DB Malcolm Jenkins (All B1G, All-American, Thorpe Award, All-Pro, 2x Super Bowl Champion)

[OHSportsFan]

off-topic- those away whites look great!

on-topic- Malcom is pretty good

 

[Bleed S & G]

That's what it looked like to me...and I know the Buckeyes had help in the endzone, but I think Sweed had a very good chance at making that catch in the endzone...

aftr wacthing it again, i think other than that there was one other possibility.. which was he was jumping a post and misread the route, when he leaned into him it was almost like he was cutting in and sweed wasn't.. but thats just one possible scenario, i personally think it was just interfrnce to prevent a jump ball, but what do i know

 

[BrianO]

Sorry for the repetition but I have to reiterate that Jenkins is the man. I think he has a lot of up side. The Sweed play was nice but I really loved the way he played run support. Sure tackler and he gets off the WR blocks quickly. He had a couple of minor mistakes that came from being too aggressive but I hope he keeps doing what he is doing.

 

[DaddyBigBucks]

Limas Sweed: 3 catches for 37 yards and zero touchdowns

The only bad thing I can think of about that stat-line is that we might only have Malcolm for one year after this one. He's going to get better, and he's already very, very good.

 

[lvbuckeye]

aftr wacthing it again, i think other than that there was one other possibility.. which was he was jumping a post and misread the route, when he leaned into him it was almost like he was cutting in and sweed wasn't.. but thats just one possible scenario, i personally think it was just interfrnce to prevent a jump ball, but what do i know

i suspected the same thing... especially when the ball landed in the middle of the endzone, and they were still out at the hashes...

i think that Malcom saw the ball before Sweed did...

 

[tyrus]

Did anyone notice MJ dropped the ball right at the goal line??? I cant believe nobody was talking about that on TV.

Also, the roughing the kicker wasn't real smart, he dove after the K was following through.

I like his toughness and the way he gets after it, but he seems to always be border-line doing something "extra" after a play.

 

[txbuckeye1983]

Did anyone notice MJ dropped the ball right at the goal line??? I cant believe nobody was talking about that on TV.

Also, the roughing the kicker wasn't real smart, he dove after the K was following through.

I like his toughness and the way he gets after it, but he seems to always be border-line doing something "extra" after a play.

Him and Anderson Russell both. But they are both playmakers, that's for sure.

 

[NYBuckeye]

Did anyone notice MJ dropped the ball right at the goal line??? I cant believe nobody was talking about that on TV.

I really thought he dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line. I thought that was why the play was being reviewed. If we get that highlight posted it will be interesting to take another look.

 

[bucknut11]

Did anyone notice MJ dropped the ball right at the goal line??? I cant believe nobody was talking about that on TV.

They mentioned it several times this evening on ABC/E$PN.

 

[OhioState49]

They just went over it on Sportscenter too!

 

[Magua]

On Sportscenter it looked like he held the ball JUST over the goaline before he threw it behind him(ball hit on the 1yard line or so but he flipped it backwards).

Some people questioned it, Rece Davis just said he thought he was in.

Anyways, great play today from Malcolm and the rest of the Defense.

 

[Smooth Olaf]

A bunch of us commented on it in the game thread. Personally, I think PSU got hosed. It sure looked to me like he spiked it early. Something tells me he's going to have some choice words tossed his way during the film session.

 

[NFBuck]

It was a great pick and a sweet return, but I hope the staff gets on his ass for that. Can't let something like that happen again.

 

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Jenkins? pick seals the deal

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH




Malcolm Jenkins made a mistake at the end of the first half but made up for it in a big way at the end of the second.
The sophomore cornerback was called for running into the kicker, which allowed Penn State a second ? and successful ? shot at a field goal on the last play of the first half yesterday, which gave the Nittany Lions a 3-0 lead.
But the Ohio State cornerback atoned for the penalty by returning a late interception 61 yards for a touchdown that, in the words of OSU coach Jim Tressel, "was back-breaking."
Jenkins? pick pushed the Buckeyes? lead to 21-6 with 2:31 left. Jenkins? fellow cornerback, Antonio Smith, took an interception back 55 yards for a TD moments later to cap a 28-6 victory.
After spending all day trying to put Lions quarterback Anthony Morelli in the situation of having to win it with his arm, the Ohio State defense delivered the telling blows. And they came soon after the Buckeyes had forced a field goal with a one-play stand inside their 1-yard line.
"Obviously it gives us a little bit of swagger," safety Brandon Mitchell said. "We know that we can make big plays, and those are the guys we lean on all the time. Malcolm and Antonio made two great plays, and I think we will be able to draw on that in the future when things maybe aren?t going so well for the offense."
In holding the Nittany Lions to 248 total yards, the Buckeyes didn?t do a lot of exotic things on defense. They relied on the defensive line to apply pressure, and the resulting three interceptions ? linebacker James Laurinaitis grabbed his teamleading third ? were the result.
"The whole game we?d been trying to pressure (Morelli) and pressure him, and finally he made a mistake, and luckily we took advantage of it," Jenkins said.
Earlier, Jenkins didn?t think he had done anything wrong on the field-goal attempt. Rushing in from the left-footed kicker?s left, he took the normal trajectory on his dive, landing about a yard and a half in front of the ball spot. It just so happened that kicker Kevin Kelly had hopped forward after badly pulling the kick and Jenkins landed on him.
On his interception return, Jenkins skirted the left sideline before picking up a convoy of blockers to the end zone. But just as he crossed the goal line, he spiked the ball.
The replay official in the press box reviewed the play, but evidently he was more interested in whether Jenkins stepped out of bounds. As for the spike, "It was actually closer than I thought," said Jenkins, who watched the replay on the big screen. "But six points is six points."
Nevertheless, coach Jim Tressel brought up the spike to the team.
"Coach definitely said something about that immediately after the game," Mitchell said. "He doesn?t like those things. I?m sure next time, if hopefully he gets another chance to get into the end zone, he?ll hand the ball to the official."
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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

