Greatest Buckeye Defensive Back

[ScriptOhio]

If all of the Buckeyes’ current safeties were to simultaneously vanish from the face of the earth, which former Ohio State safety would you bring in to play this fall?

And second place isn't even close.

 

[Wingate1217]

If all of the Buckeyes’ current safeties were to simultaneously vanish from the face of the earth, which former Ohio State safety would you bring in to play this fall?

And second place isn't even close.

Yes, I agree but we are going to need a quality backup to play the rest of the first quarter and the game after Jack is tossed for targeting....

 

[cjmik_75]

One of, maybe, THE most gifted athletes to wear Scarlet and Grey. Gamble was a player. And if I’m forced to only pick one. He’s my guy.

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[ScriptOhio]

Jack Tatum, 1968 to 1970

Jack Tatum arrived at Ohio State as a running back. But when he joined the varsity team as a sophomore, he was moved over to defensive back. Tatum didn’t seem to need much of a learning curve. Intimidating, fierce and a violent hitter, in his first full season he helped the Buckeyes capture the 1968 national title. In a secondary next to Ted Provost, Mike Sensibaugh and Tim Anderson, Tatum showed off his skills against Purdue when he kept Heisman favorite Leroy Keyes to 19 receiving yards and helped Ohio State earn the upset win. He was a cornerstone of the defense across his three seasons in Columbus as Ohio State pieced together a 27-2 record and won two Big Ten titles and played in two Rose Bowls. A two-time All-American and the National Defensive Player of the Year as a senior, Tatum also received votes for the Heisman Trophy.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Yes, I agree but we are going to need a quality backup to play the rest of the first quarter and the game after Jack is tossed for targeting....

Laughed my ass off but I hate you for being right.