| Buckeye Bits: Is listed in the rotation at field corner ... heads into spring practice aiming to win time at nickel spot ... is on most of Ohio State’s special teams ... enters his fourth year in the program ... good athlete who is a smart, competitive player ... has become much more physical.
2007 (Sophomore): Limited by injury the first half of the season ... rehabilitating from left knee surgery he underwent last spring ... saw important action on three special teams units in seven regular-season games and the bowl ... special teams dog tags: Kent State ... second-year letterman.
2006 (Freshman): Saw action in 12 games in the defensive secondary and on special teams ... collected nine tackles, including four solo stops ... intercepted Indiana’s Blake Powers on the Hoosiers’ final drive to cap Ohio State’s 44-3 win ... had two tackles in the IU game after a career-high three stops against Bowling Green ... had solo tackles vs. Penn State and Iowa.
2005 (Redshirt): Redshirted, but impressed the coaches right from the start with his ability and desire to learn.
High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back at Middletown and excelled at both positions ... second-team all-state as a senior ... seven interceptions on defense to go along with 35 receptions for 500 yards and seven touchdowns on offense as a senior ... won all-league honors as both a junior and a senior ... from the same high school that produced former Ohio State standouts Sonny Gordon and Todd Bell, both of whom played defensive back for the Buckeyes ... played three years of varsity basketball and also ran track (400 and relays) ... Middies won the state track title his freshman year.
Personal: Son of Carey and Teresa Amos ... enjoys video games and likes to fish (caught a 21-pound catfish in the summer of 2005 for his biggest catch) ... has two older brothers. | 
