The official BCS pairings were announced earlier this evening and Ohio State is headed back to Arizona to meet the Texas Longhorns in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. This will mark the 3rd time in 4 years that the Buckeyes and Longhorns have met. The last head-to-head went to the Bucks on the road in Austin.
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James Laurinaitis has been voted the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year for the 2008 Season. He was the preseason Defensive Player of the Year in addition to being named 2007’s Player of the Year too.
Being a back-to-back Player of the Year in the Big Ten Conference is a big deal, so big congrats [...]
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The Ohio State Buckeyes won their 5th straight match-up over the Michigan Wolverines, with a dominant 42-7 performance in the ‘Shoe today.
James had 11 tackles for the team, including several big hits, and was named the Chevrolet Player of the Game for his production on the field. Only allowing Michigan into the end zone once [...]
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I’m going to try and not laugh at the Big Ten Network website misspelling Laurinaitis. Maybe they forgot after posting the story on the women’s soccer “Lauren-itis” foursome?
Anyway, here’s James talking about “The Game”:
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The Buckeyes opened the 2008 season with a 43-0 showing, a rare shutout.
That the defense did not give up any points is a strong testament to the strength of the defense, led by James, who registered 5 assisted tackles today. Marcus Freeman had 2 solo and 4 assists to lead all defenders. James played well [...]
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