BN pic from North-South week
Freddie Lenix, LB, Cleveland Glenville
Freddie also had these things to say in an O-zone interview:
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Lenix, the speedy linebacker from Cleveland Glenville, will have to wait awhile before suiting up for the Buckeyes despite his participation in the North-South game.
"They've got me wearing a gray shirt because I didn't get accepted by the University," said Lenix.
"I was approved by the clearing house and my grades were good. I don't know the reason I didn't get accepted. The next best thing is a gray shirt," said Lenix.
Lenix will attend Cuyahoga Community College this fall in the hopes of gaining entrance to Ohio State this winter.
"I'll be at Tri-C in Cleveland taking some classes that are transferable to Ohio State," said Lenix.
"To me, it was a down thing for me, because it's a whole year off football. I need that year just to get set, but it does give me another year to mature more and go down there with the right mind-set."
The OSU coaching staff has given Lenix a simple mandate while attending community college.
"Just to keep my grades up. They told me to keep a B average and I'll be good going down to Ohio State."
According to Lenix, the suggestion that he attend community college came from the OSU coaching staff.
"They said it still gives me a chance to come down and play for them," he said.
"Coach Tressel came down and told me personally. It was good that he did it that way instead of finding out some other way."
Lenix was refused admission to OSU after signing his letter of intent with the Buckeyes. According to Lenix, he never considered going anywhere else except OSU.
"It wasn't a big thing. A lot of people thought that since I could have gotten a release I would probably leave and go to either Wisconsin or Iowa or Michigan State, but I'm going to stay. I never asked for a release. It's really important to me going to Ohio State. I've got a one-year old son and that gives me chance to stay close to him. Another big thing for me is that I like playing in Ohio. It gives me a chance to play here," Lenix said.