OL Jim Cordle (Official Thread)

[BB73]

Video interview with Jim talking about the offense and how he enjoys playing in the Spring Game.

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Name: [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059270"]Jim Cordle[/URL]
Hometown: Lancaster, Ohio
High School: Lancaster
Position: Offensive Line
Year: 5th-Year Senior
Last season: Started 12 of 13 games for the Buckeyes; began at center then moved to guard
This season: Will look to lead the young offensive line

by Kendra Lee, OhioStateBuckeyes.com

Versatility is a great attribute for any person to have. And for Ohio State offensive lineman [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059270"]Jim Cordle[/URL], it is the key this spring. With a new look to the offensive line, he will not only be looked to play where needed, but also be looked to as the leader for a relatively young unit up front.


"It is a little different being the head guy on the line," Cordle, the fifth-year senior, said. "I want to step into a leading role with the young team and get the offensive line going because it has been lacking the last couple years."


This particular position group will be going through a major transition this spring due to the departure of veterans [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059233"]Alex Boone[/URL], [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059320"]Steve Rehring[/URL] and [URL="http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87743&SPID=10408&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=1059456"]Ben Person[/URL]. The new faces on the line not only bring new talent, but new attitudes as well.


"Our attitude for this year is to have tougher practices and a different mindset all together," Cordle said. "There is a lot more contact already and more live plays during practice. We're also doing a lot of rotation to find the perfect lineup."


And that is where his versatility comes into play. Cordle played center most of his career and entered the 2008 season as the returning starter at that position. However, due to injuries, he was moved to guard and stayed there the rest of the season. Entering the spring, Cordle is unsure where he will end up.


"Playing center at Ohio State is something special because there is a legacy there left by players in the past," Cordle said. "However, playing guard last year was fun and if I play tackle this year, that will be great, too. I just want to play."

As of now, Cordle is practicing at the tackle position. Although it is a new place for him to be, he is excited to learn a new position. Going against an established and talented defensive line will be instrumental for both Cordle?s progression at tackle.


"I'm still learning the tackle position and don't have it down quite yet," Cordle said. "Getting experience at tackle and going against our defensive line that is very good is helpful. I have the ability to play any position and so whatever the best line up is for this year, that's where I want to play."

With the spring season underway, for Cordle and the rest of the offensive line, the most important thing right now is coming together and establishing themselves as a great unit.


"Every spring, a team is going to shuffle guys around," Cordle said. "It is a little different this year because we are trying to find the best lineup for this offense. We have a lot of guys that can play a lot of positions, myself included. There are so many talented guys in this group and we?re excited to make a great name for ourselves."

Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com

 

[BB73]

A longer video interview.

Bucknuts

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State football: Cordle showing off his versatility
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Jim Cordle sees LeCharles Bentley and Nick Mangold as legendary names in the recent history of offensive-line play at Ohio State. They were two of the tougher and more respected centers ever for the Scarlet and Gray, shades of Kirk Lowdermilk, Jeff Uhlenhake et al.

"They set the tone. They were smart and they were tough," Cordle said.

Cordle's desire was to follow in those footsteps. When he rose to starting center as a sophomore in 2007, the shoes were starting to fit.

He played much of that season with a fractured bone in his snapping hand. But he adjusted by learning to snap with his left. Tough and talented, all he needed was three straight years snapping the ball to prove he belonged at least as a pledge in that fraternity of centers.

But four games into last season, Ohio State had a need of its own. Left guard Steve Rehring was injured, so the coaches moved Cordle there and moved then-freshman Michael Brewster to center. It stayed that way the rest of the year.

Now look. Cordle is playing right tackle this spring. He's still practicing some at center and the two guard spots. But if Saturday's extensive scrimmage was any indication, Cordle likely will be the right tackle on a line that has former right tackle Bryant Browning at right guard, Brewster at center, Justin Boren at left guard, and either Andy Miller or Mike Adams at left tackle.

"We want to get our best guys on the field, and Jimmy, obviously, gives us a lot of flexibility because he's athletic enough to do many things," offensive coordinator Jim Bollman explained this spring.

Or as Cordle put it, "I can play any of the positions; Brewster can play any of the three inside; B.B. (Browning) can play both guard and tackle. We want to come out of the spring with a set lineup, but it might take longer because we have so many guys who can play several positions."

