24	Drew Basil
	Class: Junior Hometown: Chillicothe, Ohio High School: Chillicothe Height / Weight: 6-2 / 210 Position: K/P

Ohio State Overview: Drew will handle all kicks in 2012 for the second consecutive year ... he is coming off a fine sophomore campaign when he led all Big Ten kickers in field goal percentage (84.2 pct.) by hitting on 16 of 19 attempts ... his season percentage ranks fifth all-time at Ohio State ... his 1.23 field goals per game ranked third in the conference and 36th nationally ... his 16 field goals rank ninth at Ohio State for a single season ... he missed his only two attempts in 2010 and his first two attempts in 2011 before connecting on 16 of his next 17 attempts, including 12 consecutive at one point - the third-longest streak in school history - to close out the season ... made six field goals from 40 yards and beyond, the second-most in school history (Mike Nugent; 11 in 2002) ... also made 36 of 37 extra points, with his only miss a blocked kick in the Purdue game ... Drew ranked sixth in the Big Ten in kick scoring (6.2 ppg) and 10th overall in scoring in 2011 ... his 14 kickoff touchbacks helped Ohio State rank third in the conference in kickoff coverage ... he has a personal best of three fields (in three attempts vs. Colorado) and a long of 47 (also vs. Colorado) ... three of his five career misses are from over 50 yards.

More on Drew: Drew is majoring in communication ... he was a second-team all-Ohio kicker at Chillicothe H.S. for coach Bill Davidson and a team captain ... also played soccer and bowled in high school ... stayed active outside of athletics as well, as he was a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish honorary, peer mediation and ping pong club ... is the son of Elaine and Brad Basil.