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LB Coach James Laurinaitis (2x B1G DPOY, 2006 Nagurski, 2007 Butkus, 2008 Lott, 3x All-American, OSU HOF)

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Laurinaitis keeps 'em coming:
Laurinaitis is Nagurski National Player of the Week - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

DALLAS (FWAA) ? Ohio State linebacker [URL="https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059421"]James Laurinaitis[/URL] has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of Nov. 3.
Laurinaitis, a 6-3, 240-pound junior from Hamel, Minn., registered 19 tackles (nine unassisted) in Ohio State's 38-17 victory over Wisconsin. He made a key stop on Wisconsin's fake punt attempt in the fourth quarter and also had two tackles for loss, one quarterback sack and a fumble recovery.
This coming Monday, Nov. 12, five finalists will be announced for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which will be presented to the best defensive player in college football on Dec. 3 by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C.
Last season, Laurinaitis won the coveted Bronko Nagurski Trophy during the 12th season the FWAA has named a Defensive Player of the Year. 2007 Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Players of the Week
? Sept. 1: Pig Brown, Missouri
? Sept. 8: Nate Allen, South Florida
? Sept. 15: Robert Johnson, Utah
? Sept. 22: Larry English, Northern Illinois
? Sept. 29: Ben Moffitt, South Florida
? Oct. 6: Eric Norwood, South Carolina
? Oct. 13: Mike Humpal, Iowa
? Oct. 20: D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt
? Oct. 27: Terrence Wheatley, Colorado
? Nov. 3: [URL="https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059421"]James Laurinaitis[/URL], Ohio State
 
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]3. James Laurinaitis, ILB, Ohio State, 6-3, 247, 4.53, Jr. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica][/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica] A rare sophomore winner of the Bednarik Award -- presented annually to the nation's top defender -- Laurinaitis might have even stepped up his game another notch this season. The son of a former professional wrestler, Laurinaitis plays with the intensity and physicality to match his father's reputation. What separates Laurinaitis from the other top-ranked inside linebackers, however, is his athleticism. Laurinaitis has a blend of size and speed that some veteran scouts are comparing to that of Brian Urlacher.[/FONT]
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Congrats to James for being a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award.

Finalists:

James Laurinaitis, tOSU
Jake Long, TSUN
Chris Long, Va
Glenn Dorsey, LSU

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HOUSTON, TX – November 6, 2007 – Four players from schools with very different Rotary Lombardi Award histories were named today as the finalists for the 38th Rotary Lombardi Award, presented by Wachovia. This year’s award dinner will be held on December 5 at the Hilton Americas Hotel in Downtown Houston.

Glenn Dorsey, a senior defensive tackle, is the first player since 1971 to be named a Rotary Lombardi Award finalist from Louisiana State University. Defensive end Ron Estay of LSU was a finalist in 1971, the year Walt Patulski from Notre Dame took home the award. Dorsey was projected to be a first round NFL draft pick following his junior season, but elected to return to the Tigers for his senior year.

Linebacker James Laurinaitis is the 13th player to be named a finalist from The Ohio State University. Ohio State also boasts the most winners, with six. A.J. Hawk was the last Buckeye to take home the award in 2005. The only junior among this year’s finalists, Laurinaitis took over at middle linebacker for a young Ohio State defense in 2006 and led one of the best defensive units in the country.

Chris Long has made history as the first Rotary Lombardi Award finalist from the University of Virginia. Chris is a defensive end and is serving as team captain for the second straight year. He led the Cavaliers in 2006 with 12 tackles for loss and 21 quarterback pressures.

Finally, senior offensive lineman Jake Long hopes to pull off a repeat of last year, when LaMarr Woodley became the first Rotary Lombardi Award winner from the University of Michigan. The only offensive player among the finalists, Jake is returning as Wolverine team captain. He is a three-year letterman who was named the 2006 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year.

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ScarletBlood31;986642; said:
Man Laurinaitis has really taken over the role left by Hawk when he was here. How awesome have our Linebackers been?

I smell a thread brewing.... :biggrin:
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Why are you giving him ideas? I can already see the thread.

Poll: How awesome have our linebackers been.

1) Awesome
2) More Awesome
3) More Awesome than awesome.

But I think I have the pollster ignored so have fun with that :p
 
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OCBucksFan;986647; said:
Why are you giving him ideas? I can already see the thread.

Poll: How awesome have our linebackers been.

1) Awesome
2) More Awesome
3) More Awesome than awesome.

But I think I have the pollster ignored so have fun with that :p
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Or

Hawk vs. Lauranitis vs. Spielman vs. Beanie

:tongue2:
 
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