COLUMBUS, Ohio (SportingNews.com) — A look at the 2008 Ohio State football team, by the numbers:

$2,325,900-Jim Tressel’s salary this year, not counting bonuses, benefits and a $40,000 contribution to his retirement plan.
$1,300,000-Original construction cost of Ohio Stadium in 1922.

76,346-Announced attendance, grossly inflated by university officials, for spring game. “I didn’t see 76,000,” running back Maurice Wells said.

800-Ohio State’s all-time win total, out of 1,156 games, if the Buckeyes beat Youngstown State and Ohio University to start the season.

476-Number of victories by college head coaches named Tressel: 208 by Jim at Youngstown State and Ohio State; 124 by Jim’s brother Dick, Ohio State assistant and former head coach at Hamline; and 155 by the late Lee, father of Jim and Dick, while at Baldwin-Wallace.

335-Weight in pounds of heaviest Buckeye, OL Steve Rehring.

160-Weight in pounds of skinniest Buckeye, K Mike Mattimoe.

29-Age of K Ryan Pretorius, born May 2, 1979, in South Africa.

24-Ohio State football players honored as academic All-Big Ten last fall.

18-Returning starters from last year’s 11-2 team.

16-States, other than Ohio, that have spawned players on Buckeyes roster.

10-TB Chris “Beanie” Wells’ siblings.

9-Losses, without a win, for Ohio State against Southeastern Conference teams in bowl games, including lopsided defeats to Florida and LSU in the last two BCS title games.

8-Wins Jim Tressel needs to match his mentor Earle Bruce’s 81 to move into a tie for third place in coaching victories at the school (Woody Hayes has 205, John Cooper 111).

7-Ex-Buckeyes in Pro Football Hall of Fame (coaches Paul Brown and Sid Gillman, players Lou Groza, Dante Lavelli, Jim Parker, Paul Warfield and Bill Willis).

5-Where Ohio State finished in the final AP poll of the 2007.

4-Games the Buckeyes will play before they attend their first class of the fall semester on Sept. 24.

3-More turnovers Ohio State had than it forced last season.

2-Big Ten teams Buckeyes do not play this fall (Indiana, Iowa).

1-QB Terrelle Pryor’s ranking among all prep football players in the country last season.

0-Number of times Ohio State has won three consecutive outright Big Ten titles, something the Buckeyes can achieve this fall.

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