Football: Glen Mason Honorary Captain for Minnesota Game – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Past Buckeye player/assistant coach and former Golden Gopher head coach to join team captains at midfield coin toss
Glen Mason is a 1972 graduate of Ohio State with a bachelor’s degree in education. He was a letterwinner at middle gaurd on the Buckeyes’ 1970 Big Ten championship team.
In 1978, Mason returned to his alma mater and spent the next eight years under Ohio State head coaches Woody Hayes and Earle Bruce. In each of those seasons, the Buckeyes appeared in eight postseason bowl games – Fiesta Bowl (1980, 1983), Liberty Bowl (1981), Holiday Bowl (1982), Gator Bowl (1978), Citrus Bowl (1985) and Rose Bowl (1980, 1984).
Mason coached outside linebackers and the offensive line before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 1980, where he served until 1986. During his tenure as offensive coordinator in Columbus, the Buckeyes led the Big Ten in scoring offense four times and total offense twice.
Current Buckeye head coach Jim Tressel worked with Mason for three seasons as Ohio State quarterbacks abd receivers coach from 1983-85.
Mason moved on to serve as head coach at Kent State (1986-87), Kansas (1988-96) and Minnesota (1997-2006). He will be in the television booth Saturday as game analyst for Big Ten Network.
