There are 97 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to sleep I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
With Logan on the team the Buckeyes were never ranked lower than No. 15.
NO. 97 JEFF LOGAN, FB (1974-77)
Born: 1956 (Canton)
High School: Hoover (North Canton)
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes were 39-8-1 with Logan on the team.
- 1977 Big Ten Title.
- 1976 Big Ten Title.
- 1975 Big Ten Title.
- 1974 Big Ten Title.
- 1977 Defeated Colorado 27-10 in the Orange Bowl.
- Ohio State was ranked No. 1 for 14 weeks with Logan on the team.
- Ohio State was ranked in the top 15 every week of Logan's career.
- Went 2-2 against That Team.
HONORS
- 1977 Captain.
- 1977 All-Big Ten.
- 1977 Academic All-American.
- 1977 Academic All-Big Ten.
NFL DRAFT
Round 7 to the Baltimore Colts with the 191st pick of the 1978 draft.
LOGAN'S OHIO STATE CAREER PER Wikipedia:
Logan went to Ohio State University in 1974 and played on four Big Ten Conference Championship football teams. Logan backed up two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin for two seasons and then started in 1976 and 1977, Co-Captain of the 1977 team. He was awarded All Big 10 first team and Academic All-American honors.
Jeff Logan can be seen on the CW covering Central Ohio high school football games on Thursday nights.
LOGAN'S WORK IN THE MEDIA PER Wikipedia:
Jeff Logan appeared on 103.9 WTDA'S sports show "Shark on Sports" with long-time friend Mark "the Shark" Howell. He also was the color analyst for the Ohio State Football radio network from 1999-2005 working with Terry Smith, currently the voice of the LA Angels of Anaheim. Jeff currently serves as color analyst on CW Columbus "Thursday Night Lights" high school football telecasts. He is an accomplished amateur golfer.
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | |
| ALL-AMERICAN | |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 1 |
| TOTAL | 14 |
For more information on Logan and other players who wore No. 34 check out Andy Vance's article from 2013.
Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide and Wikipedia
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | 8 |
| NO RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
| BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MPV | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 0.25 PER YEAR |
