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Buckeyes’ Coleman will return for senior season
Just got a press release from Ohio State. Kurt Coleman will take the field for his senior season:
All-Big Ten defensive back Kurt Coleman announced this morning that he has decided to stay at Ohio State for his senior year.
A statement from Coleman:
“After a lot of thought and study, I have decided to remain at Ohio State for the 2009 season to complete my degree and my college football career.
“I am extremely blessed to be in the position where these opportunities are possible, and I’m very grateful for the support of my family, my teammates and the Ohio State community.
“My decision to come back is a lot about helping this team. I feel we can do anything next year. We have a lot of great leaders coming back and an excellent group of underclass talent. For me personally, my family and I felt this was the best decision for me, to make my career at Ohio State even better than it has already been.
“I have a lot to prove to myself and a lot of things I want to accomplish. With one more year here, I can attain all those goals.
Coleman, a Northmont High graduate, was Ohio State’s defensive champion four times last season and an all-Big Ten selection. He had 78 tackles as a junior and four interceptions for the Buckeyes.
He is scheduled to graduate next December with a bachelor’s degree in sport and leisure studies.
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By Tex
January 14, 2009 11:41 AM | Link to this
Mr. Coleman better stay in school a long time. He can’t even cover average receivers for my beloved Horns. How the hell does he expect to cover real wide outs in the NFLBy jungledawg32
January 14, 2009 11:54 AM | Link to this
Hey Tex, it was hard for him to cover when he was in McCoy’s grill all night. You should thank the coaching staff for your open receivers…By Mr.DadSir
January 14, 2009 12:15 PM | Link to this
Hey jungle I sure hope Tex was listening to you the loss was a coaches loss for not putting the team in a position to win.By Big Burrito
January 14, 2009 12:44 PM | Link to this
All three of you have missed the point of his announcment! He’s going to stay in school and (hopefully) have and injury free senior year and graduate with a 4 year college degree. Who cares if he can cover or tackle, lets just be happy that he’s using his brain and not just his muscles. And no before you reply with some silly remark about me being someone who dislikes football, thats not the case! I love the sport and spent many years of my youth, and early adult life playing and coaching.By Festoon Fussnucker
January 14, 2009 3:04 PM | Link to this
Hey Tex..are you just a Texan wanna be, a bandwagon sort of guy from Ohio, or an actual fan from Texas who just stumbled onto this DDN website?By bunny
January 14, 2009 7:07 PM | Link to this
coleman is average at best..all big ten…big deal the conference is about as strong as the mac.By Mack Brown
January 15, 2009 9:06 AM | Link to this
“After a lot of thought and study, I have decided to remain at Ohio State for the 2009 season to complete my degree and my college football career.” Translation: The NFL said you aren’t going to get drafted.By bunny
January 15, 2009 6:22 PM | Link to this
good point mack,harline won’t go high eitherBy bucks guy
January 15, 2009 8:49 PM | Link to this
Coleman is in fact a 4th round pick which is better than Washington who left. Kurt was top 3 in tackles and 1 in picks. So he has the credentials. The class act is that he is staying for the team. Team before me. That is remarkable.