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OL Brian Bobek (Iowa St grad transfer from Minnesota)

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Fremd senior offensive/defensive lineman Brian Bobek
Bobek, who is 6-3 and 275 pounds, is considered one of the top offensive lineman in the country. He helped pave the way for much of Fremd?s offensive attack this season while the Vikings reached the second round of the Class 8A playoffs. He is headed to Ohio State.
?Brian Bobek has lived up to his All-American status,? Fremd coach Michael Donatucci said. ?He dominated at center against some of the top teams in the state and was also a mainstay as a defensive tackle. A leader on and off the field, Brian has been a huge part of our success as a program.?
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January 31, 2011

Fremd's Brian Bobek has been named to the Parade All-American football Team.

The Parade All-America team annually honors the top high school football players in the country. Previous team members have gone on to prestigious NFL careers, including Peyton Manning, Emmitt Smith and Randy Moss.

Bobek was one of eight offensive linemen named to the team and selected as one of the four starters.

During the 2010 season, the Ohio State recruit helped the Vikings win their five of their final six games of the regular season to qualify for the playoffs at 5-4. Fremd finished the season at 6-5 after defeating Evanston in the first round of the Class 8A playoffs and bowing out to Loyola 14-7 in the second round.

He was named to the Chicago Tribune Preps Plus all-state first team and participated in the Army All-American game this winter in San Antonio. See Bobek's all-state player card.
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Ohio State validates Fremd C Bobek
February, 1, 2011
By Scott Powers

A year ago, Fremd?s Brian Bobek didn?t know how he stacked up against other centers in the country.

?For a while, I don?t say I was getting worried, but I wasn?t getting that much attention,? the 6-foot-2 ?, 275-pound Bobek said. ?That was one of the things, I wasn?t sure about what level I would be able to play on. I worried a little bit. I had gone to a few of those camps. I had played pretty well, but it?s hard to tell. It?s not really full football.

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Scott Powers for ESPN.comFremd's Brian Bobek, the No. 3 center in the Class of 2011, will sign with Ohio State.

?I always had my doubts about myself. What kept my confidence up was people said, ?You can be great if you keep working.? That proved they were all right. It was a good choice to keep doing what they asked.?

The camps may not have validated Bobek?s skill, but Ohio State did when Buckeyes coach Jim Tressell decided to offer Bobek, the No. 3 center in the Class of 2011.

Bobek?s phone conversation with Ohio State offensive coordinator Jim Bollman on Feb. 16, 2010 will be one Bobek?s grandchildren will hear about one day. Home from school with the flu, Bobek was told by his father to call Bollman. Just moments after Bollman answered the phone, Bobek was told Ohio State was offering him.

?Honestly, I don?t know how to explain it,? said Bobek, whose only other offer to that point was from Ball State. ?It was a big surprise to me. I just didn?t know I was on that level. I felt like I could compete with anybody, but it just didn?t seem real to me almost.

?I?m not an emotional guy. I don?t show much emotion. I pretty much had a smile on my face for the entire week.?

Life changed for Bobek. More schools called him. More offers arrived. His name quickly moved up the rankings. He was selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

His father, Jeff Bobek, who played at Iowa, always believed in his son had ability, but even he couldn?t have dreamed of what happened.

?It?s been quite a year,? said Jeff, whose older son is a walk-on fullback at Michigan State. ?I thought he was going to have a chance to be a college football player a long time ago, but I don't think anyone could have expected the honors and notoriety that have come his way.

?I put together his highlight films each of the last three years to send to colleges and recruiting analysts. In November of his junior year, I kept telling my wife that he was really good, and I just couldn't believe that schools wouldn?t be impressed with his play. And trust me, I?m a tough grader. Apparently, it takes a little longer to notice 6-2 offensive lineman, but once schools really started to examine his game films, it happened quickly.?

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Found an update on Illinois Track and Field State Meet. Article updated: 5/28/2011 10:46 PM
Saturday?s boys track results Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110528/sports/705289769/#ixzz1OXAqqbXZ

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1, Jermaine Kline (Lake Park) 66-5.75(R);. 2, Igor Liokumovich (Deerfield) 62-0.25; 3, Jeremy Kline (Lake Park) 61-9.5; 4, Brian Bobek (Fremd) 61-5.5; 5, Curtis Wideman (Evanston) 59-1; 6, Mark Tabaka (Lake Zurich) 56-0.35; 7, Adam Rasche (Moline) 55-10.24; 8, Owen Saldana (Waubonsie Valley) 55-9; 9, Barry Kimbrough (Zion-Benton) 55-3; 10, Kyle Lombardino (Grant) 55-1.25; 11, Elawrence Langston (Aurora West) 54-4; 12, Brian Wilson (Batavia) 53-6.75.
 
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Bobek feels the same way about Ohio State despite all of the problems that led to the resignation of head coach Jim Tressel and has many wondering about the future of one of the country?s most successful college football programs.

Bobek could have looked to head elsewhere. Instead, today he?s heading to Columbus to start training and attending summer school.

?The way I looked at it is they?re committed to me just like I?m committed to them,? Bobek said. ?In my senior season of football if I would have blown out my knee and never played football again I?d still keep my scholarship.

?I looked at it the same way. I?m going to stick to them because they?re sticking to me. I would never consider changing my mind.?
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Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110617/sports/706179756/#ixzz1PbETIWT5
 
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