LB Andy Katzenmoyer (1997 Butkus Award)

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

I used the search function and couldn't believe a thread didn't exist, if somehow it does, please merge...

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8/10/06

College Football's 10 Greatest Freshmen

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No. 10Andy Katzenmoyer
Ohio State -- 1996

The first freshman to ever start at linebacker for Ohio State, the Big Kat busted onto the scene, starting all 12 games and set new school records for tackles for loss (23) and sacks (12) by a linebacker in earning second-team All-America honors. He was the first Buckeye to wear No. 45 since Archie Griffin in 1975.

 

[jwinslow]

Great picture, Junkie! Definitely adding that to Katz's gallery (40 pics so far)

OSU Picture Archive (sorted by #)

 

[RugbyBuck]

Gotta give it to the Kat. He had the luxury of playing behind a hell of a D-line, but he brought the heat. Missouri's QB (Korby Jones?) is still sore from the beating Kat put on him.

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

I never watched Kat play but he must have been a freakish player to start as a freshman.

 

[Taosman]

The Big Kat had the best physical skills of a linebacker ever at Ohio State!
The complete package!
And I've been watching college football and Ohio State football for almost 40 years.

 

[Dryden]

I never watched Kat play but he must have been a freakish player to start as a freshman.

Then you should get the clip of Katzenmoyer introducing himself to Missouri QB Corby Jones.

 

[sandgk]

Then you should get the clip of Katzenmoyer introducing himself to Missouri QB Corby Jones.

That one just says "Brutal" everytime I see it.

 

[RhodeIslandBuck]

Then you should get the clip of Katzenmoyer introducing himself to Missouri QB Corby Jones.

Ouch.

 

[NFBuck]

I wish we could get a zoom of Corby's eyes when he glanced to his right and saw Big Kat truckin' towards him.

 

[Saw31]

He also had a brutal hit against a scUM RB...If anyone has that clip, I'd love to see it again...

 

[goodguy]

Then you should get the clip of Katzenmoyer introducing himself to Missouri QB Corby Jones.

For the longest time that clip was the hoil grail of buckeye highlight clips. Only prob with that clip is that it doesn't show Corby Jones' afterwards. Let's just say Jones was looking through his ear hole.

 

[Saw31]

I never watched Kat play but he must have been a freakish player to start as a freshman.

Watch the very first highlight on this movie from the Rose Bowl...WOW

LINK

 

[slymanm1]

update

Just an fyi....Kat is coaching defense at westerville south. he might be the coordinator, but, i'm not sure

 

[BuckTwenty]

When I saw Westerville South play last, Kat was in the press box, so that wouldn't surprise me if he was their coordinator. I know for sure that he's coaching their linebackers though and that he's gained quite a bit of weight since his playing days (that happens to all of us at some point). One thing's for sure though- he still has that same presence about him that he had when he was at OSU.

Go Cats!!

 

[ShakerBuck]

He also had a brutal hit against a scUM RB...If anyone has that clip, I'd love to see it again...

i used to have that video clip....i think the RBs last name was Howard. I'll try to see if i still have it somewhere.

Awesome hit, he just runs through the ball carrier.