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S Kurt Coleman (All B1G, All-American)

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Can't believe no one's given cred to KURT COLEMAN for his superb pass breakups.

Everyone knew that the only way Mich was going to score was going deep to Manningham; Kurt made sure that there was NO way that was going to happen.

He had great ball skills on balls that were very well thrown. Amazing day for Kurt, I think he's got to be one of the team MVPs for this game.
 
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definatly agree... He's been tremendous in coverage and adding even more speed to our secondary. I hope Kurt takes this time to add a little bit of weight, because if he can make his presence felt in run coverage more he'd be a dominant safty even though he's already very good.
 
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Dispatch

Ohio State football
Coleman finds inspiration in father
Watching his hero deal with health issues teaches starting safety to never give up
Monday, December 31, 2007 3:08 AM
By Tim May


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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KYLE ROBERTSON | DISPATCH
"He showed that no matter what kind of situation is thrown at you, you can persevere." ? Ohio State safety Kurt Coleman, above, on his father, Ron


Ron Coleman is like most parents of a college football player. When something is written about his son, he wants to read it.
That's why he quickly flipped to page 23 of the 2007 Ohio State media guide to peruse the biography of sophomore starting safety Kurt Coleman of Clayton, Ohio.
"It lists his favorite food, Chipotle, and it said one of his desires in life was to travel to Australia," Ron Coleman said. "And then I come across the line where they asked him to name his hero. He says it's me."
Ron Coleman, 56, said tears came to his eyes.
"Kurtis had never told me that," he said. "He treats me with that type of respect, but I didn't know he felt that way about me."
Who better to admire, Kurt Coleman said.
His dad, a longtime high school coach in several sports, has been his confidant. On top of that, he watched his father recover first from a procedure to correct an irregular heartbeat in the spring of 2006, and then from a bout with rare male breast cancer, diagnosed three days after Thanksgiving 2006.
"His strength always inspires me," Kurt Coleman said during a break in the Buckeyes' preparations for the Jan. 7 national championship game against Louisiana State. "It's made me strive harder, to never give up on anything. He showed that no matter what kind of situation is thrown at you, you can persevere."

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Kurt Is keeping a journal of his travels to the Game

DAY 1: THURSDAY
Our first day here (in New Orleans) was a good one. We had a really good practice - everyone was executing and playing with speed. I was very encouraged by that.

We practiced at the Saints' practice facility in their indoor building because of all the wind outside. We dressed in the locker rooms at Tulane - also nice - and came back and used their weight room after practice. At practice, there were four busses for our team and coaches but six busses full of media there to film us - that was quite a sight! You can tell we are building up to the national championship game.

Our hotel is nice but huge - it's easy to get lost with all the hallways and meeting areas. The hotel (Hilton) looks right out on the Mississippi River - every so often, you look up and see a cruise ship or one of those old-time paddleboats sailing by, which is interesting. We haven't had a chance to see much of the areas hit by the hurricanes and floods yet, but our bus drivers tell us some facts as we drive to practice. I would like to see some of the areas that are still rebuilding to get a sense of how vast the destruction was. Lots of people from New Orleans come up to us and say thanks for coming here - we need the tourists - so that makes us feel good the BCS game is also helping them get back to normal.

Some guys have been out for a walk along the river and toward the French Quarter, but last night when we had free time, I mostly just watched film and tried to get off my feet. We only have a few days left to prepare for the national championship and we don't want to let any of it go to waste.
 
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Kurt Is keeping a journal of his travels to the Game;

DAY 2: FRIDAY
Today started off with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes breakfast for both teams, plus a lot of young athletes from the New Orleans area. Bobby Bowden was the featured speaker and someone from each team got up and shared a testimony. Dionte Johnson spoke for the Buckeyes and he was excellent as usual.