But no one more than Cordle, who knows why he's found himself closer to the edge this spring. The Buckeyes had trouble dealing with speedy edge rushers the past couple of seasons, and Bollman is working to remedy that.

" 'You're the most athletic guy we have,' " Cordle recalled Bollman telling him. "And you don't want to get beat with speed around the edge. It takes athleticism and also technique, which I am trying to learn."

BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Ohio State football: Cordle showing off his versatility

 

[Buckskin86]

Buckeyes set to invade Tiki Lanes
Cordle organizing charity event to benefit Fairfield MRDD Special Olympics
BY JOE ARNOLD ? Sports Writer ? June 14, 2009

Ohio State player and former Golden Gale Jimmy Cordle, second from left, has planned a charity bowling event with the help of Greg Russell, his mother and father, Denise and Jim Cordle, Cyndi Lavere and John Bosser. (Abigail S. Fisher / Eagle-Gazette)

LANCASTER - Jimmy Cordle walked away from the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids' Sake fundraising event in April feeling inspired.

The Ohio State football player and former Lancaster Golden Gale saw an opportunity to give back to his community and wanted to jump on it. So Cordle teamed with Fairfield MRDD and drew up plans for an event he hopes will bring his hometown together for a worth-while cause.

Cordle will headline a fundraiser he has called "Bowling with Buckeyes." The June 26 event, which will take place at Tiki Lanes, will benefit Fairfield MRDD Special Olympics. Cordle, Lancaster native Don Matheney and dozens of current Ohio State players will be part of the event, which will run from 7 to 11 p.m.

"Going into my last year (at Ohio State), I wanted to do something to give back," Cordle said. "Fortunately I can do something in my hometown."

The fundraiser will pair four team members with an Ohio State football player and a Special Olympian.

Cordle's goal is to get each of Tiki's 42 lanes sponsored and raise $20,000 for Fairfield MRDD.

He has gotten help from John Bosser, Fairfield MRDD's Community Outreach Coordinator, Lancaster High School teacher's aide Cyndi Lavere and his mother, Denise. All have pitched in to help raise awareness and support for the event.

"It's hard right now with the economy," Denise Cordle said. "But even if they can't sponsor a team, they're giving a donation for the silent auction. It's so neat to see the community come together for a good cause."

Denise Cordle, and her husband, Jim, are intervention specialists for Lancaster City Schools. Their work with children with special needs first exposed Jimmy to a group of kids of which he's grown fond. As a high school student, Jimmy spent time working with students with special needs in both his mother's classroom and the multi-handicapped classroom at Lancaster.

"Jimmy's always had a knack with the special needs population," Denise said.

Buckeyes set to invade Tiki Lanes | lancastereaglegazette.com | Lancaster Eagle Gazette

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State's Cordle raises $18,000 for charity with help of fellow Buckeyes
by Doug Lesmerises
Saturday June 27, 2009

During spring quarter, Ohio State offensive lineman Jim Cordle worked out and went to spring football practice, and also took four classes and earned a 3.75 GPA. But his hardest work was on display Friday night.

The charity bowling tournament Cordle planned in his hometown of Lancaster raised more than $18,000 for the county Special Olympics and provided one of the most interactive Buckeye experience for fans that I've seen.

With all 42 lanes in operation and sponsored for at least $200 dollars, the participating fans stayed in their lanes and bowled while the Buckeyes rotated through the lanes.

So you might bowl one frame with Thaddeus Gibson, the next with Dane Sanzenbacher, the next with Cameron Heyward and the next with Kurt Coleman. Or Dan Herron. Or Doug Worthington. Or Anderson Russell. Or Mike Brewster.

D.L.
Some really big Jim Cordle fans, including Miss Ohio, at the bowling alley Friday night.
Pretty cool night. Most of the players really interacted with the fans, high-fiving and shaking hands and signing T-shirts.

Of the 25 players from the new freshman class, the only one I saw there was Zach Boren, whose junior lineman brother Justin was there, too. That's understandable. Most of those guys just got to campus.

