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Buckeyes' White doesn't mind toiling in shadows

By Doug Harris
Staff Writer
COLUMBUS — Playing fullback at Ohio State means you'd better get your jollies from performing thankless tasks, the kind that get you seen only slightly more than the stadium broom collector. But fifth-year senior starter Stan White Jr. is reveling in his role.
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<!-- inset --> <!--begintext--> White doesn't see action unless the Buckeyes are in two-back sets, meaning fewer than a dozen plays per game.
But he was on the field in the waning moments against Michigan last year, throwing the block that freed Antonio Pittman for a 3-yard touchdown run with 24 seconds left in a gripping 25-21 win.
"Before that play, everyone in the huddle was saying, 'We've got to take it in,' " White said. "I fired off the ball as hard as I could, bounced off that guy and put him on the ground — and was watching from my stomach as Pitt crossed the goal line.
"It's definitely a memory I'll have the rest of my life. But my goal this year is to make enough plays so that people don't remember me only for that."
The Baltimore native was recruited as a linebacker and arrived as part of a celebrated quartet at the position. A.J. Hawk and Bobby Carpenter became first-round NFL draft picks, and Mike D'Andrea, the most heralded of the bunch, is still contending with injuries that have kept him from reaching his potential.
With the congestion at that spot, White switched to tight end before eventually surfacing at fullback. He had just three receptions out of the backfield last season and no carries, but he prides himself on being versatile.
"I've always said I'm a football player," he pointed out. "I think the coaches do a great job finding the best players for those positions. What I want is to just find a place to get on the field every down I can and help the team as much as possible. Whatever they want to do with me, I'm fine with that."
White — who already is enrolled in graduate school and has applied to become a Rhodes Scholar — was steeped in Buckeye tradition. His father, Stan White Sr., was an All-Big Ten linebacker at OSU in 1970 and '71, but even stars from those days would often make occasional visits to coach Woody Hayes' doghouse.
"People forget that my dad was the place-kicker for three years, and he missed an extra point once," White said. "When he came off the field, Woody slugged him and said, 'If you miss another one, I'll kill you.'
"I don't think that would fly in this day and age."
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