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S/LB Nate Oliver (official thread)

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Parent Q & A: Nate Oliver
8/21/2009

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Nate Oliver has been an outstanding role model to his six siblings. This year Oliver is stepping into the role of an upperclassman, where his younger teammates will start looking up to him as well. After redshirting his freshman year, Oliver made a strong contribution to the special teams in 2008. With eight tackles, Oliver is showing great promise for the upcoming 2009 season. Showing the ability to play college ball at age four, Oliver has been waiting for his time to shine for a little more than sixteen years. Darlene Gibson accounts for her son?s actions for the last decade.

Q: What year did your son start playing football?
A: 1999.

Q: When were you first aware that your son had the potential talent to play at the collegiate level?
A: When he was about four.

Q: Did he always dream of playing at OSU?
A: Yes.
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Ohio State Football: Parent Q & A: Nate Oliver
 
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Former St. Edward star Nate Oliver eager to fill any role for Buckeyes
Published: Monday, August 09, 2010
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This is what Nate Oliver has been waiting for.

The St. Edward grad, a fourth-year junior at Ohio State, is working with the second-team defense at the star position as the fifth defensive back on the field, backing up starter Tyler Moeller. During spring practice, while Moeller stayed out of contact drills while returning from a head injury, Oliver took those first-team reps.

"You have more confidence," Oliver said Sunday. "Before you looked at the playbook and you knew what you were doing, but you were kind of like a robot out there instead of playing football. Now I'm playing football. Unfortunately it took about three years to do so, but now I'm playing football and having fun."

Oliver knows his greatest contributions should come on special teams, but as the backup to any player coming back from an injury, especially one as severe as Moeller's, he knows he needs to be ready.

"I looked at it that way, which is why I worked so hard this spring," Oliver said. "Hopefully Tyler will be able to go. I love to see him flying around and hitting people. But if something was to happen, and God willing it doesn't, then you need to have guys who can step in."

Until then, the player who was the first recruit to commit to the Class of 2007 will try to lead in his own way.

"Not everybody is going to be an All-American, not everybody is going to be a starter," Oliver said. "So you just take what you have to do."
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Former St. Edward star Nate Oliver eager to fill any role for Buckeyes | cleveland.com
 
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had a class with him when he was a freshman, really cool and really nice guy.. i remember the other players picking on him because his body fat was WAY higher than any other db on the team. i really hope this works out for him.
 
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