DL Don Matheney (Walk-on)

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#95 Don Matheney
Position: Defensive Lineman
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 310
Year: Senior
Hometown: Lancaster, Ohio
High School: Lancaster

Don Matheney Biography

Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Release: 08/05/2010

Buckeye Bits: defensive lineman looking to contribute in his senior season after transferring to Ohio State from Holy Cross … working during spring drills behind John Simon and Adam Bellamy at right tackle

2009 (Transfer): sat out his transfer year … competed on the scout squads for the Rose Bowl and Big Ten champions

High School: first team all-OCC and all-central district for Coach Rob Carpenter at Lancaster High … team captain … honorable mention all-Ohio … North-South All-Star Game … all-Agonis team … played three seasons at Holy Cross at defensive tackle

Personal: son of Don and Nancy Matheney … has three sisters: Kylee, Emily and Alexis … a computer science major … coaches softball in his spare time

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OSU's Matheney happy to make contribution as walk-on
BY JOE ARNOLD ? The Eagle-Gazette Staff ? November 12, 2010

Ohio State walk-on defensive lineman Don Matheney, a Lancaster native, will get to be a part of the rivalry against Penn State for the first time Saturday. (Submitted photo)

COLUMBUS -- When Ohio State renews its rivalry with Penn State this weekend, Don Matheney will be a part the matchup for the first time. A walk-on defensive lineman for the Buckeyes, Matheney didn't travel to Happy Valley for the 2009 game.

The Lancaster native, who has two tackles this season, recently spoke to the Eagle-Gazette about the Nittany Lions, his second year as a Buckeye and life as a walk-on.

Question: What's been the focus during practice this week?

Answer: We've been trying to fine-tune ourselves and making those corrections to our techniques. We know it's going to be a physical game, especially with everything that happened with JoePa getting his 400th win. They're going to be all fired up.

November is going to be a tough part of the season. We want to try and get off on the right foot.

Q: What was the transition from Holy Cross, where you were a starter, to Ohio State like?

A: When I was at Holy Cross, we ran a similar scheme, but I'm definitely starting to ease into things a little more. When I first started here, they were using the same names at Holy Cross, but they had different meanings. Now I'm kind of adjusted and used to our playbooks.

At Holy Cross, my position was a little bit different. I think what's most important now is how we end up doing as a team.

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