There are 21 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.
 

No. 21 Mike Nugent PK (2001-04)
Born: 1982 (Centerville, Ohio)
High School: Centerville

OHIO STATE RECORDS

• Most FGs in a career: 68
• Most FGs in a season (2002): 25
• Consecutive FGs made (2001-02): 24
• Consecutive FGs made in one season (2002): 23
• Games with multiple FGs: 19
• Consecutive FGs made in Ohio Stadium: 17
• Consecutive games with at least one FG: 12 (tied)
• FGs made 40+ yds. in a season (2002): 10
• Made FGs/game (vs. N.C. State, 2004): 5 (tied)
• Single-season 50+ FGs (2004): 5
• Career 50+ FGs: 8
• Career 50+ FGs in Ohio Stadium: 6
• FG percentage season (25-28/2002): .893
• Career FG percentage (68-84, 2001-04): .810
• Back-to-back 50-yd. FGs: (55 vs. Marshall, 50 at N.C. State, 2004)
• Longest FG/Ohio Stadium: (55 vs. Marshall and Wisconsin, 2004) tied
• FGs made 40+ yds./game: 3 (tied) (twice, vs. Wash. St., 2002 and at N.C. State, 2004)

OHIO STATE CAREER

• The Buckeyes were 40-11 with Nugent on the team.
• 2002 National Champion.
• 2002 Big Ten Title.
• 2004 Defeated No. 8 Kansas State 35-28 to win the Fiesta Bowl.
• 2004 Defeated Oklahoma State 33-7 to win the Alamo Bowl.
• 2001 Defeated That Team 26-20.
• 2002 Defeated That Team 14-9.
• 2004 Defeated That Team 37-21.

HONORS

• 2002 All-American.
• 2002 All-Big Ten
• 2004 All-American.
• 2004 Captain.
• 2004 All-Big Ten.
• 2004 Lou Groza Award winner.
• 2004 Team MVP (Only PK to receive honor at Ohio State).

NFL DRAFT
Round 2 to the New York Jets with the 47th pick of the 2005 draft.
 

Nugent's Ohio State career per The Ohio State Team Guide:

When Ohio State senior Mike Nugent, or “Nooooge” as he was known to Buckeye fans, was selected as the winner of the 2004 Lou Groza Award as the nation’s best place-kicker, no one was surprised. There was simply no one else in the same league.

Nugent was the model of consistency in 2004, converting 24 of 27 field goal attempts, including five-of-six from 50 yards or longer to lead the nation in that statistic. He also made all 30 of his extra point tries and sent 40 of his 62 kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks.

In a 24-21 win over Marshall, the 5-10, 180-pound kicker calmly nailed a career-long 55-yarder as time ran out. The following week, in a hard-fought 22-14 win at North Carolina State, he was a perfect five-for-five in the field goal department. In his final game as a Buckeye, Nugent scored 15 points against Oklahoma State to become Ohio State’s all-time
leading scorer with 356 points.

Nugent's game-winner against Marshall in 2004.

During his illustrious career, Nugent literally rewrote the Ohio State record book, either setting outright or sharing in 22 school kicking records. Two of the more significant were career marks for field goals made (72 of 88) and career field goal percentage (.857). He also holds the marks for most consecutive field goals made (24), consecutive field goals made in
Ohio Stadium (17) and career 50-yard field goals (8).

Nugent won All-America honors in both 2002 and 2004, becoming the first Ohio State placekicker to receive a spot on the first team. He was a consensus choice in 2004, landing a spot on the Walter Camp, Football Writers, Football Coaches, Sporting News and Associated
Press All-American teams.

At the beginning of the 2004 season, Nugent’s teammates selected him as one of the team captains, the first kicker since 1976 to be so honored. At the end of the year, his teammates chose him as the 2004 MVP.

Game-winning field goal against Purdue. Yes, at one time Purdue was good.

For more information on other players who wore No. 85 go here.

Sources- The Ohio State Team Guide

ALL PLAYERS COVERED TO DATE