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Title: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 22, 2025, 10:54:29 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on May 23, 2025, 08:27:41 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on May 23, 2025, 08:29:24 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 23, 2025, 08:34:38 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 23, 2025, 08:37:03 AM
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Terry Connealy, '95 Orange Bowl
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on May 23, 2025, 08:37:55 AM
Proposed rule: One jersey per school.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 23, 2025, 08:39:28 AM
Proposed rule: One jersey per school.
Agree.  And if you don't want to supply a jersey, you may supply a song.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 23, 2025, 08:39:45 AM
Opposed 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 23, 2025, 09:18:26 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on May 23, 2025, 01:32:44 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on May 23, 2025, 01:56:49 PM
Opposed
Guilty!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 23, 2025, 01:57:28 PM
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Looks blue
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 23, 2025, 05:35:16 PM
Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday

No facking way - already. Great googly moogly
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 24, 2025, 07:28:05 AM

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 24, 2025, 07:30:28 AM

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on May 24, 2025, 08:26:13 AM
Nebraska Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 24, 2025, 11:41:07 AM

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NO. 98 LB THOMAS “PEPPER” JOHNSON
1982–1985

Captain (1984, '85)
UPI All-American (1985)
Sporting News All-American First Team (1985)
Pepper Johnson is one of the hardest hitting linebackers in Buckeye history. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Pepper committed to Earle Bruce's program and quickly went to work.A four-year letterman and two-year starter, Johnson was the only the fourth Buckeye in history to become a two-time captain. Johnson, along with Chris Spielman, formed one of the most tenacious linebacker tandems in university history. The team named Pepper the defensive MVP during his junior and senior seasons, in which he was also named All-Big Ten and All-American. He went on to win two Super Bowls with the New York Giants.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 25, 2025, 07:40:35 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 25, 2025, 08:01:04 AM
Joey & Nick Bosa
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on May 25, 2025, 10:07:06 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 26, 2025, 07:14:18 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 26, 2025, 07:19:54 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 26, 2025, 08:12:13 AM
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No. 96 William Hackett
G William Hackett
1942–1945
b. Dec. 9, 1923

National Champion (1942)
First team All-American (1944)
Team Captain (1945)
William Hackett played guard for Ohio State at just 5-foot-9, 191 pounds, and yet, was known as one of the best in the country at his position.

Hackett joined the football team at Ohio State in 1942, but didn't earn his first letter until the 1943 season, when he switched numbers from No. 28 to No. 96. He started two years at guard, helping the Buckeyes to an undefeated record in 1944.

For his 1944 season, Hackett was named a first-team Big Ten and All-American selection. He was named team captain for the 1945 season, but did not play after undergoing brain surgery as a result of a car accident during the offseason. Fortunately, the injury did not impact his everyday life, as Hackett went on to become a successful veterinarian. He was inducted into Ohio State's Varsity "O" Hall of Fame in 1986 before his death in 1995 at the age of 71.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 26, 2025, 10:38:53 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on May 26, 2025, 01:46:58 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Brutus Buckeye on May 26, 2025, 02:59:18 PM
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The snout's too short, it looks like a gila monster. 

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 26, 2025, 07:24:04 PM
they dodged UNL
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on May 26, 2025, 07:30:22 PM
they dodged UNL
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 27, 2025, 10:10:35 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 27, 2025, 10:14:14 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 27, 2025, 10:15:31 AM
One jersey countdown per school pls, you damn dirty ape.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 27, 2025, 10:17:26 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 27, 2025, 10:17:33 AM
I couldn't leave out Danny Noonan - for Cowboys fans and Caddy Shack fans
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 27, 2025, 03:13:20 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 28, 2025, 08:23:59 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 28, 2025, 08:25:46 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 28, 2025, 08:44:54 AM
One jersey countdown per school pls, you damn dirty ape.
Damn straight,specially when your last NC was before the turn of the century and that was mythical. And nobody besides a bugeater can recall who they were damn dirty ballot stuffer
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 28, 2025, 08:47:35 AM
It's my cornsidered opinion that ya bucknutz got too many stickers on yer helmets too
doesn't seem to slow y'all down
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 28, 2025, 09:12:33 AM
Cameron Johnston, punter '13 - '16

Johnston holds the Ohio State record for most punts downed inside the 20-yard line in a career (109) and a season (31 in 2015). He also holds the record for the best single-game punting average (57 yards against Illinois in 2014).

Honors: He was named the Big Ten Punter of the Year in 2016 and was a Ray Guy Award finalist that same year.

 NFL Career: Following his college career, Johnston played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, and currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Mike Vrabel DE,'93-'96
defensive end for the Buckeyes from 1993 to 1996. During his time at Ohio State, Vrabel was a two-time All-American, a two-time Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year, and is still the Ohio State record holder for career sacks.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 28, 2025, 09:13:38 AM
It's my cornsidered opinion that ya bucknutz got too many stickers on yer helmets too
doesn't seem to slow y'all down
Those are prolly for class cutting or amount of tutors
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 28, 2025, 09:27:20 AM
a kicker???   that's yer 2nd #94 pic, just to annoy Badger and Utee?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on May 28, 2025, 09:32:59 AM
The Cheshire Cat of ESPN/ABC, according to my wife.



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 29, 2025, 09:00:08 AM
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No. 93 Will Smith
Ohio State's first great defensive end of the 21st century, Will Smith accomplished just about everything a young man dreams of when he becomes a Buckeye.
2000-2003
b. July 4, 1981 (Queens, N.Y.)

National Champion (2002)
First-Team All-American (2003)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2003)
Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (2003)
Team Captain (2003)
In 2002, Smith was among the defensive stars of Ohio State's national championship team. In 2003, Smith was a first-team All-American and the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. In 2004, Smith was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the NFL draft.

A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for the Buckeyes, Smith finished his Ohio State career with 167 total tackles, 46.5 tackles for loss and 23 sacks. Smith was also a team captain in 2003, and graduated from Ohio State in 2005 with a degree in criminology.The Utica, New York, native went on to play nine seasons for the Saints, recording 67.5 sacks in his NFL career, earning a Pro Bowl berth in 2006 and helping lead the Saints to their first-ever Super Bowl win in 2010.

Smith's life came to a tragic end in 2016, when he was fatally shot in New Orleans, but his legacy as both a Buckeye and Saints great lives on.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 29, 2025, 09:10:14 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 29, 2025, 09:10:26 AM


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 29, 2025, 09:13:10 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 29, 2025, 09:14:59 AM
#88 is next week
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 29, 2025, 09:48:49 AM
#88 is next week
I'm out of town next week, had to get this one in early.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 29, 2025, 10:52:34 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on May 29, 2025, 10:58:27 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 29, 2025, 03:54:47 PM
I'm out of town next week, had to get this one in early.
Out to lunch, no internet whilst on the road...a techie like you? bollocks anyhoo
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 29, 2025, 04:32:49 PM
Out to lunch, no internet whilst on the road...a techie like you? bollocks anyhoo
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Back when people from Ohio knew how to hold a trophy
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 29, 2025, 08:36:16 PM
Out to lunch, no internet whilst on the road...a techie like you? bollocks anyhoo
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I'm sure there's a #93 in there someplace
unfortunately, back when Tom Osborne was coaching - cameras and the internet hadn't been invented
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 29, 2025, 09:47:44 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 30, 2025, 01:45:17 AM
I'm sure there's a #93 in there someplace
unfortunately, back when Tom Osborne was coaching - cameras and the internet hadn't been invented
I said techie not neckie
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 30, 2025, 08:28:30 AM
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As a senior in 1980, Nelson had one of the finest seasons of any former walk-on.  He was a team captain, the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-American, and a finalist for the Lombardi Award.  The 1980 defense may have been the best of Tom Osborne’s career.  Nelson and crew held opponents to just 9.2 points per game (the lowest of the Osborne era) and recorded three shutouts. 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 30, 2025, 08:59:00 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on May 30, 2025, 09:36:02 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 31, 2025, 07:42:36 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on May 31, 2025, 07:45:16 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on May 31, 2025, 09:36:04 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on May 31, 2025, 10:56:27 AM
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No. 92 Adolphus Washington

Ohio State's defensive line under Urban Meyer has been one of the strengths of his program since coming to Columbus in 2012, and the next man on our list was a big reason why.

DL Adolphus Washington
2012-2015
b. Nov. 24, 1994 (Cincinnati, Ohio)

National Champion (2014)
Second-Team All-Big Ten (2015)
Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (2014)
Adolphus Washington signed to play for Ohio State as part of Meyer's first recruiting class in 2012 and made an immediate impact. The Cincinnati native earned his first individual accolades in 2014, as he was named as an All-Big Ten honorable mention. Washington accumulated 10.5 tackles for loss that season and 4.5 sacks as Ohio State won its first national title in 12 years.

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No. 91 Jim Cope
It takes a special player to start for three years and win three-straight Big Ten titles, but that's exactly what Jim Cope did.

DE 
1972-1974
b. June 23, 1953 (Oil City P.A.)

Three-year starter
Big Ten Champion (1972, '73, '74)
Rose Bowl Champion (1973)
Cope started for three seasons on the Ohio State defensive line, helping lead the Buckeyes to a share of three-consecutive Big Ten championships and a 1974 Rose Bowl victory. Though he played opposite of All-American defensive end Van DeCree throughout his career, it was Cope who led the team in tackles for a loss during the 1973 and '74 seasons, recording eight each year.Perhaps Cope's most important accomplishment was his unblemished record against Michigan. During his time at Ohio State, the Buckeyes beat the Wolverines two times and tied once. Each time, Bo Schembechler's squad was ranked in the top four.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 01, 2025, 09:29:02 AM
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John Dutton
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 01, 2025, 09:35:42 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Benthere2 on June 01, 2025, 10:55:57 AM
Proposed rule: One jersey per school.
i would also think it would be interesting if only photos of players that will play in this next season for teams.  eliminating the same photos that get used every year.
not sure that would work but it would be more interesting
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 01, 2025, 11:02:07 AM
i would also think it would be interesting if only photos of players that will play in this next season for teams.  eliminating the same photos that get used every year.
not sure that would work but it would be more interesting
I was thinking the same thing, actually.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 01, 2025, 11:10:30 AM
Senior kicker Nathanial Vakos.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 01, 2025, 11:11:10 AM
Pictures of a bunch of people nobody knows?  That doesn't sound very interesting to me.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 01, 2025, 11:18:54 AM
Pictures of a bunch of people who should be known. 

Glass half FULL, Mr. Bummer.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 01, 2025, 11:23:21 AM
Meh.  I know your school's legends.  I'm never going to remember your school's 2025 place kicker.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Benthere2 on June 01, 2025, 11:27:24 AM
Pictures of a bunch of people nobody knows?  That doesn't sound very interesting to me.
you are right 

seeing picture of guys from 5-25 years ago that are basically unknown except for the teams fans or most likely made more impact in the NFL than in college are not interesting to a bunch of guys

But seeing guys you don't know but will see when the teams are playing this year to me is interesting and I can then go to the teams roster and look them up and learn more about the players from that team


Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Benthere2 on June 01, 2025, 11:28:26 AM
Meh.  I know your school's legends.  I'm never going to remember your school's 2025 place kicker.

well that makes sense since your team is not in the Big Ten on a Big ten board
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on June 01, 2025, 11:40:57 AM
Missed the day but I’ll not let this guy pass by.  


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 01, 2025, 11:43:08 AM
Lulz.  There's no such thing as the Big Ten and even if there were, this hasn't been a "Big Ten board" for decades.  Don't be so sensitive.  People can have opinions that differ from yours


Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Benthere2 on June 01, 2025, 11:48:48 AM
Lulz.  There's no such thing as the Big Ten and even if there were, this hasn't been a "Big Ten board" for decades.  Don't be so sensitive.  People can have opinions that differ from yours



i agree

let me have mine and I will let you have yours?  
Again Reggie White great NFL player,  nobody remembers him from college other than those really tight to UT  but yes he was a great NFL'er, thanks for the memory lane photo.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 01, 2025, 12:05:11 PM
let me have mine and I will let you have yours? 
Sure thing, boss.  I mean, I'm not the one that was trying to gatekeep the "Big Ten board" ya know?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 01, 2025, 12:10:14 PM
UT DL Rodrique Wright in 2005.  My apologies for not posting our 2025 DL with this number, he'll be a freshman and I've never even heard of him.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SogNb3D5bIw
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 01, 2025, 03:55:23 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 01, 2025, 05:13:53 PM
But seeing guys you don't know but will see when the teams are playing this year to me is interesting and I can then go to the teams roster and look them up and learn more about the players from that team



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 John Hohl K
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 01, 2025, 06:07:52 PM
i agree

let me have mine and I will let you have yours? 
Again Reggie White great NFL player,  nobody remembers him from college other than those really tight to UT  but yes he was a great NFL'er, thanks for the memory lane photo.
Ehh, he was an unanimous All-American and the first defensive player to be named SEC Player of the Year since 1968.  4th pick in the draft.

He was a known dude in college.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 01, 2025, 06:11:33 PM
Florida's best-ever #90 was a draft bust.  But great in college!  
Huey Richardson
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 01, 2025, 06:23:02 PM
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No. 90 Dr. Warren Amling
OL Warren Amling
1944-46
b. Dec 29, 1924 (Pana, Illinois)
d. Nov. 1, 2001 (Columbus, Ohio)

All-American (1945, 46)
Captain (1946)
Varsity "O" Hall of Fame (1981)
College Football Hall of Fame (1984)
OSU All-Century Team (2000)

Warren Amling started on the Ohio State basketball team before switching to first-year coach Carroll Widdoes' program in 1944. Amling quickly showed he belonged, clearing the way for Heisman-winning halfback Les Horvath in 1944. In 1945, Amling earned All-American honors at guard. Amling switched to tackle the following year and earned an offensive captaincy. The New York Giants selected Amling in the 11th round of the 1946 NFL Draft, and the Buckeye lineman turned them down in order to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.

Amling graduated from the Veterinary School with honors in 1947 and practiced in London, Ohio until late in life. He passed away in Columbus in 2001.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 02, 2025, 07:05:13 AM
No 89 this year for Wisconsin.

(https://i.imgur.com/i310TJg.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 02, 2025, 07:29:31 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/iJVDbYY.png)

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 02, 2025, 07:57:32 AM
Florida's best-ever #90 was a draft bust.  But great in college! 
Huey Richardson
I remember him freak athlete,glad things didn't work out with the squeelers. To bad he couldn't catch on somewhere else though - I read his bio.He got his degree and was headed to a business meeting in WTC on 9/11 and left with others when the 1st plane hit. 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 02, 2025, 08:20:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/YAzUK58.png)

John Frank TE (1980-83)
Born: 1962 (Pittsburgh, PA)
High School: Mt. Lebanon (Pittsburgh)

Ohio State
Finished his Ohio State career with the most catches of any tight end to that point.

Honors
1983 Captain.
1982 All-Big Ten.
1983 All-Big Ten.
1981, 1982 and 1983 Academic All-American.
1982 and 1983 Academic All-Big Ten.
Named to the Ohio State All Century Team.
1983 awarded a National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame Scholarship.
1998 Inducted into the Ohio State Athletic Hall of Fame.

Miscellaneous
He is a board-certified Otolaryngologist.
Co-founded the Israeli Bobsled Team.
Won two Super Bowls as a member of the 49ers.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 02, 2025, 09:21:03 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 02, 2025, 09:31:17 AM
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Franks to Cleveland  Hall Mary
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 03, 2025, 08:16:35 AM
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Ingles also has one of the great nicknames in Cornhusker history: “Guy the Fly.” It perfectly captured his speed, elusiveness and size (Ingles was listed at 5’9″ and just 158 pounds). I’m guessing defenses found him to be a pest as well.

In 1970, Ingles had 34 catches for 603 yards and a team-high eight touchdowns. Halfway through the season, he became Nebraska’s all-time leading receiver, and the first Husker to surpass 1,000 receiving yards in a career. 


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 03, 2025, 08:19:39 AM
#88 is retired by Wisconsin and will never be used again.

So, here we go with Pat Richter.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 03, 2025, 08:19:47 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/KYe8BTv.jpeg)

(https://i.imgur.com/69EnzxE.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 03, 2025, 08:20:47 AM
Stop it.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 03, 2025, 08:58:39 AM

[img width=500 height=332.988]https://i.imgur.com/69EnzxE.jpeg[/img]
Weird last name
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 03, 2025, 09:06:00 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 03, 2025, 10:14:38 AM
Trigger Warning-- this is NOT a current player on the 2025 team.  You've been warned.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on June 03, 2025, 10:16:27 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 03, 2025, 10:20:08 AM
oops, forgot the current roster, there are 2 guys!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 03, 2025, 10:25:23 AM
oops, forgot the current roster, there are 2 guys!

(https://i.imgur.com/0ZoTXt5.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 03, 2025, 10:32:35 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 03, 2025, 11:17:36 AM
Trigger Warning-- this is NOT a current player on the 2025 team.  You've been warned.

[img width=500 height=496.992]https://i.imgur.com/jc97F6R.png[/img]

With COVID years, you never know
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 04, 2025, 09:12:01 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/lsyhV8a.jpeg)

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 04, 2025, 09:15:02 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 04, 2025, 09:26:48 AM
TE Jackson McGohan.

(https://i.imgur.com/FWMPCOg.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 04, 2025, 09:33:50 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 04, 2025, 09:55:58 AM
Texas' 2025 starting tight end:

(https://i.imgur.com/A0933SS.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on June 04, 2025, 01:02:27 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 04, 2025, 04:29:12 PM
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NO. 88 Van DeCree
After a standout prep career at Warren Western Reserve, Van DeCree joined the Ohio State football team in 1971.

DE Van DeCree
1971-74
b. Sept. 24, 1953 (Warren, OH)

All-American (1973, '74)
All-Big Ten (1972, '73, '74)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1990)
Ohio State Football All-Century Team (1999)
Standing 6-foot-1 and 220 pounds, DeCree compiled 128 total tackles, eight tackles for a loss and one defensive touchdown over two All-American seasons in 1973 and 1974. He was a three-time all-Big Ten selection; won three conference titles and a Rose Bowl; and never lost to Michigan — though a 10-10 tie kept the program from winning the national title during his junior season.




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No. 87 Greg Lashutka
Anytime you can be named a captain for a Woody Hayes-coached team, chances are you are going to be one of the best in Ohio State history to wear your number.

TE Greg Lashutka
1963-65
b. March 28, 1944 (New York, NY)

Three-year starter (1963-65)
Team Captain (1965)
Greg Lashutka was a three-year letterman and starter for Ohio State from 1963-65 as a tight end. In 1963, he caught one of his two career touchdowns against Indiana, in what was just his second career game. The Buckeyes finished the 1963 season with a 5-3-1 record and a second-place finish in the Big Ten. OSU concluded the season with a 14-10 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor in front of just 36,424 fans, the least-attended game at the Big House in 20 years.


