There are 96 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.

Sanzenbacher won 3 Big Ten Titles with the Buckeyes.

NO. 96 DANE SANZENBACHER, WR (2007-2010)
Born: 1988 (Maumee, Ohio)
High School: Toledo Central Catholic
 

OHIO STATE CAREER

• The Buckeyes were 45-8 with Sanzenbacher on the team.
• 2007 Big Ten Title.
• 2008 Big Ten Title.
• 2009 Big Ten Title.
• 2010 Defeated Oregon 26-17 to win the Rose Bowl.
• 2011 Defeated Arkansas 31-26 to win the Sugar Bowl.
• Went 4-0 against That Team.

HONORS

• 2010 Captain.
• 2010 Team MVP.
• 2010 All-Big Ten.
• Sanzenbacher was voted MVP, won the Paul Warfield and Bo Rein Awards in 2010

NFL DRAFT
Not selected in the 2011 draft.

This fumble recovery helped Ohio State defeat Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl.

SANZENBACHER'S OHIO STATE CAREER PER ohiostatebuckeyes.com:

Ohio State receiver Dane Sanzenbacher was voted 2010 team Most Valuable Player as announced at the 2010 Football Appreciation Banquet this afternoon at the Ohio Union.

Sanzenbacher, a senior from Toledo, also received the Paul Warfield Award as the outstanding wide receiver and the Bo Rein Award as the most inspirational senior (voted by the team). Sanzenbacher led the Buckeyes and ranked second in the Big Ten with 10 touchdown receptions. He finished the regular season with 52 catches for 889 yards for an average of 17.1 yards per catch -- the best in the Big Ten.

2009
Sanzenbacher was the Buckeye's second leading receiver for the year. He grabbed 36 receptions for 570 yards and 6 touchdowns.

He had a career long 76-yard reception. When the Buckeyes played his hometown team, the Toledo Rockets, Dane had a career game with 5 receptions going for 126 yards and 2 touchdowns.

2010 
Sanzenbacher finished his senior season as the Buckeyes leading receiver. He led all Buckeyes with 55 receptions, 948 receiving yards, and 11 receiving touchdowns.

In week 4, Sanzenbacher had a break-out game with four receiving touchdowns against Eastern Michigan, tying the OSU record for most receiving touchdowns in a game.

Sanzenbacher earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. At the team banquet, Sanzenbacher was voted as the team’s most valuable player as well as the Bo Rein Award winner as the team’s most inspirational player.

Coach Jim Tressel revealed that, for the first time he could recall, one player won both of the team’s top awards and won them by a landslide.

For more information on Sanzenbacher and other players who wore No. 12 check out these countdowns from 2013 and 2014.

Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide, ohiostatebuckeyes.com and Wikipedia

ALL PLAYERS COVERED TO DATE