Ohio High School Athlete Ben Buchanan

Ben Buchanan is a kicker for the Westerville Central High School Warhawks senior class of 2009 football team. He is five foot ten and weighs 191 pounds. Buchanan had many achievements in his high school football career. In 2006 he scored a 54-yard goal, the longest in that year by any high school, college, or professional football player in Ohio. It was also the longest kick made on natural grass by a high school junior kicker in Ohio high school history. At the 2006 Ohio State National Kicking and Punting camp he was determined to have the best technique of all the attending players. Also in 2006 he lead Central Ohio with 54 punts covering a total distance of 2205 with a 41-yard average. During the whole 2006 season, not one of his kicks were blocked, shanked, or returned for a touchdown. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons he didn't miss any kicks for extra points. 80 percent of his kicks went out of the endzone for touchbacks. While playing football, Buchanan has maintained a 3.7 grade point average (GPA). During the 2006 season, his GPA was 3.99 including his advance placement and honors classes. He has contributed his time at his local YMCA soup kitchen and served with a medical missionary team to Honduras, Central America.

Ben Buchanan and Ohio State University

Ben Buchanan received scholarship offers to play football from Ohio State and University of Cincinnati. In the summer of 2007, it was confirmed that he'd made a commitment to Ohio State. Other players that pledged to Ohio State are Jake Stoneburner (a Dublin Coffman tight end), Mike Adams (a Dublin Coffman offensive tackle), and Nathan Williams (a Washington Court House defensive end).

Ohio State University Football

The Ohio State Buckeyes football team is a member of the Big Ten Conference of the National Collegiate Athletics Association. Jim Tressel has been the head coach since 2001. They received number two ranking in the 2006/07 season after being defeated by Florida in the BCS Championship.

Ohio State began its football program in 1890 when Alexander S Lilley was persuaded to become coach. Since then they have accumulated many titles and traditions. Some of these many traditions are the ringing of the victory bell by members of Alpha Phi Omega after every game the team wins; after home games the team members and cheerleaders gather in the south endzone to sing the school's alma mater, Carmen Ohio.