After breakfast, I went with several other guys on defense over to the media headquarters for an hour press conference. Half of the time, we were at a big table with microphones with everyone asking us questions from the audience, then we moved next door and had our own individual tables. A lot of the questions were about the Big Ten vs. the SEC, but of course, we are used to that.

After that, back for meetings and then off to practice. Today we practiced outdoors at Tulane - the weather was much warmer and they have a nice practice setup. After a couple hours of practice, we were back on the bus to the hotel for a snack and a few hours of free time until dinner. Tonight we are going as a team to another New Orleans restaurant, so we are getting to sample plenty of good cooking and gourmet food while we are here.

Tomorrow is like a Thursday of regular game week - our last chance to practice our game plan - so Coach Tressel has been emphasizing plenty of rest and plenty of fluids. The week is going by quickly with all the things we have to get done.
 
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DDN

Tom Archdeacon: Coleman, Gentry turn dark cloud into silver lining


By Tom Archdeacon
Staff Writer

Sunday, January 06, 2008

NEW ORLEANS ? The best thing I've seen here in New Orleans didn't come from down on Bourbon Street ? where Ohio State and Louisiana State fans are throwing themselves full force into this end-of-the-season football bacchanalia.
Nor has it come from anywhere else in the French Quarter, and likely it won't come Monday night when the Bucks and Tigers square off in the Superdome to decide the champion of college football.
The scene that's moved me the most here happened Saturday during OSU's Media Day.
Off in the wings ? far beyond the media scrums that engulfed the Superdome podiums where OSU marquee figures such as linebacker James Laurinaitis, quarterback Todd Boeckman and head coach Jim Tressel held court ? safety Kurt Coleman leaned back in his chair, his right hand resting on the arm of the wheelchair of paralyzed teammate Tyson Gentry, who sat next to him.
Ignored by everyone else, the two huddled with a couple of other OSU lesser-knowns and talked and laughed and seemed to enjoy their closeness.

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Coleman

The above mentiones post was a great article, it speaks to how nice of a kid Coleman is....but someone needs to write an article about him as a lackluster Stong Saftey!!! He missed more tackles in run support this year than Will Allen and Whitner ever did. The Bucks need a more physical SS (Jamario Oneal played hard when he was given a chance). Coleman is a Free Safety. Coach make the change. Go BUCKS!!!:osu:
 
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bigfrankfoota1;1071379; said:
The above mentiones post was a great article, it speaks to how nice of a kid Coleman is....but someone needs to write an article about him as a lackluster Stong Saftey!!! He missed more tackles in run support this year than Will Allen and Whitner ever did. The Bucks need a more physical SS (Jamario Oneal played hard when he was given a chance). Coleman is a Free Safety. Coach make the change. Go BUCKS!!!:osu:
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Let me make this real, real simple.

The primary job of a safety is to defend the pass, and Coleman did that better than any other safety on the team. Give the dude a little time. It's his first year as a starter, he's still got time to bulk up and get better at run support, not everybody can be Mike Doss.

And if Jamario O'Neal somehow is a starter next year, I just won't watch the defense for fear of breaking something in my house..
 
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Sportsbuck28;1071446; said:
And if Jamario O'Neal somehow is a starter next year, I just won't watch the defense for fear of breaking something in my house..
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eh,it's 2008,not 2006..I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss a player from games two years ago. We haven't seen much of Jamario to know how far he's imporoved, but I agree with Frank,he didn't look bad at all the few times he got in last season. If the game has slowed down for him,I'd like to see him play more because he has decent hands and is one of tOSU's more physical dbs.
 
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like I've said I'd love to see Jamario used more... Except just in blitzing situations, and if you don't blitz him give him a reasonable responsibility like covering the flats or something. Jamario at 210 with his speed would be a terror off the edges and I'd also like to see him on some delayed blitzing much like Whitner was used. I hope Jamario can find the field in a limited role at least. As for coleman, I'd like to see him add another 5-10 pounds to see him be better equiped at stepping up in run support.
 
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