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Wed, December 26, 2007
Buckeye preps for emotional return to Big Easy
UPDATED: 2007-12-26 04:38:57 MST
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When the Ohio State Buckeyes arrive in New Orleans on Jan. 2 for the national championship game against Louisiana State University, defensive tackle Nader Abdallah will serve as unofficial tour guide.
There are parts of his hometown, however, he'll stay away from. Seeing them again is just too painful.
"I'll take some of my teammates and show them around, show them the sights, but I don't want them to go far," Abdallah said. "There are some sad places now. There are parts of town that looked like they were destroyed yesterday, not two years ago. There are certain places that will never get back to normal."
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