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2021 Countdown Thread - Honoring Bill Willis

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2x All Big Ten
All American
Team MVP
Cris Carter

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3x All Big Ten
3x All American
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Captain
National Champion
Mike Doss

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3x All B1G
2x All American
Jim Thorpe Award
Captain
Malcolm Jenkins

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B1G Championship Game MVP
All B1G
All American
JK Dobbins

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All-B1G
B1G Defensive Lineman of the Year
B1G Defensive Player of the Year
Silver Football (Chicago Tribune B1G MVP)
Jesse Owens Athlete of the Year
All American
Chuck Bednarik Award
Bronko Nagurski Trophy
Ted Hendricks Award
The Only Unanimous Selection to the B1G All-Decade Team
Chase Young

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All B1G
*CAPTAIN
Chris Olave

* Of all the people who have ever appeared twice in the countdown, Chris is the only one whose list of accomplishments and appellations changed between his first appearance and his second.
 
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All B1G
All American
Jeff Okudah

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2x All B1G
2x Team MVP
B1G CG MVP
2x B1G Quarterback of the Year
2x B1G Offensive Player of the Year
Silver Football (Chicago Tribune B1G MVP)
Captain
Numerous Ohio State Records Including:
Passing Efficiency in a Season (holds the top two spots)
Passing Efficiency in a Career
Completion % in a season (holds two of the top 3 spots)
Avg Total Off. / Game - Career
Passing in a Bowl Game (Every number in his stat line vs Clemson is a record)​
Justin Fields

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2x Academic All Big Ten
2x Academic All American
NFF & College Football HoF Scholarship Winner
Rhodes Scholar
Captain
Mike Lanese
 
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2x Academic All B1G
2x Captain
Jonathon Cooper
Inaugural recipient of the "Block 0" Jersey


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Academic All B1G
Captain
Thayer Munford


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Bill Willis
The man who wore 99 and for whom the Block O jersey is named, thus the man for whom this thread is named (which is why the first "countdown" post refers to him as the "eponymous" Bill Willis).

Happy Game Day


EDIT: D'oh! Forgot Thayer is a Captain this year.
 
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