Buckeye Bits: Is in his fourth year at Ohio State ... saw playing time last fall and should again in 2007 ... enters the spring in a competition for the backup center job behind Jim Cordle ... walk-on who was awarded a scholarship prior to the season ... backed up Rimington Award finalist Doug Datish in 2006 ... is a rugged, hard-nosed football player who has impressed the coaches with his all-out approach to the game ... not particularly big, but is exceptionally strong and has good quickness ... does not know the meaning of quit ... can also play guard ... played in six games in 2005 in a mop-up role when starter Nick Mangold was rested ... could been a starter at a lower level, but wanted to play for Jim Tressel at Ohio State.

2006 (Junior): Played in six games, competing for time with Jim Cordle ... played in the first four games and again against Bowling Green and Indiana.

2005 (Sophomore): Appeared in six games ... longest stint was six minutes against Illinois ... also played five minutes the following week against Northwestern.

2004 (Freshman): Played on the scout team, but did not see any game action.

2003 (Redshirt): Walked-on in the fall and was redshirted

High School: Played three years of football ... started at offensive and defensive tackle ... Ironton went to the regional finals his sophomore year and to the semi-finals the next two years ... won first-team all-state honors as a senior ... played baseball for three years (first base) ... won the state power lifting title as a senior.

Personal: Son of Tammy and David Vogelsong and Rich Whaley (played football briefly at Otterbein) ... enjoys hunting and fishing and all outdoor sports.