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Todd will graduate on 27 May. He plans on working out twice a week at OSU and then the rest at home. He says the incoming class is tight and he never let the controversy surrounding the football program at the time bother him. He said he always thought it was BS.Incoming Ohio State freshman Todd Denlinger is approaching his pending ascension to full-time Buckeye with excitement. The native of Troy, Ohio will be looking to do everything he can to make his presence felt on a deep but fairly untested defensive front. [more]
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BearBuck27
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bucknuts44820 said:
I love Todd the more and more I read of him. I think he is going to be a huge player in the middle at DT during his four or five years in the S&G.
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bucksn'boobs
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Todd's videos stood out from most of the others in this class. The guy is just so quick for a big man, and he really has a nose for the ball. You realize he is 260+ only when he knocks the crap out of the guy with the ball.
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OSUBucks22
No touching!
in Coach Tressel's luncheon today, he mentioned that Todd was one of the Freshmen that could see action on Saturday. this surprised me because i hadn't heard anything about him in other updates. anyone care to comment?
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ShakerBuck
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That would be my guess, since he hasn't seen the field and we are at "THE GAME" already.
haven't heard much about him this year
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FootballDenlinger Focused on Two-Deep By John Porentas
The interior defensive line is expected to be strength for the Buckeyes in 2006, and why not. Quinn Pitcock returns to hold down the middle and David Patterson will move inside from defensive end where he will bring quickness and speed to the defensive front. Fifth-year senior Joel Penton, who has logged considerable playing time, will surely be a part of what is expected to be a four-man rotation and will most likely spell Pitcock when the need arises. The fourth member of that rotation, however, is yet to be determined, and there is a redshirt freshman on the roster that has his sights set dead square on it.
The interior defensive line is expected to be strength for the Buckeyes in 2006, and why not. Quinn Pitcock returns to hold down the middle and David Patterson will move inside from defensive end where he will bring quickness and speed to the defensive front. Fifth-year senior Joel Penton, who has logged considerable playing time, will surely be a part of what is expected to be a four-man rotation and will most likely spell Pitcock when the need arises. The fourth member of that rotation, however, is yet to be determined, and there is a redshirt freshman on the roster that has his sights set dead square on it.
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"My goal is to get into that two-deep and be in that rotation," said defensive tackle Todd Denlinger.
"It's going to be a hard road to get there, but I think I'm taking the right strides. I'm working hard. I had a great spring I've been told, so it's just the baby steps I have to take to get there. Injuries can happen and I may have to step up and start a game, you never know, so I'm just going to play every play like its my last at practice and try to get that spot," Denlinger said.
Denlinger redshirted last year but word out of spring practice was the he did indeed show very well in those drills. He also made an impressive play in the spring game, and if there is one thing that OSU defensive line coach and defensive coordinator Jim Heacock looks for, it's playmakers.
Denlinger is an interesting character. He is well-spoken and polite, has a sense of humor, and thinks before he speaks. That should not, however, be confused with a meek personality. He may not say it loudly, but there is no question that what he says is that he is a competitor and wants to win a job.
"I'm anxious for (fall) camp to start," said Denlinger.
"It's hard work and it's long days, but you love football, that's why we're out here, to play football, so there's no reason to dread it. You have to go in there looking forward to it.
"It's a chance to step up and show yourself, show the coaches what you have. It's three straight weeks of drilling and trying to make a play every play. There are a lot of opportunities.
"There's five weeks until our first game, you have to be excited for that, and there's no reason not to be excited to try and take somebody's spot," Denlinger said.
Denlinger has all the tools to do just that if the competition doesn't step up, particularly as a sub for Patterson, because to a large degree, Denlinger's game mimic's Patterson's in many ways.
"My style is more of your speed style," said Denlinger.
"I can bring power, but being 290 pounds you're not going to take on the double teams like the Quinn Pitcocks and Tim Andersons and other guys we've had around here. I'd say I'm similar to David Patterson. He's quick off the ball with some quick moves, but when I need to I'll apply the power," he said.
Denlinger's ability to bring power along with his speed was good before, but he says that it is better now after a year in the OSU strength program, particularly of late under Eric Lichter.
"It's intense. It's something I really like because I did something similar in high school, so I'm used to the high-intensity workouts. It fits my type of style. My body has completely changed just in the past couple of weeks. What he's (Lichter) done to everybody around here has been phenomenal.
"I came in at about 290, but it was completely different. I wasn't as toned and it wasn't pure muscle. Of course I'm not 'pure' muscle now but I'm getting there," he said quietly but with conviction.
Denlinger said he is primed for fall camp.
"I tweaked my hamstring right after spring ball so that kind of set me back a little bit, but I'm back 100 per cent now and my speed just getting better every day. I was clocked in the winter at about 4.8. I'm probably at that or lower now. I should play at about 290, 292 this year. My 40 time is probably in the 4.7s now."
