30 Buckeyes Named OSU Scholar-Athletes – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/28/2013 12:00:00 AM | Football
March 28, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State football program was one full of achievers this year, on the playing field and in the classroom. The Buckeyes went 12-0 for only the sixth undefeated season in school history and today the university released its annual list of OSU Scholar-Athletes and 30 football players were honored. Only the swimming team (34) had more Scholar-Athletes than the football team did on the men’s side and only one other sport – women’s rowing with 37 – had more than the football team.
OSU Scholar-Athletes have to have an overall grade point average of 3.00 or better for the academic year. Leading the way were two fifth-year seniors – punter Ben Buchanan, from Westerville, Ohio, and fullback Adam Homan, from Coldwater, Ohio – who are Scholar-Athletes for the fifth time. Buchanan already graduated with a degree in strategic communications and is pursuing a master’s in sports administration. Homan is completing requirements for a degree in exercise science.
More than half (16) of the Scholar-Athletes entered the football program since coach Urban Meyer has taken over, including seven true freshmen who played enough to earn a varsity letter in 2012: SAF Najee Murray, CB Armani Reeves, DL Tommy Schutt, DL Noah Spence, WR Michael Thomas, DL Adolphus Washington and LB Camren Williams.
2012-13 Scholar-Athletes *Indicates 2012 Academic All-Big Ten honorees (must be a sophomore academically)
- OL * Darryl Baldwin – junior from Solon majoring in marketing; 2nd OSU Scholar-Athlete award
- RB Warren Ball – freshman from Columbus undecided on a major; 1st award
- OL * Ivon Blackmon – senior from Bedford Heights majoring in political science; 3rd award
- WR Stacey Blunt – junior from Columbus majoring in consumer & family financial services; 1st award
- OL Jacoby Boren – freshman from Pickerington majoring in construction systems management; 2nd award
- P * Ben Buchanan – senior from Westerville pursuing master’s in sports administration; 5th award
- LB Joe Burger – freshman from Cincinnati majoring in engineering; 1st award
- OL Pat Elflein – freshman from Pickerington exploring majors; 1st award
- WR Frank Epitropoulos; freshman from Arlington majoring in exercise science; 1st award
- LB Craig Fada – freshman from Columbus undecided on a major; 1st award
- WR Peter Gwilym – sophomore from Freeport, Maine, majoring in business; 2nd award
- LS * Bryce Haynes – sophomore from Cumming, Ga., undecided on a major; 2nd award
- FB * Adam Homan – senior from Coldwater majoring in exercise science; 5th award
- DL Claudius Mbemba – sophomore from Lewis Center majoring in computer information science; 2nd award
- SAF Najee Murray – freshman from Steubenville exploring majors; 1st award
- OL Joey O’Connor – freshman from Eaton, Colo, majoring in criminology; 1st award
- CB Armani Reeves – freshman from South Easton, Mass., exploring majors in management & industry; 1st award
- WR * Taylor Rice – from Dublin and has graduated with degree in human development and family science; 3rd award
- WR Ryan Ross – junior from Tallmadge majoring in biology; 3rd award
- CB Nik Sarac – sophomore from Orange majoring in exercise science; 2nd award
- DL Tommy Schutt – freshman from Glen Ellyn, Ill, exploring majors in management & industry; 1st award
- QB * Justin Siems – from Charlotte, N.C., and has graduated with degree in aviation; 4th award
- LB * Stewart Smith – from New Albany and has graduated with degree in biology; 4th award
- DL Noah Spence – freshman from Harrisburg, Pa., majoring in sociology; 1st award
- OL Ben St. John – junior from Elmore majoring in exercise science; 3rd award
- SAF * Ron Tanner – junior from Columbus majoring in business; 2nd award
- TE Blake Thomas – freshman from Westlake exploring majors in the health professions; 1st award
- WR Michael Thomas – freshman from Los Angeles undecided on a major; 2nd award
- DL Adolphus Washington – freshman from Cincinnati exploring majors; 1st award
- LB Camren Williams – freshman from North Easton, Mass., majoring in exercise science; 1st award
