Kicking open door to Buckeyes lore

This was the moment Devin Barclay dreamed about when he retired from professional soccer, enrolled at Ohio State University and joined the football team as an invited walk-on.

As darkness descended on Ohio Stadium and 105,455 scarlet and gray-clad fans looked on with nervous anticipation, Barclay trotted onto the field with an opportunity to beat Iowa by making a 39-yard field goal in overtime.

In just his second game as the team's starting placekicker, the Annapolis native was being called upon to break a 24-24 tie and lift the host Buckeyes to their fifth straight Big Ten Championship.

Barclay, 26, calmly went...