 Lashutka went on to have a successful political career after football, serving two terms as the Columbus City Attorney before serving eight years as the 51st Mayor of Columbus from 1992-2000.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on June 05, 2025, 09:57:39 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 05, 2025, 10:33:33 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/O28aXka.jpeg)

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 05, 2025, 11:11:21 AM
(https://www.detroitnews.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/28/PDTN/288d98ac-136d-4602-9d3a-862f5367620c-beesley.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 05, 2025, 12:08:53 PM
No number 86 for Wisconsin this season (yet?).
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 05, 2025, 12:12:49 PM
No number 86 for Wisconsin this season (yet?).
That's okay, you can post a famous one from past teams.  Or your favorite.  You're among friends here.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 05, 2025, 01:53:27 PM
We'll go with a recent walk-on turned star. Alex Erickson, WR.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 06, 2025, 06:38:18 AM
TE of the future, Grant Stec.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 06, 2025, 07:12:48 AM
This will cover the last two days
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 06, 2025, 07:55:58 AM
a kicker???
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 06, 2025, 07:58:19 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 06, 2025, 12:59:32 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 06, 2025, 01:09:55 PM
(https://www.detroitnews.com/gcdn/-mm-/656a4f010f589ea322f2e8e4a4dd04ad993969d7/c=0-60-3725-2160/local/-/media/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/2014/09/20/1411239364000-092014-dy-EMUvMSUftbl0228.jpg?width=700&height=395&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 07, 2025, 07:50:40 AM
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1964 Orange Bowl 13-7 win over Auburn.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 07, 2025, 07:53:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/7B73OL0.png)

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 07, 2025, 08:24:59 AM
Junior WR Chris Brooks.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 07, 2025, 08:42:56 AM
big boy, should be a good blocker!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 07, 2025, 02:09:18 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 07, 2025, 07:28:06 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 08, 2025, 09:46:43 AM
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The Vincent dePaul Draddy Trophy (now known as the William Campbell Trophy) is given to the “absolute best in the country for his academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.” Presented since 1990, it is widely considered the most prestigious academic award in college football.

 “Academic Heisman”  was won by Kyle Vanden Bosch in 2000.

Few Huskers have ever epitomized the combination of “brains and brawn” more than Kyle Vanden Bosch. In addition to the “Academic Heisman,” he won several other national scholar-athlete awards. He is one of a dozen Huskers to be a two-time Academic All-American and was first-team Academic All-Big 12 three times.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 08, 2025, 09:49:43 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 08, 2025, 10:09:52 AM
There is no number 83 for Wisconsin this season and there hasn't been since 1944.

The number is retired.

Wisconsin Football Countdown: No. 83, Allan Shafer (https://badgerofhonor.com/2015/06/15/wisconsin-football-countdown-no-83-allan-shafer/)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 08, 2025, 08:39:40 PM
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NO. 83 TERRY GLENN
A standout from Columbus Brookhaven, Terry Glenn walked on to the Ohio State football team in 1993.

WR Terry Glenn
1993-95
b. July 23, 1974 (Columbus, OH)
d. Nov. 20, 2017 (Irving, TX)

Consensus All-American (1995)
First-Team All-Big Ten (1995)
Fred Biletnikoff Award Winner (1995)
The 5-foot-11, 196-pounder broke out during his junior season, and caught 64 passes for 1,411 yards and 17 touchdowns to be named a consensus All-American and the Biletnikoff Award winner as college football’s best wide receiver.

Glenn was selected with the No. 7 overall pick in the 1996 NFL Draft by New England. He went on to play 12 seasons for the Patriots, Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys; was named to the 1999 Pro Bowl; and finished his career with 593 receptions for 8,823 yards and 44 touchdowns.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 09, 2025, 08:16:33 AM
Wisconsin does not currently have a number 82, so we'll go with "Touchdown" Tony Simmons (1994-1997) for this edition.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on June 09, 2025, 10:19:25 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 09, 2025, 10:22:17 AM
University of Texas fullback Rosey Leaks (46) fumbles after being hit hard in the second period of the game with Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1, 1973. Nebraska end Steve Manstedt (82) picked off the ball and returned it 65 yards

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 09, 2025, 11:02:08 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 09, 2025, 05:30:57 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 09, 2025, 05:46:15 PM
University of Texas tight end Derek Lewis (82) blows past the Cornhusker defense to convert a critical 4th down in the fourth period, sealing the Longhorns' victory in the inaugural Big 12  championship game in St. Louis on December 7, 1996.  Nebraska linebacker Jamel Williams (28)  finally drags him down after the 60 yard gain.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRQ84D_4LZI


Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 10, 2025, 08:04:57 AM
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January 1, 1972:  Alabama quarterback Terry Davis is taken down by Nebraska defensive end Willie Harper. The #1 Cornhuskers manhandled the #2 Crimson Tide 38-6 in the 1972 Orange Bowl to claim their second consecutive national championship.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 10, 2025, 08:48:31 AM
No 81 for Wisconsin this year. We'll go with Troy Fumagalli.

(https://i.imgur.com/ziLAo7H.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 10, 2025, 08:49:44 AM
y'all got 105 on the roster?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 10, 2025, 08:50:43 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 11, 2025, 09:20:50 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 11, 2025, 09:43:03 AM

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 11, 2025, 09:44:26 AM
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70
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 11, 2025, 09:45:36 AM
10 days from now
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 11, 2025, 09:47:20 AM
December 1, 2012. A very good day.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 11, 2025, 09:54:48 AM
There is no number 80 this year, or ever again. It is retired.

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Remembering a hero: Dave Schreiner's death, 70 years later | Wisconsin Badgers (https://uwbadgers.com/news/2015/6/21/Remembering_a_hero_Dave_Schreiner_s_death_70_years_later.aspx)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Temp430 on June 11, 2025, 11:33:36 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on June 11, 2025, 11:41:29 AM
Somebody get the chalk.  That PSU player appears to be dead.  
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 11, 2025, 11:54:29 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 12, 2025, 09:35:01 AM
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what might be the greatest game ever played by a Cornhusker defender. For my money, only Ndamukong Suh in the 2009 Big 12 Championship Game comes close. Glover had an absurd 22 tackles. Twenty-two! Oklahoma ran 66 plays that ended with a player being tackled. That means in one-third of those plays, the tackle was made by Rich Glover.



The story goes that at some point in the Game of the Century, Devaney turned to his defense and asked, “Why don’t you guys give Rich Glover some help once in a while?”



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 12, 2025, 09:41:46 AM
No 79 for Wisconsin this season. Last year's starting LT:

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 12, 2025, 09:58:48 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 13, 2025, 09:11:19 AM

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.



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 13, 2025, 09:15:11 AM
RSF OL Colin Cubberly. Will get a lot of run this season.

(https://i.imgur.com/ADcYN9I.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 13, 2025, 05:05:37 PM
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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.

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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

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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.


Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 14, 2025, 08:11:41 AM
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Fonoti – a 340-pound guard from Hawaii – was dominant throughout the 2001 season. Big, quick and strong, he owns the school record for pancake blocks in a game (32 against Texas Tech – 41% of all offensive plays), a season (201) and a career (379). He earned All-Big 12 and first team All-America honors.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 14, 2025, 08:16:55 AM
from the current roster
Gottula was a standout offensive lineman for Lincoln Southeast High School.

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2024 (Redshirt Freshman)

After battling an early injury, Gunnar Gottula played in 11 games in 2024 with the first nine starts of his career, all at left tackle. He made his season debut against Northern Iowa after missing the first two games. Gottula played the majority of the game at left tackle against Illinois following an injury to starting left tackle Turner Corcoran. He started the next game at left tackle and started the final nine games at left tackle.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 14, 2025, 08:17:55 AM
No 77 will see the field this season. I give you Wendell Bryant (and Joey Heisman).

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 15, 2025, 09:05:45 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on June 15, 2025, 09:54:38 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 16, 2025, 07:11:54 AM
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1971 was Larry Jacobson’s best season. Arguably the best defensive player on one of the greatest college football teams of all time, Jake was an unstoppable force. He had 73 tackles, with 12 for loss and an interception. The 1971 Blackshirts finished in the top 5 in rushing defense, total defense and scoring defense. Jacobson was first-team All-Big Eight, a first-team All-American, won the Outland,* and was a finalist for the Lombardi Award. He was also an Academic All-American.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 16, 2025, 07:20:10 AM

In addition to his athletic achievements, Shields was a decorated student, earning Academic All-America honors in 1992. It was important to him that he graduated before going to the NFL – a task made harder by not redshirting. Shields earned his degree before being a third-round draft pick* of the Kansas City Chiefs.

*A random factoid: Will Shields’ first agent was Kevin Warren, who would later become the commissioner of the Big Ten Conference.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 16, 2025, 07:48:17 AM
No number 75 will see the field for Wisconsin this season. I give you All-American OT and current Wisconsin AD, Chris McIntosh, playing against UCLA in the Rose Bowl.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 16, 2025, 08:36:09 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 16, 2025, 11:11:07 AM

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ROB SIMS

The top Buckeye to wear No. 77 was one of the best to play offensive line for Ohio State in the Jim Tressel era
2002-05


b. Dec. 6, 1983 (Macedonia, Ohio)

Three-year Starter (2003-05)


National Champion (2002)


Team Captain (2005)


First-Team All-Big Ten (2005)


Rob Sims was a three-year starter at Ohio State, and contributed to the 2002 team that took home the national championship for the first time since 1968.

Sims started at left tackle for the 2003 and 2004 seasons before bumping inside to guard in 2005, swapping spots with Doug Datish.

Sims never lost a bowl game in his career at Ohio State, winning three Fiesta Bowls and the Alamo Bowl in 2004. He was named a captain as a senior alongside the likes of A.J. Hawk, Nate Salley and Nick Mangold.

He went on to have a very successful NFL career after being drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He spent four seasons in Seattle before being traded to the Detroit Lions where he finished his NFL career. He started all 16 regular season games for the Lions from 2010-14 before retiring prior to the 2015 campaign.

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NO. 76 DE JIM MARSHALL

1957-1958

b. 1937 (Danville, Kentucky)

d. 2025 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

All-American (1958)

National champion (1957)

National titles define teams, and All-American honors define individual players. Jim Marshall finished his Buckeye career with both.

Marshall played just two seasons at Ohio State, but he certainly left his mark. One of the team's top defensive ends in history, Marshall helped guide the Buckeyes to the 1957 national championship and was named an All-American the following season.

Marshall's most memorable game came during the 1958 season in a 14-14 tied against Purdue when he scored all 14 of Ohio State's points. He intercepted a pass and returned it for a touchdown, returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and also kicked both extra points.

After a successful two-year stint with the Buckeyes, Marshall left Ohio State a year early and played in the Canadian Football League before beginning his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns a year later. He was later traded to the Minnesota Vikings where he started for 19 seasons, appearing in four Super Bowls.




Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 16, 2025, 11:25:43 AM
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No. 75 OT Orlando Pace
1994-1996
b. Nov. 4, 1975 (Sandusky, Ohio)

Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1994)
B1G Offensive Player of the Year (1996)
Unanimous All-American (1995, '96)
Lombardi Award (1995, '96)
Outland Trophy (1996)
UPI Lineman of the Year (1996)
College Football Hall of Fame (2013)
Orlando Pace was the easiest choice of this entire project.

Pace earned a starting position on Ohio State's offensive line on his first day of preseason camp and went on to start every game for the next three years.

Pace, the inventor of the pancake block in 1996 in which an offensive lineman puts a defensive lineman on his back — did not allow a sack during the '95 and '96 seasons while showcasing a devastating downfield blocking ability.

Pace finished his junior campaign fourth in Heisman voting, which was the best finish for a Buckeye lineman since John Hicks placed second in 1973.

Pace earned consensus All-Big Ten and unanimous All-American honors in 1995 and '96, as well as the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year and the Chicago Tribune's Silver Football in 1996.

The St. Louis Rams selected Pace with the first overall pick in the 1997 NFL Draft. He started on the 1999 Super Bowl championship team.

 He is a member of the College Football and NFL Halls of Fame.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 17, 2025, 08:17:51 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 17, 2025, 08:51:01 AM
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No. 74 John Hicks
In his senior year as Ohio State's right tackle in 1973, John Hicks had one of the greatest seasons by an offensive lineman in college football history. Along with being awarded the Outland Trophy as college football's best lineman, and the Lombardi Award as college football's best lineman or linebacker, Hicks finished second in voting for the 1973 Heisman Trophy – the closest an offensive lineman has ever come to winning the Heisman in the two-platoon era.

RT John Hicks
1970-73
b. March 21, 1951 (Cleveland, Ohio)
d. Oct. 30, 2016 (Columbus, Ohio)

First-Team All-American (1972, 1973)
First-Team All-Big Ten (1972, 1973)
Outland Trophy (1973)
Lombardi Award (1973)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1985)
College Football Hall of Fame (2001)
Rose Bowl Hall of Fame (2009)

Hicks was a three-year starter for the Buckeyes at right tackle. After first earning that role in 1970, Hicks missed the 1971 season with a knee injury. He came back stronger than ever in 1972, however, earning All-American honors in each of his final two seasons at Ohio State (unanimous in 1973).The first player to ever start in three Rose Bowls, Hicks was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1985, the College Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 2009.Hicks was selected by the New York Giants with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1974 NFL draft, and played in 52 games over four seasons with the Giants before his career was cut short by injuries.

Hicks died in 2016, at the age of 65, due to complications from diabetes, but his legacy lives on as one of the best offensive linemen to ever wear the scarlet and gray.


Buckeyes had some stout interior lines back in the day that's for sure.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 17, 2025, 08:52:22 AM
There is no number 74 for Wisconsin this season. So, I give you an article on the 1974 Badger football team. :88:

UW wins: It's party time (https://archive.jsonline.com/sports/badgers/74uwonline-130824463.html/)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 18, 2025, 09:19:09 AM
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No. 73 Bob Vogel
Though he was born in Columbus, Bob Vogel was an all-state tight end at famed Massillon Washington High School.

OT Bob Vogel
1960-62
b. Sept. 23, 1941 (Columbus, OH)

National Champion (1961)
Big Ten Champion (1961)
Team Captain (1962)
American College Coaches All-American (1962)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (2014)
Standing 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, Vogel was moved to tackle upon his arrival in Columbus and quickly became one of college football’s best offensive linemen. He helped Ohio State to the 1961 Big Ten title and national championship, as voted on by the Football Writers’ Association of America — the only blemish that season being a season-opening tie with TCU.

Vogel — a team captain and All-American in 1962 — went 3-0 against Michigan, including a pair of shutouts to bookend his career in Columbus. The Buckeyes outscored the Wolverines 85-20 in those contests.

Selected with the fifth overall pick in the 1963 NFL Draft by the then-Baltimore Colts, Vogel protected Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas’ blindside in Super Bowl III and Super Bowl V (1-1). He was a five-time All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection in his 10-year career, missing just one game before he retired in 1972.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 18, 2025, 09:31:28 AM
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In this Dec. 31, 1977, file photo, Nebraska's offensive tackle Kelvin Clark (73) congratulates head coach Tom Osborne after Nebraska defeated Texas tech in the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 18, 2025, 09:36:38 AM
#73 is a walk-on OL this season, so I give you former C Dallas Lewallen.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 18, 2025, 09:47:54 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 18, 2025, 02:21:44 PM
#73 is a walk-on OL this season, so I give you former C Dallas Lewallen.
OK we'll take him,can't have enough big Uglies as far as I'm concerned.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 18, 2025, 02:37:49 PM
You really want a grad student OL walk-on?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 18, 2025, 02:54:27 PM
as back up? sure if UW thinks he's decent enough on the OL that's a good metric right there
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on June 19, 2025, 08:17:21 AM
The second best college DT I ever saw.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 19, 2025, 09:04:06 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 19, 2025, 09:19:28 AM

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 19, 2025, 10:31:40 AM
There is no number 72 for Wisconsin, and there never will be. It is not officially retired, but it has not been issued since the great Joe Thomas wore it - one of the best to ever play at Wisconsin.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: NorthernOhioBuckeye on June 19, 2025, 01:06:46 PM
While I am a Buckeye fan, I have a lot of admiration for Joe Thomas. While being a great O-Lineman, he was just as good if not better a person. One of my favorite stories is of him fishing during the draft in which the Browns made him their first pick. He chose to spend the day with his family instead of seaking the limelight. 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 19, 2025, 01:11:51 PM
That's Joe. Great guy. He also could have played anywhere in the NFL but remained loyal to the team that drafted him.

Now he's in Madison giving back to Wisconsin, in various ways.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 19, 2025, 01:15:43 PM
One of my favorite stories is of him fishing during the draft in which the Browns made him their first pick. He chose to spend the day with his family instead of seaking the limelight.
He was hoping the Browns couldn't find him off the grid
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 20, 2025, 07:42:03 AM
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A friend of mine

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 20, 2025, 09:57:55 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 20, 2025, 10:19:50 AM
Starting RT Riley Mahlman.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 20, 2025, 08:13:19 PM


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No. 72 Dan Wilkinson
Dan Wilkinson began his Buckeye career as a scout team offensive tackle, but ended it as a consensus All-American defensive lineman and became the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

DT Dan Wilkinson
1991-93
b. March 13, 1973 (Dayton, OH)

Big Ten Champion (1993)
All-Big Ten (1992, 93)
Consensus All-American (1993)
No. 1 Overall Pick in NFL Draft (1994)
Wilkinson was redshirted and sent to the scout team his freshman season, where he transformed from a 350-pound offensive lineman into one of the most dominant defensive tackles in the country. He lost nearly 50 pounds over the course of a year and earned a starting spot on defense the following season.

His sophomore season – his first as a starter – Wilkinson racked up 46 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks, earning him All-Big Ten honors. The following season, Wilkinson continued his dominance, finishing the season with 44 tackles and 13 tackles for loss to help lead the Buckeyes to their first Big Ten title in seven seasons and earn himself consensus All-American honors.

Wilkinson did not return for his senior season, and was selected No. 1 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1994 NFL Draft. He went on to play 13 seasons in the league, racking up 54.5 sacks throughout his career.


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No. 71 Pete Cusick
DT Pete Cusick
1972-74
b. Oct. 27, 1952 (San Bernardino, CA)

Captain (1974)
All-American (1974)
All-Big Ten (1973, '74)
Ohio State All-Century Team (2000)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (2012)
Pete Cusick started for three years at defensive tackle for Ohio State and served as a captain of the 1974 Rose Bowl championship team.

He earned All-American and All-Big Ten honors while helping lead Ohio State to three consecutive Big Ten championships and Rose Bowl appearances.

Ohio State went 29-4-1 when Cusick started, and the 1973 defense only surrendered 64 points throughout the season.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 21, 2025, 08:34:42 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 21, 2025, 08:40:50 AM
No number 70 will see the field this season, barring catastrophe.

Dennis Lick gets the nod here.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 22, 2025, 06:30:42 AM
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No. 70 OT Dave Foley
The top Buckeye to wear No. 70 was one of the most important players on one of the best teams in Ohio State football history.

1966-68
b. Oct. 28, 1947 (Cincinnati, Ohio)

First-Team All-American (1968)
First-Team All-Big Ten (1968)
National Champion (1968)
Academic All-American (1966, 1968)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1984)
A three-year starter for the Buckeyes at offensive tackle, Dave Foley was a captain and a unanimous All-American left tackle for Ohio State in 1968, when the Buckeyes won all 10 of their games – including a 50-14("We couldn't go for three") win over Michigan and a 27-16 win over USC in the Rose Bowl – and were crowned national champions.

