Ohio State had four starters in the Super Bowl for the first time ever, but they came up short of winning the game.
Cornerback Eli Apple, safety Vonn Bell, defensive end Sam Hubbard and right tackle Isaiah Prince all started for the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday night’s final game of the NFL season. If you include Joe Burrow, who started his college career at Ohio State but played his final two college football seasons at LSU, the Buckeyes had five starters – all for the Bengals – in Sunday night’s game.
Before this year, Ohio State had never had more than three starters in a Super Bowl; the Buckeyes had three starters in both Super Bowl III (Tom Matte and Bob Vogel for the Colts and Matt Snell for the Jets) and Super Bowl XXXI (Keith Byars, Terry Glenn and William Roberts for the Patriots), but never had four starters in a single Super Bowl until Sunday.