James to be Honored at Hoops Game Sunday

From the Official Football Site:
Three-time All-American to be recognized at halftime of Michigan State game for winning Lowe’s Senior Class Award
Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis, who completed his Ohio State career as a three-time All-American in 2008, will be honored Sunday at halftime of the men’s basketball game vs. Michigan State. Earlier this month, Laurinaitis [...]

McShay Speaks on James’ Senior Bowl No-Show

Happened to catch ESPN’s College Football Live today. I hadn’t really watched since the end of the regular season. So, isn’t it fitting that today’s show was devoted solely to the Big Ten?
Buckeye linebacker alum Chris Spielman was the guest analyst for the day. Even better.
Towards the end of the show, talk turned to the [...]

James Booked for Cleveland Auto Show

James Laurinaitis and Beanie Wells will appear, and sign autographs, at the 2009 Cleveland Auto Show.
Ohio State University (OSU) Buckeyes’ Football Night will take place Tuesday, March 3rd from 6-8 PM.
Find more info on the Auto Show website.

James Not Playing in Senior Bowl

I’m kind of stating the obvious here, but James will not be participating in the upcoming Under Armour “Senior Bowl”. No doubt that he was invited, but respectfully declined.
One could have deduced that simply by looking at his appearance schedule, but I thought I’d make a quick post, just in case anyone was wondering. The [...]

Another Day, More Signings Updates

James will be signing autographs at 1460 The Fan’s Fan Fest ’09 on Monday at 3PM. The all-day event takes place at the Columbus Hilton Polaris and features clinics and autograph sessions with participation from athletes representing the Columbus Crew, Cleveland Indians, Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Clippers, as well as Ohio State footballers. For more [...]

Correction for Findlay Signing

I have a correction on the January 24th signing that James is doing at Findlay Village Mall. It will be happening at Gridiron Sports, not A House Divided.
At the time I posted about this signing the only info out was the mall, so I looked at the online directory and took a shot in [...]

January 15th Signing in Dayton

James will do an autograph signing in Dayton on Thursday, January 15 in Dayton, OH.
Here’s the blurb from CHeroes.com:
JAMES LAURINAITIS, LB for Ohio State, will be signing at Cardboard Heroes at The Dayton Mall from 7:00-9:00 PM. Tickets will be $20 per item, $15 for inscriptions (each inscription can be up to 5 words), and [...]

James to sign at Polaris Buckeye Corner

ETA: This event has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Instead, Malcolm Jenkins, Todd Boeckman, AJ Trapasso, and Ryan Pretorius will appear. [FLYER]
Another day, another autograph signing to report! I found this one, courtesy of SigningsHotline.com.
James will return to Polaris Mall Saturday, January 17th, to sign autographs at the Buckeye Corner. This past weekend, [...]

James, Father to Speak at Make-A-Wish Event

James, and his father Joe, will be on hand for the Northwest Ohio Make-A-Wish Foundation’s annual celebrity sports auction and dinner. The event takes place February 26 at the SeaGate Convention Centre in Toledo, OH. (After the NFL Combine)
Here is a brief description of the event:
This exciting event will include dinner, live and silent auctions, [...]

More Laurinaitis Signings

Some more autograph signings with James have been announced. I’ve found these thanks to the great posters at Buckeye Planet.
So here are the newest appearances:
Sunday, January 18th, 2-4 PM (ET)
Team Shop at Lima (OH) Mall
Same deal as the Buckeye Room signings ($20.00 Autographs and $10.00 for inscriptions)
Sunday, January 24th, TBA
A House Divided?? at Findlay (OH) [...]