Foley was selected by the New York Jets with the No. 26 overall pick in the 1969 NFL draft, and went on to play in the NFL for nine seasons (three with the Jets, six with the Buffalo Bills), earning a Pro Bowl bid in 1973. He was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1984.
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No. 69 Dick Mack
Richard “Dick” Mack was a two-sport star at Bucyrus who lettered in football and track. An all-state offensive guard and linebacker for the Redmen in 1970, he also earned all-conference honors after he set a school shot put record with a throw of 52 feet, 6 inches.

OG Dick Mack
1972-74
b. Dec. 21, 1953 (Bucyrus, OH)

All-Big Ten (1974)
The 5-foot-11, 217-pound Mack was a two-year starter at right guard for Woody Hayes. He blocked for running back Archie Griffin when he won the first of two Heisman trophies. The Buckeyes went 2-0-1 against Michigan and played in three Rose Bowls during Mack’s career. Mack served as a graduate assistant under Hayes while attending law school, then coached the tight ends and receivers at Cincinnati from 1978-80.

He is currently the senior vice president and trust director at PNC Wealth Management in Cleveland.

Mack’s brother Tom, meanwhile, was a first-round NFL Draft pick from Michigan in 1966. He was an 11-time all-pro with the Los Angeles Rams and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1999. Their father, Ray, was a second baseball for the MLB’s Cleveland Indians from 1938-46.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 22, 2025, 07:39:38 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 22, 2025, 08:00:43 AM
There is no #69 for Wisconsin this season, and nobody of prominence has ever worn it.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 22, 2025, 08:05:29 AM
????
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 22, 2025, 11:54:39 AM
There is no #69 for Wisconsin this season, and nobody of prominence has ever worn it.
Never stopped FF
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 23, 2025, 07:05:13 AM
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LeCharles Bentley was a four-year letterman on the football team who won every major award possible as a collegian and then went on to a professional career that included two Pro Bowl selections before an injury ended his playing days.

 A Cleveland native and from St. Ignatius High School, Bentley was a three-year starter along the Buckeye offensive line and a consensus All-American as a senior in 2001.

 His senior campaign also included his winning the top two offensive lineman awards for a center: he was named the Big Ten Conference’s offensive lineman of the year and he was the first Buckeye to ever win the Rimington Award as the nation’s outstanding center. He was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft by New Orleans and was named to the Pro Football Writers of America’s all-rookie team. He spent four seasons with the Saints and two more with the Cleveland Browns before retiring.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 23, 2025, 07:29:31 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 24, 2025, 09:03:50 AM
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As a senior in 1997, Taylor started every game at left guard and set a (then) team record with 137 pancake blocks. A co-captain, he was one of the leaders on a team that won the national championship for the third time in four seasons. Taylor repeated as All-Big 12 and earned All-America honors as a guard. He was awarded the 1997 Outland Trophy,

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 24, 2025, 09:22:36 AM
UW has a #67 on the roster but there are no pictures of him.

John Dietzen it is.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 24, 2025, 10:08:39 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 24, 2025, 03:54:57 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 24, 2025, 04:02:34 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/VWxqx6O.png) NO. 67 OT ALAN KLINE
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1990-93
Born May 25, 1971 (Tiffin, Ohio)
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Big Ten Champion (1993)
All-Big Ten (1991)
Team Captain (1993)

Only one Buckeye earned first-time All-Big Ten honors while wearing No. 67, and that was offensive tackle Alan Kline.

A four-year starter at Ohio State, Kline helped guide the Buckeyes to a 33-12-3 overall record and the 1993 Big Ten Championship.

  During his time in Columbus, Kline blocked for Buckeye running backs Robert Smith, Carlos Snow and Raymont Harris as well as quarterbacks Greg Frey, Kent Graham, Kirk Herbstreit and Bobby Hoying.
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Kline was a first-team All-Big Ten selection following the 1991 season

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 25, 2025, 08:37:54 AM

In 1966, Meylan blocked three punts and recovered two for touchdowns. That stood as the school record for punt blocks in a season for nearly 30 years until cornerback Barron Miles broke it in 1994. “Coach Devaney told me to line up wherever I wanted to on punts,” Meylan said after the Wisconsin game. “I just moved up and down the line when they were punting.” Meylan’s pressure on a later attempt resulted in an 18-yard shank by Wisconsin’s rattled punter.

Meylan was a fearsome presence in the middle for the early Devaney teams. He was named Big Eight Player of the Year in his junior and senior seasons. He was a first team All-American in 1966 and 1967, the first Cornhusker to repeat as All-American since Ed Weir in 1924 – 25. Meylan finished ninth in the 1967 Heisman voting, with 11 first place votes.



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 25, 2025, 08:48:52 AM
The #66 for Wisconsin this season wore #57 for Vandy last season.

Mike Thompson it is.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on June 25, 2025, 10:27:30 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on June 25, 2025, 10:38:42 AM
If you wanna see something crazy....

Faneca the Steelers OT vs. Faneca the marathon runner :o



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 25, 2025, 11:00:08 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 26, 2025, 06:34:51 AM
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No. OL 65 Pat Elflein

2013-16
b. July 6, 1994 (Pickerington, Ohio)

Pat Elflein arrived at Ohio State as the lowest-rated member of the Buckeyes' 2012 recruiting class.
He left Ohio State as the nation's best center and one of the Buckeyes' most accomplished offensive linemen ever.

National Champion (2014)
All-Big Ten (2014, 2015, 2016)
All-American (2016)
Rimington Trophy (2016)
Team Captain (2016)
Team MVP (2016)
Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 2014, 2015)

A native of Pickerington, Ohio, Elflein redshirted his first year on campus but went on to play in 55 straight games from 2013 to 2016, setting a school record (a record that has since been tied by Billy Price and Tyquan Lewis). After making his first career start in the 2013 Big Ten Championship Game, Elflein was the Buckeyes' starting right guard in 2014 and 2015, earning All-Big Ten honors for both seasons.

Elflein moved to center for his final season as a Buckeye, and proved to be even better as the man in the middle of Ohio State's offensive line, winning the 2016 Rimington Trophy as college football's best center and not only earning All-Big Ten honors but unanimous All-American honors, all the while serving as a team captain and being named as one of two team MVPs (along with Malik Hooker).

Also a top performer in the classroom during his time at Ohio State, Elflein earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015 and graduated with a degree in communications in 2016.

Elflein was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 26, 2025, 08:01:36 AM
Elflein was selected in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings

too small, didn't pan out, unfortunately
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 26, 2025, 08:04:04 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 26, 2025, 09:57:43 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 26, 2025, 10:07:44 AM
There is no number 65 for Wisconsin this season.

2022 - Tyler Beach

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on June 26, 2025, 10:31:11 AM
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Who dat?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 26, 2025, 11:09:24 AM
Who dat?
Stanton Ramil.  Big time recruit, held off Auburn, has struggled to stay healthy
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on June 26, 2025, 11:27:32 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 27, 2025, 07:32:08 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on June 27, 2025, 07:40:08 AM
One of my all-time favorite DTs, Casey Hampton.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 27, 2025, 09:56:05 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 27, 2025, 10:17:23 AM
No #64 on Wisconsin this year.

Number 64 in the below is the center, Ken Currier. All of those boys in the picture went to serve in the war, in some capacity. (#40 is Crazy Legs)

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on June 27, 2025, 01:16:53 PM
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No. 64 JIM LACHEY
The 6-foot-6 and 225-pound Lachey was a three-sport standout at St. Henry, as he started on the state championship basketball team and also ran the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and threw the shot put for the track team.

OL JIM LACHEY
1981-84
b. June 4, 1963 (St. Henry, OH)

Consensus All-American (1984)
Big Ten Champion (1981, 1984)
Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame (1999)
Lachey had just four starts as an underclassman at Ohio State, but established himself as one of college football’s premier offensive linemen during his senior season. He helped pave the way for running back Keith Byars to lead the nation in rushing (1,764 yards), all-purpose yards (2,441) and scoring (24 touchdowns) in 1984. The Buckeyes won the Big Ten that season and earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, while Lachey was named a consensus All-American.

Lachey was then selected with the 12th overall pick in the 1985 NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played 11 seasons with the Chargers (1985-87), Los Angeles Raiders (1988) and Washington Redskins (1988-95). He was a three-time first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection and won Super Bowl XXVI with the Redskins.

Lachey was the coach of the now-defunct Arena Football League’s Columbus Destroyers when they reached Arena Bowl XXI in 2007. He is now the color analyst on the Ohio State Sports Radio Network, as well as the the co-host of the Urban Meyer Call-In Show and the Buckeye Roundtable on Columbus-based 97.1 The Fan.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 28, 2025, 09:26:50 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 28, 2025, 10:06:20 AM
No number 63 for Wisconsin this year. Joe Rudolph, OL from 1991-1994.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 29, 2025, 08:14:12 AM
No number 62 for Wisconsin this year. So, I'm going back into the 1980's to give you Paul Gruber.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 29, 2025, 09:14:59 AM
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Bob Sledge was a standout guard in the 1980s, earning first-team All-Big Eight honors in 1988. He was elected to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2018.

Sam Sledge is a redshirt sophomore. He was listed as the second-string left guard as a true freshman but redshirted. In 2024, he played in four games. The younger Sledge is poised for a breakout season in 2025.

As you likely have assumed, Sam Sledge is the son of Bob.*


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 30, 2025, 08:15:38 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 30, 2025, 08:19:27 AM
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DT Gerard Warren
he went to the HS I mentioned as a 3A terror back in the day - Union County
I think he was the 3rd pick in the draft.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 30, 2025, 09:18:57 AM
#61 for Wisconsin this season is a walk-on who won't see the field except for on the scout team. Instead, we get Tyler Biadasz - a true badass.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on June 30, 2025, 09:33:22 AM
#93 Damion Daniels had a pair of solo stops at No. 19 Wisconsin before suffering an injury in the first half which kept him out for the remainder of the game and the following contest against Iowa.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 30, 2025, 11:17:35 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on June 30, 2025, 03:08:21 PM
Stanton Ramil.  Big time recruit, held off Auburn, has struggled to stay healthy
Although was just announced as one of the 3 MSU reps at Media Day, so I think everyone is aware of how talented he is if he stays healthy.  Obviously a frighteningly low bar, but probably the best NFL OL prospect MSU has had in a decade.

EDIT: Looked it up, since Jack Conklin went #8 overall in 2016, MSU has had 4 OL drafted.  1 4th round, 1 6th round, 2 7th round.  So yeah, frighteningly low bar
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 01, 2025, 08:20:40 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 01, 2025, 08:49:25 AM
#60 is a freshman this year - no photos. #60 last year was Joe Huber, who is now with the Viqueens.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 01, 2025, 08:54:39 AM

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Tom “Train Wreck” Novak is one of the true legends of Nebraska football history. Out of the nearly 3,400 young men to play for Nebraska, Novak was the first – and still only – Cornhusker to earn first-team all-conference honors in each of his four seasons. Only 20 Huskers have been an all-conference pick three times.

As a freshman and sophomore, Novak played fullback and center on offense and linebacker on defense, earning All-Big Six honors. As a junior and senior, he moved to center and picked up All-Big Seven recognition. Novak was a first-team All-American in 1949.


Novak still holds the Nebraska record for career interceptions by a linebacker with 11. Those 11 picks are tied for fifth most in school history, with modern era cornerbacks (and NFL players) like Ralph Brown, Fabian Washington and Tyrone Byrd. Novak’s five interceptions in 1948 are still tied for the eighth most in a single season.

In addition to football, Novak lettered three times for the Nebraska baseball team. He was on conference championship baseball teams in 1948 and 1950.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 01, 2025, 11:38:04 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Temp430 on July 02, 2025, 07:34:53 AM
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George Lilja, Center, 1977-1980.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 02, 2025, 07:50:26 AM
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A tough Oklahoman, Heskew helped anchor the offensive line for the 1997 national champions, averaging nearly 10 pancake blocks per game.  He earned all-conference honors as a senior in 1998. A team captain in 1998, Heskew was elected to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 02, 2025, 09:27:54 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 02, 2025, 09:40:11 AM
RS Senior Edge Arron Witt is expected to contribute a lot this season - if he can stay healthy.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 03, 2025, 09:09:38 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 03, 2025, 09:31:39 AM
a friend of mine

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 03, 2025, 10:40:46 AM
"Why not Wisconsin?"

- Joe Panos, when asked who would win the Big Ten at the 1993 media days event.

He was not kidding.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on July 03, 2025, 10:44:21 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 04, 2025, 07:46:43 AM
another friend of mine and an engineer who designed bridges for the Nebraska Department of Transportation).


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 04, 2025, 08:24:49 AM
Starting C Jake Renfro.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 04, 2025, 08:30:59 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 04, 2025, 08:43:04 AM
We don't do make up days here. :96:
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 04, 2025, 09:11:40 AM
Ed Zachery
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 04, 2025, 05:38:04 PM
We don't do make up days here. :96:
OSU is used to the conference making accommodations 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 05, 2025, 08:52:12 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 05, 2025, 09:27:49 AM
Starting LG Joe Brunner (may move to LT).

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 05, 2025, 04:56:00 PM


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 06, 2025, 07:08:01 AM
Jason Peter is widely credited as the originator of Nebraska defensive players "throwing the bones" after making a big play. While that claim is not entirely accurate,* he is definitely the first Husker to celebrate a sack by crossing his forearms in an "X" to replicate the Blackshirts skull and crossbones logo. Brandon Vogel did the research and found the first instance was in a 1996 game against Kansas.


*Vogel also found that the true creator of throwing the bones is Matt Hunting, a walk-on linebacker from Cozad, Neb. Hunting made an X with his arms during a 1996 practice. Jason Peter saw it and asked, "what the f--- is that?" Once Hunting explained, Jason knew he was more likely than Hunting to make a big play in a game and therefore had an opportunity - nay, an obligation! - to share the gesture with the rest of Husker Nation.

In a 2019 tweet, Jason even offered instructions on proper "Throwing da Bones" technique:  "You should be looking at (your) thumbs, like (you're) making a pair of binoculars! If (you) see (you're) palms… (thumbs down emoji)."



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 06, 2025, 08:31:15 AM
Kevin Heywood was gonna be the starting LT this season. Then he got hurt in the spring and will now likely be out all season.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 06, 2025, 01:38:59 PM

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Nick Mangold, C (2002-05)
Born: 1984 (Centerville)
High School: Centerville

The Buckeyes were 43-8 with Mangold on the team.
2002 National Champion.
2002 Big Ten Title.
2005 Big Ten Title.
Defeated Miami 31-24 to win the 2003 Fiesta Bowl (National Championship).
Defeated Kansas State 35-28 to win the 2004 Fiesta Bowl.
Defeated Oklahoma State 33-7 to win the 2004 Alamo Bowl.
Defeated Notre Dame 34-20 to win the 2006 Fiesta Bowl.
Went 3-1 against That Team.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on July 06, 2025, 01:42:46 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 06, 2025, 05:18:26 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 07, 2025, 09:28:06 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 07, 2025, 09:55:41 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 07, 2025, 10:11:21 AM
Most recent number 54, LB Jordan Turner.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 07, 2025, 10:41:30 AM
Most recent number 54, LB Jordan Turner.

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He was really good for MSU last year, I actually thought he'd get drafted
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 08, 2025, 08:57:01 AM

Randy Schleusener was an excellent guard on those Nebraska teams at the end of the 1970s.  He was a team captain as a senior in 1980 and earned All-Big Eight and All-America honors. Equally impressive in the classroom, Schleusner was a two-time academic All-American and a winner of the prestigious NCAA Today's Top Eight.

He was a ninth-round draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, but he never played in the NFL. Instead, he chose to come back to school to earn his medical doctorate. He is a practicing spinal surgeon in his native Rapid City, South Dakota.



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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 08, 2025, 09:05:44 AM
The latest to wear #53 for Wisconsin is ILB TJ Edwards.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 08, 2025, 10:01:47 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 08, 2025, 05:18:39 PM
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Billy Price, C (2013-17)
High School: Fitch (Austintown, Ohio)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 49-6 with Price as a varsity letterman.
2014 National Champion.
2014 Big Ten Title.
2015 Big Ten East Title.
2016 Big Ten East Title.
2017 Big Ten Title.
Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 to win the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 to win the CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame to win the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Defeated No. 8 USC  24-7 to win the 2017 Cotton Bowl.
Went 4-0 against That Team.

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1971-'73

Randy Gradishar is considered one of the most versatile, mobile and complete linebackers ever to play college football. He was a two-time All-American, three-time all-Big Ten choice and was a member of two consecutive Big-Ten Championship teams.
He led the team in tackles in 1973 with 134. Gradishar won Academic All-America honors in 1973
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 08, 2025, 05:26:14 PM
I remember watching Gradishar fondly
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 08, 2025, 06:33:20 PM
Very underated
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 08, 2025, 07:18:38 PM
hard to be too underrated with that list of accomplishments

maybe Woody didn't blow his horn?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 09, 2025, 07:28:51 AM
No make up days here. If you snooze, you lose.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 09, 2025, 07:42:25 AM
Phillip Dillard


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 09, 2025, 08:18:23 AM
No make up days here. If you snooze, you lose.
Champions clause - so much to sift thru 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 09, 2025, 08:40:07 AM

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Tom Deleone 1969-71

DeLeone, from Kent, Ohio, and Roosevelt High School, played on Woody Hayes-coached teams from 1969-71 that won two Big Ten championships. DeLeone was a three-year letterman and a two-time all-Big Ten Conference selection. He was a team captain in 1971 along with Harry Howard and he was named the team’s MVP at the conclusion of that season.

He was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2002.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 09, 2025, 08:46:01 AM
True freshman at #52 this season, co we get C Corey Raymer (1991-1994) instead.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 10, 2025, 08:05:37 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 10, 2025, 10:39:02 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on July 10, 2025, 11:20:54 AM
Most recent number 54, LB Jordan Turner.

We gonna get a TJW pic when we get to 42?  

42, as you may know, is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.  
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 10, 2025, 02:44:15 PM
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2x Consensus All-American LB Brandon Spikes
I think he punted this pick-6, because we were killing whoever it was against.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 10, 2025, 02:58:35 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 10, 2025, 03:03:27 PM
great moogely-googley too many days convalescing thanx
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 10, 2025, 03:13:19 PM


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Ross Homan, LB (2006-10)
Born: 
1987 (Coldwater)
High School: Coldwater




Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 56-9 with Homan on the team.
2006 Big Ten Title. 
2007 Big Ten Title.
2008 Big Ten Title.
2009 Big Ten Title.
2009 led Ohio State with 108 tackles and 5 interceptions.
Defeated Oregon 26-17 to win the 2010 Rose Bowl.
Defeated Arkansas 31-26 to win the 2011 Sugar Bowl.
Went 5-0 against That Team.



Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 10, 2025, 03:19:17 PM
This year's 51 is a freshman who won't play. So, I pivot to C Mike Webster.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 11, 2025, 08:19:31 AM
The only two-time winner of the Outland Trophy (1981, 1982).
One of just 14 players to win the Outland and Lombardi Award in the same season (1982).
1981 Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year. In the long history of the Big Eight, this was the first and only time a lineman won that honor.
First Nebraska student-athlete (regardless of sport) to be inducted into the CoSIDA Academic All-American Hall of Fame. For a school that rightfully touts its nation-leading number of Academic All-Americans, Rimington is still at the head of the class.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 11, 2025, 08:36:45 AM
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Gordon Appleby: A key player under Paul Brown, he was part of the 1942 national championship team and two Big Ten title teams. He followed Paul Brown from Washington High School in Massillon to Ohio State.He helped the Buckeyes to an undefeated season in 1944.

