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I haven't watched the entire Toledo game, but if this is any indication the whole offensive line is starting to come together. And that would be a very, very good thing! :biggrin: Great job, Bryant! Keep it up!
 
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Meet a Buckeye: Bryant Browning
Thursday, October 22, 2009
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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PHOTO (top): Junior offensive lineman Bryant Browning is a Cleveland Glenville graduate. (Neal C. Lauron, Dispatch)

Guard Bryant Browning is a big man (6 feet 4, 312 pounds) with a smile to match. He appears to have one of those naturally sunny dispositions.

He also has been blessed with fine role models who helped keep him out of trouble in inner-city Cleveland and steered him toward academic achievement. He was valedictorian of his class at Glenville High School, and at OSU he's a marketing major:

Q: What do you like to do away from football? What is a good day for you?

A: I like relaxing, just sitting back, watching TV or playing Tiger Woods golf on the Wii. Just laying back, kicking my feet up.

Q: I've heard linemen talk about how important it is to take care of the feet.

A: Yeah, real important. Right now, I've got these special ankle braces in my cleats, so whenever I get a chance, I get off them and sit back and relax. I try to wear comfortable shoes. Actually, right now, I'm kind of mad, I've got these dress shoes on that kill my feet. So whenever I get a chance to take these off, it will be great.

Q: I understand you're very close to your grandfather (Robert Browning Sr.).

A: He's in his mid-70s now. He's a nice, wise man; he's been through a lot, he's seen a lot. And he does the best he can to instill his knowledge in me and my brother and his other grandchildren and his sons and daughter, so I feel he's just a great man for somebody to look up to.

Q: What values has he instilled in you?

A: Every time he talks to me, he asks me about my grades in school -- how my schoolwork is going. He finds that very important. Football can be over in one play, but if I get a good education, I can use that the rest of my life.

Q: You said he's been through a lot?

A: Growing up, he was the oldest of I don't know how many siblings. At a young age, he had to stop going to school. They lived in the South, and he had to move up north and start working and send money back to help out his family. He was a bricklayer for a lot of years. That's hard labor every day, and I know he always told us growing up that he didn't want us to have to do that hard work for all those years, so get a good education.
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Regardless of what you think of his performance from one game to the next, Bryant Browning just seems like one of the most likeable guys on the team. Must be nice to be able to rely on that huge smile from him, even when things aren't going great.
 
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Bryant Browning has to be one of the most improved players from last year. He had a great game against Minnesota....watch this block....as he pulls and takes out the onrushing safety & LB to secure the first down.

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jazzman;1577728; said:
Bryant Browning has to be one of the most improved players from last year. He had a great game against Minnesota....watch this block....as he pulls and takes out the onrushing safety & LB to secure the first down.

YouTube - Fourth Down Dave in short yardage
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I thought he did a great job against Minny as well. On that play he actually got two for the price of one on that block. Sad, but we only seem to post about the O-linemen when the screw up. If they do their jobs...well let's just say that no news is usually good news when you're a lineman. LOL! :biggrin:

Great job Bryant! Keep it up!
 
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Browning embracing fifth go-around
By Ashley Waltermeyer
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Published: Monday, April 5, 2010

Offensive lineman Bryant Browning prepares for his fifth and final season of OSU football.

For one senior, the anticipation of a new season is an all-too familiar feeling.
Bryant Browning, an offensive lineman for Ohio State, is getting ready to enter his fifth season with the Buckeyes.

Fifth-year seniors at OSU are few and far between. Most players are applauded for staying even four years, while many others leave for the draft after a short stay with the Buckeyes. Browning, however, couldn?t be more excited about his final year here at OSU.

?Everybody tells you it comes and it goes fast, and I agree with that,? he said. ?This is my last go-around, and I?m trying to enjoy every last bit of it while trying to make myself and the team better.?

A starting spot opened up when All-American Kirk Barton graduated, leaving a gap in the right tackle position, and Browning jumped at the opportunity in his sophomore season.

?It was a great experience, getting my first start in the ?Shoe,? he said. ?I got to see how fun it really is to be out there competing, doing whatever I could to get a win.?
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Browning Nominee For Allstate AFCA Good Works Team

NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 20 -- To honor the distinguished group of college football players who stand out for the positive influence they have in their communities, Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced the 112 student-athletes nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team?. It is the most ever in the 19-year history of the award. Ohio State's Bryant Browning is one of those nominees.

In the areas of giving back and volunteerism, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team? represents the "best of the best" among more than 50,000 student-athletes participating in the sport at all four-year institutions.

The total eclipses the 106 nominees achieved last season, demonstrating the continued growth of a platform that is widely recognized as the most prestigious community service award in college football.

While glory and praise may be traditionally reserved for the most athletically skilled college football players on the field, it is the student-athletes committed to serving others who make the most important impact off the field. The Allstate AFCA Good Works Team? exists to tell their stories and acknowledge their impact beyond the game.

"In the third year of our partnership with the AFCA, Allstate, our employees and our agents continue to be inspired by the stories of class and character displayed by these young men," said Guy Hill, vice president of sales and service for Allstate, who also serves on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team? voting panel. "We applaud the commitment of these 112 student-athletes to positively impact their communities with innovation, creativity and passion that reflects so well on their sport, and their respective institutions."

This year's class of nominations includes student-athletes with a wide range of accomplishments, including developing programs to support Haitian relief efforts, working with rural and minority students to help them reach their goal of attending medical school, and organizing a campus fundraiser to incentivize students to shave their heads to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

From the nominees submitted by sports information directors on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team? members and prominent college football media members is responsible for selecting two 11-player Good Works Teams? - one comprised of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and another representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III, and the NAIA - to be announced in September. College Football Hall of Fame member and ESPN broadcaster Lou Holtz is returning for a third year to serve as spokesperson for the program and raise awareness for the stories of the nominees and team members.

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It seems that when someone has mentioned a key player on the offensive line over the past 3 seasons they were usually talking about Boone, Barton, Cordle, Brewster, Boren, Adams, etc.; but not necessarily Bryant. Bryant Browing has been a real solid player on the offensive line for three years now.

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Browning has also been selected as one of 3 Buckeye players to attend the Big Ten luncheon in Chicago in early August. That didn't surprise me, based on his leadership qualities and the way he handles himself during interviews.

I will be surprised if Bryant Browning isn't a captain this season.
 
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