Five former Ohio State Buckeyes will play in Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara (photo). That's more than any other college will put on the field in the matchip between the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos. Five Buckeyes will play major roles in the game, while a sixth, rookie tight end Jeff Heuerman, sits on the Denver injured reserve after tearing his ACL in preseason camp.
The five former Buckeyes on the field ties Ohio State's Super Bowl record. The Buckeyes also had five players in Super Bowl XI in 1977 between Minnesota and Oakland and five in Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000 between St.