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DE Vernon Gholston

Gholston helped win three Big Ten titles and four games against Michigan. His breakout season came in 2007, when he set the school record for most sacks in a season with 14 and was named an All-American. Though that sack record was broken in 2019 by Chase Young (16.5), Gholston still holds the school record for sacks in a game with four, set against Wisconsin in ’07. Gholston was taken No. 6 overall by the New York Jets in the 2008 draft.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 11, 2025, 09:24:15 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 11, 2025, 09:54:12 AM
Doesn't look like Thornhill
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 11, 2025, 01:20:53 PM
Latest productive player to wear#50 in Madison. ILB Chris Orr.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 12, 2025, 08:23:30 AM
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Listed at 6-foot-3 Anthony is one of the tallest running backs to ever play for Nebraska. He looked like a deer running through (and over) defenses. But his long frame was not a hinderance to his production. Anthony’s 2,077 career rushing yards were the fourth-most in Nebraska history when he graduated (currently 31st all time).

Anthony won the Tom Novak Award as a senior and was an eighth-round draft pick by the Baltimore Colts.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 12, 2025, 08:49:13 AM
#49 for Wisconsin is the punter. So, no. We get TE Sam Arneson.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 12, 2025, 04:22:02 PM
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No. 49 Jayson Gwinn
An up-and-coming star from Columbus Brookhaven, Gwinn unfortunately saw his career — and life — come to a close far too soon.

DE Jayson Gwinn
1992-93
b. Nov. 24, 1973 (Columbus, OH)
d. Dec. 12, 1993 (Columbus, OH)

Big Ten Champion (1993)
The 6-foot-3, 258-pound Gwinn earned his first start late in his redshirt freshman season and subsequently tied the school record with five tackles for a loss in a 23-17 win over Indiana. He finished the season with 14 total tackles while backing up starter Randall Brown.

In December 1993, Gwinn was killed in an early morning car accident just blocks from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. He was returning to the hotel where players stayed during the semester break after he helped teammate Marvin “Obie” Stillwell get medical treatment for a gunshot wound at a local nightclub when his car collided with another.

Gwinn, who had just turned 20 on Thanksgiving, was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver of the other vehicle was in good condition following the accident
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: bayareabadger on July 12, 2025, 07:47:25 PM
#49 for Wisconsin is the punter. So, no. We get TE Sam Arneson.

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Give us the punter
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 13, 2025, 07:35:36 AM
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NO. 48 DON SCOTT, HB/QB (1938-1940)
Scott arrived in Columbus after a decorated high school career at Canton McKinley. A 6-foot-2, 210-pound athlete, Scott was a do-it-all kind of player for the Bulldogs, playing quarterback, fullback, offensive line, defensive line, kicker and punter across four seasons. At Ohio State, Scott was a standout tailback and quarterback, earning two All-American selections

HONORS:
1939 All-American.
1939 All-Big Ten.
1940 All-American.
1940 All-Big Ten
Round 1 to the Chicago Bears with the 9th pick of the 1941 draft,he decided to volunteer to fight in the war in Europe.
Scott had participated in the Civilian Pilot Training Program, sponsored by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, while at Ohio State. When he entered the United States Army Air Forces it was as a commissioned pilot.Unfortunately, on October 1, 1943, at the age of 23, Scott was killed in a bomber crash over England.One week after his death, on October 8, his wife gave birth to their child, Don Sands Scott.
1943 Ohio State's airport is re-named Don Scott Airport.
2000 Named to the Ohio State All-Century Team.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 13, 2025, 07:42:00 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 13, 2025, 09:55:53 AM
Give us the punter
Atticus Bertrams | Football | Wisconsin Badgers (https://uwbadgers.com/sports/football/roster/atticus-bertrams/14085)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 13, 2025, 10:06:09 AM
No 48 for Wisconsin this season, so we're gonna go with 3 sack Jack (Cichy) for this one. 3 sacks in 3 plays. That was fun.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 13, 2025, 12:40:01 PM
Cichy was a beast
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 14, 2025, 08:14:02 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 14, 2025, 09:45:17 AM
No 47 this year. OLB Vince Biegel is what we get.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 14, 2025, 10:14:49 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: bayareabadger on July 14, 2025, 10:16:47 AM
Cichy was a beast
It was really too bad his knees gave out on him
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 14, 2025, 12:44:34 PM
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Chic Harley, HB, S, P, K (1916, 1917 and 1919)
Born: 1894 (Chicago)
High School: East (Columbus)
Died: 1974 (Columbus)

Ohio State:
The Buckeyes were 21-1-1 with Harley on the team.
1916 Big Ten Title.
1917 Big Ten Title.
Went 1-0 against That Team (Ohio State's first victory in the series).

Honors:
1916 All-American.
1917 All-American.
1918 was a pilot in the Air Force for WWI.
1919 All-American.


Charles “Chic” Harley was Ohio State’s first three-time All-American. Harley won All-America honors as a running back in 1916 and ’17. He spent 1918 in the military but then returned to OSU in 1919 and picked up where he had left off, again winning All-America acclaim. In addition to running the football, he also punted, kicked extra points (he used the drop kick) and played defense. Fans turned out in record numbers to watch Harley play.

Harley led the Buckeyes to their first Big Ten title in 1916, a repeat championship in 1917 and a second-place finish in 1919.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 15, 2025, 07:40:08 AM
Before Earl Campbell, there was Rosey Leaks:

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 15, 2025, 07:49:48 AM
Tony Felici was a relatively small defensive end, even by the standards of the early 1980s – his playing weight as a senior was listed at 205 pounds – but that did not stop him from being a presence on the defensive line. A walk-on from Omaha Central, he was an All-Big Eight selection in 1981 and 1982.


In the 1981 game versus Florida State, linebacker Mike Knox blasted a Seminole kick returner so hard that the ball flew out of his hands. Felici caught it on the fly and returned it for a 13-yard touchdown. During his Husker career, Felici recorded 14 sacks and made numerous other tackle for loss.




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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 15, 2025, 08:52:31 AM
#46 for Wisconsin this year is a transfer long snapper who has not seen the field in Madison yet.

So, the latest productive #46 is TE Austin Traylor.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 15, 2025, 10:12:16 AM
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Bob Ferguson, FB (1959-61)
Born: 1939 (Troy, Ohio)
High School: Troy
Died: 2004 (Columbus)

Ohio State:
The Buckeyes were 18-7-2 with Ferguson on the team.
1961 National Champion.
1961 Big Ten Title.
Went 2-1 against That Team.

Honors:
1961 Maxwell Award.
1961 All-American.
1961 All-Big Ten.
1961 Runner-up for Heisman Trophy.
1960 All-American.
1960 All-Big Ten.
1987 Inducted into the Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 15, 2025, 01:34:54 PM
Was retired in 1969, so not a lot to choose from

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 16, 2025, 08:35:35 AM
#45 is another retired Buckeye football jersey number.  This one honors ARCHIE GRIFFIN (RB) 1972-1975.  Archie is consummate Buckeye, the only 2-time Heisman Trophy winner and holds dozens of other honors, awards, and a statue outside the 'Shoe as well as at the Rose Bowl!
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#45 - Former Player is Andy Katzenmoyer (LB) 1996-1998 The 'Big Kat' was the last player to wear the #45 and an outstanding All-American linebacker for the Buckeyes.
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on July 16, 2025, 08:39:27 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 16, 2025, 08:43:48 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 16, 2025, 08:54:19 AM
#45 for Wisconsin is a senior walk-on LB. So we'll go with the latest productive #45 - FB Alec Ingold.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on July 16, 2025, 09:48:27 AM
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Alvin Dark--three-sport superstar at LSU in the early 1940s who received a scholarship to play basketball and baseball, and then ended up trying out and making the football team as well.  He lettered in all three sports, and on the football field he led the 1942 team in both rushing and passing yards and was also a heck of a punter.  In the Tigers’ 21-7 homecoming victory over Ole Miss in 1942, Dark ran for touchdowns of 70 and 46 yards.  However, according to his Louisiana Hall of Fame bio, his most vivid memories of that game were his four punts--a 75-yarder and three coffin corner kicks that pinned the Rebels inside their two-yard line.

Before one punt, Dark asked the referee where the ball would be placed if he hit the flag, and the official replied, “Right on the one-foot line.” Dark proceeded to hit the flag and later recounted that it was one of those things that couldn’t be repeated in two lifetimes of punting.

In 1943, Dark helped lead the LSU baseball team to an SEC title, but then, because of World War II, joined the Marine Corps’ V-12 program and was assigned to a unit at the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette, where he continued to excel in baseball and also quarterbacked the football team to an undefeated season and a New Year’s Day Oil Bowl victory.  After serving in Asia during the war, he returned home and chose to pursue a long and successful professional career in baseball, first as a player and then as a manager.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 16, 2025, 12:50:39 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on July 16, 2025, 01:07:35 PM
one of the most underrated Michigan players ever, MLB David Harris.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on July 16, 2025, 03:17:26 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 17, 2025, 08:18:13 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 17, 2025, 08:59:05 AM
Former UT DE Jackson Jeffcoat.  (There was no holding penalty called on this play...)

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But ultimately, he still managed to get his man

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 17, 2025, 09:24:35 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 17, 2025, 09:50:07 AM
#44 is a true freshman LB (Cooper Catalano) who has no pictures yet - but he will. So instead, I give you ILB Chris Borland.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 17, 2025, 09:54:15 AM
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Ray Griffin, S (1974-77)
Born: 1956 (Columbus)
High School: Eastmoor

Ohio State:
The Buckeyes were 39-8 with Griffin on the team.
1974 Big Ten Title.
1975 Big Ten Title.
1976 Big Ten Title.
1977 Big Ten Title.
1977 Defeated Colorado 27-10 to win the Orange Bowl.
Griffin's interception vs Michigan in 1975 set up the winning touchdown.

Honors:
1977 Captain.
1977 All-American.
1977 All-Big Ten.
2012 Inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 18, 2025, 10:12:22 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 18, 2025, 10:37:58 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 18, 2025, 10:48:45 AM
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Darron Lee, LB (2013-15)
Born: 1994
High School: New Albany

Ohio State:
The Buckeyes were 38-4 with Lee on the team.
2013 Big Ten Leaders Title.
2014 CFP National Champions
2014 Big Ten Title.
2014 Big Ten East Title.
2015 Big Ten East Title.
Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 in the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 in the 2015 CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Went 3-0 against That Team.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 18, 2025, 02:55:09 PM
#43 is a walk-on tailback who has gotten very little run.

Latest productive #43 is ILB Ryan Connelly.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 19, 2025, 07:38:41 AM
The Cornhuskers won their first national championship in 1970. He ended the 1970 season with 142 tackles, breaking his own record (back then, bowl games were not included in the stat totals). Murtaugh also set the school record for most tackles (342). That mark stood for over 30 years until Barrett Ruud broke it in 2004. In addition to being All-Big Eight and All-America, Murtaugh was the 1970 Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year.


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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 19, 2025, 08:23:20 AM
#42 for the Badgers this year is RS Soph Tyler Jansey, who was moved to FB from ILB this year.

By request, here is TJ Watt - who just signed the highest non-QB contract in NFL history. 3 years, $123 million.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 19, 2025, 09:55:24 AM
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Paul Warfield, HB (1961-63)
Born: 1942 (Warren, Ohio)
High School: Warren Harding

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 23-6-2 with Warfield on the team.
1961 National Champion.
1961 Big Ten Title.
Went 3-0 against That Team.

Honors
1962 All-Big Ten.
1963 All-Big Ten.
1979 Inducted into the Varsity O Hall of Fame.
1983 Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 20, 2025, 08:45:18 AM
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As a sophomore, he had a breakout performance against Missouri with a career-high 16 tackles and a 57-yard interception return for a touchdown. A devasting knee injury cost Munford the final two games of his junior season, but he still led the team in tackles and repeated as an All-Big Eight pick. In his senior season, he was a captain of a Blackshirt defense that held Kansas to minus-21 yards on 22 carries.

Munford was an excellent prep baseball player with offers to the some of the top college programs of the day. He wanted to moonlight with the Nebraska baseball team, but the coaches wouldn't allow it. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 1997.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 20, 2025, 09:04:44 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 20, 2025, 10:38:30 AM
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Keith Byars, RB (1982-85)
Born: 1963 (Dayton)
High School: Roth and Trotwood Madison

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 36-12 with Byars on the team.
1984 Big Ten Title.
1982 Defeated BYU 47-17 to win the Holiday Bowl.
1984 Defeated Pitt 28-23 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
1985 Defeated BYU 10-7 to win the Citrus Bowl.
2-2 vs Michigan

Honors
1985 Captain.
1984 Heisman Runner-up.
1984 All-American.
1984 Big Ten Most Valuable Player.
1984 Team MVP.
2000 Inducted into the Varsity O Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 20, 2025, 10:50:33 AM
TE JT Seagreaves is #41 this season, after being #84 in the past. He's a reserve and has not seen the field much with #41 on that I can find.

RB Terrell Fletcher it is.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 20, 2025, 11:32:07 AM
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Glenn Davis
Army
Finished 2nd for the Heisman in his 2 best years, won it in his worst year.
8.7 ypc avg for his career
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on July 20, 2025, 01:50:40 PM
#42 for the Badgers this year is RS Soph Tyler Jansey, who was moved to FB from ILB this year.

By request, here is TJ Watt - who just signed the highest non-QB contract in NFL history. 3 years, $123 million.

(https://i.imgur.com/7sCTZgC.png)

Was that the 2014 or 2016 game?  

And what is going on with the helmet for LSU #44 in the background?  Looks like he's got a Badger helmet.  
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 20, 2025, 06:26:38 PM
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Keith Byars, RB (1982-85)
It wasn't until sometime in the last few years that I learned how productive Byars was in college.

I had only known him as a chubby, slow fullback on the Eagles who just caught passes and rarely carried the ball.  
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 21, 2025, 08:54:44 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 21, 2025, 08:57:06 AM
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Howard "Hopalong" Cassady, HB (1952-55)
Born: 1934 (Columbus)
High School: Central

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 29-8 with Cassady on the team.
1954 National Champion.
1954 Big Ten Title.
1955 Big Ten Title.
1955 Defeated USC 20-7 to win the Rose Bowl.
Went 3-1 against That Team.

Honors
1955 Heisman Trophy.
1955 Maxwell Award.
1955 AP Athlete of the Year.
1955 Big Ten MVP.
1955 Team MVP.
1955 All-American.
1955 All-Big Ten
1954 Team MVP.
1954 All-American.
1954 All-Big Ten.
1979 College Football Hall of Fame.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 21, 2025, 09:03:34 AM
Randy Peschel in the 1969 Game of the Century against Arkansas.

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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 21, 2025, 09:51:28 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MikeDeTiger on July 21, 2025, 10:00:37 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 21, 2025, 11:05:55 AM
Had to do another one today, since this picture is so darn cool.  @FearlessF (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=10)  will be proud of me.

(https://i.imgur.com/Dc5kGIM.png)

It comes from this play:

https://twitter.com/chrisgb002000/status/1551540042190819330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1551540042190819330%7Ctwgr%5Eeec3874c9f569af771291dae48982c14a500afd5%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fchrisgb002000%2Fstatus%2F1551540042190819330%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1551540042190819330257Ctwgr255Ee9fd2694c78c6a08a0b31fcf4b5c24c5885223e5257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fchrisgb002000%2Fstatus%2F1551540042190819330%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1551540042190819330257Ctwgr255E23b7acbc354396551562854445d9fb8f0ea36536257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fchrisgb002000%2Fstatus%2F1551540042190819330%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1551540042190819330257Ctwgr255E633f6afc4c3dafb23762590d3018d54cb32d1bd9257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.surlyhorns.com%2Fboard%2Findex.php%3Fapp%3Dcoremodule%3Dsystemcontroller%3Dembedurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fchrisgb002000%2Fstatus%2F1551540042190819330%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc255Etfw257Ctwcamp255Etweetembed257Ctwterm255E1551540042190819330257Ctwgr255E257Ctwcon255Es1_26ref_url%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2F247sports.com%2Fcollege%2Ftexas%2Fboard%2F21%2FContents%2Ftoday-on-twitter-for-7252022-190497413%2F%3Fpage%3D1
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 21, 2025, 11:37:42 AM
Was that the 2014 or 2016 game? 

And what is going on with the helmet for LSU #44 in the background?  Looks like he's got a Badger helmet. 
2016. No clue on the helmet.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 21, 2025, 11:41:23 AM
No #40 this year.

Crazy Legs!!

(https://i.imgur.com/kz4gh54.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 21, 2025, 02:52:22 PM
So who claims him more?  UW or UM?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 21, 2025, 03:14:38 PM
Well, he was born in Wisconsin, went to Wisconsin, got transferred to Michigan (not his choice) due to Military stuff, and later became Wisconsin's AD (1969-1987). After that he did color commentary for Wisconsin football. He died in Wisconsin.

(https://i.imgur.com/jlf5KoQ.png)

Long story short, F Michigan.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 22, 2025, 07:32:55 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/uAAHckD.png)

Andra Franklin was a best-of-both-worlds hybrid who could block and tote the rock. Born and raised in Alabama, he turned down Bear Bryant to come to Nebraska.

A four-year letterman, Franklin gained 1,753 yards in his career. That is the most by a NU fullback, and almost 200 yards ahead of second place (Dick Davis, who followed Solich in the 1960s). When he graduated, Franklin had the ninth-most rushing yards in Nebraska history (currently 36th). Franklin was an All-Big Eight selection in 1980, his senior season.


As any Osborne-era fullback will tell you, their primary role was to block for the I-back. The I-back in Franklin's junior and seasons (Jarvis Redwine) rushed for 2,213 yards on a ridiculous 7.1 yards per carry. Obviously, Marvelous Jarvis and the offensive line deserve a ton of credit, but I guarantee that Franklin's blocking and threat as a runner made Redwine's life much easier.



(https://i.imgur.com/KDHCtLs.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 22, 2025, 07:56:09 AM
(https://www.detroitnews.com/gcdn/-mm-/8b43922d01edbdc7e35fce39537d9128d4672fba/c=0-0-1119-1492/local/-/media/2015/12/31/DetroitNews/DetroitNews/635871958694169900-blogphoto101231.jpg?width=660&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 22, 2025, 10:24:25 AM


(https://i.imgur.com/ez7pQib.png)

Malik Harrison was a third-round pick (98th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He has played the last four years with the Ravens, starting 27 of the 61 games he’s played. Harrison has accounted for 120 tackles and is a key member of the Ravens special teams. 

• Led Ohio State in tackles as a junior (81) and senior (75) and finished career with 205 total tackles
• Outstanding senior season included 16.5 tackles-for-loss, 4.5 sacks and four pass break-ups
• Only Andy Katzenmoyer (23 in 1996), Ryan Shazier (17 in 2012 and 22.5 in 2013) and Matt Wilhelm (19.5 in 2002) had more TFLs from the linebacker position than Harrison’s 16.5 in 2019
• Career statistics include 29.0 TFLs for 107 yards, 10.0 sacks and nine PBUs
• Played in 53 games over the past four seasons and started 28 times
• A force on three consecutive outright Big Ten championship teams (2017, 2018, 2019)
• Was 4-0 vs That Team

Honors and Awards
2019: First-team all-Big Ten Conference (coaches)
2018: Honorable mention all-Big Ten (coaches and media)
2016: OSU Scholar-Athlete
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 22, 2025, 10:49:35 AM
No 39 this season, so we're going back to RB PJ Hill.