Ohio State's Cordle raises $18,000 for charity with help of fellow Buckeyes - Ohio State Buckeyes Football & Basketball Blog (OSU) - cleveland.com

video interview

Ohio State senior Jim Cordle Video - cleveland.com

Community puts charge into charity event
BY ABIGAIL S. FISHER • E-G Staff Photographer • June 27, 2009

LANCASTER - Being an Ohio State football player extends well beyond the end of the season. Senior offensive lineman and Lancaster grad Jimmy Cordle knows that wearing the scarlet and gray also comes with responsibilities.

Cordle said his coach, Jim Tressel, instilled in him and his teammates the need for community involvement and service.

Cordle took that ideal one step further and decided to organize a charity bowling event to benefit Fairfield County MRDD Special Olympics.

Cordle, his parents and local community members spent the past few weeks organizing the Bowling with Buckeyes event and received contributions from more than 40 local businesses and private donors.

Cordle said he was excited about gaining sponsors and seeing local businesses get enthusiastic about the charity event. Event organizers said they hoped to raise at least $20,000.

"Even in a down economy, people wanted to do it," Cordle said. "It was exciting because it felt like this could turn into something really big."

Local businesses that helped sponsor the event were given a lane, and had the opportunity to bowl with one Buckeye and one MRDD member.

"Hopefully someone will realize how great these people are - they just fit right in with the community," Cordle said.

http://www.lancastereaglegazette.co...1006/Community-puts-charge-into-charity-event

video of above event- interviews with various buckeye players

http://www.palestra.net/schools/1460/24255

 

[808 Buck]

Cordle said his coach, Jim Tressel, instilled in him and his teammates the need for community involvement and service.

Great to see a positive story like this one, and nice to see that the guy in charge has made an impact on so many. So often, we hear about what is wrong with what is happening in college football, and the good goes unnoticed. It's just refreshing to hear that there are a lot of college football players out there who still "get it."

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Great to see a positive story like this one, and nice to see that the guy in charge has made an impact on so many. So often, we hear about what is wrong with what is happening in college football, and the good goes unnoticed. It's just refreshing to hear that there are a lot of college football players out there who still "get it."

I wish that when I was his age I had gotten it as much as he gets it... for sure.

 

[cjmik_75]

I wish that when I was his age I had gotten it as much as he gets it... for sure.

hangin 10 days....:(

 

[Buckskin86]

Cordle's charity event rakes in nearly $20K for Special Olympics
BY JOE ARNOLD ? Sports Writer ? July 12, 2009

Jimmy Cordle presents a check for $17,673.29 to Special Olympian Adam Henderly in the lobby of the Les Wexner Football Complex on Ohio State's campus. Attending the check presentation were Denise Cordle, Cyndi Lavere, Elizabeth Cordle, John Bosser, Jim Cordle and Adam and coach Jim Tressel.

LANCASTER - Save for some muddled directions and a few wayward Buckeyes, Jimmy Cordle's foray into the world of philanthropy went off without a hitch.

Cordle, with the help of family, friends and his Ohio State football teammates, planned, coordinated and eventually raised nearly $20,000 from a charity bowling event that benefited Fairfield MRDD.

Called Bowling with Buckeyes, the fundraiser raked in $17,673 for Fairfield MRDD's Special Olympics programs.

"Everybody out there said they had fun," said Cordle, a Lancaster graduate and a starting offensive lineman at Ohio State.

Special Olympic bowlers, sponsors and Buckeye players shared the alleys at Tiki Lanes in late June. Most of the money raised from the event came from sponsors, each of which paid for a lane, but walk-in fans and proceeds from a memorabilia and ticket auction raised an additional $8,000.

"The (players) were great with (the Special Olympians)," Cordle said. "They're just the biggest Buckeye fans. They might not know who the players are on the field, but they know they're players on the team, and that they were here to raise money for them."

The fundraiser took two months to plan and coordinate. Cordle's mother, Denise, and a small army of volunteers descended on Tiki Lanes at 8 a.m. June 26 - the day of the event - to decorate and set up. The time spent setting up, canvassing the county for sponsors and tying up loose ends was well worth it, Denise said.

"It was beyond our expectations," she said. "The support ahead of time from the community was overwhelming. That was probably one of my proudest moments with Jimmy. A big event like this that he was able to organize and to have it come through was great."

Jimmy Cordle said 35 players showed up and took part in the event, which had the blessing of the university and coach Jim Tressel. Roughly 13 players boarded a campus bus and made the trip to Lancaster, while the rest of them drove separately. Most were able to navigate Lancaster's back roads, while a few struggled.

