Filling the Void: Buckeyes looking to youth for answers at Linebacker
(Ryan Shazier needs to be leader in 2013 - Photo courtesy USA Today Sports/Donnovan Young)
12-0.... Perfect.
That was the Ohio State Buckeyes 2012 season, one that could've ended with a Big Ten title and a National Championship game appearance had players before them and Jim Tressel not been idiots. Alas, Urb's 1st season in Columbus was the best it could possibly...
Who'll join Shazier as Buckeyes' linebackers?
Coach Urban Meyer and the rest of his staff don't mince words when it comes to Ohio State's linebackers.
They know that the success of the 2013 season may depend on how things shake out at the position.
Developing some linebackers to go with the injured Ryan Shazier is one of the top priorities during Ohio State's spring workouts. Gone are last year's mainstays...
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March 08, 2013
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Manti Te’o or Ryan Shazier?
Approximately 2.5 years ago, an undersized linebacker from Plantation, Florida decided to make a commitment to stay in his hometown to play football for the University of Florida. In spite of being somewhat undersized at 205-pounds, he was still a 4-star recruit with an enormous upside because of the intangibles he possessed.
Unquestionably, Ohio State was on the short list of possible...
Buckeyes’ Shazier, Dunn win weekly conference honors
For the second consecutive week, Ohio State LB Ryan Shazier was named the Big Ten’s defensive player of the week-
Defensive Player of the Week, Ryan Shazier, Ohio State So., LB, Plantation, Fla./Plantation
• Finished with a game-high 14 tackles, including 11 solo stops, and a pass breakup in Ohio State’s 52-22 victory over Illinois on Saturday
• Recorded two tackles for...
Ryan Shazier named B1G Co-Defensive Player of the Week
On Monday, the Big Ten from their offices in Park Ridge, Ill., announced that sophomore linebacker Ryan Shazier was named the conference’s Co-Defensive Player the Week following Ohio State’s 35-23 win over Penn State, last Saturday. Shazier recorded a team-high...
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October 29, 2012
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Buckeyes’ Ryan Shazier earns Big Ten co-defensive player of the week honors
The Big Ten announced today the players of the week. Sophomore LB Ryan Shazier was the co-defensive player of the week for his performance against Penn State on Saturday-
“Ryan Shazier, Ohio State So., LB, Plantation, Fla./Plantation
Returned an interception 17 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter against Penn State, giving Ohio State a 14-7 lead it would not relinquish...
Ohio State LB honors late friend
Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier changed his number this week from 10 to 48 as a tribute to a high school friend who died earlier this year.
Shazier then went out and played one of his best games of the season, finishing with seven tackles, two sacks and an interception return for a touchdown in the Buckeyes' 35-23 victory at Penn State on Saturday night.
Gary Curtis, the...
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October 27, 2012
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OSU LB honors late friend with number switch
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier changed his number this week from 10 to 48 as a tribute to a high school friend who died earlier this year.
Shazier then went out and played one of his best games of the season, finishing with seven tackles, two sacks and an interception return for a touchdown in the Buckeyes' 35-23 victory at Penn State on Saturday...
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October 27, 2012
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OSU's Shazier memorializes high school friend
The ever-changing Ohio State linebacking corps will look different again Saturday at Penn State, though the latest tweak is different than the others.
More meaningful, too.
Ohio State sophomore linebacker Ryan Shazier will switch from his usual No. 10 to No. 48 in honor of his late friend Gary Curtis, the manager on Shazier's Plantation (Fla.) high school team.
Curtis, who had...
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October 26, 2012
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Shazier named Big Ten Freshman of the Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier has been named the Big Ten Conference freshman of the week. The league announced the honor Monday based on Shaziers personal-best 15-tackle performance Saturday against Penn State.
Shazier, making his first collegiate start, had a game-high seven solo tackles to go along with eight assists. The 15 tackles represents the most by...
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November 21, 2011
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