Major: Unknown (1992-93)

Weight: 214 (1993), 210 (1992)

1993 Media Guide: Made positive strides the last two weeks of spring drills when he began to play with more confidence … is working hard to regain some quickness that he lost following knee surgery in high school … did not come to Ohio State 100 percent last fall due to the injury, and was redshirted last season … still practiced most of the season, and participated on the scout team … has a bright future with the Buckeyes if he can get his knee back to full strength.

1992 Media Guide: Willard tore his right knee’s ACL in his senior year’s season opener, played briefly in the game but then missed the rest of the season when he underwent surgery … was SuperPrep magazine’s top rated running back in the nation heading into the 1991 season and was a Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American … rushed for 1,259 yards as a sophomore and 1,591 more as a junior with 21 touchdowns … led the Greyhounds to the state playoffs each of those two seasons … was a first team Division I all-Ohio selection as a junior, a USA Today honorable mention All-American and the Columbus Dispatch/Agonis Club Back of the Year … rushed for 280 yards against Westerville South as a junior … team had a three-year record of 29-4 and captured three straight league championships … high school coach was Brian Cross … earned three letters in basketball and two in track … would like to own a business someday … born 10-18-73.