(https://i.imgur.com/dMMszpT.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 22, 2025, 12:27:50 PM
(https://i.makeagif.com/media/10-14-2017/9_htoL.gif)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 23, 2025, 09:15:30 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/khAABlS.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 23, 2025, 10:38:23 AM
Not much in the way of productive #38's in Wisconsin history, so,

(https://i.imgur.com/exl4oJn.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 23, 2025, 11:25:09 AM
(https://www.freep.com/gcdn/-mm-/8661ddb1757608e87d471a3da8c24138ce6d6e7e/c=0-113-2397-1467/local/-/media/2016/10/08/DetroitFreePress/DetroitFreePress/636115549873236339-msu-spartans-byu-27.jpg?width=660&height=371&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 23, 2025, 11:28:46 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/khAABlS.png)
Is that the human square?!?!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 23, 2025, 04:46:20 PM
dangerous Dan Alexander!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 23, 2025, 06:19:38 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/LB9W4yP.png)

Harold “Champ” Henson, FB (1972-74)
Born: 1953 (Columbus)
High School: Teays Valley

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 40-5-1 with Henson on the team.
1972 Big Ten Title.
1973 Big Ten Title.
1974 Big Ten Title.
1975 Big Ten Title.
Defeated USC 42-21 to win the 1974 Rose Bowl.
Went 3-0-1 against That Team.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 24, 2025, 08:30:30 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/rlWBQ2M.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 24, 2025, 08:36:46 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/KTHgF7Y.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 24, 2025, 09:37:59 AM
The FB who paved the way for Ron Dayne.

(https://i.imgur.com/C2KyYWx.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 24, 2025, 11:34:48 AM
(https://www.si.com/.image/t_share/MTY4MTkxMjM3MTQwMzkxODA5/3436554-980xjpg.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 24, 2025, 11:36:14 AM
Smaller than Dayne.  lol

RW wearing 37 (https://twitter.com/TexasFootball/status/1048212427949584385)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 24, 2025, 12:48:22 PM

(https://i.imgur.com/OuX7gE8.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 25, 2025, 08:58:24 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/grIlB45.jpeg)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 25, 2025, 09:02:06 AM
(https://images.sidearmdev.com/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fmsuspartans.com%2Fimages%2F2005%2F9%2F3%2F182314.jpeg&width=1600&type=jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 25, 2025, 09:27:46 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/mZaF0Ed.jpeg)
Chris Spielman MLB

Two-time All-America linebacker
Three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection
Lombardi Award winner
Team captain 
Set school record for career solo tackles (283) and collected 546 total tackles.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 25, 2025, 09:38:10 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/TcbDKMx.png)


(https://i.imgur.com/J4IuAJn.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 25, 2025, 10:53:53 AM
[img width=500 height=402.988]https://i.imgur.com/mZaF0Ed.jpeg[/img]
Chris Spielman MLB

Two-time All-America linebacker
Three-time All-Big Ten Conference selection
Lombardi Award winner
Team captain
Set school record for career solo tackles (283) and collected 546 total tackles.
We sure he's #36? Tough to tell
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 25, 2025, 01:34:45 PM
The last productive #36 in Madison, S Joe Ferguson.

(https://i.imgur.com/UHVSnxw.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 26, 2025, 08:46:36 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Zs64VUj.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 26, 2025, 08:47:09 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/z1ajjTi.png)
Jim Otis, FB (1967-69)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 24-4 with Otis on the team.
1968 National Champion.
1968 Big Ten Title.
1969 Big Ten Title.
1969 Defeated USC 27-16 in the Rose Bowl.
Went 2-1 against That Team.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 26, 2025, 09:28:42 AM
#35 is a retired number in Madison. Alan Ameche.

(https://i.imgur.com/1xWAyv3.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 26, 2025, 04:04:31 PM
(https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/-mm-/74755261666fbdae1624cdae07c2930640816369/c=268-0-1332-800/local/-/media/2018/01/12/MIGroup/Lansing/636513759378116336-636509740738084302-msu-122817-kd-56.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on July 27, 2025, 03:04:52 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/QHRFmk2.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 27, 2025, 08:18:12 AM
RSS H Back Jackson Acker. Should play a big role this season.

(https://i.imgur.com/AMr190O.jpeg)

And because I have to include a Watt, we get Derek.

(https://i.imgur.com/DeTcsuQ.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 27, 2025, 08:38:45 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/T6DEALm.png)

Alberts was a two-time All-Big Eight selection. A first-team All-American. The Big Eight Player of the Year. His 1993 season, featuring a school-record 15 sacks, remains one of the greatest campaigns by a Blackshirt.


Alberts won the 1993 Butkus Award as the nation's best linebacker (the only Husker ever to win that award). In the 1994 Orange Bowl, he sacked Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Charlie Ward three times, despite having dislocated his elbow a month earlier. Trev's #34 is one of 17 retired jerseys at Nebraska. As such, his name will remain on the Memorial Stadium façade forever.

(https://i.imgur.com/iZ4QULB.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 27, 2025, 06:16:50 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Y3LlZ4x.jpeg)

CARLOS HYDE
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on July 27, 2025, 06:42:05 PM
(https://www.stutteringhelp.org/sites/default/files/pictures/BoJackson_June2015.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 28, 2025, 08:46:26 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/B1lKGXm.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 28, 2025, 09:01:45 AM
The Emperor!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 28, 2025, 10:14:42 AM
(https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/7414241/noshoe.0.gif)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 28, 2025, 10:31:49 AM
Everyone knows #33 Ron Dayne, but I'm not sure everyone knows #33 Brent Moss. Since #33 is retired (Dayne), we get Moss today. Moss won the 1993 Silver Football award, was Wisconsin's MVP, Big Ten MVP, and 1994 Rose Bowl MVP.

(https://i.imgur.com/NwCXsUM.png)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on July 28, 2025, 10:44:45 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/wNm7QG1.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 28, 2025, 04:45:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/l5OJNzK.png)

Pete Johnson, FB (1973-76)
Born: 1954 (Peach County, GA)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes went 40-5-2 with Johnson on the team.
1973 Big Ten Title.
1974 Big Ten Title.
1975 Big Ten Title.
1976 Big Ten Title.
1974 Defeated USC 42-21 in the 1974 Rose Bowl.
Went 2-1-1 against That Team.

Honors
1975 All-Big Ten.
1976 Academic All-American.
1976 Academic All-Big Ten.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 29, 2025, 07:53:08 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/cAC5TDZ.png)

I.M. Hipp
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 29, 2025, 07:59:49 AM
#32 for Wisconsin is TF S Remington Moss (Brent Moss's nephew). No action pictures yet.

So, we get John Clay today (one of the best games I've attended).

(https://i.imgur.com/hFlplVl.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on July 29, 2025, 11:46:16 PM
 (https://www.on3.com/teams/ohio-state-buckeyes/news/ohio-state-buckeyes-football-top-five-safety-history-jack-tatum/)
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Flettermenrow.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F07%2FGettyImages-121104728-2.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=bfaff8295a052976edf0185f32a27dd46874dfb13053d82e2dfdeffcc78e9ced)


Jack Tatum, LB/DB (1968-70)
Born: 1948 (Cherryville, NC)
High School: Passaic (NJ)
Died: 2010 (Oakland, CA)

The Buckeyes were 27-2 with Tatum on the team.
1968 National Champion.
1970 National Champion.
1968 Big Ten Title.
1969 Big Ten Title.
1970 Big Ten Title.
1969 Defeated USC 27-16 to win the Rose Bowl.
Went 2-1 against That Team.

Honors
1970 National Defensive Player of the Year.
1970 All-American.
1970 All-Big Ten.
1969 All-American.
1969 All-Big Ten.
1968 All-Big Ten.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 30, 2025, 09:55:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/iJxNQ9g.jpeg)

Jay Sims spent some time at Omaha Central High School before his family moved to Arkansas. Sims was a bit of an oddity in that he delayed his college enrollment. He graduated from high school in 1989, worked for a few years and enrolled at NU in 1993. This meant his first college carry in 1995 came a few months before his 24th birthday.


Sims was a talented back with excellent speed. He owned the highest score - ever - on Nebraska's performance index, which measured a player's athleticism. Many teammates and reporters who saw him in practice believed Sims could have started for the majority of the schools in the Big Eight.

But at Nebraska, he spent the most of his career no higher than third string. That's a testament to the talent on Nebraska's roster, and not a knock on his abilities. When you play on the same teams as Lawrence Phillips, Ahman Green, Clinton Childs, Damon Benning, Correll Buckhalter, DeAngelo Evans and others, there simply are not enough carries to go around.


That said, how many fifth string I-backs can say they scored an 80-yard touchdown against a Nick Saban defense? In the 1995 Michigan State game, Sims took his first touch 80 yards to the house. It was his fifth career carry.

At the end of Nebraska's blowout win over Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl, Sims was in the backfield (along with quarterback Matt Turman) for the final series. Sims got loose for an impressive 32-yard run. He was tackled at the 2-yard-line. While I wanted Sims to score, the run put Nebraska over 600 yards of total offense for the game.

Turman – another beloved backup - took a knee to end the game.



(https://i.imgur.com/2drloSy.png)



Jay Sims after the Huskers' win over Tennessee in the 1998 Orange Bowl. / Nebraska Greats Foundation
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 30, 2025, 10:17:12 AM
#31 for Wisconsin this year is a transfer from LSU - Jay'viar Suggs. He is expected to make a solid impact on the DL this season.

(https://i.imgur.com/TCw8gxU.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 30, 2025, 11:00:10 AM
(https://media.gettyimages.com/id/622860426/photo/detroit-mi-running-back-justin-goodwin-of-the-rutgers-scarlet-knights-tries-to-run-past-a.jpg?s=612x612&w=gi&k=20&c=E-iWgwtnKGeAxYvevFN4qxZi60XliQH0r21OZ08gu28=)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on July 30, 2025, 11:26:44 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/SNW89Wo.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 31, 2025, 08:28:19 AM


(https://i.imgur.com/OEh1cf8.png)

Mike Rozier
Try to process these numbers from 1983:

2,148 yards rushing.
29 touchdowns.
7.8 yards per carry.
230 rushing yards and four TDs against Kansas… in the first half.
Averaged 179 yards per game for the season, and 198.4 ypg in conference games.
Ran for 929 yards in his final four regular-season games.
Set or tied 16 individual school, conference and/or NCAA records.


Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 31, 2025, 08:52:35 AM
DL Charles Perkins is a transfer from UT-Martin and is expected to make an impact this season.

(https://i.imgur.com/ZzSO8t0.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on July 31, 2025, 09:03:24 AM
DL #30?  We have a thread for that
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on July 31, 2025, 09:30:00 AM
(https://townsquare.media/site/693/files/2015/09/Bullough.jpg?w=1200&q=75&format=natural)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on July 31, 2025, 09:42:52 AM
(https://media.surlyhorns.com/monthly_2025_07/image.jpeg.9b164e91525ecb78d21cf3b3707b978a.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Temp430 on July 31, 2025, 09:53:06 AM
(https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbuckeyeswire.usatoday.com%2Fgcdn%2Fauthoring%2Fimages%2Fsmg%2F2025%2F02%2F01%2FSOSU%2F78126880007-32-52133.jpeg%3Fwidth%3D660%26height%3D590%26fit%3Dcrop%26format%3Dpjpg%26auto%3Dwebp&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=ab0fe845112b6128bc533b4029657025f2490a4796aca557231aeccd2fcdf062)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on July 31, 2025, 10:53:32 AM
Charlie Garner was a stud.


(https://i.imgur.com/LQfElnf.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on July 31, 2025, 12:05:56 PM
(one of the best games I've attended).

(https://i.imgur.com/hFlplVl.png)
One of the best Badger games of all time, period. Some social media poll that I've been following named it the best Badger game of the current century.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 01, 2025, 09:14:04 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ADmZmeR.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/dcugLhI.png)

current governor of Nebraska - Jim Pillen.

Pillen, who also served 10 years on the NU Board of Regents, is originally from Monroe, Neb. He attended school in nearby Columbus. Jim followed his brother Clete to Lincoln to play for the Huskers. Clete was a standout linebacker, earning All-Big Eight honors as a senior in 1976, Jim's sophomore season. The younger Pillen would earn All-Big Eight honors as a defensive back in 1977 and 1978.

Jim Pillen had his most memorable moment in the 1978 game against #1 ranked Oklahoma. With the Huskers clinging to a three-point lead late in the game, the Sooners were driving. At the NU 20 with 3:45 to play, the Sooners ran a play from their classic wishbone formation. A fake to the fullback. Quarterback Thomas Lott looked like he was going to keep it before flipping it to Billy Sims streaking around the right end.

Sims - who would win the Heisman Trophy in 1978 - was at full speed and headed for the end zone. At the seven, Jeff Hansen hit Sims, knocking the ball free. Jim Pillen dived on the ball at the three. It was his second fumble recovery of the day. The Huskers ran out the clock on a victory that changed the trajectory of Osborne's career.*
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 01, 2025, 09:57:43 AM
#29 is transfer safety Matt Jung. He will see the field this season. No pictures of him in action, of course.

I was looking for a #29 and found this one. #33 is not Ron Dayne.

(https://i.imgur.com/e81NPgW.jpeg)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 02, 2025, 09:33:23 AM
2009 Gator Bowl


(https://i.imgur.com/IGjN4uw.jpeg)


(https://i.imgur.com/XlpgxFX.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 02, 2025, 09:52:43 AM
All this guy ever did was score touchdowns as part of one of the greatest trios of RB's in CFB history - if not THE greatest.

(https://i.imgur.com/pjF9crY.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 02, 2025, 10:35:18 AM
(https://static.cfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/05/14184401/denicos-allen-1431971950-2048x1752.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 03, 2025, 10:22:22 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/LqVzbmu.png)

Irving Fryar, by some accounts, may have been the most talented of the Scoring Explosion triplets,  Consider: On the magical 1983 squad, Fryar touched the ball 83 times (catches, runs and kick returns). He averaged a staggering 14.6 yards per touch. He averaged 19.5 yards per reception.


Fryar easily earned All-Big 8 and All-America honors in 1983. Do you understand how rare it is – and how good you need to be – to earn consensus All-America honors as a receiver on a team that leads the nation in rushing? Think about it, if your offense is rolling up 400 yards rushing every game, how many opportunities will you get to catch passes?

That’s probably why Fryar was only the second player in college football history to ever do it, Another Husker legend – Freeman White – was the first.

Fryar went on to become Nebraska’s second-ever No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.


(https://i.imgur.com/FZG4NcX.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 03, 2025, 10:38:53 AM
Former kicker Raphael Gaglianone, honoring Sam Foltz.

(https://i.imgur.com/MO1RqbT.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 03, 2025, 10:52:23 AM
(https://www.mlive.com/resizer/v2/PFX2YJU7DVAYXGJHSOPPPKUIK4.JPG?auth=8ac1b5df2d9c322cb7546451398781c8ea40526cad3274b83072a1167369de9a&width=1280&quality=90)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 03, 2025, 09:39:28 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/UQL3lIg.png)
PepePearson

(https://i.imgur.com/UZL0HFZ.png)
Beanie Wells

(https://i.imgur.com/xvZwojh.png)
Eddie George

(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTi4KyEahJCsWeDNZXn-qZTm6kBHCXiLRXVHg&s)



Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 03, 2025, 10:06:21 PM
Counting is a 400 level course in Columbus I see
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 03, 2025, 11:01:49 PM
Lot of trophy's to count,not so much in C-Town
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 03, 2025, 11:22:14 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/p2U5jxm.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 04, 2025, 08:22:09 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/bUlZlyd.png)

Tom Rathman is one of the greatest fullbacks in Nebraska history. In 1985, he set the position record for rushing yards in a season (881, 164 more than Dick Davis). He was the fifth-leading rusher in the Big Eight.

That 60-yard touchdown against FSU wasn't even his longest run of the 1985 season. Later in the year, Rathman scored from 84 yards out against Colorado.* His 12 career rushing touchdowns tied the position record (set by Mark Schellen).


(https://i.imgur.com/YfgJJos.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 04, 2025, 11:28:15 AM
(https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/-mm-/5a33b87ffe97dbda6fb7f71d40b206f0f691a38a/c=0-86-1804-1105/local/-/media/2017/12/28/MIGroup/Lansing/636500751342186248-Blake2.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 04, 2025, 11:59:58 AM
There is no #26 for Wisconsin this season. so, we'll go with RB Billy Marek. He's wearing red, diving over a pile against UNL in 1974. UW won that game.

(https://i.imgur.com/t6BGoZb.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 04, 2025, 12:16:23 PM
Badgers stun Huskers with late TD bomb
Playing without star quarterback Dave Humm for over half the game, Nebraska’s bubble burst earlier than expected as the Huskers fell to the Wisconsin Badgers 21-20.

Playing before a regional ABC-TV audience and 73,381 in Camp Randall Stadium, the Huskers, playing without Humm, who suffered a hip pointer in the first quarter, battled courageously to a 17-14 fourth-quarter lead against the fired-up Badgers.

Then with 4:21 left in the game, Mike Coyle successfully kicked a 22-yard Husker field goal, giving Nebraska a 6-point lead with little time remaining. But catastrophe was about to strike.

Badger quarterback Gregg Bohlig, faced with a second and 16 from his own 23, rolled right and hit flanker Jeff Mack with a 77-yard TD pass, and with the successful kick, Wisconsin led Nebraska 21-20. It was also to be the final score.

Humm’s injury proved costly for the Huskers. Nebraska outrushed the Badgers 258 to 77, but Wisconsin outpassed the Huskers 242-47.

H’MAX NOTES: Coyle’s field goal with 4:21 remaining came after the Huskers had picked up a first down at the Wisconsin 2 yard line. NU’s offense was stymied on its three plays before the kick. … The Badgers sealed the victory when safety Steve Wagner intercepted an Earl Everett pass with 2:40 left. … The Huskers entered the game as 15-point favorites.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 04, 2025, 12:42:11 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/A41wFp5.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 04, 2025, 06:54:01 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fX6MeMN.png)
Ashton Youboty, CB (2003-05)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 29-8 with Youboty on the team.
2005 Big Ten Title.
2004 Defeated Kansas State 35-28 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
2004 Defeated Oklahoma State 33-7 to win the Alamo Bowl.
2006 Defeated Notre Dame 34-20 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
Went 2-1 against That Team.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on August 05, 2025, 03:02:17 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/J2211dq.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 05, 2025, 06:10:26 AM
Who dat?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 05, 2025, 08:42:01 AM
fear da turtle
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 05, 2025, 08:47:14 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/otJW7u3.png)

In Sauer's senior season (1933), Nebraska improved on its 1932 success, going 8-1. In the 1933 clash at Pittsburgh, the Panthers frequently drove the ball into NU's red zone. But time and time again, they were turned away without a score. The Cornhusker yearbook claimed that "more than three-fourths of the tackles made inside the 15-yard line" were made by Sauer. The Huskers lost 6-0 as Pittsburgh completed a three-yard pass in the fourth quarter. Sauer's play was widely credited with drawing more national attention to Nebraska.


