Remember back in 1968?

Well I certainly don't—that was way before my time. But being a young Buckeye fan means lots of research and reading to learn the rich tradition of Buckeye football.

While tampering about what to write about for my next article, I was thinking about that rich tradition the buckeyes have. I remember hearing and reading about the 1968 season, with 13 (10 starters) sophomore members of that team being known as "The Super Sophomores."

While it may be hard to duplicate this, the 2009 Buckeyes certainly have a chance of coming close.

The upcoming season for the Buckeyes shows a plethora of young players jockeying for playing time.

And while they have returning veterans such as Kurt Coleman and Anderson Russell, the young ones may make the biggest impact.

Here is my list of the five biggest impact sophomores for the 2009 Buckeyes:

Super Sophomore No. 1: QB Terrelle Pryor

The first player I'd like to highlight is the obvious one, Terrelle Pryor or "TP" as Buckeye fans know him as.

He touted with greatness last year, but also showed his youth—such as against Penn State. He could've went right up the middle for a first down on a key play, but instead he cut right and on an attempt to stiff arm, he fumbled the ball. Pryor was the 2008 Big Ten freshman of the year, and received the 2009 Preseason Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year accolade.

Pryor finished up the year leading the Buckeyes to the Fiesta Bowl. He recorded 1,311 yards passing, 631 yards rushing with 18 total touchdowns on 10 starts. And, he also recorded a 5-yard reception touchdown.

Look for TP's stats to sky rocket with a year under his belt.

Super Sophomore No. 2: WR DeVier Posey

The next sophomore I'd like to highlight is receiver DeVier Posey. While not getting a huge amount of playing time in 2008, when he did, Posey impressed. He recorded 117 yards on 11 receptions in 2008, with a 10.6 yards per catch average and one touchdown. Posey also ran track in high school so the speed is there with a 4.4/4.5 40 time.

He also returned one punt in 2008, and while Ray Small is the obvious punt returner for 2009, look for Posey to be returning punts in future years.

As of the Spring Depth Chart, Posey is the No. 1 receiver coming into the season.

Super Sophomore No. 3: LB Etienne Sabino

Next up is sophomore linebacker Etienne Sabino. Like Posey, Sabino did not see a ton of playing time in 2008. In 2008, Sabino's role came more in the special teams game recording a touchdown off of a Malcolm Jenkins blocked punt.

Expect Sabino's role to extend to more defense this year at the linebacker position.

As of the Spring Depth Chart, Sabino is the No. 2 middle linebacker behind Austin Spitler. My personal prediction is that he will be starting by mid-season.

Super Sophomore No. 4: RB Daniel Herron

Known as "Boom" Herron, he posses some boom (pun intended) in him, along with speed. He was the primary running back in 2008 whenever Beanie Wells was injured. Herron made the 2009 pre-season Doak Walker award watch list. He totaled for 439 yards rushing on 89 attempts in 2008 along with six touchdowns.

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