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Sweat's press conference.
Sweat's press conference.
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Iron man
Just like Dad, linebacker Andrew Sweat has a passion for golf
By Tim May
The Columbus Dispatch Friday October 7, 2011
Kyle Robertson | Dispatch
Linebacker Andrew Sweat wraps up Michigan State running back Edwin Baker.
As might be expected considering his last name, Andrew Sweat loves to practice his game.
Football? Well, practice with the Ohio State defense is mandatory, since he is senior starting linebacker. But right here we?re talking about practicing his golf game, hitting countless balls at the driving range, becoming as one with his lefthanded swing.
?He really does enjoy it,? his father Gary Sweat said.
Then he laughed.
?There have been times in the past when he?s had dates when he?s taken them to the driving range,? Gary Sweat said. ?And not just for a short time. He?ll get two of the largest buckets they have and hit every ball.?
Andrew Sweat smiled when relayed that anecdote, but he didn?t deny it.
?Yeah, the girls weren?t too happy about it,? he said. ?But I guess that?s just part of it. If they weren?t going to go with me to hit golf balls, they didn?t cut it.
?But afterwards, of course, I?d take them out to eat or to a movie or something. You know, give and take.?
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This was a nice nod to Sweat. The Buckeyes have replaced Sweat with the quicker, younger, fresher Ryan Shazier in the fourth quarter of some recent games, particularly to have Shazier spy on the quarterback. Ohio State did some of that again Saturday. But when it came down to crunch time, head coach Luke Fickell told linebackers coach Mike Vrabel he wanted his top guys in there. So on the last play of the game, as Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson got ready to try a throw into the endzone, it was Sweat who attacked the play and hit Wilson's arm as he threw, wiping out the chance of a Hail Mary.
"I want Andrew in there," Fickell said. "And he made a heck of a play."
Ohio State football: Sweat awaits OK to play again
Senior linebacker doesn?t want to miss last shot at Michigan
By Bill Rabinowitz
The Columbus Dispatch
Wednesday November 23, 2011
Andrew Sweat is smart enough to know it?s good that the decision isn?t his to make.
If it were, it would be an easy one. Despite a concussion that knocked him out of the Purdue game two weeks ago and kept him out against Penn State, Sweat desperately wants to play on Saturday against Michigan.
?I?ll do everything I can possibly do to get back on the field,? Sweat said on Monday. ?Being smart about it, that?s where the doctors come into play. Obviously, I would play right now and would have played last week.?
The Buckeyes can certainly use him. Sweat?s replacement at linebacker, freshman Ryan Shazier, had an impressive starting debut against the Nittany Lions. Shazier had 15 tackles and is a budding star.
But on an inexperienced, mistake-prone defense, Sweat is a needed steadying influence. The senior leads the Buckeyes with 68 tackles.
?Andrew?s an amazing player for us, a playmaker,? defensive lineman John Simon said. ?He?s (also) a great leader ? on the field, directing traffic, getting the play called in, setting the front. He does a lot that goes unnoticed. The players really appreciate that.?
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GeorgiaBuck2;2061181; said:Hope this happens. The combo of Sweat, Shazier, and Sabino would be great. Add Grant and Klein with more experience and with Urban's discipline, I see this line-backing crew as a formidable force.
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