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WR Ted Ginn, Jr. (Official Thread)

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Dublin Buckeyes said:
A friend of mine from OhioU sent me this video today, and I thought everyone might enjoy it. Searched for it on the forum, but didn't see anything. Hope you enjoy.

Most of Ted Ginn's moments from the past 2 years.

Enjoy:
http://www.youtube.com/w/Teddy-Ginn-Highlights?v=WzUvsYOStCk&search=buckeyes
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Lol, I think everyone on here has seen that atleast 3 times already but thanks anyway. There's some great highlights on there and I didn't exactly mind seeing it again. :biggrin:
 
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OSU's Ginn, Smith Featured In Cleveland Schools Ad Campaign

City Hopes Billboards Send Positive Message To Cleveland's Youth

POSTED: 5:19 pm EDT April 18, 2006
<!--startindex-->CLEVELAND -- Keeping kids in school and out of trouble is the focus of a new media blitz by the Cleveland Municipal School District.Ted Ginn Jr. and Troy Smith, both Glenville High School graduates and Ohio State football stars, will appear on three-dozen billboards around town.Ginn's billboard reads, "Follow the playbook. Don't skip school." Smith's reads, "Gangs didn't get me here. Discipline, respect, and hard work did."The billboards will be displayed in 36 locations throughout the city for at least two months. The public service ads will also appear three times before every movie at Tower City theaters during that same time period.Tax money isn't being used to pay for the billboards. The space was donated by Clear Channel Outdoor.
 
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That is EFFING awesome.

How much effect it will have... Eh.

The problem of gang violence and high school dropouts can't be solved by billboards. It's gotta start at the older generation so they can get the message through to the younger generation.
 
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CFN's 2007 possible early entries. Adrian Peterson is (obviously) #1...

It’s early and so much rests on 2006 performances and recommendations from the NFL Advisory Committee, but for a handful of college football’s premier non-seniors, the season that lies ahead could be their final one as an amateur.

8. WR Ted Ginn, Ohio State – Everyone knows Ginn has mercurial speed and can’t be caught once he gets behind a secondary or punt coverage team, but is he physically ready for the demands of the NFL? The season ahead might go a long way toward answering that question as he assumes the role of primary target now that Santonio Holmes has taken his game to the pros. The word around Columbus is that Ginn has a few pounds and is becoming a more complete receiver, which might quell concerns he’ll be the second coming of Desmond Howard once he gets to the pros.
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Previewing 2006-07 -- Wide Receivers/Tight Ends

There is plenty of talent returning at a marquee position


April 17, 2006
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By Rob Rang, Senior Analyst, NFLDraftScout.com<O:p></O:p>
Special to CSTV.com<O:p></O:p>
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With an abundance of receiving talent and production returning to the collegiate ranks, the 2006-07 season should feature plenty of highlight-reel receptions. <O:p></O:p>
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The prospects at receiver are especially exciting after a very thin crop moved on to the NFL. The tight end position is a bit thinner with talents such as Maryland's Vernon Davis, UCLA's Marcedes Lewis and <ST1:place w:st="on">Southern California</ST1:place>'s Dominique Byrd gone, but there is still plenty of potential moving up the ranks.<O:p></O:p>
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A detailed analysis of the country's top ten wide receivers and tight ends, as well as several others to keep a close watch on:<O:p></O:p>


3. Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Ohio State, 6-0, 180, JR:<O:p></O:p>
Ginn is unquestionably the most athletic prospect on this list. Signed as a defensive back, Ginn has seen snaps at flanker, split end, running back and quarterback over the past two seasons. Ginn's highest upside remains at receiver and as a return specialist. Despite sharing the spotlight with potential first-round pick Santonio Holmes in 2005, Ginn hauled in 51 receptions for 803 yards and four touchdowns. As a true freshman the previous year, Ginn again finished second on the team to Holmes with 25 receptions for 359 yard and two scores.

