17	Ben Buchanan
	Class: Senior Hometown: Westerville. Ohio. High School: Westerville Central Height / Weight: 5-11 / 190 Position: P/K

Buckeye Bits: talented specialist who will compete for the punting and placekicking duties this season

2010 (Sophomore): first season as the Buckeyes' regular punter ... 41.0 average for season ... 5 punts of 50+ ... 15 inside the 20 ... 50-yard average on 3 kicks in Indiana win ... special teams player of week: Illinois ... academic all-Big Ten ... second-year letterman

2009 (Freshman): handled the punting duties at Toledo when Jon Thoma was sidelined with influenza ... averaged 42.8 yards on four kicks against the Rockets, with a long boot of 51 ... special teams player of week: Toledo ... first-year letterwinner

2008 (Redshirt): redshirted for the Big Ten co-champions

High School: team captain who was a three-time first team all-Ohio pick ... OHSAA records for FG (5) and kick scoring (16) in a game, longest FG by a junior (54) and five central Ohio records ... central Ohio punting leader with 41-yd average ... no punts returned for TD in 30 games ... 14-16 on FG as a senior with only misses from 50 yards or beyond ... USA Today all-USA, EA Sports All-America and Maxwell Award ... U.S. Army All-America and Big 33 all-star games ... four years all-district ... Columbus Dispatch all-metro and Buckeye BlueChip ... all-OCC in baseball ... National Honor Society

Personal: active with Fellowship of Christian Athletes, "Stand and Deliver" and mission work through his church ... son of Dr. Tim and Steli Buchanan ... 2009-10 Big Ten all-academic