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April 2009
OSU’s Boeckman will try out with Bengals
If you’re wondering about Ohio State Buckeyes who didn’t get their names called in the NFL Draft, here is the latest from OSU’s sports information department:
Alex Boone — Signed free-agent deal with 49ers
A.J. Trapasso — Signed free-agent deal with Titans
Todd Boeckman — The St. Henry grad has a tryout with the Bengals on Saturday
Rory Nicol — Has a tryout with the Redskins on Saturday
Brandon Smith — Going to Bears minicamp this weekend on tryout basis
Ben Person — Has a tryout with the Lions on Thursday
Steve Rehring — He’ll try out with the Bengals
Nader Abdallah — He’ll try out with the Jaguars this weekend
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OSU students will hold ‘beach party’ at Spring Game
If you’re heading over to Columbus on Saturday for the Buckeyes’ Spring Game, expect to see a lot of activity around Ohio Stadium.
Here’s the schedule:
10 a.m.: Gate 32 opens for students. 11 a.m.: OSU men’s lacrosse game vs. Notre Dame. 1:30 p.m.: Spring Football Game.
OSU students will be holding a “beach party” in the south stands, turning them into “South Beach.” Temperatures are expected to be in the 80s.
Festivities will include beach-themed music, games and prizes. Students are being asked to wear beach attire. Hopefully the players will be able to concentrate on the field.
Cost for students is free, $5 for the general public.
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Buckeyes will play Hoosiers in prime time on Big Ten Network
If you’re an Ohio State football fan planning on making the trip to Indiana this season (thousands do every year), you’ll be able to sleep in.
The Buckeyes and Hoosiers will play at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, in Bloomington. The game is one of eight night games this season that will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
OSU and IU haven’t met since 2006 due to the Big Ten scheduling rotation. Indiana hasn’t beaten the Buckeyes since 1988.
Seven of the Big Ten’s teams will participate in a night game on the Big Ten Network. In all, the network will televise approximately 40 games this fall. Start times for other early-season games will be announced at a later date.
Big Ten Network’s 2009 Prime-time Schedule:
Thursday, Sept. 3 Indiana vs. Eastern Kentucky, 8 PM
Saturday, Sept. 5 Wisconsin vs. Northern Illinois, 7 PM
Saturday, Sept. 12 Minnesota vs. Air Force, 7 PM Illinois vs. Illinois State, 7 PM
Saturday, Oct. 3 Indiana vs. Ohio State, 7 PM
Saturday, Oct. 17 Indiana vs. Illinois, 7 PM
Saturday, Oct. 24 Michigan State vs. Iowa, 7 PM
Saturday, Oct. 31 Minnesota vs. Michigan State, 8 PM
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Coleman on preseason watch list for Lott Trophy
Northmont grad Kurt Coleman is a player to watch this season. A press release from OSU:
Ohio State safety Kurt Coleman has been named to the 2009 Lott Trophy Watch List, it was announced today by Ronnie Lott at a luncheon in Newport Beach, Ca.
The Watch List is made up of 42 of the nation ’s top defensive players who have had the biggest IMPACT on their teams on and off the field. IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
Coleman is a 5-11, 188-pound senior from Clayton, Ohio. He had 78 tackles and four interceptions last season as a junior and led the Buckeyes with 11 tackles in the Fiesta Bowl.
There are 14 repeat nominees, the most in the six years of the award, including seven quarter-finalists from a year ago and semi-finalist Eric Berry of Tennessee, an All-American and the SEC Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore.
The other quarter-finalists nominated this year are Boston College Linebacker Mark Herzlich, the ACC Defensive Player of the Year; South Carolina’s Eric Norwood, who led the SEC in sacks, Florida’s Brandon Spikes, Missouri’s Sean Weatherspoon, Kentucky’s Jeremy Jarmon, BYU’s Jan Jorgensen and South Florida’ s George Selvie.
Thirty-eight different schools are represented on the Watch List. Alabama, BYU, Georgia and UCLA each have two players nominated.
Named after Hall of Famer Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football’s Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Now in its sixth year, The Lott Trophy is the only college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.
Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, the award is given to a player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
David Pollack of Georgia won the initial Lott Trophy in 2004. DeMeco Ryans of Alabama won the award in 2005, Daymeion Hughes of Cal was the recipient in 2006, Glenn Dorsey of LSU in 2007 and James Laurinaitis of Ohio State last year.
Georgia, Alabama, Cal, LSU and Ohio State have each received $25,000 for their general scholarship funds. In five years, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has now donated nearly $650,000 to various charities, including the four universities.
In addition to Berry and Herzlich, Jerry Hughes (TCU, Mountain West) and Alex Carrington (Arkansas State, Sun Belt) were named the Defensive Players of the Year in their respective conferences.
Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, The IMPACT Foundation Board of Advisors comprised of many retired NFL players and Legends Coaches, a distinguish ed group of former head college coaches.
The winner will be announced at a gala black-tie banquet at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach, Ca. on December 13th, 2009.
