Pat Elflein, Curtis Samuel and Malik Hooker are getting trees in Buckeye Grove.
The three Ohio State stars were named first-team All-Americans by Sporting News on Wednesday. That means each player will get their own tree in Buckeye Grove just south of Ohio Stadium on campus.
Elflein and Hooker were selected at their obvious positions of center and safety, while Samuel got the nod as an "athlete." Guard Billy Price and middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan found their names on the second team. These are the first All-American awards for each player this season.