As dangerous as he has been as a wideout, however, Ginn is even better known for his immediate impact as a return specialist. He heads into his junior as the school's career leader in punt returns for touchdowns with five (also tying Iowa's Tim Dwight for the Big Ten career record), four of which came during his freshman season. His 29.6-yard kick return average on 18 returns led the Big Ten, and included a 100-yard runback at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:place></st1:State>. Reportedly running in the 4.2-second range in the 40-yard dash, there are some who feel Ginn could prove to be a similar speed threat at the next level as former Buckeye Joey Galloway. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>


http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stories/041706aap.html<O:p></O:p>

EDIT: Thanks Dryden.
 
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The other half of the TGII writeup ...

As dangerous as he has been as a wideout, however, Ginn is even better known for his immediate impact as a return specialist. He heads into his junior as the school's career leader in punt returns for touchdowns with five (also tying Iowa's Tim Dwight for the Big Ten career record), four of which came during his freshman season. His 29.6-yard kick return average on 18 returns led the Big Ten, and included a 100-yard runback at Minnesota. Reportedly running in the 4.2-second range in the 40-yard dash, there are some who feel Ginn could prove to be a similar speed threat at the next level as former Buckeye Joey Galloway.
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Found this article on Ginn. Its a old(June 2004), but I thought some may want to read it. It shows the struggles he went through in school and how he overcame them.

Ted Ginn, Jr. Overcomes Hurdles and Surpasses Dreams with the Help of His Dad

This story is a combination of information taken from two Cleveland Plain Dealer articles written by Bob Migra, Reporter, and published on June 3, 2004 as well as a personal interview with Ted Ginn, Sr.
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A junior high school coach once told Ted Ginn Sr. that his son was too small, too slow, and too dumb to ever be an athlete . . . but driven by a relentless desire to excel and encouraged by his passionate father-coach, Ted Ginn Jr. transformed himself into a standout in athletics and in the classroom.

When he graduated from Cleveland Glenville High School in the spring of 2004, Ted Ginn, Jr. was already regarded as one of the best track athletes to come out of Cleveland since legendary Jesse Owens, the first American to win four gold medals in a single Olympics in 1936. Now a freshman at The Ohio State University, Ginn has already proven that he is as good or better in football with one impressive performance after another.

In the classroom, Ginn’s 3.5 grade-point average placed him in the top 10 percent of his high school class earning a perfect 4.0 for the last grading period. He has come a long way from the child who was laughed at because he failed the first grade or the fifth grade student who was told by a teacher that he was destined to be a “burger flipper” or the junior high student who was never academically eligible to play sports.

Stories about humiliating experiences for children who learn differently are all too familiar but Ginn turned humiliation into motivation and defied the odds. He had been a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes since he was seven years old so he turned to his religious beliefs. The tattoo he had stenciled on his right biceps summed up his priorities -- Glenville's winged G logo with the word "God" above and "Ginn" below -- God over school and family.

His father, a school security officer and varsity football and track coach, also refused to give up on his son. He demanded educational testing and convinced school officials to let his son take special education classes. He also sent his son for extra instruction with a popular youth track team where Ted, Jr. soaked up information about techniques and rhythms that ultimately would help him to earn numerous championship titles.

Ginn was ready for high school . . . academically and athletically. He was comfortable with his surroundings because he had grown up spending time at his father’s office and practices. He knew most of the school’s football and track stars . . . many of whom had stayed at the Ginn home. He blossomed – moving from special education classes to regular classrooms and developing physically with the help of private training.

By his sophomore year, Ginn was a standout cornerback on the football team and had a breakout season in track. His junior year, he led his track team to their first team state championship in track since 1975. His senior year was even more spectacular when he was named Most Valuable Player in the U.S. Army All-American high school all-star game and won enough track events to place him in competition for most career points earned in state meets.

Just as Ted Ginn, Jr. discovered his strength in athletics, his academic ability was unleashed. His father recalls that there were things his son thought he didn’t know, but he did. It just took the right educational experience for him to succeed. “Parents have got to advocate for their kids if they want them to succeed. I had to push the schools my son attended even though I worked in the system . . . we can’t take anything for granted.”

Ginn’s future seems unlimited but wherever he ends up, he says that he will follow his father’s lead and do what he can to help other children find their way in the world.
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