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CB Chimdi Chekwa (Official Thread)

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OSU football: Chekwa finishes where he started
Senior began playing football in New Orleans
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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The first time Chimdi Chekwa's name appeared in newspapers was long before he became a standout cornerback for Ohio State.

It goes back years before he was featured for helping East Ridge High School in Clermont, Fla., reach the state playoffs in 2004 and 2005, and for the recruiting interest that followed.

Instead, the initial public mention of Chekwa occurred in June 1997, when the New Orleans Times-Picayune ran a list of which students earned the highest grades in the 1996-97 school year at Westbank Cathedral Elementary School.

Chekwa was among the third-graders so honored.

Later, the papers mentioned his helping Westbank win the boys flag football championship. He then appeared on the honor roll at Ellender Middle School, and for helping Ellender win a track and field championship.

Chekwa spent nearly 14 years of his life in the New Orleans area, which makes next Tuesday's Sugar Bowl appearance against Arkansas a special game for the fifth-year senior and his family.

He will play his last collegiate game in the city where he first played the sport.

"We have fond memories there," said his father, Charles Chekwa. "He's going where the whole thing started for him."

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VWY3vHophw"]YouTube - TheBuckeyeTimes.com: Sugar Bowl Media Day with Ohio State cornerback Chimdi Chekwa[/ame]
 
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Posted: Tuesday January 4, 2011
Road to Sugar Bowl began far away from Columbus for OSU's Chekwa
Senior corner Chimdi Chekwa will finish his Ohio State career in Sugar Bowl
The Louisiana native is the Buckeyes' only All-America and their only Cajun
Chekwa's path to football began when his parents escaped war-torn Nigeria
By Jordan Conn, Special to SI.com

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Cornerback Chimdi Chekwa has gone from a lightly recruited prospect to the key figure on an elite Ohio State defense.
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There is no controversy surrounding Chimdi Chekwa's final game for Ohio State.

No self-reported NCAA violations. No conspicuous suspension. No fresh vow to remain a Buckeye.

For the senior cornerback, this is it. Tuesday night in the Superdome, with the attention likely focused on his more famous and infamous teammates, Chekwa will play his final game as a Buckeye. He'll play it in front of 15 family members and a gathered horde of friends, about seven miles from where he grew up.

Chekwa is the Buckeyes' only Cajun. He's also their only All-America this season.

The Sugar Bowl will mark the end of a career that began when Chekwa was a raw and unheralded recruit and will end in his hometown with a BCS bowl game on the line. Chekwa has progressed steadily throughout his career, from a redshirt, to a nickel back, to a fringe starter, to one of the nation's top lockdown corners.

"He has such an understanding of the game," Ohio State cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson said. "You never have to tell him anything twice -- a lot of times you don't even have to tell him once. So he's constantly getting better."

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Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/ncaa/01/03/ohio-state-chekwa/index.html#ixzz1A6SvDeu5
 
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Chimdi got hurt on the second of back-to-back solid plays. He was on the punt coverage to make a tackle right after the catch, and then he had great coverage to break up the deep ball on the play where he fell on his wrist.

Thanks for a stellar career, Chimdi. Best of luck at the next level, and enjoy watching that tree grow in the Grove.
 
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buchtelgrad04;1850783; said:
He had 2 screws & a wire inserted in his wrist. He's unable to participate in the Senior Bowl, but he has a follow up appointment tomorrow. He'll find out about his chances to participate in the combine. His spirits are high. He's upbeat.
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Thanks for the info

Keep your head up Chimdi!!!! Thanks for a GREAT career!!!
 
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Chekwa on the mend

Senior cornerback Chimdi Chekwa was having a fun final game with the Buckeyes until he fell on his right wrist after defending a deep pass late in the first quarter.

"I dislocated it," Chekwa said. When Ohio State training and medical personnel arrived, "They popped it - most of it - back in, but not all the way back in yet."

He was expected to undergo surgery yesterday in Columbus to help reset the joint, "and I should be fine," Chekwa said.

But the pain was more than physical during the game. Not only was it his last game, but the Buckeyes were struggling at times on defense.

"It hurts. For a moment, I wanted to cry," Chekwa said. "But I knew my guys could still get it done."
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2011/01/06/brewster-considers-draft.html?sid=101
 
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