There are 29 days that separate us from Ohio State's march to Blacksburg. To help pass the time until the Buckeyes put the Sandman to bed I will countdown Ohio State's top 100 players according to the rubric* listed at the bottom of this article.
Mike Doss was a three-time All-American.Only six other players in Ohio State's history have been named All-American three times.
NO. 29 MIKE DOSS, S (1999-2002)
Born: 1981 (Canton)
High School: Canton McKinley
OHIO STATE CAREER
- The Buckeyes were 35-15 with Doss on the team.
- 2002 National Champion.
- 2002 Big Title.
- 2003 Defeated No. 1 Miami, FL 31-24 in 2OT to win the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Championship Game.
- 2001 Defeated That Team 26-20.
- 2002 Defeated That Team 14-9.
HONORS
- 2000 All-American.
- 2001 All-American.
- 2002 All-American.
- 2000 All-Big Ten.
- 2001 All-Big Ten.
- 2002 All-Big Ten.
- 2003 Fiesta Bowl MVP.
NFL DRAFT
Round 2 to the Indianapolis Colts with the 58th pick of the 2003 draft.
Mike Doss was one of the hardest hitting safeties I have witnessed play the game. Jack Tatum was before my time, but I believe it is fair to put Mike Doss in the conversation with the assassin for collegiate careers.
I will be forever grateful that Mike Doss returned for his senior season and accomplished the goal he set for himself and his teammates...the 2002 National Championship.
Doss came back for his senior season and won a National Championship and MVP honors of the Fiesta Bowl.
Mike Doss' career per The Ohio State Team Guide:
Mike Doss was a three-year starter for the Buckeyes. In each of those years he was a first-team All-American. In doing so, he became just the seventh three-time All-American in Ohio State football history.
Doss was an inspiration both on and off the field. At the beginning of his senior year, he was chosen as one of the team’s two co-captains.
At the end of his senior year, in his final game as a Buckeye, he was chosen as Defensive MVP of the Fiesta Bowl, where Ohio State captured its first consensus national championship since 1968 with a 31-24 double-overtime victory over Miami.
Mike Doss played in 50 games, starting 40, and collecting a combined total of 331 tackles, placing him in the OSU career top 10.
Doss started the last two games of his freshman year. From that point on he was a regular. As a sophomore, he finished the season with a team-best 94 tackles and was named to a first-team berth on The Sporting News All-America team.
He also led the team in tackles as a junior with 87 total stops and was again named to a first-team spot on The Sporting News team, as well as the Walter Camp squad.
After electing to stay for his senior year, Doss collected a personal high 107 tackles and was named first team All-America on the Associated Press, Football Writers, Football Coaches, Sporting News and Walter Camp teams.
A three-time all-Big Ten pick, Doss was the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. The Canton, Ohio, native played five seasons in the NFL.
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | |
| BIG TEN MVP | |
| TEAM MVP | |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 12 |
| CAPTAIN | |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 9 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | |
| LETTER | 1 |
| TOTAL | 24 |
For more information on other players who wore No. 2 go here.
Source- The Ohio State Team Guide
| CATEGORY | POINTS |
|---|---|
| HEISMAN | 8 |
| NO. RETIRED / HONORED | 8 |
| BIG TEN MVP | 6 |
| TEAM MVP | 5 |
| ALL-AMERICAN | 4 |
| CAPTAIN | 4 |
| 1ST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICK | 4 |
| ALL-BIG TEN | 3 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN | 3 |
| NFL DRAFT PICK | 2 |
| ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN | 1 |
| LETTER | 0.25 PER YEAR |
