

"I like to kick Michigan's ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum."

GoldenBearBuckeye on 1 Feb 2013 - 4:49pm #

Yep. He started in the Jake Plummer bowl over Germaine

Killer nuts on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:47am #

Is it too soon to consider Ryan Damn Shazier at OLB?

Remington2323 on 1 Feb 2013 - 10:53am #

Heyward has to be in there, Brewster, Micheal Jenkins, Maybe Roby by the end of the year, James Lauranitus.

BuckeyeChief Mod on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:32am #

If I recall, Ron Springs went to Ohio State, so Shawn Springs moved with him during his NFL career.

Good team though.

"Don't put syrup on shit, and tell me it's pancakes"

No matter how sh*tty the tour is, it's always tough to leave.

GoldenBearBuckeye on 1 Feb 2013 - 12:07pm #

I find it ironic that you find yourself in the same Germains/Jackson predicament as John Cooper!!!!

NoVA Buckeye on 1 Feb 2013 - 12:58pm #

Mike Adams at OT?

"I like to kick Michigan's ass and chew bubble gum, and I'm all out of gum."

osu07asu10 on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:16pm #

Besides the fact that he is from Columbus...

Mike Adams was a problem child from the moment he set foot on campus, drug arrest, disciplinary action by coaches, part of the Tat5, failed drug test at NFL combine. All of this on top of the fact he largely underperformed his entire career, most of which was probably only masked by ShuggyBear's penchant for false starts, at least he is from Texas.

Horrible..horrible recommendation

bishop072 on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:28pm #

That's a helluva lineup. Gotta think there has to be a better OLB than Miller. I'd pose Bellisari ahead of Ryan Miller

JohnnySocko on 1 Feb 2013 - 2:16pm #

I would tend to agree. Just could not think of Greg Bellisari this morning. Good catch.

D. Anthony on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:27pm #

I bet Nicky Sualua helped Catfish Manti... Samoan's do the humpy hump...

D. Anthony

iball on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:32am #

I cant believe no one is adding Michael Jenkins to this list. Holy Buckeye anyone?

Chris Gamble is one of the most underrated Buckeyes of all-time.

JohnnySocko on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:37am #

I definitely missed on Greg Bellisari at LB.

Jenkins. - Duh.

And I agree about Chris Gamble. Gamble was beast mode.

gnesq1 on 1 Feb 2013 - 9:49am #

How about showing some love to earlier guys..

Pepper Johnson....

Jack Tatum-Safety....

Malcolm Jenkins...

moopdawg on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:22pm #

Glad I took time to read the earlier replies. Was going to mention Pepper Johnson. Nate Salley deserves a spot somewhere on the roster.

osu07asu10 on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:47pm #

Absolutely, Nate Salley was (in my eyes) the last of the Silver Bullets. Agonizing as it was at times to watch Salley sit on a route instead of going for a pass breakup or INT, he patiently waited to blow up a WR.

Quick little tid bit about Salley...After the 2004 scUM game, we were up in the locker room watching the celebration and Lewis (equipment manager) brings Salley's helmet over...His facemask was bent in from laying wood that entire game, a facemask...BENT.

Salley meanwhile is walking around the locker room like a deer in headlights, obviously concussed...kid just left it ALL out on the field.

Excellent MOOP...excellent

moopdawg on 1 Feb 2013 - 6:07pm #

Awesome story, thanks for sharing. Loved the way he hit, played the safety position the way it was meant to be played.

Schierbuck on 1 Feb 2013 - 10:02am #

Some of these guys went to school in ohio but since you said non-ohio Born - I thought I put them in. Also thought I'd put out names that haven't been mentioned. Though I had to mention Tatum again. Cornelius Green beat out Archie for OSU MVP the second year Archie won his Heisman. Jim Parker is in the Pro and College Hall of Fames. Pete Johnson at one point was the closer while Archie was at OSU. Archie had more yards but Pete had more touchdowns. Parker graduated from Toledo. But he was only there for a year and lived most of his life in Georgia, and so he probably thinks of himself as a Georgian and not an Ohioan. Chic Harley feels like a bit of a cheat as he went to junior and senior high in Columbus, However the "Chic" is short for Chicago and he was there till he was 12.

"If you never saw him (Chic) run with a football, we can't describe it to you. It wasn't like Red Grange or Tom Harmon or anybody else. It was kind of a cross between music and cannon fire, and it brought your heart up under your ears." - James Thurber

rkylet83 on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:42am #

QB - Terrelle Pryor HB - Eddie George WR - Santonio Holmes WR - Michael Jenkins WR - David Boston FB - John Brockington OT - Jim Parker / Aurealius Thomas OG - Rob Murphy / Mike Adams C - Jeff Uhlenhake DE - Vernon Gholston DT - Johnathon Hankins DT - Cameron Heyward DE - Will Smith LB - James Laurinaitis LB - Pepper Johnson LB - Na'il Diggs DB - Jack Tatum DB - Neal Colzie DB - Shawn Springs DB - Chris Gamble

sox33osu on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:42am #

Good list, but I'm putting Malcolm Jenkins in over Colzie.

johnblairgobucks on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:48am #

Jeff Uhlenhake went to school in Ohio, Newark Catholic. Born out of State, but definitely had some Central Ohio exposure before his college decision.

TheHumbleBuckeye on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:53am #

This is tough because looking at our history, so many of our best are from right here in Ohio (which is downright awesome). I'd say Joe Germaine, Terrelle Pryor, and Craig Krenzel are your first, second, and third team QBs, respectively. All the other Buckeye great QBs (Schlicter, Rex Kern, Troy Smith) are mostly from Ohio.

RedStorm45 on 1 Feb 2013 - 11:59am #

So who wins in an all-time battle of Ohio Ohio State players v.s. non-Ohio Ohio State players? There's been some good ones from PA, FL, NJ, etc.

Codeezy on 1 Feb 2013 - 12:39pm #

Ummm, Ohio players.

osu07asu10 on 1 Feb 2013 - 12:40pm #

I would take Krenzel at QB over any other out of state tOSU signal caller from the past....sorry, I can't hear any of your arguments over Craig's national championship ring.

cplunk on 1 Feb 2013 - 12:42pm #

Haha, I hear you. Once of my all time favorite Buckeyes. I fully recognized the area where he is not as good as other QBs that have played for OSU in terms of skills, but all he did was win, win, win.

steensn on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:35pm #

Wins a win, but put Terrel Pryor on that team and I am confident that the team has wins by larger margins. Krenzel is our Trent Dilfer.

osu07asu10 on 1 Feb 2013 - 1:50pm #

Krenzel is the only Ohio State QB to win a national title in the last 40 years. Pryor had a very similar team to play with, skilled enough to win it all, he just didn't.

End of the day, I want a QB that wins, and wins national championships...and Craig was that. Pryor, as gifted and freak of an athlete as he is, was not.

Schierbuck on 1 Feb 2013 - 4:47pm #

Les Horvath - 1942 National Championship

I see your national championship and raise you a:

1944 Heisman Trophy (QB & HB)

Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana

Also Cornelius Green's 1974 Buckeyes would have been national champions if the AP voted after the bowls that year instead of before them. And he won MVP of the Rose Bowl that year.