When it was reported on Ohio State Buckeyes.com that Jim Otis, Keith Byars and Chris Ward were on the College Hall of Fame ballot it surprised me a little. I guess I had assumed the Buckeye running backs had already been inducted into the HOF.
I can think of reasons why they haven’t been so honored, and if I am correct, they had nothing to do with the Ohio State running backs performances on the field. One fell victim to the changes in college offenses, and the other was affected by one play in a game he didn’t even participate in.