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Buckeyes DE Worthington is a kid at heart

David Smith/OSU Doug Worthington, Ohio State Football 2009.

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The Associated Press Updated 9:12 AM Thursday, October 29, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ...

BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ Doug Worthington is 6-foot-6 and 276 pounds and likes nothing more than to crunch ball-carriers. Yet we all forget from time to time that he's still just a 22-year-old kid.

He was asked by a local TV sports anchor what, since the Buckeyes are playing on Halloween, his favorite trick-or-treat costume was.

"It had to be Casper. My mom, she bought me a Casper The Friendly Ghost mask and it was something that I was pretty fond of," Worthington said. "I wore it probably all the way to Christmas. I actually won an award at the Old Country Buffet when I went to eat that night. It was something that was really special to me and it's something that she actually still has. It's funny when I go back home and I see it."

Worthington said he might go to a Halloween party after Ohio State's game on Saturday.

"I might be Shaft or something. I haven't got a costume yet," he said. "I might be a football player. Maybe just get my equipment and be a Buckeye. Or I might not go to a party, might just go out to the movies and see a scary movie."

No matter what he does, he hopes he gets some small visitors to his apartment.

"I hope I get some trick-or-treaters around my house," he said. "I've got a whole bunch of candy, so they can take it."

It was suggested that maybe he should try to wear a mask inside his helmet.

"I'll put my game face on; that'd be just as important," he said.

COMPENDIUM:@ The Big Ten record book, full of the info you always wondered about, can be found at www.bigten.org

OTHER SPORTS:@ If you're a fan of all Ohio State (and Big Ten) sports, the Big Ten Network will provide coverage of the conference's field hockey, men's soccer and cross country championships over the next couple of weeks.

LONGER, NOT SHORTER:@ TE Jake Ballard said that, given a choice, he'd prefer the Buckeyes string together a bunch of plays instead of scoring in bursts.

"A long one, definitely. Thatshows you that the offense is clicking," he said. "You don't just have a defensive mistakes that might lead to a long touchdown or a missed coverage or missed tackle or something like that. You're being consistent and moving the ball and getting the job done."

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October 28, 2009 10:07 PM EDT

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