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December 1, 2012. A very good day.

No 79 for Wisconsin this season. Last year's starting LT:

Dennis Carlson was another gem found in Big Ten country. From Minneapolis, Carlson played sparingly in his first season (1963, the last where rules dictated that players play both offense and defense). In 1964, the first year of offense/defense platoons, Carlson earned a starting job at right tackle and started to blossom. In 1965, Carlson earned All-Big Eight honors and helped lead the Cornhuskers to a perfect 10-0 record and Orange Bowl berth.

No. 80 Jan White
WR/TE Jan White
1967-1970
b. 1948 (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

Three-time Big Ten champion (1968, '69, '70)
National champion (1968)
All Big-Ten (1970)
All-American (1970)
Like other tight ends before and after him, Jan White came to Columbus as a wide receiver in 1967. After sitting out a year in accordance with NCAA bylaw, White contributed to the fabled 1968 national title team as a "Super Sophomore."

After the season, coaches asked White to switch to tight end—a move he initially resisted. Woody's offense didn't glorify wide receivers, let alone tight ends. He knew he'd be asked to block.

White decided to do what was best for the team. After catching a single touchdown pass his sophomore year, he caught five as a tight end on a Big Ten championship team. He was one of 11 All-Big Ten players on the team.


No. 79 Chris Ward
The top Buckeye to wear No. 79 also ranks as one of the best offensive tackles in Ohio State history.

LT Chris Ward
1974-77
b. Dec. 16, 1956 (Dayton, Ohio)

First-Team All-American (1976, 1977)
First-Team All-Big Ten (1975, 1976, 1977)
Academic All-American (1975)
Team Captain (1977)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1989)
In his first season as Ohio State's starting left tackle in 1975, Chris Ward helped pave the way for Archie Griffin's second Heisman Trophy-winning season, all the while earning first-team All-Big Ten honors and helping lead the Buckeyes to a conference title.

In his two subsequent seasons as the Buckeyes' left tackle in 1976 and 1977, Ward earned first-team All-American honors – consensus in 1976 and unanimous in 1977 – as Ohio State won two more Big Ten titles.

In addition to his excellence on the field, Ward was also a top performer in the classroom, earning Academic All-American honors in 1975.

Ward went on to play for seven seasons in the NFL after being selected with the No. 4 overall pick


Korey Stringer, OT (1992-94)
Born: 1974 (Warren, Ohio)
Died: 2001 (Mankato, MN)
High School: Warren Harding

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 27-8-2 with Stringer on the team.
Defeated BYU 28-21 in the 1993 Holiday Bowl.
Stringer was 1-1-1 against That Team.

Honors
1994 Team MVP.
1993 All-American.
1994 All-American.
1993 All-Big Ten.
1994 All-Big Ten.