Troy Smith, Donte Whitner, Ted Ginn Jr., Cardale Jones and Marshon Lattimore are five of the 21 Glenville alumni to play for Ohio State.
If they ultimately choose to become Buckeye, they’ll be following a lineage of Tarblooders who went on to wear the scarlet and gray that also includes Ted Ginn Jr., Donte Whitner, Cardale Jones and Marshon Lattimore.Smith became Ohio State’s seventh Heisman Trophy winner in 2006. He was also a team captain and the winner of the Walter Camp, Davey O'Brien and AP Player of the Year awards that season, when he led the Buckeyes to their second straight Big Ten title.
The Buffalo Bills selected Whitner with the 8th pick of the 2006 NFL Draft. Over an 11-year NFL career with the Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns and Washington Commanders, Whitner started 152 of the 157 games he played in and collected 923 tackles, 11 interceptions and two pick-sixes. He was named to three straight Pro Bowls from 2012-14.
This would either give Ginn single coverage or require the defense to shade another defensive player to his side. This gave Smith the option of throwing to Ginn in single coverage, finding the other open receiver or audibling to a run.Ginn's speed made it possible for him to. An All-American in 2006, Ginn finished his Buckeye career with 135 receptions for 1,943 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also rushed 28 times for 213 yards and three touchdowns and threw a 38-yard touchdown pass.
If his football skills weren't enough, Ginn was also the national champ in the 110-meter high hurdles as a junior in high school. He won the state title in back-to-back years and posted the fastest time in the country as a senior.Jones is the best third-string quarterback in college football history.
At Glenville, Jones was a third-team All-Ohioan and passed for 2,168 yards and 18 touchdowns. He spent one year at Fork Union Military Academy in 2011, where he was roommates with Michael Thomas, before joining the Buckeyes in 2012.After a redshirt year in 2014, Lattimore saw limited action in 2015 due to a hamstring injury. Entering his redshirt sophomore season, the talented cornerback was still unknown to most of the football world. His anonymity would be short-lived.
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