Coach: John Cooper.
Record at school: 45-22-4 (.662), 29-15-4 (.646) Big 10, six years.
1993 record: 10-1-1 (.889), 6-1-1 (.813) Big 10, tie first place.
Returning starters: 10: offense 4, defense 5, kicker 1.
Players to watch: WR Joey Galloway, OT Korey Stringer, LB Lorenzo Styles, LB Craig Powell, QB Bobby Hoying.
Top newcomers: OT Orlando Pace, OG Eric Gohlstin, RB Pepe Pearson, FB Nicky Sualua.
Outlook: The last time Cooper looked, he saw the names of a dozen members of the 1993 Buckeyes on NFL rosters. But the cupboard has not been left bare. Oh, no! Not with Stringer still in school. Stringer (6-6, 310) is the league’s premier blocker. Hoying will locate Heisman Trophy candidate Galloway, who scored 13 TDs and averaged 20 yards per catch last year. Another tough defense plus huge freshmen make the Buckeyes a Rose Bowl contender.
