2008 (Junior): served as Ohio State’s holder for the Big Ten champions … also the backup punter … had two punts in the Michigan game … special teams dog tags: Youngstown State, Wisconsin, Michigan … second-year letterman

2007 (Sophomore): spent the season as the backup punter and also served as the Buckeyes’ holder … scout team workhorse: Penn State … special teams dog tags: Penn State … first-year letterman

2006 (Freshman): showed good progress in practice and solidified his spot as the No. 2 punter … appeared in the Northwestern game as the holder for the final extra point … was named the team’s scout special teams player of the week vs. Bowling Green

2005 (Redshirt): joined the team as a walk-on, but did not see any game action

High School: played four years of soccer and baseball … did not play football until his senior year, when he also was a member of the swimming and track teams, earning five letters that year … earned a total of 11 letters during his career … won second-team all-state honors as a senior, averaging 42.8 yards per punt … district champion in the long jump

Personal: son of Jim and Judy Thoma … his father attended graduate school at Ohio State and is currently a professor at Mount Union College … has an older sister, Louise, and a younger sister, Andrea