Tom Herman may have the H-Town Takeover in place down in Houston, but Ohio State is about to invade the House that Peyton Built.
The Buckeyes failed to win the 2015 National Championship, but a huge portion of its title-winning team from a year earlier is set to overrun Lucas Oil Stadium this week at the NFL Combine. Of the 332 players invited to the Combine, Urban Meyer's program shelled out 14 invitees (4.2 percent) to the league's biggest showcase and evaluation period of talent — more than any other team.
| TEAM | INVITES |
|---|---|
| OHIO STATE | 14 |
| MICHIGAN STATE | 7 |
| PENN STATE | 5 |
| IOWA | 4 |
| MARYLAND | 4 |
| INDIANA | 4 |
| NEBRASKA | 4 |
| ILLINOIS | 3 |
| MINNESOTA | 3 |
| WISCONSIN | 3 |
| NORTHWESTERN | 2 |
| MICHIGAN | 2 |
| RUTGERS | 2 |
| PURDUE | 1 |
The second closest to Ohio State in player invites was its opponent in the Fiesta Bowl, Notre Dame, with 10.