Sauer ended the season as a first-team All-American. He was the leading vote-getter for the nationwide East-West Shrine Game all-star game on New Year's Day - where Sauer starred. He scored the only touchdowns in the game and intercepted multiple passes.

The first Heisman Trophy would not be awarded for another two years. Had it existed in 1933, Sauer likely would have been a finalist - if not the winner. National writer Lawrence Perry said that Sauer "stands clearly as the premier ball carrier in the nation." Clyde McBride of the Kansas City Star wrote, "In George Henry Sauer, Nebraska has a man who need doff his cap to no football player in the country."
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 05, 2025, 08:49:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/j85o0bq.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/qROKTxw.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 05, 2025, 09:30:03 AM
Best RB trio in history?

(https://i.imgur.com/9xfgmy6.png)

Melvin Gordon.

(https://i.imgur.com/AnNhzuQ.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 05, 2025, 09:36:08 AM
(https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/854/32/12032854.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 05, 2025, 09:53:29 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/teYwOxV.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 05, 2025, 12:04:07 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/AnNhzuQ.jpeg)
Why you gotta bully Fearless like that? What'd he do to deserve this?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 05, 2025, 12:06:55 PM
Posts too many pictures per day. This is his punishment.

I could have used a jet sweep from the B1G CCG...
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 05, 2025, 12:09:06 PM
Something like this?
(https://i.imgur.com/8eB509E.png)


Don't do him dirty like that.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 05, 2025, 12:15:44 PM
I can defend myself
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 05, 2025, 12:23:19 PM
Heh.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 05, 2025, 12:24:46 PM
Hopefully better than those vaunted black shirts could...

But you shouldn't have to, that's my point.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 05, 2025, 12:26:44 PM
All I did was post a picture of one of the greatest UW RBs of all time (#2 in my book), during what was his greatest game at UW.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 05, 2025, 12:31:21 PM
That's true, you could have picked a stock photo that made it look like the Cornhuskers didn't even know which way he was running, like this one:
(https://i.imgur.com/WYa3GMt.png)

But you didn't. So that was nice.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 05, 2025, 12:41:54 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/YzYazjf.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 05, 2025, 12:46:57 PM
All I did was post a picture of one of the greatest UW RBs of all time (#2 in my book), during what was his greatest game at UW.
I didn't take umbrage
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 05, 2025, 12:57:30 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/bJffLFY.png)
Antonio Pittman, RB (2004-06)
Born: 1985 (Akron)
High School: Akron Buchtel

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 30-7 with Pittman on the team.
2005 Big Ten Title.
2006 Big Ten Title.
2004 Defeated Oklahoma State 33-7 to win the Alamo Bowl.
2006 Defeated Notre Dame 34-20 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
Went 3-0 against That Team.

Honors
2006 All-Big Ten.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 05, 2025, 02:09:23 PM
Johnny "Ham" Jones.  1976-1978.  Check out those shoulder pads!

(https://i.imgur.com/OlI6Rxo.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 05, 2025, 02:27:52 PM
hand me down from the Tyler Rose???
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 05, 2025, 02:38:43 PM
They were on campus at the same time.  Maybe they shared?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 05, 2025, 02:49:43 PM
hand me down from the Tyler Rose???
He's my prototype for the oversized shoulder pads. But I think we have to wait five more days. 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 06, 2025, 08:57:58 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/tAaibDf.png) 
Shawn Springs, CB (1993-96)
Born: 1975 (Williamsburg, VA)
High School: Springbrook (MD)

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 41-8-1 with Springs on the team.
1993 Big Ten Title.
1996 Big Ten Title.
1993 Defeated BYU 28-21 to win the Holiday Bowl.
1997 Defeated Arizona State 20-17 to win the Rose Bowl.

Honors
1996 All-American.
1996 Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.
1996 All-Big Ten.
1995 All-Big Ten.
1994 Academic All-Big Ten.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 06, 2025, 09:04:47 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/69nsCWC.png)

After the game, Frederick Ware of the Omaha World-Herald wrote: "It's his roaring, tearing, gay, freebooting way that reminds me of the defiant, joyous, speeding wild horse that loves to run with the wind on the plains."

This beautiful piece of prose begat one of the great nicknames in school history: Lloyd Cardwell, the Wild Hoss of the Plains.*

Like a galloping horse, Cardwell took powerful strides, seeming to glide on top of the field. Where some players would run around would-be tacklers, the Wild Hoss of the Plains knew the shortest distance between two points was a straight line. He was going through, thank you, not around.

In the 1935 season opener, Nebraska hosted the University of Chicago and its star back Jay Berwanger. Berwanger scored on an 18-yard run. The Wild Hoss of the Plains had a 7-yard touchdown run, a 9-yard touchdown reception and a 86-yard kickoff return touchdown. The Lincoln Star wrote, "With Jay Berwanger galloping hither and yon no margin was considered safe. He did all that was expected of him. The difference between he and Cardwell was that Cardie did more than any human could or should expect."

Berwanger would win the first Heisman Trophy later that year.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 06, 2025, 09:21:01 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/gLFt4hH.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Temp430 on August 06, 2025, 10:11:09 AM
(https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e6/60/79/e66079f8d9c100dabef82ed26a861f69.jpg)

Jack Clancy, WR, 1966 All American
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 06, 2025, 10:53:33 AM
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vRKLn0DyQ-E/maxresdefault.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 06, 2025, 02:05:51 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/4GQhsp4.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on August 06, 2025, 02:45:23 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/T16SpcH.jpeg)

A champ.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on August 06, 2025, 02:46:00 PM


My personal favorite.(https://i.imgur.com/zBdnJBx.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on August 06, 2025, 02:47:46 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/QWpwwiF.png)

Maybe the most famous play in UGA history.  Lindsay Scott!  Lindsay Scott!  Lindsay Scott!

I broke my chair, a steel metal chair.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 06, 2025, 02:50:19 PM
The NFL thread is not this one.

:96:
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on August 06, 2025, 02:54:59 PM
The wore different numbers in college unfortunately.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 06, 2025, 02:59:33 PM
So... maybe post them on the appropriate day for their college jersey numbers?

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on August 06, 2025, 03:11:27 PM
Thread title doesn't say only college jerseys can be noted.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 06, 2025, 03:23:03 PM
Thread title doesn't say only college jerseys can be noted.


I mean, this is true, but the CFB in the website name stands for college football and, in the 15 or 20 years of history of posts on this annual thread, it's always been college football jersey numbers.

But sure, just do whatever you want, ignore the rich tradition and history both of this website, and college football in general, and bring on the NFl Lite.  It'll be great, it's exactly what college football fans truly desire!!!

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Cincydawg on August 06, 2025, 03:29:27 PM
I'm all about ignoring tradition, traditionally.  And the Egg Board.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 06, 2025, 06:04:32 PM
If only anyone wearing #24 ever did anything for Georgia

https://youtu.be/vOhWVvsrq5k?si=oPRBH7SHMqmKwQ6T
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 06, 2025, 06:54:07 PM
1980, le'me guess
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 06, 2025, 06:55:48 PM

My personal favorite.
Afroman will LOVE it
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 06, 2025, 09:52:02 PM
The year I was born.  Followed by a 42 year NC drought for the Dawgs, so that's making good of any situation.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 07, 2025, 08:42:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/n2C1ezr.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 07, 2025, 09:16:17 AM
Simply the best. Ever. I feel sorry for all the rest.

(https://i.imgur.com/mXUgQEg.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 07, 2025, 09:48:21 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/kooTXLx.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 07, 2025, 11:24:17 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/6mnBmud.png)

Ron Springs, Tail Back (1976-1978)
Born: 1956 
Died: 2011
High School: Lafayette

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 25-9-2 with Springs on the team.
1976 Big Ten Title.
1977 Big Ten Title.
1977 Defeated Colorado 27-10 to win the Orange Bowl.

Honors
1978 Captain.
1977 All Big Ten.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 08, 2025, 09:42:32 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/5FXah7A.png)

Sexy Rexy

(https://i.imgur.com/VWz2JF6.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 08, 2025, 09:55:56 AM
Two players share number 22 for Wisconsin this season - one a RS freshman (WR Kyan Berry-Johnson - who could make an impact) and the other a grad transfer from Louisville (OLB Mason Reiger - who WILL make an impact).

KBJ:

(https://i.imgur.com/riG0TkT.jpeg)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 08, 2025, 10:29:03 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/EzKVr20.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 08, 2025, 10:42:24 AM
(https://snworksceo.imgix.net/tsn/e3b76765-5f8f-4b83-a561-65defa635cbb.sized-1000x1000.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 08, 2025, 12:22:58 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/JfBCpd0.png)
No. 22 Les Horvath
1940-42, 44
Ohio State has a long line of Heisman Trophy winners, tied for the most of any school with seven, but it all started with Les Horvath.

b. Oct. 2, 1921 (South Bend, IN)
d. Nov 14, 1995 (Glendale, CA)

National Champion (1942)
Unanimous All-American (1944)
Sporting News Player of the Year (1944)
Big Ten MVP (1944)
Heisman Trophy (1944)
Number Retired
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 08, 2025, 12:33:56 PM
The Badgers' best #22, Troy Vincent:
(https://i.imgur.com/wba4ZaA.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 08, 2025, 12:35:07 PM
The Badgers' best #22, Troy Vincent:
(https://i.imgur.com/wba4ZaA.png)
Without a doubt.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 08, 2025, 11:35:14 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/MtFY96o.jpeg)
Him.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 08, 2025, 11:36:17 PM
Willie Jackson Jr and Sr.

SR was the first black player at UF.  His son had 2,000+ receiving yards and 24 TDs.
Not bad.
(https://i.imgur.com/B8vNtvO.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 09, 2025, 07:22:04 AM
The Road Runner!

(https://i.imgur.com/XBM38E7.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 09, 2025, 09:18:52 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/SqmG32k.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/N8ivtEH.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 09, 2025, 11:39:33 AM
Big Des.
(https://i.imgur.com/g4wT75v.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 09, 2025, 11:42:05 AM
Fred
(https://i.imgur.com/PrTwR2v.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 09, 2025, 12:20:52 PM
(https://www.freep.com/gcdn/presto/2018/10/06/PDTF/3bc00206-6c26-41c6-994e-c735bd237363-10062018_msu_1sthalf-20.jpg?width=1733&height=1156&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 09, 2025, 01:44:42 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/idPbV7R.png)
Parris Campbell, WR (2014-18)
High School: Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary

Ohio State
The Buckeyes are 49-6 with Campbell on the team.
2014 National Champion.
2014 Big Ten Title.
2014 Big Ten East Title.
2015 Big Ten East Title.
2016 Big Ten East Title.
2017 Big Ten Title.
2017 Big Ten East Title.
Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 to win the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 to win the 2015 CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 to win the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Defeated No. 8 USC 24-7 to win the 2018 Cotton Bowl.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 09, 2025, 02:43:09 PM
Fred's son.
(https://i.imgur.com/aSk9bXi.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 10, 2025, 08:26:00 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Q2OQJaj.png)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 10, 2025, 08:30:27 AM
Another part of the best RB trio in CFB history.

(https://i.imgur.com/ILS5zTl.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/I7B95z4.png)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 10, 2025, 08:32:36 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/AdQKnOB.jpeg)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt0_lIC3Og8
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 10, 2025, 12:09:12 PM
Suffered a career ending hip injury on the play, but he'll never pay for a drink in East Lansing for the rest of his life

(https://msuspartans.com/images/2015/10/18//11413834.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 10, 2025, 01:51:31 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/SSYRkg6.png)

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.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 10, 2025, 03:38:17 PM
Suffered a career ending hip injury on the play, but he'll never pay for a drink in East Lansing for the rest of his life

(https://msuspartans.com/images/2015/10/18//11413834.jpeg)
If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it.  Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing?  It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.

I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar.  But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea.  A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate. 

Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly.  It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD.  
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 11, 2025, 08:27:58 AM
Gramstad grew up in Lester, Iowa, as an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan.
He played high school football at West Lyon High School in Iowa, where he led his team to a state championship.
He started his college career at Northwestern College (NAIA) as a defensive back before transitioning to quarterback.
As a quarterback at Northwestern, he won an NAIA national championship in 2022 and was named the NAIA Player of the Year in 2023.
Following his success at Northwestern, Gramstad transferred to the University of Nebraska, joining the team as a walk-on (with potential NIL support) for his final year of eligibility.
He appeared in one game for Nebraska in the 2024 season, completing one pass for 11 yards.



(https://i.imgur.com/d6hWOE6.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 11, 2025, 09:10:46 AM
#19 Thomas Heiberger Played in four games on special teams after missing time to start the season due to a lower body injury. No pictures that I can find. So we'll got with LB Nick Herbig here.

(https://i.imgur.com/prH1vdr.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 11, 2025, 09:31:23 AM
(https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=417,width=795,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2023/07/27094617/Josh-Butler.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 11, 2025, 09:44:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/t7j8TIh.png)
Can't forget about the guy who won Earle his last game, is in the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame, had 18 year NFL career, and won a Super Bowl in 2002
Tom Tupa QB, P (1984-1987)
Born: 1966 (Cleveland)
High School: Brecksville-Broadview Heights

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 34-13-1 with Tupa on the team.
1984 Big Ten Title.
1986 Big Ten Title.

Honors
1987 Captain.
1987 All-American.
1987 All-Big Ten.
1985 All-Big Ten.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 11, 2025, 09:55:15 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/OMp0kfa.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 11, 2025, 09:56:38 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/6AbI2Kr.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 11, 2025, 10:33:05 AM
Channeling my Fearless and posting another for today.  It's just too good not to...

(https://i.imgur.com/FoN1Ilz.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 11, 2025, 10:41:45 AM
If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it.  Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing?  It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.

I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar.  But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea.  A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate. 

Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly.  It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD. 
I can't think of one.  Maybe the Cal-Stanford play, but that's made weirder by the band aspect of it.  Miami had a very similar play against Duke, that nobody remembers
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 11, 2025, 10:53:13 AM
If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it.  Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing?  It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.

I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar.  But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea.  A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate. 

Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly.  It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD. 

The 1999 Baylor-UNLV game comes to mind.  Baylor was on an 8-game losing streak, then brand new head coach Kevin Steele had yet to win a game, and the Bears had the ball deep in UNLV territory, with a first down, up by 3, and with no Rebel timeouts remaining.  Rather than kneel the ball and kill the clock, Steele decided he wanted to instill some toughness into the team and run the ball, trying for another TD.

Instead, Baylor fumbled, a UNLV player picked up the ball and ran the length of the field, scoring their winning TD as time expired.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozQXl17VpG0
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 11, 2025, 11:50:06 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/fhJLyuI.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 11, 2025, 11:51:15 PM
one of the best
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 11, 2025, 11:51:30 PM
A good, random #19.  Duce Staley.
(https://i.imgur.com/KMT6AXh.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 11, 2025, 11:53:02 PM
The SEC version of Randle-El:  Hines Ward, king of the crackback block in the NFL.
(https://i.imgur.com/qNSvQP8.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 11, 2025, 11:54:30 PM
And this guy, recently...
(https://i.imgur.com/n8jZWsF.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 11, 2025, 11:57:01 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/7qPQgYd.jpeg)
I like Ike.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 12, 2025, 05:52:24 AM
one of the best
My favorite memory:


(https://i.imgur.com/dFPO3e1.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 12, 2025, 06:32:30 AM
#18's are new guys for Wisconsin this year. We'll just do this guy:

(https://i.imgur.com/JLJIlap.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 12, 2025, 08:54:58 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/up5hLAC.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 12, 2025, 09:29:17 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/JqMCOG7.png)

Andy Groom, P (1999-2002)
Born: 1979 (Columbus)
High School: Hartley (Columbus)

Ohio State
2002 National Champion.
2002 Big Ten Title.

Honors
2002 All-American.
2002 All-Big Ten.

Groom finished his Buckeye career with the highest punting average (45.0 yards per punt) in school history.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 12, 2025, 09:59:35 AM



(https://i.imgur.com/OptgguO.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 12, 2025, 11:05:04 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/HWAvv9W.png)

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 12, 2025, 02:28:25 PM
(https://www.detroitnews.com/gcdn/presto/2019/03/02/PDTN/54b7fb1d-87fd-44a0-95e2-bce36fa3cce5-msufootball-0301.jpg?width=1200&disable=upscale&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: SFBadger96 on August 12, 2025, 02:51:49 PM
If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it.  Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing?  It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.

I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar.  But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea.  A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate. 

Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly.  It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD. 

One thing about college football that sets it apart from the NFL is that these "one in a million" events seem to happen a lot more frequently. Although I often forget the date, I never forget the day: 10/15/2005 (https://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/110482/why-oct-15-2005-was-the-wildest-day-in-college-football-this-century) brought the Bush Push, Michigan's last-second win over Penn State, several other big results, and Wisconsin beating Minnesota in Minneapolis, scoring 21 in the 4th quarter to overcome a 10-point margin, but it all came down to the final 17 seconds. The Badgers pulled to within 3 with 2:10 remaining, but the Gophers recovered the onside kick inside their own 10. On a day that Minnesota had over 400 yards rushing and their last drive had lasted more than 8 minutes, all Minnesota needed was a first down, but they could only get 9 yards, and punted with 17 ticks to go. Punter muffed the snap, Casillas blocked the punt, and the Badgers recovered in the end zone for the win.
And look (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=238557968324273), there's even a guy in an 18 jersey standing right here where it happened.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 13, 2025, 08:29:06 AM
(https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/UILYDSCODJHN3P5MIXYRBHEQGQ.JPG)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 13, 2025, 08:36:40 AM
Graduate student Edge Darrell Peterson.

(https://i.imgur.com/uVu4Tlk.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 13, 2025, 08:46:15 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/SkRB4je.png)
Carnell Tate starting opposite of Jerehmiah Smith
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 13, 2025, 08:53:36 AM
Cooper was a sure tackler, leading all defensive backs in tackles his final three seasons, and breaking Larry Wachholtz's school record for tackles by a defensive back. Cooper is still 44th on the career tackles list, tied with fellow Louisiana native LeRoy Etienne.

As a junior in 1989, Cooper led the Big Eight in interceptions despite playing with cartilage damage in his left knee. He returned blocked a punt 17 yards and recovered a second blocked punt in the end zone for a touchdown. He was a first-team All-Big Eight selection, second-team All-American and finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award.

Cooper's senior season was even more of the same. He led the team in pass breakups, led all defensive backs with 71 tackles and once again was named first-team All-Big Eight.

Reggie Cooper played in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys and was inducted to the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2013.



(https://i.imgur.com/toQJUWl.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 13, 2025, 10:24:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/QH4L5kX.png)

Natty Winner -- Tee Martin.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Kris60 on August 13, 2025, 02:21:02 PM
If this is the punt block TD return to end the game, I was going to make a thread about it.  Is there any other play that compares in terms of unlikelihood/timing?  It was like getting the 1 card you needed in a 6-deck shuffle, but more like a million deck shuffle.

I feel like Rocket Ismail's punt return TD that never was would have been similar.  But he was an obvious threat and the fact CU punted to him was a bad idea.  A punt block returned for TD is not something you ever anticipate. 

Hell, Florida had a very similar game under Muschamp, vs ULL, but that was a tie game if I recall correctly.  It didn't impossibly win the game while behind, but it was a last-play punt block TD. 

