Slobs are people who are 'lazy and dirty or messy ' or just simply 'ordinary ' , according to the dictionary . They are also the offensive lineman for the reigning NCAA football champion Ohio State Buckeyes . Being a slob requires a player to be 'mean ' and 'nasty ' , be able to work hard ' and 'know how to eat '' like a 'human garbage disposal ' . Scroll down for video . Members of the Ohio State Buckeyes offensive line ( some pictured ) affectionately call themselves 'slobs ' Former Buckeye Andrew Norwell , who now plays guard in the NFL for the Panthers , created the name in 2013 . Junior Chase Farris said : 'When we slob , we slob together . There 's no single slobs . It 's just a group of slobs ' Former Buckeye Andrew Norwell , who now plays guard for the Carolina Panthers in the NFL , created the name in 2013 , according to The Zone . Norwell came up with nickname while he was drawing pictures in the team 's meeting room . Right guard Pat Elflein explained : 'He 'd just draw a bunch of goofy pictures and just mash a bunch of animals together . 'He 'd just make them look real funny together , and one of them , he made one of them and he called it a slob . 'It was a big , ugly , thing and it just kind of caught on that we 're the slobs . ' The name caught on and the guys on the team kept using it when Norwell moved on . They will continue to use the affectionate term in the coming season as four out of five of the team 's starting offensive lineman will be returning , the Columbus Dispatch reported . Junior linemen Chase Farris said : ' A slob is n't what you look like , a slob is how you act , it 's what you are , it 's what you do . ' 'We go eat , we slob . When we 're together in the meeting room , we slob . 'When we 're on the field , we slob . 'When we slob , we slob together . 'There 's no single slobs . It 's just a group of slobs . ' Despite the funny nickname , left guard Billy Price ( wearing No . 54 ) said a lineman has to be good to be a slob . Right guard Pat Elflein ( No . 65 ) explained Norwell drew a goofy , ugly picture and then called it a slob . The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Oregon Ducks by a final score of 42 to 20 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT & T Stadium on January 12 , 2015 in Arlington , Texas . Despite the funny nickname , left guard Billy Price said a lineman has to be good to be a slob . Offensive coordinator Ed Warinner will be in charge of finding a slob to fill the vacant spot . He said : ' I mean , they are human garbage disposals . 'They eat 8,000 calories a day , and they look pretty good doing it , so if I tried to keep up with them you 'd have to get 4XL for me . ' The slobs protected third-string quarterback Cardale Jones during the first College Football Playoff national championship game and Ohio State trounced the Oregon Ducks 42-20 . The team 's defense was able to contain Heisman winner Marcus Mariota and the Buckeyes ended the season with a 14-1 record .
To earn the nickname a player must be mean , nasty and 'know how to eat ' Guard for NFL 's Carolina Panthers , Andrew Norwell , created name in 2013 . Buckeyes beat Texas Ducks 42-20 in NCAA national championship game . Offensive line was able to protect third-string quarterback Cardale Jones . Play of 'slobs ' on offensive line was big reason Ohio State had 14-1 record .