Ohio State has won a share or won outright the past four Big Ten Conference titles. One common denominator has been that the Ohio State quarterback has lead the conference in pass efficiency each of the four seasons. In 2004, the Buckeyes finished 4-4 in the Big Ten and their top QB wasn't in the Top 3 in passing efficiency that season.
* - Returning Starters
- Terrelle Pryor, soph., Ohio State*
- Juice Williams, senior, Illinois*
- Daryll Clark, senior, Penn State*
- Ricky Stanzi, junior, Iowa*
- Adam Weber, junior, Minnesota*
- Dustin Sherer, senior, Wisconsin*
- Ben Chappell, junior, Indiana
- Mike Kafka, senior, Northwestern
- Joey Elliott, senior, Purdue
- Nick Sheridan, junior, Michigan
Top Back-ups returning
- Eddie McGee, junior, Illinois
- Kirk Cousins, sophomore, Michigan State
- Joe Bauserman, sophomore, Ohio State
- Dan Persa, sophomore, Northwestern
Top Newcomers
- Tate Forcier, true freshman, Michigan
- Keith Nichol, sophomore, Michigan State (OU transfer)
- Kevin Newsome, true freshman, Penn State
- James Vandeberg, redshirt frosh, Iowa
- Curt Phillips, redshirt frosh, Wisconsin
- MarQueis Gray, Prop 48 freshman, Minnesota
- Caleb TerBush, redshirt frosh, Purdue
- Adam Follett, redshirt frosh, Indiana
Quarterbacks from 2008 that have departed
- Brian Hoyer, senior '08, Michigan State*
- C.J. Bacher, senior '08, Northwestern*
- Curtis Painter, senior '08, Purdue*
- Pat Devlin, sophomore, '08, Penn State (transferred to Delaware)
- Kellen Lewis, junior '08, Indiana (dismissed)*
- Steven Threet, freshman '08, Michigan (transferred to Arizona State)*
Six starters return in the Big Ten for the 2009 season, including the conference's Top 4 in passing efficiency from '08. Michigan State will have a brand new starter, while part-time starters look to fill the roles at Northwestern, Indiana and Purdue. Michigan may open with a true frosh in the starting lineup.
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