For the second year in a row, James Laurinaitis has been voted Team Captain by his teammates. He is the program’s 7th 2-year captain.
This season he will be joined by Malcolm Jenkins, Todd Boeckman, and Brian Robiskie; 2 players from offense and 2 from defense.
Go Bucks!
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And because I do have Laurinaitis, I headed down to the ‘Shoe tonight to catch a glimpse of the 2008 Buckeyes. Lookin’ good. Lookin’ good.
Since this is the first and only open practice, it was quite obvious that the staff wasn’t going to show their hand to the public. Even after nixing the autograph session […]
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Ohio State’s Fall Camp opened yesterday with a lengthy Special Teams practice; one of the team’s weakest points last year.
OSU’s second practice of Fall Camp can be watched on the Big Ten Network tonight at 9PM (ET). Here’s a blurb from the press release:
The Big Ten Network and “Big Ten Tonight” kick off a […]
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Rumors are swirling that James, along with teammates Todd Boeckman and Beanie Wells just did a cover photoshoot for Sports Illustrated that will hit newsstands sometime next month. It will be one of the regional covers released for the annual College Football Preview issue.
Sounds tight. Can’t wait to see it!
ETA: Ohio State Athletics website with […]
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Rivals has released their 2008 Power Rankings of the Top 25 players and coaches in college football at the conclusion of spring practices. Ohio State boasts two #1s at their respective positions; Chris “Beanie” Wells is the top ranked RB in the nation while James Laurinaitis takes the top spot in the linebacker corps.
Not too […]
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With the conclusion of Spring Practices, ESPN has revised its pre-season Top 25 poll. Apparently they were impressed with what they saw in Columbus because the Ohio State Buckeyes are the new #1 team.
Raise your hand if you want to see the Buckeyes back in the BCS title game … didn’t think so. But with […]
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It should come as no surprise that the officially confirmed start time for the September 13 game at USC is 5PM local, which translates to an 8 PM kickoff here on the East Coast.
This gives the team its 3rd primetime late game for the 2009 season.
No big. The Bucks aint scared.
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Living in the moment is no fun, so the draft “gurus” - for lack of a better adjective - are already looking ahead to the 2009 NFL Draft.
It should come as no surprise that many already have James in the Top 10 5. ESPN’s Mel Kiper has Lil’ Animal at the very top of his […]
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