Academically, Ohio State's 2016 Football Team is Mostly Freshmen Still in Search of a Major

By 11W Staff on December 10, 2016 at 8:00 am
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The youngest team in college football is still trying to figure out what it wants to study in the classroom.

While the 2016 Buckeyes have 18 scholar-athletes and five graduate students among them, 44 of them still have freshman eligibilty and 47 of them are still exploring majors.

The football team produced 26 scholar-athletes last season when it was a lot older. A quarter of the team hasn't received a single report card yet. Additionally, none of Ohio State's true freshmen have declared a major, although early enrollee Austin Mack interned at Goldman Sachs over the summer with Joe Burrow and 1st Team Academic All-America Sam Hubbard.

Here is the team breakdown by major:

Major Count
Exploring  47
Sports Industry 16
Family Resource Management 11
Communications 7
Graduate Students 5
Biology 3
Criminology 3
Sociology 3
Finance 2
Hospitality Management 2
Accounting 1
Civil Engineering 1
Computer & Information Science 1
Electrical Engineering 1
Exercise Science 1
Human Development & Family Studies 1
Logistics Management 1
Marketing 1
Nutrition 1
Operations Management 1
Pharmacy 1
Physics 1

And here is the current roster, with player majors:

# Player Pos. Elig. Hometown Major
1 Dixon, Johnnie WR SO West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer) Sociology
2 Wilson, Dontre WR SR DeSoto, Texas (DeSoto) Criminology
2 Lattimore, Marshon CB SO Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) Sports Industry (Scholar Athlete)
3 Arnette, Damon CB RS FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Communications
4 Fuller, Jordan SAF FR Old Tappan, N.J. (Old Tappan) Exploring
4 Samuel, Curtis H-B JR Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus) Family Resource Management
5 McMillan, Raekwon LB JR Hinesville, Ga. (Liberty County) Family Resource Management
5 Smith, Corey WR GS Akron, Ohio (Akron Buchtel) Graduate student
6 Hubbard, Sam DE SO Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) Finance  (Scholar Athlete)
7 Haskins, Dwayne QB FR Potomac, Md. (Bullis School) Exploring
7 Webb, Damon SAF JR Detroit, Mich (Cass Tech) Sports Industry
8 Conley, Gareon CB JR Massillon, Ohio (Washington) Sports Industry
9 Victor, Binjimen WR FR Pompano Beach, Florida (Coconut Creek) Exploring
9 Cornell, Jashon DT RS FR St. Paul, Minn. (Cretin-Derham Hall) Family Resource Management
10 Malone, Derrick TE SO Dayton, Ohio (Thurgood Marshall H.S.) Exploring
10 Burrow, Joe QB RS FR The Plains, Ohio (Athens) Exploring/Goldman Sachs intern
11 Mack, Austin WR FR Fort Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) Exploring/Goldman Sachs Intern
11 Cook, Justin QB JR Philadelphia, Pa. (Western Reserve Academy) Family Resource Management
11 Holmes, Jalyn DE JR Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor) Family Resource Management
12 Ward, Denzel CB SO Macedonia, Ohio (Nordonia) Exploring
13 Collier, Stephen QB SO Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) Communications  (Scholar Athlete)
13 Berry, Rashod DE RS FR Lorain, Ohio (Lorain) Exploring
14 Jones, Keandre LB FR Olney, Md. (Good Counsel) Exploring
14 Hill, K.J. WR RS FR North Little Rock, Ark. (North Little Rock) Sports Industry
15 Davis, Wayne DB FR Norfolk, Va (Lake Taylor H.S.) Exploring