WVU lost a game like that to Miami in 1996.  They were up 7-3 with 29 seconds left when Tremaine Mack blocked a punt and Miami returned it for a TD. Absolute gut punch. One of the all time most heartbreaking losses as a fan.   To make it worse WVU was 7-0 and ranked in the top 10 when it happened.  It’s now simply remembered as “The Blocked Punt Game.”

The MSU win was more dramatic because it was literally the last play of the game.  I had a bunch of family who were Ohio St fans in that weekend and a lot of us had gathered over at my aunt’s house.  When that play happened we all exploded.  I’ll never forget that game.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 13, 2025, 03:18:58 PM
Maybe I should have put this one on day #34?

(https://i.imgur.com/cnQTlAN.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 13, 2025, 10:19:21 PM
Waddle
Peaked at WR as a FR.
Dude averaged 24 yards per PUNT return in 2019.  That's good for a kickoff return average.

(https://i.imgur.com/8uYlJen.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 14, 2025, 08:43:41 AM
#16's are freshmen with no pictures available. So we'll just do this guy instead:

(https://i.imgur.com/xg3xlpP.png)

Great game.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 14, 2025, 08:52:19 AM
(https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/-mm-/cf1dd26da52a4b3f9095b11db79a854cd14a5b20/c=188-0-1612-1898/local/-/media/2015/10/17/MIGroup/Lansing/635807152670273609-MSUvUM1h-1.jpg?width=1424&height=1898&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 14, 2025, 09:11:57 AM
#16's are freshmen with no pictures available. So we'll just do this guy instead:

(https://i.imgur.com/xg3xlpP.png)

Great game.
Great game until Martinez started tossing picks late the 2nd quarter
UNL led 14-13 with less than 3 minutes in the half - then the wheels fell off



__________________________________


Badgers batter Cornhuskers in Big Ten debut
No. 8 Nebraska led No. 7 Wisconsin 14-7 in the second quarter, but the Badgers reeled off 34 consecutive points en route to a 48-17 victory at Camp Randall Stadium.

In a battle of top-10 teams in the Huskers’ first-ever Big Ten Conference game, Nebraska executed well during the first 20 minutes in front of 81,384 fans and an ABC primetime national television audience.

Taylor Martinez had 176 passing yards while completing 11-of-22 attempts but was intercepted three times during a six-minute span from late in the second quarter to early in the third period. Each was converted into a Wisconsin touchdown.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 14, 2025, 09:13:04 AM
Current starter at QB for Texas:

(https://i.imgur.com/qusfR67.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 14, 2025, 09:24:23 AM
This kid might have played in that game - was a sophomore




(https://i.imgur.com/mXFJ5pk.png)



In 2012, Jean-Baptiste tied a school record with five pass breakups during a one-point win at Northwestern. Against Minnesota, he returned an interception 48 yards for a touchdown.

Jean-Baptiste started his senior season with interceptions in four straight games. The first - against Wyoming legend (and likely NFL Hall of Fame quarterback) Josh Allen - was the first interception Allen had thrown in 183 attempts. The following week against Southern Miss, SJB would get his second career pick-six.

Stanley Jean-Baptiste finished his Husker career as a second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2013. He was drafted in the second round by the New Orleans Saints.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on August 14, 2025, 10:27:12 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/3CCDMAx.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 14, 2025, 11:15:49 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/tD8EoA6.png)

Craig Krenzel, QB (1999-2003)
Born: 1981 (Utica, MI)
High School: Herny Ford II

2002 National Champion.
2002 Big Ten Title.
Defeated Miami 31-24 in Double OT to win the 2003 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game.
Defeated Kansas State 35-38 to win the 2004 Fiesta Bowl.

Honors
2003 Captain.
2003 National Foundation hall of Fame Scholarship.
2003 Today's Top VII Award.
2003 Socrates Award.
2003 Draddy Trophy.
2003 Academic All-American.
2003 Academic All-Big Ten.
2002 Academic All-Big Ten.
2001 Academic All-Big Ten.
2000 Academic All-Big Ten.
2003 Fiesta Bowl MVP.
2004 Fiesta Bowl MVP.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 14, 2025, 01:45:36 PM
Duh!


(https://i.imgur.com/bEbKCAG.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 14, 2025, 08:32:37 PM
I think I can find one

(https://i.imgur.com/PzELFaE.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 14, 2025, 10:36:18 PM
Idk what the Socrates Trophy is, but now I want one.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 14, 2025, 10:38:22 PM
Freddie Swain
Fast, slot WR
Fun unis
(https://i.imgur.com/ELSwlff.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 15, 2025, 07:36:28 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/uKpb9Z0.png)



Ezekiel Elliot, RB (2013-2015)
High School: John Burroughs

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 38-4 with Elliott on the team.
2013 Big Ten Leaders Title.
2014 National Champion
2014 Big Ten Title.
2014 Big Ten East Title.
2015 Big Ten East Title.
Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 to win the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 to win the 2015 CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 to win the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Went 3-0 against That Team.

Honors
2015 Big Ten Most Valuable Player.
2015 Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year.
2015 All-Big Ten.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 15, 2025, 08:30:28 AM
(https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_2000,h_1125/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/137/01j6y1r7h1js32vbntpj.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 15, 2025, 09:21:10 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/5TDM17R.jpeg)


Tommie Frazier is the only player - ever - to be named MVP of three different national championship games.

1994 Orange Bowl vs. Florida State

1995 Orange Bowl vs. Miami

1996 Fiesta Bowl vs. Florida
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 15, 2025, 09:48:25 AM
2 & 1/2 Bug Eater of course i never recoginized Michigan's either then or now 😎
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 15, 2025, 10:59:13 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/zSGkleP.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 15, 2025, 12:56:26 PM

(https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0106/ncf_g_hlawrence1_300.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 15, 2025, 12:59:47 PM
RS JR Edge Sebastian Cheeks will make an impact this season.

(https://i.imgur.com/6dawgY9.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 16, 2025, 09:33:15 AM
Gdowski's magical season


71-136 passing for 1,326 yards
19 passing touchdowns (then the second-most in school history, currently tied for eighth).
Just two interceptions. His interception percentage of 1.47 broke Turner Gill's school record.
117 carries for 925 yards, the most by a NU quarterback (breaking Steve Taylor's record from the previous season by 99 yards).
7.91 yards per carry, which broke Mike Rozier's school record from his 1983 Heisman season.
13 rushing touchdowns, tying Taylor's 1988 school record).
Just 75 yards shy of becoming the first Cornhusker quarterback to throw and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Would have set an NCAA record for QB rating (177.3) but didn't meet the minimum number of attempts.

The Huskers went 10-2, finished as Big Eight runner-up and finished 11th in the AP poll. Gdowski was the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year, an Academic All-American and a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award.



(https://i.imgur.com/xMiPm0e.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 16, 2025, 10:13:32 AM
(https://image.mlive.com/home/mlive-media/pgfull/img/lansing/photo/2014/08/24/-61aeb14c88b553a6.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 16, 2025, 10:17:10 AM
UW starting S Preston Zachman has a nose for the ball.

(https://i.imgur.com/1hIEBXs.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 16, 2025, 11:15:50 AM
Gdowski's magical season


71-136 passing for 1,326 yards
19 passing touchdowns (then the second-most in school history, currently tied for eighth).
Just two interceptions. His interception percentage of 1.47 broke Turner Gill's school record.
117 carries for 925 yards, the most by a NU quarterback (breaking Steve Taylor's record from the previous season by 99 yards).
7.91 yards per carry, which broke Mike Rozier's school record from his 1983 Heisman season.
13 rushing touchdowns, tying Taylor's 1988 school record).
Just 75 yards shy of becoming the first Cornhusker quarterback to throw and rush for 1,000 yards in a season.
Would have set an NCAA record for QB rating (177.3) but didn't meet the minimum number of attempts.

The Huskers went 10-2, finished as Big Eight runner-up and finished 11th in the AP poll. Gdowski was the Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year, an Academic All-American and a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award.



(https://i.imgur.com/xMiPm0e.jpeg)
Idk how you lose twice with that output at QB.  I'm going to blame the defense.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 17, 2025, 10:39:32 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/DYaEXjg.png)

He led the team in tackles in 1999 and 2000, and he left school ranked 14th in career tackles (currently 23rd). His 32 career tackles for loss was the fifth best in school history (now 10th).
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 17, 2025, 10:46:21 AM
#13 for Wisconsin this year is a true freshman WR named Eugene Hilton. He will no doubt see the field, and a lot of it.

QB Bart Houston in 2016.

(https://i.imgur.com/5bvrAJG.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 17, 2025, 10:48:57 AM
(https://www.detroitnews.com/gcdn/presto/2022/11/19/PDTN/ee748c2c-284b-4381-81b3-b6538795db3c-2022-1119-dm-msu-indiana00536.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 17, 2025, 10:49:27 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/SwimlpT.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 17, 2025, 10:51:09 AM
One of the best to ever close out a blowout.
(https://i.imgur.com/w4v0mn6.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 17, 2025, 11:00:44 AM
Sorry, I missed yesterday.  Here you go:

(https://i.imgur.com/pfYr6BR.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 17, 2025, 11:02:21 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/2kx2FFO.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 17, 2025, 11:07:15 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/oVHGT6l.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 18, 2025, 06:18:11 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/6Y2nvaM.png)

28-2 as a starter, including three straight Big Eight championships. Gill never lost a Big Eight game as starting quarterback.
He was the fuse for the Scoring Explosion offense that averaged 52 points and 546.7 yards per game.
The only Husker quarterback to earn first team all-conference honors three straight seasons.
Fourth in the 1983 Heisman Trophy voting, won by his teammate Mike Rozier.
Gill was a superb runner - the first Husker QB to rush for over 1,000 yards in a career
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 18, 2025, 06:28:07 AM
#12 for Wisconsin is true freshman Edge Nicolas Clayton, who will make an impact this season.

This is not him.

(https://i.imgur.com/nT7eTZw.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 18, 2025, 07:56:37 AM

(https://i.imgur.com/ZWOtpdB.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/vDqD6Pj.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/bK98dyF.png)
12 Guage

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 18, 2025, 08:02:52 AM
We don't do make up days.

Ya gotta show up and bring it every day.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 18, 2025, 08:31:15 AM
Toldja before - Champions Clause and besides been too busy cursing & swearing at anything Michigan ;D
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 18, 2025, 08:55:43 AM
Toldja before - Champions Clause and besides been too busy cursing & swearing at anything Michigan ;D
Ohio State and privileged.

No shit, eh?
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 18, 2025, 09:19:43 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/q3WwPrJ.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 18, 2025, 09:35:49 AM
Ohio State and privileged.

No shit, eh?
59-0
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 18, 2025, 09:37:20 AM
:sign0096:
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 18, 2025, 09:39:38 AM
Haven't paid subscription yet
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 18, 2025, 09:59:33 AM
(https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/wUZrdSnNSssQg7Nnajr3iw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQ4MztjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/spartans_wire_usa_today_articles_977/b66dfb6e91bad461a4a6063feb72a96f)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 18, 2025, 06:47:20 PM
We don't do make up days.

Ya gotta show up and bring it every day.
I do and then you say I bring too much  ;)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 18, 2025, 09:54:29 PM
You gotta bring it every day.

But just the once.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 19, 2025, 09:46:47 AM
(https://www.freep.com/gcdn/presto/2018/11/25/PDTF/78cb41a0-3cc0-4870-9528-e21e02e4ab75-SI_20181124_gma_bc2_30.jpg?crop=2399,1349,x0,y0&width=660&height=371&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 19, 2025, 09:47:12 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/3GSG53o.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 19, 2025, 09:53:54 AM
Darrell Bevell, January 1, 1994.

(https://i.imgur.com/PbX5eEr.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 19, 2025, 11:04:35 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ejxjGZg.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 19, 2025, 11:24:16 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Fh3DsZX.jpeg)

Antoine Winfield, CB (1995-1998)
Born: 1977 (Akron, Ohio)
High School: Akron Garfield

The Buckeyes were 43-7 with Winfield on the team.
1996 Big Ten Title.
1998 Big Ten Title.
1997 Defeated Arizona State 20-17 to win the Rose Bowl.
1999 Defeated Texas A&M 24-14 to win the Sugar Bowl.

Honors
1998 Captain.
1998 All-American.
1998 Jim Thorpe Award.
1998 Jack Tatum Trophy.
1998 All-Big Ten.
1997 All-American.
1997 All-Big Ten.

Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 20, 2025, 08:03:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/RT6mnDt.png)

#10 in RED, & #10 in White
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 20, 2025, 08:05:43 AM
That was a good game.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 20, 2025, 08:06:25 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/PcXM5gn.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 20, 2025, 08:06:58 AM
one of the best blocks I've ever seen
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 20, 2025, 08:13:21 AM
Got knocked out for the season against Bama last year and never played again. 

Transferred to SMU.

(https://i.imgur.com/RkOS8ZE.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 20, 2025, 08:24:22 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/u2wBDfn.png)
Ryan Shazier, LB (2011-13)
Born: 1992 (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
High School: Plantation

Ohio State
The Buckeyes were 30-9 with Shazier on the team.
2012 Big Ten Leaders Title.
2013 Big Ten Leaders Title.
Went 2-1 against That Team: 2012 (26-21) and 2013 (43-42).

Honors
2013 All-American.
2013 All-B1G.
2012 All-B1G.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 20, 2025, 08:35:05 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ivC1rrE.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 20, 2025, 08:40:21 AM
He's no Tim Tebow.

:86:
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 20, 2025, 08:48:09 AM
(https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/gcdn/-mm-/f5428c41d6503dd8de8b1d98d44e04b6a43d84b9/c=0-58-829-1163/local/-/media/2015/07/29/MIGroup/Lansing/635737813835509977-Brad-Van-Pelt.jpg?width=660&height=880&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 20, 2025, 08:54:06 AM
He's no Tim Tebow.

:86:
Oh great we have Fearless Junior.


(https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTZjMDliOTUybHVocWg0MXVyb2NxaTA4czM5czh5cDczbWMwOHNnZzBzYWRzdmhtMiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/qmfpjpAT2fJRK/200w.gif)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 20, 2025, 09:00:54 AM
He's no Fearless Junior.

:86:
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 20, 2025, 09:07:44 AM
badgerfan just earned himself some more.

Peter Gardere, 1989-1993.  The only quarterback for either Texas or OU to be 4-0 as a starter in the rivalry game:

(https://i.imgur.com/iV2gV4Q.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on August 20, 2025, 10:00:25 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/RT6mnDt.png)

#10 in RED, & #10 in White
#10 in RED looks like he's about to get leveled. 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 20, 2025, 10:04:14 AM
Targeting.

70
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 20, 2025, 10:28:38 AM
wrong number for today
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 21, 2025, 12:55:22 AM
(https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/images/smg/2025/01/31/SOSU/78080653007-32-101267.jpeg?width=660&height=459&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)(https://www.freep.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2024/01/09/PDTF/72158464007-01082024-umpostgame-19.jpg?width=700&height=467&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 21, 2025, 09:17:02 AM
#9 for Wisconsin this season is QB Billy Edwards. He also wore #9 at Maryland.

(https://i.imgur.com/hjuwjOp.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 21, 2025, 10:42:10 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 21, 2025, 10:59:39 AM
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Devin Smith averaged 28.2 YPC his senior season in 2014 on the way to the Buckeyes winning the 1st College Football Playoff National Championship
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 21, 2025, 11:07:51 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Elip33I.png)
Devin Smith averaged 28.2 YPC his senior season in 2014 on the way to the Buckeyes winning the 1st College Football Playoff National Championship
he was one of the best deep threats I've ever seen in the college game. really thought he'd take off in the NFL but....never happened.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 21, 2025, 11:13:02 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 21, 2025, 11:16:53 AM
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hey not fair. we didn't have Texas signals. or a QB that could throw the ball accurately further than 5 yards down the field.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 21, 2025, 11:20:09 AM
hey not fair. we didn't have Texas signals. or a QB that could throw the ball accurately further than 5 yards down the field.
I'm just glad we were wearing orange and white that day rather than scarlet and gray.  Y'all woulda murderized us.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 21, 2025, 11:24:02 AM
I'm just glad we were wearing orange and white that day rather than scarlet and gray.  Y'all woulda murderized us.
true. don't need signz or a QB for those pansies....9 for 17, 62 yards, 2 INT's, 0 Tuddies....and got the W in their building. ouch.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 21, 2025, 07:33:21 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Y0AHPl6.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 21, 2025, 07:37:10 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/9UYcR0D.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 22, 2025, 07:39:21 AM
Both will make an impact this year. Especially V8.

(https://i.imgur.com/J6anse1.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 22, 2025, 08:35:24 AM

Here's a sampling of the records Ameer Abdullah holds:


Rushing: First in attempts (813), second in career yards (4,588) and 100-yard games (24), as well as the fourth- and sixth-most rushing yards in a season.
Receiving: Most career TD receptions by a running back (7).
All-purpose yards: Most in a game (341 vs Rutgers in 2014), most in a career (7,186), and the second-, fourth- and eighth-best seasons in school history. Ameer holds the career record by 1,600 yards over Johnny Rodgers. He has the second-most all-purpose yards in Big Ten history.
Kickoff returns: Tied for the longest return (100 yards), most return yards in a game (211), fourth-best single season, and third most in a career.
Scoring: Tied for second with 22 touchdowns scored in a season. Seventh all-time in scoring, and third among non-kickers.



(https://i.imgur.com/bW9eR82.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 22, 2025, 08:55:42 AM
We have a surprising number of excellent #8 players.  I'm tempted to pull a Fearless here but for now I'll just post a pic of our most recent gamebreaker at the position, Xavier Worthy.

(https://i.imgur.com/KBUmxwQ.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 22, 2025, 09:01:32 AM
Git'R Done!!!
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 22, 2025, 09:02:57 AM
Single digits, fellas! The season neareth.
(https://i.imgur.com/Okehis5.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 22, 2025, 09:13:07 AM
(https://www.freep.com/gcdn/presto/2021/12/31/PDTF/c22a8eea-ac39-4254-aa70-b65eea2d7a95-12302021_peacbowl2h-22.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on August 22, 2025, 09:16:14 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/p5lbiPf.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 22, 2025, 07:00:07 PM
Here's a sampling of the records Ameer Abdullah holds:


Rushing: First in attempts (813), second in career yards (4,588) and 100-yard games (24), as well as the fourth- and sixth-most rushing yards in a season.
Receiving: Most career TD receptions by a running back (7).
All-purpose yards: Most in a game (341 vs Rutgers in 2014), most in a career (7,186), and the second-, fourth- and eighth-best seasons in school history. Ameer holds the career record by 1,600 yards over Johnny Rodgers. He has the second-most all-purpose yards in Big Ten history.
Kickoff returns: Tied for the longest return (100 yards), most return yards in a game (211), fourth-best single season, and third most in a career.
Scoring: Tied for second with 22 touchdowns scored in a season. Seventh all-time in scoring, and third among non-kickers.



