Jim Karsatos, who started at quarterback for Ohio State in the mid-1980s, has died at the age of 61.

He led the Buckeyes to a 9-3 record that year under Earle Bruce, including a 22-13 upset of No. 1 Iowa. Karsatos threw for 2,115 yards with 19 touchdown passes. In 1986, he threw for 1,927 yards ...

In 1978, USC handed eventual AP national champion Alabama its sole defeat and upended No. 1 and undefeated Ohio State in the 1980 Rose Bowl, in Earle Bruce's first season replacing Woody Hayes.

John Glenn and his wife, Annie. When former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce dotted the “i” in 2016, he described it as “the greatest honor I've ever received." ...

He was 61. Karsatos was a native of Fullerton, Calif. He was recruited to play for coach Earle Bruce at Ohio State. He served as Mike Tomczak's backup for the 1984 Big Ten championship season ...

First stop at OSU: After a two-year coaching stop at Syracuse, Tressel was hired in 1983 to be part of Earle Bruce’s coaching staff at Ohio State. He coached quarterbacks, receivers and running ...

He then got into college coaching with assistant coaching stints at Akron, Miami (Ohio) and Ohio State (for Earle Bruce) before becoming the head coach at Youngstown State. In 15 years at YSU ...