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LB Ryan Shazier (All B1G, All-American, 2017 Pro Bowl)

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My heart took a nose dive when I saw him shaking and flinching after that big hit. That was hard to watch. So glad he's okay.
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I almost punched my wife because she came into the room right before it happened. Obviously her fault if he would have been injured. Right?:biggrin:
 
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Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier leaps to the top of the Big Ten heap: Doug Lesmerises' Skull Session
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
November 18, 2012

MADISON, Wis. -- As Ryan Shazier and Montee Ball jumped, let's consider what was at stake.

With just under three minutes to play Saturday, Wisconsin was trying to tie the game against the Buckeyes, having moved from the OSU 46-yard line to nearly the goal line. Coming in, Ohio State and Iowa were the only two Big Ten teams against which Ball, a Heisman finalist a year ago, had never gained 100 yards. But he'd taken care of that already, topping 100 in the first half on the way to a 39-carry, 191-yard performance.

So on fourth down from just outside the 1-yard line, with the Badgers still able to get a first down inside the 1, Ball was obviously getting the ball.

Beyond the game, there was the record.

Entering the game, Ball trailed former Miami (Ohio) running back Travis Prentice by one touchdown on the list of all-time major college football touchdown-makers. Prentice had 78 and Ball 77. Ball tied the mark with a 7-yard run in the second quarter, a run right over Shazier.

"We were aware that he tied it. I was aware when he jumped over me and scored," Shazier said. "We knew he needed two to break the record and we were not going to allow him to break it on us. We gave him the tie, but we were not allowing him to break it."

So this was for the tie in the game, and for the record. And it was also exactly what Shazier expected.

"I didn't think, I knew," Shazier said. "I knew for a fact they were giving him the ball, trying to let him break the record, and on fourth-and-1, you put it in your best player's hands. I watched plenty of film on him and when he gets around the 1- or 2-yard line, he likes to jump. I knew that he was jumping, and I was going to jump also."

Ball jumped. Shazier jumped. Fellow linebacker Etienne Sabino also jumped.

"He put the ball out, and whatever was in my face, I hit it," Shazier said.

And before it got to the goal line, the ball popped loose and was propelled backward and recovered by Christian Bryant. The hit was delivered clearly before the ball crossed the goal line, but if Ball had only been stopped where the two jumps met, the Badgers would have had a first down and four more shots at the end zone.

The Buckeyes needed the turnover.

It could have been a play that fans will never forget. In the end, it kind of didn't matter, because Ohio State punted it right back after the Buckeyes couldn't make a first down, and then the Badgers marched right down and scored to tie the game, forcing Ohio State to go to overtime to pull out a 21-14 win.

But Ball didn't score. And in the moment, it was something. By the time Shazier landed, he may have been the leading candidate for Big Ten defensive player of the year.

Shazier led the Buckeyes with 12 tackles Saturday and now has 110 for the season. He had three tackles for loss. He might be the Big Ten defensive player of the week for his third straight game. Urban Meyer thinks he should be.

And he did it all after leaving the game following an earlier collision with Ball. The sophomore was down on the field for a while, but when a reporter asked about Shazier being knocked out, Meyer said, "He wasn't knocked out."

Shazier said the injury that sent him to the sideline was a neck sprain. In the moment, it looked like it might be more. It looked like Shazier might not be back. But he returned. And, as usual, the Buckeyes really needed him.

"During the season, I noticed the defense plays a lot better when I play better," Shazier said.

That's not much of a leap.
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2012/11/ohio_state_linebacker_ryan_sha.html
 
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This kid is a beast. Just when I think he can't be any better, he does something that knocks the wind out of all of Camp Randall and their sweaty pig coach. That forced fumble was huge! By far my favorite moment of the year so far, and what makes it more amazing is that earlier in the game when he was on the ground shaking, I wasn't hoping he would be back in the fourth quarter, I was hoping he would be healthy enough to be back his junior year. He plays with heart and its about time we had an elite LB again. It doesn't feel like a Buckeye defense without one.
 
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he should blitz more, this guy is my favorite buckeye on this team, i think he first jumped out at us all on special teams last year, i personally thought he should have played more as a freshmen over sweat,(back in the day when seniority ruled)...then he got his chance and blew up the penn state game....

everyone was saying how he wasnt that great in the non-conference games, but i knew when big ten conference play started and that power running every game that he was gonna shine...every year he is gonna get bigger and faster...

look out
 
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Shazier once again had big plays in the game. TFL to stop Robinson and a big sack. I really think he should be on the short list for 1st team AA and B10 DPOY. He's played too well over the last couple of game not to get that kind of recognition.

On the year he's had 115 tackles, 17 TFL, 5 sck, INT (TD), 11 BPU, and 3FF. LINK That's a hell of a year and his impact cannot be understated.
 
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