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Dane Sanzenbacher |
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Buckeye Bits: speedy receiver who has made a significant impact on the Buckeye offense ... tough, talented athlete with great instincts for the game ... dependable and team-focused
2009 (Junior): season totals: 36 catches, 570 yards, six TD ... 38-yard TD from Pryor vs. Navy was the Buckeyes' first score of the season ... 56-yard catch vs. USC was one of his two receptions ... five catches for 126 yards vs. Toledo, including scores of 76 and 18 yards from Pryor on the game's first two drives ... voted captain for Illinois ... three catches with a 3-yard fourth-down TD in the win over the Illini ... three catches at Indiana ... three receptions gained 62 yards in Minnesota win ... caught a 19-yard score from Pryor and a 39-yard TD from Posey in the New Mexico State win ... nine catches gained 64 yards in the Rose Bowl win ... offensive player of week: Toledo, New Mexico State ... Paul Warfield Award (outstanding receiver) from Ohio State coaches ... Top Ten Tenacious three times ... third-year letterwinner
2008 (Sophomore): among OSU's top three receiver rotation ... 21 receptions for 272 yards ... four catches against Ohio ... three catches at USC ... left the Wisconsin game with a concussion and missed the Purdue matchup ... pair of catches for 40 yards against the Badgers ... leading receiver in Penn State game with six catches for 82 yards ... long reception of 53 yards against the Nittanies, gaining 30 of that after the catch ... 14-yard third-down reception from Pryor at Northwestern ... 20-yard TD catch at Illinois ... pair of receptions gained 49 yards in Michigan win ... offensive champion: Penn State ... special teams dog tags: Minnesota ... second-year letterman
2007 (Freshman): 12 catches for 89 yards as a true freshman ... caught a touchdown on his very first college reception, three yards from Todd Boeckman in the Youngstown State win ... first-year letterman
High School: finished his senior season with 61 receptions for 1,079 yards and 11 touchdowns ... in seven career playoff games, recorded 40 receptions for 842 yards and nine touchdowns in addition to 40 solo tackles and eight interceptions ... helped guide Toledo Central Catholic to the 2005 State Championship with two touchdown receptions ... grabbed 65 receptions for 16 touchdowns as a junior and was named first-team all-state ... picked off 11 interceptions as a junior ... owned a 3.3 GPA ... also spent time at quarterback and defensive back ... all-state in the 400-meter dash
Personal: son of Lee and Marianne Sanzenbacher ... a marketing major at Ohio State ... 2008-09 Big Ten all-academic
