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OL Jim Cordle (Official Thread)

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He did an amazing job last year considering his age. Mentally he was way ahead of what we had any reason to expect.

I will be very interested to see how he will have progressed physically in the off-season. If he bulks up (is bulking up) and gets (is getting) stronger, then our offense is going to be ridiculously prolific.
 
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Cordle expects pressure on Bucks



By LANCE CRANMER ? Assistant Local Editor ? July 14, 2008

When you answer the same questions over and over again, the answers are easy.
"It's always the USC game and when are you going to camps and all that," said Ohio State starting center Jim Cordle. "I guess it never gets boring, which is good. But at least you've got an answer because you've said it so many times."
Cordle, a 6-foot-4, 297-pound junior from Lancaster, was in Chillicothe Saturday to work with area kids at the annual football camp organized by former Buckeye Ben Hartsock.
After the camp, which lasted nearly four hours, Cordle and the rest of the instructors - a mix of former and current Buckeyes as well as some Ohio University athletes - signed hundred of autographs for the waiting youngsters.
Saturday was one of the last "fun" days of the summer for Cordle before preseason camps open up in three weeks.
"We've been working out all summer. We have camp August 3 and we're getting ready for that," Cordle said. "The first game is 50 days away maybe."

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College Football News - 2008 CFN All-Americans

Cordle came in at number 9 on the list of best Centers in colelge ball. He also made their Honorable All-American list:
Jim Cordle, Jr. Ohio State
[SIZE=-1]Unsung compared to the rest of the stars on the Buckeye line, the 6-4, 297-pound Cordle is a steady center who's tough as nails and is one of the line's better athletes. He suffered a foot problem as a true freshman and played through a broken wrist last year. It'll be interesting to see what he can do if and when he stays healthy; he was good enough banged up.[/SIZE]
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Dexterity makes Cordle dangerous
BY JON SPENCER ? NNCO ? August 28, 2008

COLUMBUS -- Baseball always has had its switch-hitters. Ohio State center Jim Cordle may give college football its only switch-snapper.

The fourth-year junior from Lancaster has gotten in the habit of snapping the ball with either hand depending on blocking schemes and defensive formations.

"Depending on which way (opposing teams) line up, if I can get a hand free before they get their hands on me, it's to my advantage," Cordle say. His ambidexterity was born of necessity. Cordle spent most of last season with his right hand in a cast, the result of a wrist fracture. He never missed a beat, snapping the ball with his left hand instead.

"As soon as the cast came off, I went back and forth," he said. "I used both hands in the last three games. The injury turned out to be a blessing in disguise."

Cordle's hair has been an even bigger topic of discussion in camp than his hands. In a show of solidarity, Cordle and several of the other linemen, including tackle Alex Boone, shaved stripes and lightning bolts into the sides of their heads.

"I don't like it to be the army," old-school offensive line coach Jim Bollman said. "We don't all walk alike and talk alike and dress alike, but when these silver helmets go on, we've all got to be of the same heart and the same mind and the same thought. As long as that's the way it is, it's OK."

The only loss off last year's starting line is right tackle Kirk Barton. Former Glenville valedictorian Bryant Browning, a third-year sophomore, has been plugged into that spot, where he'll line up next to guard Ben Person.

Anchoring the left side are a couple of beasts -- the 6-foot-8, 312-pound Boone and 6-7, 335-pound guard Steve Rehring.

At 6-4 and 297 pounds, Cordle is the lightweight of the bunch. But he also carries some of the heaviest responsibilities, by the very nature of his position. He not only calls the signals up front, but also has called the cadence instead of quarterback Todd Boeckman in loud, hostile environments. The Buckeyes won three night road games in a five-week stretch last season.

"The center definitely has to lead, no matter how old he is," Cordle said. "Coming back for another year, I definitely feel like a leader, even with the whole offense back. We need everybody out there leading each other. I'm not as vocal as Alex (Boone) or James (Laurinaitis) or Malcolm (Jenkins), but I'll do my part."
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Dexterity makes Cordle dangerous | newarkadvocate.com | The Newark Advocate
 
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From the 'Dexterity' article said:
I used both hands in the last three games.
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Illinois, Michigan, LSU? Not the three games that I would use to point to my success on the offensive side of the ball.

It's official. Cordle is the reason that we lost to Illinois and LSU. He's also the reason that we didn't move the ball very well against Michigan. Go back to the left hand Jim! For the love of God! Go back to the left hand!!1!11!! :tongue2:
 
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Cordle, Stuck helping Buckeyes, Bobcats get it done one snap at a time
By JOE ARNOLD ? Sports Writer ? September 5, 2008

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LANCASTER - The almost daily ritual began inside the blocking chutes on the practice field outside of Lancaster's Fulton Field. Tommy Stuck and Jim Cordle - a center and a guard - lined up for what seemed like countless individual battles inside their personal, if narrow, arena.

That was four years ago, but the memory of the time spent inside those chutes has stuck with both former Lancaster football players.

"He usually got me in the chutes," said Cordle, Ohio State's starting center. "He was able to get low. That was one of the biggest memories I have from Lancaster - getting beat by Tommy."

Stuck, likewise, remembers it vividly.

"Coach (Tony) Albertini called it 'King of the Chute," he said. "It was a heated battle almost every day."

Stuck is the starting center at Ohio University and will be on the field with Cordle on Saturday when Ohio and Ohio State will meet for just the sixth time since 1899.

"Obviously Ohio State is one of the top teams in the nation," Stuck said. "We want to go in there and show everyone and prove to America that we can get it done. We're looking forward to going into the 'Shoe
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Front and center | lancastereaglegazette.com | Lancaster Eagle Gazette
 
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Yeah, I'm gonna go with that probably wouldn't happen outside of the shutes, nothing against Mr. Stuck, but lets face it hes a few inches shorter and that helps in getting lower. I was 5'10" and beat the crap out of my other linemates in the shutes, but there were a couple of them when blocking in practice, I had to out smart to beat. They were bigger and I couldn't move them when they weren't hitting their heads on the shutes. I know, I know, it's a local human interest piece out of Lancaster, but it cracks me up, how it paints Jimmy as inferior to this kid at times. Lets see last year while OU was getting hammered on New Years Day, OSU was getting prepared for the NC game. Oh and that was all with one hand.
 
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Wanted to give Jim major props for his play today. On Beanie's first touchdown run, he threw a beautiful block that ended up taking 2 (and arguably 3, as Donovan Warren's angle was subsequently shot to hell) TSUN defenders out of the play, and Beanie ran right off his inside shoulder to the end zone. On Beanie's second long run (the one that set up the Boom touchdown 2 plays later), Cordle did a fantastic job with a pull and kick-out block that allowed Beanie to get the edge on the defense and take it 40+ yards. Absolutely textbook blocking on those two plays, which were both major turning points in the game.

I'm excited to see what our offensive line can do next year with him and Brew anchoring the middle of the line.
 
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