The Ohio State Buckeyes football team begins its 2011 campaign with more questions than answers. First and foremost is how new head coach Luke Fickell will be able to handle his new role given the fact that he has no prior head coaching experience. The Buckeyes will also have to replace several starters on both sides of the ball, including seven starters on defense, and quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who decided to make himself eligible for the NFL’s supplemental draft(if there is one) rather than face the music in Columbus. As if that wasn’t enough, Ohio State might open it’s season with the first true freshman under center since Art Schilchter did so for Woody Hayes in the late 1970s.

Nevertheless, the coach Fickell and the Buckeyes seem determined to forge ahead and put forth their best effort in their attempt to win yet another Big Ten Title. And, while the entire nation knows that the fate of this football team might rest on both the arms and legs of Braxton Miller, here are five lesser known players that could provided almost as much impact as the 2011 season plays out….