15 Howard, Cameron SAF GS Columbus, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln) Family Resource Management
16 Barrett, J.T. QB JR Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider) Communications
17 Saunders, C.J. CB SO Dublin, Ohio (Coffman H.S) Accounting
17 Baker, Jerome LB SO Cleveland, Ohio (Benedictine) Exploring
18 Cooper, Jonathon DL FR Gahanna, Ohio (Lincoln) Exploring
18 Hounshell, Chase TE GS Kirtland, Ohio (Lake Catholic H.S) Graduate student
19 Glover-Williams, Eric SAF SO Canton, Ohio (McKinley) Exploring
19 Ramstetter, Joe WR SR Cincinnati, Ohio (Elder) Marketing  (Scholar Athlete)
20 Franklin, Khaleed SAF SR Columbus, Ohio (Beechcroft) Human Development & Family Studies
21 Campbell, Parris WR SO Akron (St. Vincent-St. Mary) Exploring
21 Forte, Trevon CB JR Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney) Sports Industry
23 Wint, Jahsen SAF FR Brooklyn, N.Y. (Erasmus Hall) Exploring
23 McDaniel, Devlin WR SR Marion, Ohio (Marion Pleasant) Family Resource Management
24 Hawkins, Kierre TE FR Maple Heights, Ohio (Maple Heights) Exploring
24 Hooker, Malik SAF SO New Castle, Pa. (New Castle) Sports Industry
25 Kelleher, Logan DB JR Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) Sports Industry
25 Weber, Mike RB RS FR Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech) Sports Industry
26 Williams, Antonio RB FR New London, N.C. (North Stanly) Exploring
26 Barnes, Jarrod SAF GS Westerville, Ohio (South) Graduate student  (Scholar Athlete)
28 Norwood, Joshua CB RS FR Valdosta, Ga. (Valdosta) Exploring
28 Cibene, Michael SAF SR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Pine Crest) Logistics Management  (Scholar Athlete)
29 Burns, Rodjay DB FR Louisville, KY (Trinity) Exploring
29 Craft, Alex K SO Kettering, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) Exploring
30 Drake, Jared LB SO Westerville, Ohio (Central) Communications
30 McCall, Demario RB FR North Ridgeville, Ohio (North Ridgeville H.S.) Exploring
32 Borland, Tuf LB FR Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook) Exploring
32 Goins, Elijaah SAF SR Concord, N.C. (Cox Mill) Pharmacy  (Scholar Athlete)
33 Booker, Dante LB JR Akron (St. Vincent-St. Mary) Sports Industry  (Scholar Athlete)
34 Smith, Erick SAF JR Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) Sociology
35 Worley, Chris LB JR Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) Communications
35 Backenstoe, Alex RB SO Hilliard, OH (Davidson) Exploring
36 Turnure, Zach LB SR St. Louis, Mo. (CBC) Communications
37 Lawless, Michael SAF SR Dover, Ohio (Tuscarawas Central Catholic) Exercise Science
38 Fada, Craig LB SR Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Watterson) Biology
39 Harrison, Malik LB FR Columbus, Ohio (Walnut Ridge) Exploring
42 Slade, Darius DL SO Montclair, N.J. (Montclair) Hospitality Management
43 Conner, Nick LB RS FR Dublin, Ohio (Scioto) Exploring
44 Ferrelli, Guy TE SR Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Ready) Communications  (Scholar Athlete)
44 Mawhirter, Aaron LS SR Sandusky, Ohio (Perkins) Nutrition  (Scholar Athlete)
46 Huguely, Ke'Von RB SO Dayton, Ohio (Meadowdale) Criminology
46 Haney, Cin'Quan CB SR Dayton, Ohio (Chaminade-Julienne) Physics
47 Hilliard, Justin LB FR Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier) Exploring
48 Burger, Joe LB SR Cincinnati, Ohio (LaSalle) Industrial Systems & Engineering  (Scholar Athlete)
