In 20 days Ohio State will start the 2018 season against Oregon State. Below, you will find a list of the 39 players who have worn No. 20 since 1933.

Today's featured players are John Borton, Neal Colzie and Nate Clements.

*Wore another number at Ohio State
Did not earn a varsity letter while wearing No. 20

John Borton, QB (1951-54)
Born: 1932 (Alliance, Ohio)
Died: 2002
High School: Alliance

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 26-9-2 with Borton on the team.
1954 National Champion.
1954 Big Ten Title.
1952 Defeated No. 1 Wisconsin 23-14 in Columbus.
1954 Defeated No. 2 Wisconsin 31-14 in Columbus.
1955 Defeated USC 20-7 to win the Rose Bowl.

Honors
1954 Captain.
1952 Academic All-American.
1953 Academic All-Big Ten.
1954 Academic All-Big Ten.
2009 Inducted into the Stark County High School Football Hall of Fame.

Borton's Ohio State career per 10tv.com:

Alliance native John Borton started as a freshman at Ohio State in 1951 as a linebacker. The following season, he became the school's first great passer, making the transition to quarterback.

Under second-year head coach Woody Hayes, Borton's mastery of the Split-T offense produced a season well ahead of its time. The sophomore threw for over 1,500 yards, a school record that stood for 27 years. His 115 completions on 196 attempts were also records, and high-water marks under Hayes, who preferred the ground game.

Against Washington State that year, Borton threw for 312 yards. It was the first 300-game ever by a Buckeye, and he didn't get company until 1980. His five touchdown passes in that game is still tied for the most ever by an OSU quarterback in a single contest.

For his career, Borton had 2,129 yards, still the 17th highest figure by a Buckeye. His 57 percent completion rate still rates seventh all-time.

He was a co-captain on Ohio State's 1954 National Championship team, but missed most of the season with a broken finger.

Borton's life after football and words from Len Dawson per cantonrep.com:

His love for the game lasted his entire life.

Borton’s daughter, Betsy Hedrick, said football was her father’s only relief from a bipolar condition that overtook him late in life. Borton died April 9, 2002.

“If we could get him talking about football, he’d return to his old self,” she said. “Otherwise, he’d be troubled a lot by his medical condition.”

Borton was the first in a series of standout quarterbacks for Mel Knowlton at Alliance. Another player on that list is Len Dawson, who starred at Purdue University then played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs.

“John was a great example for the young quarterbacks coming through the system at Alliance,” said Dawson, a 1987 Pro Football Hall of Famer who also is in the Stark County Football Hall of Fame. “We all looked up to him.”

Highlights of Borton's football career:

• Played linebacker as a freshman at Ohio State before moving to quarterback during his sophomore and junior years. Missed senior season because of injury. 
• His five touchdown passes against Washington State was an Ohio State record.
• His best season was 1952, when he was 115-of-196 yards for 1,555 yards and 15 touchdowns.
• Borton finished his Ohio State career having completed 167-of-293 passes for 2,129 yards and 18 touchdowns.
• Was an injured senior captain on the 1954 Rose Bowl and National Champion winning team
• 1952 Borton throws three touchdown passes versus That Team in a 27-7 victory.
• Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 13th round (157th overall) in 1955 and joined the team in 1957 after being discharged from the U.S. Naval Reserve. Completed 3-of-6 passes for 22 yards in 1957, his only season.

Neal Colzie, CB (1972-74)
Born: 1953 (Fitzgerald, GA)
High School: Coral Gables
Died: 2001 (Miami, FL)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 29-4-1 with Colzie on the team.
1972 Big Ten Title.
1973 Big Ten Title.
1974 Big Ten Title.
1974 Defeated USC 42-21 to win the Rose Bowl.
Went 2-0-1 against That Team.

Honors
1974 Captain.
1974 All-American.
1974 All-Big Ten.
1973 All-Big Ten.
2009 Inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Colzie's senior bio per the Ohio State Team Guide:

6-2, 198...from Coral Gables, FL...one of the top defensive halfbacks in college football...led the nation in punt returns last year with 679 yards in 40 attempts.

