Ben Schmiesing is in his second season with the Ohio State football program, after initially joining the team in the summer of 2018 … an All-Ohio linebacker/running back for head coach Bill Ness at Piqua High School … totaled 55 tackles and two interceptions as a senior to earn GWOC Defensive Player of the Year honors … put up big numbers on both sides of the ball during his junior season of 2016: 65 tackles, two forced fumbles and four interceptions to go along with 806 yards rushing, 10 TDs and 294 receiving yards … an all-conference selection on both the football field and basketball court … team MVP in football and basketball … a fine student, he graduated fifth in his class … has an older brother, Jack, who attends Miami University and a younger brother, Sam, a two-sport athlete who will be a freshmen at Piqua H.S. this fall … is the son of Chris and Paula Schmiesing.