49 McCullough, Liam LS RS FR Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Kilbourne) Exploring
53 Hamilton, Davon DT RS FR Pickerington, Ohio (Central) Exploring
54 Price, Billy OL JR Austintown, Ohio (Fitch) Operations Management  (Scholar Athlete)
55 Barrow, Malik DT FR Tampa, Fla. (Catholic & IMG Academy) Exploring
58 Alabi, Joshua DT RS FR Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech) Exploring
59 Lewis, Tyquan DL JR Tarboro, N.C. (Tarboro) Sociology
59 Prince, Isaiah OL SO Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt) Sports Industry
60 Pfenning, Blake OL SO Wapakoneta, Ohio (Wapakoneta) Electrical Engineering
61 Cupp, Gavin OL FR Leipsic, Ohio (Leipsic H.S.) Exploring
62 Parry, Aaron OL SR Zanesville, Ohio (Bishop Rosecrans) Biology  (Scholar Athlete)
63 Woidke, Kevin OL SO Cleveland, Ohio (St. Ignatius) Biology  (Scholar Athlete)
64 Wohlabaugh, Jack OL FR Bath, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) Exploring
65 Elflein, Pat OL SR Pickerington, Ohio (North) Graduate student  (Scholar Athlete)
66 Pridgeon, Malcolm OL JR Central Islip, N.Y (Central Islip H.S.) Exploring
67 Landers, Robert DL FR Dayton, Ohio (Huber Heights Wayne) Exploring
69 Burrell, Matthew OL RS FR Woodbridge, Va. (Hylton) Exploring
69 Pahl, Brandon OL SO Cutler, Ohio (Warren) Exploring
70 Henry, Curtis DT JR Cleveland, Ohio (Glenville) Sports Industry
71 Trout, Kyle OL SO Lancaster, Ohio (Lancaster) Family Resource Management
72 Gerald, Tyler OL FR Portsmouth, Ohio (Sciotoville East & IMG Academy) Exploring
73 Jordan, Michael OL FR Canton, Mich. (Plymouth) Exploring
74 Jones, Jamarco OL JR Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle) Family Resource Management
75 Lisle, Evan OL SO Centerville, Ohio (Centreville) Family Resource Management  (Scholar Athlete)
76 Bowen, Branden OL RS FR Draper, Utah (Corner Canyon) Exploring
77 Hill, Michael DT JR Pendleton, S.C. (Pendleton) Sports Industry
77 Feder, Kevin OL RS FR Ramsey, N.J. (Don Boscoe Prep) Sports Industry
78 Knox, Demetrius OL SO Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) Sports Industry
79 Taylor, Brady OL SO Columbus, Ohio (Bishop Ready) Hospitality Management  (Scholar Athlete)
80 Brown, Noah WR SO Flanders, N.J. (Pope John XXIII) Sports Industry
81 Hausmann, Jake TE FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) Exploring
82 Clark, James WR JR New Smyrna Beach, Fla. (New Smyrna Beach) Finance  (Scholar Athlete)
83 McLaurin, Terry WR SO Indianapolis (Cathedral) Exploring
85 Baugh, Marcus TE JR Riverside, Calif. (John W. North) Criminology
86 Jones, Dre'Mont DL RS FR Cleveland, Ohio (St. Ignatius) Exploring
87 Stump, Alex WR RS FR Avon, Ohio (St. Edward) Exploring  
88 Alexander, A.J. TE RS FR Burke, Va. (Lake Braddock) Exploring
89 Farrell, Luke TE FR Perry, Ohio (Perry H.S.) Exploring
91 Chrisman, Drue P FR Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati LaSalle H.S.) Exploring
92 Durbin, Tyler K SR Fairfax, Va. (Lake Braddock) Civil Engineering
93 Sprinkle, Tracy DL JR Elyria, Ohio (Elyria) Family Resource Management
94 Thompson, Dylan DL SO Lombard, Ill. (Montini Catholic) Sports Industry
95 Johnston, Cameron P GS Geelong, Australia (St. Joseph's) Graduate student
96 Nuernberger, Sean K JR Buckner, Ky. (Oldham Co.) Computer & Information Science
97 Bosa, Nick DE FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Exploring
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