(https://i.imgur.com/bW9eR82.jpeg)
He also refused to let UNL lose to McNeese State, by sheer will of force.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 22, 2025, 07:53:38 PM
I was at that game and still don't believe that play happened 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 23, 2025, 07:10:34 AM
Impact players.

https://twitter.com/BadgerFootball/status/1958499355599507902/photo/1 (https://twitter.com/BadgerFootball/status/1958499355599507902/photo/1)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 23, 2025, 07:55:59 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 23, 2025, 07:58:26 AM
Dayum No 7 maybe the most stoked position - Cornelious Greene,Vinny Clarke,Joey Galloway,Joe Germaine,Derek Ross,Chris Gamble,Ted Ginn,Jermaile Hines,Dwayne Haskins

(https://i.imgur.com/vDMxGQd.png)
Chris Gamble, CB/WR (2000-2003)

The Buckeyes were 37-11 with Gamble on the team.
2002 National Champion.
2002 Big Ten Title.
2003 Defeated No. 1 Miami 31-24 in 2OT to win the Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game.
2004 Defeated No. 8 Kansas State 35-28 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
2001 Defeated That Team 26-20.
2002 Defeated That Team 14-9.

Honors
2002 Team MVP.
2002 All-Big Ten.
2003 All-Big Ten

1st rd 2004 NFL draft pick
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 23, 2025, 08:41:12 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 23, 2025, 09:49:58 AM
(https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AA1v2xsE.img?w=768&h=432&m=6)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 23, 2025, 10:11:34 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/ZvCZoh2.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 24, 2025, 08:02:06 AM
Impact player.

(https://i.imgur.com/zXrKTQK.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 24, 2025, 08:14:43 AM
Kentucky transfer WR Dane Key will wear #6 for Nebraska this season


(https://i.imgur.com/ZHRBbXF.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 24, 2025, 12:54:48 PM

(https://i.imgur.com/aDJR4MC.png)
Sam Hubbard, DE (2014-2017)
High School: Archbishop Moeller (Cincinnati)

The Buckeyes were 49-6 with Hubbard on the team.
2014 National Champion.
2014 Big Ten Title.
2014 Big Ten East Title.
2015 Big Ten East Title.
2016 Big Ten East Title.
2017 Big Ten Title.
2017 Big Ten East Title.Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 to win the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 to win the 2015 CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 to win the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Defeated No. 8 USC 24-7.
Went 4-0 against That Team.

Honors
2017 Captain.
2017 Academic All-Big Ten
2016 Academic All-American.
2016 Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 Freshman All-American (USA Today).
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 24, 2025, 02:03:30 PM
Rocked us for 2 long TD runs in the Sugar Bowl.  The big boy with the big shoulder pads.  Florida had an outside shot at the 1991 NC if both Miami and Washington lost.  But none of the outcomes happened that needed to.
(https://i.imgur.com/D9alsWT.jpeg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 24, 2025, 06:41:51 PM
(https://msuspartans.com/images/2024/9/10/Marsh-Maryland.jpg)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 25, 2025, 02:27:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/XylLGVA.jpeg)
Jacquez Green
3rd wheel behind Ike & Reidel in 96
All-American when he was the man in 97
Ran back 2 punts for TDs vs UK
Had the long play vs FSU late to upset the Noles
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 25, 2025, 05:43:10 AM
Impact player at CB along with the QB of the future.

(https://i.imgur.com/PXBOi18.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 25, 2025, 06:52:48 AM
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Braxton Miller
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 25, 2025, 08:32:06 AM
For badgerfan--- current Texas WR Ryan Wingo

(https://i.imgur.com/1GMc9cH.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 25, 2025, 08:52:14 AM
Never too late to get it right.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 25, 2025, 09:06:20 AM
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Groce owns the fourth- and ninth-longest punt returns in school history, 89 and 83 yards.

In his senior year, Groce racked up a school-record 732 yards on punt returns and scored four touchdowns, including an NCAA-record-tying two against Troy State. For his efforts as a return man, Groce was named All-Big 12 and All-America as a return specialist.

He was one of the greatest return men in Nebraska history and did everything he could to put Nebraska in a position to knock off one of their most hated rivals.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 25, 2025, 11:22:40 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 25, 2025, 12:05:21 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 25, 2025, 08:21:29 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/Szff0z6.jpeg)
current Gators LB Myles Graham
kind of a beast, but hasn't put it all together yet
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 25, 2025, 11:50:16 PM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 26, 2025, 07:35:39 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/J9fZiGv.png)

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Playmaker. With Nebraska trailing Ohio State 27-6 midway through the third quarter, the Huskers needed a defensive stop and a spark. That seemed unlikely as Braxton Miller weaved through the Blackshirts for an apparent first down. But as Miller was falling to the turf, Lavonte David grabbed the ball and ripped it out of Miller's arms.

Taylor Martinez scored two plays later, the first of 28 unanswered points that led to the biggest comeback in school history - and Nebraska's first win as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 26, 2025, 07:40:25 AM
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Great game. So glad the Husker fans wore black to their team's funeral.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 26, 2025, 07:44:13 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 26, 2025, 07:55:25 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: betarhoalphadelta on August 26, 2025, 08:55:54 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: CatsbyAZ on August 26, 2025, 08:59:39 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: jgvol on August 26, 2025, 09:54:54 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 26, 2025, 10:29:03 AM


(https://i.imgur.com/oGUNS5b.jpeg)
Curtis Samuel during tOSU's 8-0 run vs the AA Astros
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 26, 2025, 10:55:08 AM
(https://on3static.com/cdn-cgi/image/height=417,width=795,quality=90,fit=cover,gravity=0.5x0.5/uploads/dev/assets/cms/2025/04/23105440/Michigan-Thumbnail-2025-04-23T115428.543.png)

EDGE TJ Guy switched to his new # 4 - to commemorate his 4-0 record against the softies to the south.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 26, 2025, 11:06:13 AM
EDGE TJ Guy switched to his new # 4 - to commemorate his 4-0 record against the softies to the south.
Tressel was 9-1 vs the walvies.That's 17-2 up until covid year that booger backed out of after losing to Indiana/UW/Spartans/PSU and barely edging Rutgers. Is it Michigan math or meth makes you shamsters forgetful???
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 27, 2025, 07:29:30 AM
What a game to be at.

(https://i.imgur.com/plqIJin.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: FearlessF on August 27, 2025, 07:33:57 AM
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The disappointing end to the 2001 season in no way diminishes from the excellent career of Keyuo Craver, a terrific cornerback from an era of great secondary players.

Craver wasn’t especially big (he was listed at 5’11,” 190 pounds), but he was fast, athletic, and always around the ball. He ended his career second all-time in pass breakups and first in career tackles among cornerbacks. Craver was also a special-teams standout, blocking four kicks and scoring two touchdowns. He returned punts as a senior and ranked 25th in the nation in return average (11.7 yards).

As a senior in 2001, Craver was All-Big 12 and a first-team All-American. He was a finalist for the Mosi Tatupu Special Teams Award and a semifinalist for the Thorpe Award. He was also a team co-captain.

In addition to football, Craver earned three letters on the NU track and field team, competing in the triple jump. According to Huskers.com, Craver was the first Husker male athlete in 20 years to earn seven varsity letters.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 27, 2025, 08:42:33 AM
(https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/410/58/7058410.jpg?fit=bounds&crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&width=620&height=320&fit=crop)

kind of crazy that he's almost forgotten already now, but one of the greatest DBs to ever play at Michigan. 
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 27, 2025, 08:48:05 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/KXtmTjZ.png)
Michael Thomas, WR (2012-2015)
High School: Northmont (Dayton, Ohio)

The Buckeyes were 50-4 with Thomas on the team.
2012 Undefeated Season.
2012-13 Big Ten Leaders Title
2014 National Champion.
2014 Big Ten Title.
Defeated No. 1 Alabama 42-35 to win the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Defeated No. 2 Oregon 42-20 to win the 2015 CFP National Championship.
Defeated No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 to win the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Went 4-0 against Me-e-e-cheegan.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 27, 2025, 08:51:21 AM
OSU's recent decade-ish run of WR dominance started off with him methinks.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 27, 2025, 08:52:57 AM
kind of crazy that he's almost forgotten already now, but one of the greatest DBs to ever play at Michigan.
Jackson???
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 27, 2025, 08:55:38 AM
OSU's recent decade-ish run of WR dominance started off with him methinks.
Devin Smith a little before,shame he ended up ripping  both knees.Both were on the '14 team that took the hardware,even Spencer was their 3rd WR, dude was good who thru passes along blocks - it's the little things that count
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 27, 2025, 08:57:54 AM
Jackson???
yup. Marlin Jackson was one of the greatest DBs to ever wear the Maize n Blue. was projected to be a top 10 NFL pick, but then he had off-field issue where he beat the absolute shit out of some drunk guy at a bar and he also had a knee injury issue wish caused him to slip to the end of the 1st round.
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 27, 2025, 09:03:40 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/mEQCccZ.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: MrNubbz on August 27, 2025, 09:20:07 AM
yup. Marlin Jackson  was projected to be a top 10 NFL pick, but then he had off-field issue where he beat the absolute shit out of some drunk guy at a bar 
So NFL ready
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 27, 2025, 04:51:56 PM
Impact player.

(https://i.imgur.com/zXrKTQK.png)
Got another 6 today.

https://twitter.com/ZachHeilprin/status/1960804921265283571 (https://twitter.com/ZachHeilprin/status/1960804921265283571)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: ELA on August 28, 2025, 07:39:01 AM
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Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: 847badgerfan on August 28, 2025, 07:50:05 AM
2 of Wisconsin's best.

(https://i.imgur.com/g5dlmn5.png)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: Mdot21 on August 28, 2025, 08:15:04 AM
only guy from Michigan that can be posted here legally, and Will J as an honorable mention as the 2nd best CB to wear #2 in Ann Arbor.

(https://www.toledoblade.com/image/2021/02/06/1140x_a10-7_cTC/Michigan-Sports-Hall.jpeg)


(https://i0.wp.com/www.michigandaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/online_DSC_7441.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1)
Title: Re: Jersey Countdown to College Football Saturday
Post by: utee94 on August 28, 2025, 08:41:04 AM
Woodson was fun to watch.
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Post by: utee94 on August 28, 2025, 08:43:12 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/xXg45ki.png)
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Post by: Mdot21 on August 28, 2025, 08:49:26 AM
Woodson was fun to watch.
he sure as hell was. 
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Post by: SFBadger96 on August 28, 2025, 01:44:00 PM
Jamar Fletcher seals the 1999 Rose Bowl with a pick-6.
(https://i.imgur.com/SrNLJgZ.jpeg)
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Post by: SFBadger96 on August 28, 2025, 01:53:32 PM
Sorry BRAD, but here's another #2. I think Purdue football has yet to recover.
(https://i.imgur.com/46fOxB0.jpeg)
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Post by: 847badgerfan on August 28, 2025, 02:09:22 PM
We were at that game.
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Post by: MrNubbz on August 28, 2025, 02:18:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/0vvwz3O.png)
Cris Carter, WR (1984-1986)
Born: 1965 (Troy, Ohio)
High School: Middletown

The Buckeyes were 28-9 with Carter on the team.
in 3 years as a starter he compiled 164 receprions, 2,725 yds recieving, 16.6 ypc, 27 TDs
1984 Big Ten Title.
1986 Big Ten Title.
1985 Defeated No. 9 BYU 10-7 to win the Citrus Bowl.
1987 Defeated No. 8 Texas A&M 28-12 to win the Cotton Bowl.
1985 Defeated No. 1 Iowa 22-13 in Columbus.
1984 Defeated That Team 21-6.

Honors
1986 Team MVP.
1986 All-American.
1985 All-Big Ten.
1986 All-Big Ten.

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Post by: FearlessF on August 28, 2025, 09:33:03 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/DVDx2g1.png)
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Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 28, 2025, 10:30:41 PM
(https://i.imgur.com/ECTzIrl.jpeg)

This is why people are so high on Lagway.  This was the only game he started that Florida lost.  And we were up when he got knocked out of the game.  
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Post by: MrNubbz on August 29, 2025, 07:53:02 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/WNmEa0W.png)

Tom Skladany, P/K (1973-76)
Born: 1955 (Bethel Park, PA)
High School: Bethel Park

The Buckeyes were 40-5-2 with Skladany on the team.
1973 Big Ten Title.
1974 Big Ten Title.
1975 Big Ten Title.
1976 Big Ten Title.
1974 Defeated No. 7 USC 42-21 to win the Rose Bowl.
1976 Defeated No. 12 Colorado 27-10 to win the Orange Bowl.
1975 Defeated No. 7 Penn State 17-9.
1976 Defeated No. 7 Penn State 12-7 in Happy Valley.
2-0-1 vs that Team

Honors
1976 All-American.
1975 All-American.
1974 All-American.
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Post by: FearlessF on August 29, 2025, 08:18:21 AM
I remember that guy
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Post by: FearlessF on August 29, 2025, 08:20:30 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/pY82JIE.jpeg)
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Post by: ELA on August 29, 2025, 08:40:55 AM
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJFtB2BXkAAHpVA.jpg)
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Post by: 847badgerfan on August 29, 2025, 08:43:31 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/6vDMquy.png)
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Post by: utee94 on August 29, 2025, 10:39:56 AM
This play from Texas #1 Norman Watkins, where he helped Stonie Clark stop the OU ballcarrier on 4th and goal and prevent a go-ahead score to preserve the Texas victory in the 1994 TX-OU game at the Cotton Bowl.  I was of course there, seats right down the goalline and saw this play happen right in front of me.  'Twas glorious.

(https://i.imgur.com/NkiSNpp.png)
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Post by: utee94 on August 29, 2025, 10:45:07 AM
And then of course there's this-- it's not a picture of another player so I ain't breakin' the rules.

(https://i.imgur.com/JkHvd5F.png)
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Post by: 847badgerfan on August 29, 2025, 10:48:23 AM
Nice jersey, in the jersey thread.
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Post by: Mdot21 on August 29, 2025, 10:51:56 AM
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/X3sAAOSw0Kdm7F9z/s-l1200.jpg)
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Post by: utee94 on August 29, 2025, 10:53:13 AM
Nice jersey, in the jersey thread.
It's better than a jersey.  You're welcome.
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Post by: Mdot21 on August 29, 2025, 11:00:13 AM
It's better than a jersey.  You're welcome.
also definitely better than New Jersey, which is a bonafide certified shithole.

(https://images7.memedroid.com/images/UPLOADED610/67ec76793ecca.jpeg)
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Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 29, 2025, 07:46:11 PM
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/X3sAAOSw0Kdm7F9z/s-l1200.jpg)
I don't think people realize how great Edwards was.  He PRODUCED.

He was so good that UM people should replace Anthony Carter with Edwards when 'best WR' ideas pop in their heads.  And somehow I think Desmond Howard is downgraded because he wasn't a great WR in the NFL, just a great returner.

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Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 29, 2025, 07:51:57 PM
There's an argument that he's the best #1
(https://i.imgur.com/Ucga6AC.jpeg)

No 1,000 yard seasons.  'Only' 31 career TDs.  But was almost always the best player on the field.  
Too fast AND quick, and bigger than you think he was.  
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Post by: 847badgerfan on August 30, 2025, 07:17:57 AM
ILB Christian Alliegro.

(https://i.imgur.com/ogCrKHm.png)
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Post by: FearlessF on August 30, 2025, 07:35:20 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/SD9joHS.png)
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Post by: utee94 on August 30, 2025, 07:46:07 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Z5ptBnl.png)
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Post by: betarhoalphadelta on August 30, 2025, 09:25:19 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/SD9joHS.png)
That dude is wide enough to support a two-digit roster number...

...maybe three digits. 
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Post by: FearlessF on August 30, 2025, 09:33:04 AM
nicknamed the Polar Bear
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Post by: OrangeAfroMan on August 30, 2025, 11:37:42 AM
Watch out!!!
(https://i.imgur.com/CLos3ky.jpeg)
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Post by: Mdot21 on August 30, 2025, 11:49:36 AM
I don't think people realize how great Edwards was.  He PRODUCED.

He was so good that UM people should replace Anthony Carter with Edwards when 'best WR' ideas pop in their heads.  And somehow I think Desmond Howard is downgraded because he wasn't a great WR in the NFL, just a great returner.
Well I mean Anthony Carter averaged almost 20 yards a catch for his career, had 33 TD receptions, 1 rushing TD, and 2 return TD's. Dude was a highlight reel in an era where WRs were allowed to be mugged and no one threw the ball around the lot.

As far as pure WR goes though, you're probably right. Edwards was 6'3 ish and 210 pounds- big physical and fast- just a phenomenal talent. Edwards is a pretty giant douchebag though and lot of Michigan fans don't really like him. And he also wasted his talent in the NFL- he had a really good NFL career- not a great one like his talent suggests he should've had.

Edwards had HOF talent- he was however a lazy alcoholic egomaniac douchebag who was more concerned with being a celebrity and partying than he was with being a great football player. If he worked half as hard at football as he did partying and trying to hit on Rihanna and beat up LeBron James' friends at night clubs he'd have been one of the greats in the NFL.

You're also right about Desmond Howard, he gets downgraded too much because well he was a major flop as a WR in the NFL.
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Post by: Mdot21 on August 30, 2025, 11:52:26 AM
There's an argument that he's the best #1
(https://i.imgur.com/Ucga6AC.jpeg)

No 1,000 yard seasons.  'Only' 31 career TDs.  But was almost always the best player on the field. 
Too fast AND quick, and bigger than you think he was. 
to this day he might be the fastest/quickest human being I've ever seen on a football field.

you will get no arguments from me- he was easily one of the all-time great CFB players regardless of position and easily in the convo for best player to ever wear #1.
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Post by: 847badgerfan on August 30, 2025, 11:55:20 AM
Really fun to watch too.
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Post by: OrangeAfroMan on September 03, 2025, 08:43:22 PM
Well I mean Anthony Carter averaged almost 20 yards a catch for his career, had 33 TD receptions, 1 rushing TD, and 2 return TD's. Dude was a highlight reel in an era where WRs were allowed to be mugged and no one threw the ball around the lot.

As far as pure WR goes though, you're probably right. Edwards was 6'3 ish and 210 pounds- big physical and fast- just a phenomenal talent. Edwards is a pretty giant douchebag though and lot of Michigan fans don't really like him. And he also wasted his talent in the NFL- he had a really good NFL career- not a great one like his talent suggests he should've had.

Edwards had HOF talent- he was however a lazy alcoholic egomaniac douchebag who was more concerned with being a celebrity and partying than he was with being a great football player. If he worked half as hard at football as he did partying and trying to hit on Rihanna and beat up LeBron James' friends at night clubs he'd have been one of the greats in the NFL.

You're also right about Desmond Howard, he gets downgraded too much because well he was a major flop as a WR in the NFL.
Part of why I made the comment of Edwards supplanting Carter is that I think we all tend to do that.  Once a recent guy reaches a certain level of greatness, he sort of replaces the old-school great.  He's more recent and thus more relevant and in more people's purviews.  Older generations tend to leave the public discourse and eventually move on, while the younger generations are more populous, plugged-in, and out there.

For Florida, Danny Wuerffel was the be-all, end-all for great QB play.  Stats, success, and a Heisman will do that.  It took Tebow to come along to eclipse Wuerffel's star.  Wuerffel still did what he did and was an all-time great college QB.  But his career is going on 30 years ago.  

This probably doesn't work for have-not programs....but it may with any program with a pulse.
Maybe Red Grange is still THE guy for Illinois.  Maybe Nile Kinnick is for Iowa...but how much of that is the stadium being named after him?  What % of Iowa fans could pick Kinnick out of a lineup?  What % of Iowa students could?