Dispatch sports reporter/columnist Rob Oller each week finds a former Buckeye for a question-and-answer session.
Ty Howard
Age: 42
Years at Ohio State: 1993-96
Current residence: Powell
Briggs graduate Ty Howard grew up mere miles from Ohio Stadium and never considered escaping the shadow of the Horseshoe. Recruited by Penn State, Michigan, Florida and Tennessee, the cornerback joined the Buckeyes as a member of one of the more celebrated recruiting classes in OSU history. He played parts of four seasons in the NFL for the Arizona Cardinals (1997-98), Cincinnati Bengals (1999) and Tennessee Titans (2000) before becoming a sales rep, first for Worthington Steel and the past 10 years for St.