"Lawrence Wilson and Boom Herron got lost," Jimmy Cordle recalled. "They showed up around 10. They must have missed the business route, and I got a phone call from them saying they were in Logan."

Cordle's charity event rakes in nearly $20K for Special Olympics | lancastereaglegazette.com | Lancaster Eagle Gazette

 

[Buckskin86]

Cordle honored with E-G Orchid Award
STAFF REPORT ? July 18, 2009

LANCASTER - Jimmy Cordle recently was out at breakfast in Lancaster when he was spotted not by an Ohio State fan, but a fan of Cordle's philanthropic works.


The person stopped Cordle, a senior football player at Ohio State, and recognized him from his involvement in the Bowling with Buckeyes event in June.

"Every once in a while, I'll get 'Hey, you're Jimmy Cordle and you play for Ohio State,' " Cordle said. "But a couple people that have approached me didn't care about football. They saw the bowling event on the news. It showed that there's something good besides football that people care about."

Cordle, who spearheaded the planning and implementation of the fundraiser, was given the Lancaster Eagle-GazetteOrchid Award for his community service efforts. Bowling for Buckeyes netted more than $17,600 for Fairfield MRDDs Special Olympics program.

Sponsors, Special Olympics bowlers, Ohio State players and fans packed Tiki Lanes on June 26 for the first of what many hope will become an annual fundraising event.

"Everybody that works with MRDD, they couldn't stop thanking me at the bowling event," Cordle said. "The money will be used for a while. It's nice knowing the money's going to be put to good use and that it's going to make a difference."

Cordle honored with E-G Orchid Award | lancastereaglegazette.com | Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Cordle knows what's it's like to be a camper.

Buckeyes' co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Luke Fickell played for John Cooper at OSU in the mid-1990s. He spoke at a camp Cordle, a Lancaster native, attended when he was in elementary school.

"These kids, they won't remember anything we've said in a couple of years," Cordle said. "It's still nice they'll know a Buckeye came. They'll remember some things like to work hard and things like that. It makes the camp for them. It's fun to do. Coach Fickell did it when I was in grade school. Now that I'm in the position he was, I'm giving back in the same way.

"It's something that we're at Ohio State and people care. It's almost like we have a responsibility to do things like this. And, I really enjoy doing it."

Buckeyes galore - TribToday.com - News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information - Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH

 

[Buckskin86]

2009 NFP scouting series: Ohio State
Buckeyes prospects worth watching this season.
Wes Bunting
July 28, 2009

This summer, the National Football Post is breaking down every team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A) to identify players who might warrant interest from NFL teams in the 2010 draft.

The Ohio State Buckeyes again have a talented group of NFL prospects and are definitely one of the favorites to capture the Big Ten title.

Offense

Jim Cordle: No. 64, OL, 6-4, 298

Exhibits a narrow base and isn?t real flexible out of his stance, which causes him to struggle generating much power from his lower half. Isn?t real explosive off the ball in the pass game and struggles reaching interior linemen penetrating off his frame. Does a better job reaching linemen in the run game and gaining an initial surge, but has a tendency to lunge into blocks and fails to engage on contact. Showcases a decent punch into blocks, but isn?t much of a Velcro player and struggles staying on his man. Is a good straight-line athlete who has the ability to get up to speed quickly when asked to reach and seal a target at the second level. Does a nice job keeping his head up and working his legs through contact, but lacks ideal body control and consistently is shed after his initial push.

Impression: A versatile lineman who will make the move to RT in the fall. However, I wasn?t overly impressed with his play inside at left guard and don?t think he warrants much of a grade anywhere along the O-line.

2009 NFP scouting series: Ohio State | National Football Post

 

[osu_edu]

Not very familiar with CFP. How reliable and how objective are they?

:osu2:

osu.edu ROCKS!!!

 

[DSelwyn]

That's a depressing scouting report for our presumptive starting RT this season. J.B. Shugarts, are you out there somewhere ??

 

[Taosman]

Shugarts is 100% now, so we'll see how things play out. But a lot of people believe Cordle is an upgrade over Brownings's play at right tackle last year.
The whole line could be very improved with Boren bringing a new "attitude".