#1 Dan Herron
Running Back
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Team: Ohio State
Class: Senior
Ht/Wt: 5'10"/205
Hometown: Warren, Ohio (Harding) |
Buckeye Bits: talented tailback who will again be one of the Buckeyes' assets at that position this
season ... possesses great versatility and strength ... a tough between-the-tackles runner ... 17 career
starts ... 2,194 career rushing yards ... 30 career scores ...will miss the first five games of the season
with an NCAA suspension
2010 (Junior): emerged as the feature tailback from the Buckeyes' tandem of starters ... first team all-
Big Ten ... 1,155 yards rushing for the season ... has scored a TD in 12 straight games ... Doak Walker
Award preseason watch list ... 66 yards rushing with a 4-yd TD and gained 47 yards on a screen play
against Miami ... scored two rushing TDs against Ohio ... 7-yard TD run against Eastern Michigan ...
scored 6-yard TD to seal the Illinois win with 1:49 remaining ... 95 yards on 23 carries vs. Illini ... TD
runs of 39 and 8 yards in Indiana win ... rushed for 91 yards and a pair of TD at Wisconsin ... 2 TD, 74
yards rushing, 14 receiving in Purdue win ... first career 100-yard game came at Minnesota, with 114
yards on 17 carries with a 10-yard TD, all in the first half ... 190 yards rushing on 21 carries in the win
over Penn State, adding a 5-yd TD run and a pair of receptions for 13 yards ... 1-yd TD was the
gamewinner at Iowa ... 175 yards rushing on 22 carries vs. Michigan ... included in that was a penalty-
shortened 89-yard run that is still the longest play from scrimmage in OSU history ... 87 yards with a
9-yard TD in the Sugar Bowl ... offensive player of week: Illinois, Wisconsin, Purdue, Minnesota, Penn
State ... Rex Kern award from coaches as outstanding offensive back and Agonis /Rick Meyer award
for top performance vs. Penn State ... third-year letterman
2009 (Sophomore): he and Brandon Saine keyed the ground game for the Rose Bowl champions ... 633
yards rushing in 10 games ... scored a touchdown in eight straight games ... 72 yards rushing vs. Navy
with a 6-yard score ... also caught four passes for 29 yards against the Midshipmen ... rushed for 44
yards with a 2-yd TD against USC ... rushed for 42 yards with a 4-yard TD in Toledo game ... rushed
for 75 yards, two TD in the win over Illinois ... missed Indiana game with ankle injury ... reinjured early
in Wisconsin game and missed Purdue and Minnesota contests ... scored on 53-yard run against New
Mexico State ... gained 58 yards at Penn State ... 97 yards with an 11-yard score in the Iowa win ... 96
yards rushing in the win at Michigan, and scored on a 12-yard reception that increased a 14-10 lead
to 21-10 ... 42 yards rushing and three receptions in the Rose Bowl victory ... offensive player of
week: Navy, Illinois, Iowa ... Jack Tatum big hit: USC ... Rex Kern Award for outstanding back from
Ohio State coaches ... second-year letterwinner
2008 (Freshman): rushed for 439 yards and six scores ... continued to gain reps with the injury to
Beanie Wells ... rushed for 50 yards and a 1-yard TD against Ohio ... first career start vs. USC ... 51
yards rushing at USC ... rushed for 94 yards on 20 carries against Troy ... left the Wisconsin game with
a concussion and missed the Purdue and Michigan State matchups ... rushed for 38 yards with a 16-
yard touchdown at Northwestern ... 12-yard TD among 29 yards rushing at Illinois ... rushed for 80
yards with scores of 49 and 2 yards against Michigan ... 15-yard fourth-quarter TD in the Fiesta Bowl
... offensive champion: Ohio, Southern Cal ... special teams dog tags: Ohio, Minnesota ... first-year
letterman
2007 (Redshirt): did not see varsity action for the Big Ten champions ... scout team workhorse:
Youngstown State, Washington, Michigan State, Michigan High School: ranked the No. 7 recruit in Ohio
and the No. 27 running back in the nation ... first team all-Ohio as a senior ... timed at 4.55 seconds
in the 40-yard dash ... led Harding to a 9-4 record and a berth in the regional semi-finals as a senior
... totaled for 1,434 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... rushed for over 1,500 yards and 18
touchdowns as a junior, earning all-conference, all-district and honorable mention all-Ohio honors ...
ran for 900 yards as a sophomore
Personal: nickname is "Boom" ... son of David Sr. and Brenda Herron ... has a brother, David Jr., and a
sister, Christina ... brother played football at Michigan State and is currently on the roster of the
Kansas City Chiefs ... an African-American studies major ... 2008 Big Ten all-academic |
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