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OL Jim Cordle (Official Thread)

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OHIO STATE INSIDER
Ohio State Buckeyes center has no problem going to his left

Saturday, October 20, 2007 Doug Lesmerises

Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus -- Buckeyes center Jim Cordle has never done anything left-handed, except snap for the No. 1 team in the country.
The sophomore has been so smooth with his transition after falling on his right thumb in practice, an injury that forces him to wear a cast during games, that few people noticed the switch until quarterback Todd Boeckman brought it up this week. When the Buckeyes take the field against Michigan State today, Cordle will be snapping unnaturally for the fourth straight game.
"That's something he doesn't get enough credit for," Boeckman said. "I guess that first week it was a little different on the snaps because they weren't coming back as fast, they were a little right-to-left and maybe not as accurate, but now he's improving. . . . Now it's routine."

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From LeCharles Bentley all the way thru and right up to Cordele, Ohio State has be blessed with great Centers. That is really saying something for the Bollman era also. Even thought Bentley was there before Bollman came along he was there with Tressel wasn't he?
 
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DaddyBigBucks;975734; said:
I had to go check the roster to verify that this guy is a sophomore (academically). His ability to make the calls and lead the offensive line is nothing short of amazing for a kid new to the job.
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No kidding. He's going to be a great one.

kippy1040;975785; said:
From LeCharles Bentley all the way thru and right up to Cordele, Ohio State has be blessed with great Centers. That is really saying something for the Bollman era also. Even thought Bentley was there before Bollman came along he was there with Tressel wasn't he?
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Bentley's senior year was Tressel's first year (2001) IIRC.

OL gurus, what do you all think of Jim's performance against Penn State? How would you grade his potential. I'm thinking he can end up being as good as or better than Nick Mangold...
 
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Cordle calls '07 title loss embarrassing
By JOE ARNOLD
Sports Writer
[email protected]
LANCASTER - Embarrassing. Jim Cordle wasn't afraid to use the word. He classified Ohio State's 41-14 loss to Florida in last season's BCS title game as a black eye not just for the Buckeyes and their fans, but for the entire Big Ten.
It's definitely a driving factor," Cordle said of the loss. "That one loss made the Big Ten Conference look so bad. It was embarrassing." Cordle, a Lancaster native and the Buckeyes' center, will play in his first national championship game on Jan. 7 in New Orleans when Ohio State faces LSU. Cordle was on the roster and made the trip to Arizona for last season's game but did not start.

The view heading into this year's game is different. "It's really different being a starter now," Cordle said. "Going in, you realize how special it is. It's not even a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

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Area players prepare for championship
Buckeyes' success means instant celebrity status for local players
By JOE ARNOLD
Sports Writer
[email protected]


LANCASTER - Jim Cordle cracked wise when asked about the instant celebrity given to Ohio State football players. The former Lancaster and Fisher Catholic standout had just wrapped up two hours of player meetings this past Tuesday and was fielding questions from a reporter.


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Game a snap for OSU's Cordle
By JON SPENCER
For The Advocate

NEW ORLEANS ? When they aren?t trying to bash each other?s brains in during Monday night?s national championship game, Ohio State center Jim Cordle and LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey can talk trash about who?s tougher.

Dorsey overcame an assortment of injuries to become a consensus All-American and the most decorated defensive player in LSU history.

But Cordle might have the upper hand, so to speak, on his 303-pound counterpart when it comes to amazing stories of perseverance.

The sophomore first-year starter from Lancaster played half of the season with a fractured right wrist. Already making the line calls and even calling the snap count instead of quarterback Todd Boeckman, Cordle found himself snapping the ball with his left hand after getting hurt in practice two days before the Minnesota game.

?I snapped with my left hand in high school for a week one time after I broke my finger, but never out of the shotgun,? Cordle said. ?My gun snaps were way off at first. Things didn?t start to click until warmups at Minnesota. I only had one bad snap the next six games.?
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The Advocate - www.newarkadvocate.com - Newark, Ohio
 
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Ohio State Buckeyes' Jim Cordle will be stuck in the middle with LSU's Glenn Dorsey

Dorsey decisive force in the middle ground
Monday, January 07, 2008


OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
ED REINKE


LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey often is disruptive for opposing offenses. However, it's hard not to like the Tigers' standout, who is humble and friendly off the field.




New Orleans- A Glenn Dorsey demolition at least would be slightly more private.
A year go, Florida defensive ends Derrick Harvey and Jarvis Moss inflicted a public humiliation on Ohio State, blowing into the backfield for five sacks in the Buckeyes' 41-14 loss in the BCS National Championship.
If LSU defensive tackle Dorsey proves as disruptive in tonight's BCS National Championship in the Superdome, perhaps only Ohio State center Jim Cordle will comprehend the level of devastation.



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There is an awful lot riding on Jim's shoulders tonight for sure. I can not wait to see how this young man accepts the challange of going against one of the best, if not the best DT's in college football.

Good Luck Jim!!!
 
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craigblitz;1052692; said:
There is an awful lot riding on Jim's shoulders tonight for sure. I can not wait to see how this young man accepts the challange of going against one of the best, if not the best DT's in college football.

Good Luck Jim!!!
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Jim's more important responsibility is getting the line calls right. If he does, I like our chances.
 
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Very Very true... I know he will not be 1:1 with Dorsey much if at all tonight...

I don't recall the details but I think there was a whole lot of talk last year that the line calls were terrible from Datish and caused a lot of confussion...

Hopefully Jim can regonize the wrinkles LSU throws in and the O-line can play well...

Go Bucks
 
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