2007 (Junior): First-year starter at quarterback for the Buckeyes ... first team all-Big Ten (media) ... second team all-Big Ten (Rivals) ... Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist ... led Big Ten in passing efficiency with 148.94 rating ... 191-299 for 2,379 yards ... 25 TD against 14 interceptions ... 11-14 with four TD passes against Northwestern ...18-29 for 209 yards, two TD at Minnesota ...19-26 for 253 yards passing with three TD at Penn State ... offensive player of week: Northwestern, Kent State, Penn State ... Big Ten player of week: Penn State ... Rex Kern award

2006 (Sophomore): Saw action in three games, playing against Cincinnati, Indiana and Northwestern.

2005 (Freshman): Played in three games ... hooked up with Ted Ginn on a 42-yard touchdown against Miami ... also made appearances against Minnesota and Northwestern.

2004 (Redshirt): Seemed a cinch to redshirt and understudy Justin Zwick and Troy Smith, but that changed in week six when Zwick injured his shoulder at Iowa ... was basically the No. 2 QB from that point on... graduated from St. Henry in the spring of 2003 and enrolled at OSU part-time the following fall ... took part in fall drills until classes started and in Fiesta Bowl practice before enrolling full-time Winter Quarter 2004.

High School: Four-year starter who led St. Henry to the Division V state title game as a freshman ... threw for 7,021 yards and 64 touchdowns in his career, including 2,520 yards and 23 touchdowns as a freshman ... coached by father, Tim Boeckman (now the AD at St. Henry) ... also all-state in basketball and baseball ... four-year letterman in basketball and a three-year letterman in baseball ... averaged 18.6 points per game as a junior ... attended same high school that sent Bobby Hoying and Jim Lachey to Ohio State.

Personal: Son of Tim and Denise Boeckman ... older brother, Trent, played baseball at Defiance and younger brother, Toby, plays football at Cincinnati ... a cousin, Cory Luebke, pitched for OSU and is now in the San Diego Padres organization.