Denlinger hopes to be part of an OSU defense that some have labeled as suspect. Denlinger doesn't exactly see it that way.
"People are recruited here to play, and everybody around here is a player. They may not be the top talent like A. J. Hawk, but they'll step up and be big-name players," Denlinger said.
"We have Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis at linebacker and all those other guys. Jamario (O'Neal) is in the backfield. We'll have a good young group that will be exciting to watch because they're so young and will bring a lot of energy."
Denlinger lives with three other Buckeyes, two of which have been the subject of the-Ozone feature articles this fall. He lives with Alex Boone, James Laurinaitis and Jim Cordle. Laurinaitis took a good-natured poke at his roommates, intimating that he was the only one of the group that cleaned the house. Denlinger had a rebuttal.
"I do the bills, I'm the one who cleans the house contrary to what others may have indicated," Denlinger grinned.
"I'm the responsible one. They don't have any worries and it's all put on me, but I can handle it," he said, then added "We get along great. It's four big guys in one little house."
Denlinger also hopes to prove he can handle a spot in the defensive line rotation as well as he handles the household bills for his roommates.
"It's going to be a hard road to get there, but I think I'm taking the right strides. I'm working hard. I had a great spring I've been told, so it's just the baby steps I have to take to get there. Injuries can happen and I may have to step up and start a game, you never know, so I'm just going to play every play like its my last at practice and try to get that spot," Denlinger said.
Denlinger redshirted last year but word out of spring practice was the he did indeed show very well in those drills. He also made an impressive play in the spring game, and if there is one thing that OSU defensive line coach and defensive coordinator Jim Heacock looks for, it's playmakers.
Denlinger is an interesting character. He is well-spoken and polite, has a sense of humor, and thinks before he speaks. That should not, however, be confused with a meek personality. He may not say it loudly, but there is no question that what he says is that he is a competitor and wants to win a job.
"I'm anxious for (fall) camp to start," said Denlinger.
"It's hard work and it's long days, but you love football, that's why we're out here, to play football, so there's no reason to dread it. You have to go in there looking forward to it.
"It's a chance to step up and show yourself, show the coaches what you have. It's three straight weeks of drilling and trying to make a play every play. There are a lot of opportunities.
"There's five weeks until our first game, you have to be excited for that, and there's no reason not to be excited to try and take somebody's spot," Denlinger said.
Denlinger has all the tools to do just that if the competition doesn't step up, particularly as a sub for Patterson, because to a large degree, Denlinger's game mimic's Patterson's in many ways.
"My style is more of your speed style," said Denlinger.
"I can bring power, but being 290 pounds you're not going to take on the double teams like the Quinn Pitcocks and Tim Andersons and other guys we've had around here. I'd say I'm similar to David Patterson. He's quick off the ball with some quick moves, but when I need to I'll apply the power," he said.
Denlinger's ability to bring power along with his speed was good before, but he says that it is better now after a year in the OSU strength program, particularly of late under Eric Lichter.
"It's intense. It's something I really like because I did something similar in high school, so I'm used to the high-intensity workouts. It fits my type of style. My body has completely changed just in the past couple of weeks. What he's (Lichter) done to everybody around here has been phenomenal.
"I came in at about 290, but it was completely different. I wasn't as toned and it wasn't pure muscle. Of course I'm not 'pure' muscle now but I'm getting there," he said quietly but with conviction.
Denlinger said he is primed for fall camp.
"I tweaked my hamstring right after spring ball so that kind of set me back a little bit, but I'm back 100 per cent now and my speed just getting better every day. I was clocked in the winter at about 4.8. I'm probably at that or lower now. I should play at about 290, 292 this year. My 40 time is probably in the 4.7s now."
Denlinger hopes to be part of an OSU defense that some have labeled as suspect. Denlinger doesn't exactly see it that way.
"People are recruited here to play, and everybody around here is a player. They may not be the top talent like A. J. Hawk, but they'll step up and be big-name players," Denlinger said.
"We have Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis at linebacker and all those other guys. Jamario (O'Neal) is in the backfield. We'll have a good young group that will be exciting to watch because they're so young and will bring a lot of energy."
Denlinger lives with three other Buckeyes, two of which have been the subject of the-Ozone feature articles this fall. He lives with Alex Boone, James Laurinaitis and Jim Cordle. Laurinaitis took a good-natured poke at his roommates, intimating that he was the only one of the group that cleaned the house. Denlinger had a rebuttal.
"I do the bills, I'm the one who cleans the house contrary to what others may have indicated," Denlinger grinned.
"I'm the responsible one. They don't have any worries and it's all put on me, but I can handle it," he said, then added "We get along great. It's four big guys in one little house."
Denlinger also hopes to prove he can handle a spot in the defensive line rotation as well as he handles the household bills for his roommates.
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