James was a guest on 97.1 The Fan’s “The Big Show” yesterday, here in Columbus. Here’s a little more about the daily sports radio talk show:
Join former Buckeyes Chris Spielman and Kirk Herbstreit along with Bruce Hooley every weekday for late-breaking sports news and hot topics. The three will weigh in on the most significant [...]

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Scoured the net a little to find out a little more about James’ draft day and thoughts. Found some interesting stuff!
The Rams were trying to trade up to get James. They were convinced that Detroit was going to take him with the 33rd overall pick. They didn’t, and the rest is history!
Also, the Rams were [...]

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With the 3rd (35th overall) pick in the Second round, the St. Louis Rams selected James Laurinaitis.
He was the 3rd Buckeye drafted (following Malcolm Jenkins, 14 and Beanie Wells, 31) in today’s draft. And immediately after James, the Cleveland Browns made a pick and chose Brian Robiskie. Great day for the Buckeyes!
I spent my college [...]

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James and 7 of his Buckeye teammates have been named to the 2009 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.
According to the press release, qualifications for membership in the inaugural NFF National Honor Society include:
Being a starter or a significant substitute in one’s last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football [...]

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James Laurinaitis and good friend Marcus Freeman stopped by WBNS 10TV’s weekly sports program, Wall-to-Wall Sports. They spoke about the combine and Pryor’s progress.
James has also appeared on ESPN’s pre-draft series “On the Clock”, but I wasn’t able to record that and that particular episode did not repeat.

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