DDN

Jenkins atones for FG gaffe

Ohio State cornerback calms his nerves to run his pick back 61 yards for a touchdown.


By Doug Harris
Staff Writer


Sunday, September 24, 2006


COLUMBUS ? Ohio State sophomore cornerback Malcolm Jenkins has been in plenty of critical situations already in his career.
But when he saw a spiral floating his way in a snug affair Saturday against Penn State, he became tighter than a kid meeting the parents of his prom date.
"You're either real nervous or real happy," Jenkins said. "You're either licking your chops or worrying about dropping the ball. I was doing both. I was a little confused. But once I caught the ball, I just had some fun."
Jenkins returned the interception 61 yards for a touchdown, dancing down the sidelines to give the Buckeyes a 21-6 lead late in the fourth quarter on the way to their 11th straight win.
The play made up for an earlier gaffe when his penalty gave Penn State a gift three points.
Kicker Kevin Kelly missed a 23-yard field goal on the final play of the first half, but Jenkins was called for roughing the kicker. Kelly connected on the mulligan from 21 yards for a 3-0 lead.
"We're taught to lay out, to put pressure on the kicker ? even if you don't block it," Jenkins said. "I laid out and slid, and he stepped forward, and I ran into him."
The Buckeyes defense kept junior quarterback Anthony Morelli positively flummoxed. He finished 16-of-25 passing for just 106 yards and three interceptions.
Although they had to replace their entire back seven, the Buckeyes have picked off eight passes this season, two more than last year.
"They're playing disciplined and playing assignment football, just doing their jobs," defensive coordinator Jim Heacock said of his DBs. "And they're making a great break on the football.
"We're also getting pressure with our front four, and that helps because it forces them to throw the ball out of there."
New field on way
OSU decided after the game to replace its football field. The facilities crew will tear out the sod today, do some prep work Monday and lay new sod Tuesday. The total cost of the project will be about $100,000.
Pittman delivers
OSU's Antonio Pittman rushed for 110 yards on 20 carries, giving him 450 yards in four games with a 6.3 average. But he deflected credit afterward.
"The offensive line made the day a success," Pittman said. "Those guys were wearing Penn State's front four out in the first half, and we were able to pound it out in the second half."
Run defense sags
The Buckeyes were ranked 50th nationally against the rush going into the game and were gouged by Tony Hunt for 135 yards on 24 attempts.
On a positive note, they haven't given up a rushing TD this season.
Punter shines
Punter Jeremy Kapinos came into the game with a Big Ten-worst 34.1-yard average, but he helped Penn State win the field-position battle by finishing with a 50.5-yard average on six attempts.
Scoring bid fails
OSU squandered a scoring chance in the first quarter after an interception by sophomore linebacker James Laurinaitis, his third of the year.
The ball was deflected by safety Brandon Mitchell into the waiting arms of Laurinaitis, who returned it 13 yards to the Penn State 39-yard line.
But the Buckeye offense fizzled, and Aaron Pettrey was wide right on a 53-yard field-goal attempt.
Buckeye bits
? The best catch of the day might have been turned in by OSU safety Anderson Russell, who made an over-the-shoulder stab of a punt by teammate A.J. Trapasso, downing it at the 1 yard-line.
? The second-string offensive line played for a series midway through the second quarter, but OSU went three-and-out.
? No. 24 Penn State, which dropped to 2-2, has lost seven straight games in Columbus and is 5-9 against the Buckeyes since joining the Big Ten.
? In their last three homes games against the Nittany Lions, the Buckeyes have scored just three offensive touchdowns. But they've managed to prevail because of four defensive TDs and one on special teams.
? Ohio State's Ted Ginn Jr. and Penn State's Justin King engaged in a helmet-slapping scrap early in the game. Although the OSU receiver struck first, both players were penalized for personal fouls.

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