Has the size speed and timing to be a standout defender...plays the open-side of the field...is a sure tackler and hits with authority.

One of the most exciting defensive backs in Ohio State history...his dazzling 56 yard punt return against Southern California in the Rose Bowl was the turning point in the game.

Was the "Florida High School Athlete of the Year"...won all-state honors in football, basketball and baseball at Coral Gables High.

Colzie's Ohio State career per ohiostatebuckeyes.com:

An All-American and two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection, Neal Colzie is in the Buckeye Top 10 for interceptions in a season and career, interception yards in a game, interception returns for a touchdown in a season and career, career punt return yards, punt returns in a game, season and career, and punt returns for touchdowns in a season and career. Colzie remains the record holder for punt return yards in a game (170) and season (679), both set in 1973.

Drafted in the first round of the 1975 NFL draft, Colzie went on to a nine-season pro career in which he played for the Raiders, Dolphins and Buccaneers. In his first season, he recorded 655 punt return yards, an NFL rookie record. He won Super Bowl XI with the Raiders, with four punt returns for a Super Bowl record of 43 yards, including a 25-yard return to set up a Raiders touchdown and a 12-yard return that set up a field goal. Colzie passed away in 2001.

Colzie's career and life highlights:

• His father, Jim Colzie, was a  pitcher in the Negro League.
• Colzie was named to the All-Big Ten Team in 1973 and 1974.
• He was an All-American in 1974.
• At Ohio State, Colzie recorded 15 interceptions (4th in school history at the time)  and returned 60 punts for 855 yards (Ohio  State record at the time)  and two touchdowns.
• The Oakland Raider selected him with the 24th pick of the first round of the 1975 NFL Draft.
• Colzie was a punt returner on the Oakland Raiders team that won Super Bowl XI over the Minnesota Vikings.
• He played in the NFL from 1975-1983.

Nate Clements, DB (1998-2000)
Born: 1979 (Shaker Heights, Ohio)
High School: Shaker Heights

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 25-11 with Clements on the team.
1998 Big Ten Title.
1999 Defeated Texas A&M 24-14 to win the Sugar Bowl.

Honors
2000 All-Big Ten.
2005 Clements' number was retired at Shaker Heights High School.

Clements' senior bio per The Ohio State Team Guide:

If former Ohio State All-American cornerback Antoine Winfield started writing the book on playing cornerback at 6-feet and under, Nate Clements is finishing it. A smart player and punishing, tenacious hitter that, Jon Tenuta, OSU defensive coordinator, said "has the skills to hopefully develop into a great cornerback."

Clements resemble Winfield in more ways than simply stature. Not only is he blessed with speed (4.3 40-yard dash) and instincts to be a smothering cornerback in pass coverage but Clements also finished second on the team in total tackles last year and led the Buckeyes in solo stops.

"Nate is an excellent cover guy. He'll be our cover corner. He has tremendous speed and athleticism --- the things you need to be an outstanding cornerback. He falls in line with all the other great cornerbacks we've had here."

With 12 career starts to his credit and a team-high 109 career tackles, he will be a leader in Ohio State's young secondary. 

Attended Shaker Heights High School...high school All-America by numerous publications...intercepted seven passes his senior season, giving him 14 for his career...credited with 14 pass break-ups as a senior...also played quarterback...scored 16 touchdowns in his career, including two via kickoff returns and one by way of interception.

Highlights of Clements' Ohio State and NFL career:

• His freshman year he wore the number 18.
• His junior season he had four interceptions and averaged 13.1 yards per punt return.
• Clements finished his career with 177 career tackles and seven interceptions.
• He left Ohio State after his junior season and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft.
• His first NFL interception was against Peyton Manning
• When Clements signed an eight-year, $80 million with ($22 million guaranteed contract) with the 49ers he became the highest paid defensive player in NFL history.

*Wore No. 2 when drafted.

103 days until The Game.