FB Stan White, Jr. (official thread)

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Set up OSU's first TD with this catch. UM never led after that score.

Stan White Jr. #89 of the Ohio State Buckeyes makes a catch against Shawn Crable #2 of the Michigan Wolverines November 18, 2006 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

[osugrad21]

Since this is from the Official Site, I put the entire article...

Official Site

Second-year MBA student named to ESPN
Academic All-American football team

Despite the fact Stan White Jr. was a high-achieving undergraduate student who routinely made the dean?s list, his admission to the 3-2 MBA program did meet with some initial skepticism.

He is, after all, a football player. White, now a second-year MBA student majoring in finance, is a starting fullback for the Buckeyes.

?Knowing the rigorous requirements of the MBA program, I was skeptical that Stan could balance the demands of varsity football and the demands of the MBA program,? said David Smith, director of the Graduate Programs Office. ?In fact, I doubted that doing both was possible. Stan, however, made a believer out of me, as he has consistently kept his academic commitments and performed as well in the classroom as on the football field.?

With the same fierce dedication that has made the Buckeyes the undisputed number one-ranked football team in the nation, White is excelling in his graduate-level classes with an iron-willed determination.

The 23-year-old called his two pursuits?business education and football?passions that mutually support each other.

?I think the skill sets I?ve learned in football?hard work, the drive?has enabled me to compete at the high level necessary for the MBA program,? White said. By the same token he said, ?the first rate education I?m getting here at Fisher helps me on the football field. It has definitely helped me to be a more intelligent player.

?Business and athletics have a lot of things in common. I think that?s why you see athletes who are very successful in the business world. The competitive nature of business is something we are accustomed to from participating in athletics. I can see myself working for a Fortune 500 company as well as owning a business.?

He said his attention is evenly split between academics and athletics. ?I devote about 40 to 50 hours a week to football and I also devote about 40 to 50 hours a week to school work,? he said.

White?s classmates were impressed by his commitment to studies. "Although Stan's schedule during the fall was probably more hectic than most given his commitment to the football program, he worked diligently to make all team meetings, to contribute to all team projects and to produce all deliverables,? said Austin Barger, White?s teammate in the course Sustainability: Business and the Environment. ?Overall, Stan was a valuable team member and classmate."

During White?s junior year, he was admitted into the 2007 MBA class through the 3-2 program. The program allows outstanding undergraduate students to begin taking MBA classes during their senior year, enabling them to complete both the four-year undergraduate degree and the two-year MBA program in five years. White will graduate in June 2007.

White did not play his freshman year, he was classified as a ?red shirt.? Since he was ?red shirted,? White was eligible to play this year as a graduate student.

White said he hopes to have a professional football career. While prospects with the NFL are promising, he does not let those objectives overshadow his education and plans for a business career.

?The MBA program has totally changed my thinking. I know how to ask the right questions, even moving forward with football.?

In December, he was named to ESPN magazine?s first team Academic All-American football team. According to the magazine, to be eligible for the team a player must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.20 and have reached at least a sophomore athletic and academic standing.

White?s portrait will be hung in the Woody Hayes Athletic facility, where the football team trains.

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By Tom Nader

Record-Courier staff writer

When it comes to living your dreams, Ohio State fullback Stan White Jr. might as well be the captain for all young athletes looking to turn football into an opportunity to create a bright future.

White is only two short weeks removed from a demoralizing 41-14 loss to Florida in the BCS National Championship game, but that setback does not overshadow the remarkable career he put together for the Buckeyes both on the field and in the classroom.

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[Buckskin86]

Former Gilman stars preparing for pro careers
Apr 24, 2007 3:00 AM (4 hrs ago)
by Ron Snyder, The Examiner

Stan White Jr. followed in his father?s footsteps when he decided to play college football at Ohio State. Now he may get the chance to follow his father again ? sort of, anyway.

White worked out with the Baltimore Ravens last week at fullback, and the Baltimore native is trying to convince an NFL team to take a chance on him in the upcoming draft this weekend. White?s father, Stan Sr., also played pro football in Baltimore, but as a linebacker with the Colts from 1972 to ?79. He is currently a member of the Ravens? radio broadcast team.

http://www.examiner.com/a-690984~For...o_careers.html

[Buckskin86]

fullback Stan White Jr. signed a two-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals.

http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/...y/17166163.htm

[Best Buckeye]

Great news ! way to go Stan.

[Cornerback6]

That makes everyone! Congrats to Stan...love the kid who will switch positions out of high school for the greater good of the team. Wonderful news.

[CausticMick]

Yay!

[mooktarr]

Great job Stan , I'm happy for you.

[osugrad21]

Cincy

Newest Bengals to Lewis' liking
Impress coach on field and off

He talked about fullback Stan White, an opportunistic player out of Ohio State who made the most of limited offensive snaps in college. He will drive back and forth to Columbus, where he is completing graduate school courses.

[sandgk]

Stan completing his studies at tOSU, while working as a FA with the Bengals, is a great thing.

[ScriptOhio]

Excellent free agent pickup for the Bengals, they will not have a "character issue" with Stan.

[jwinslow]

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Ex-Buckeye's allegiance switches to Bengals

Last fall, Stan White Jr. attended a Bengals game in Paul Brown Stadium -- wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey. White, a Baltimore native, went to that Bengals-Ravens game in November to work as a spotter for his radio-broadcaster father, former Ohio State All-American Stan White Sr.
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Then there's his connection with Lewis. The Bengals coach and Stan White Sr. became friends when Lewis was the Ravens' defensive coordinator. White, who played linebacker for the Baltimore Colts for eight years, and Lewis would even occasionally watch game tape together.
"I've known young Stan since he was a little kid," Lewis said.
It's not easy to make a strong impression at a rookie minicamp, where players aren't in pads and don't tackle, but Lewis named White as someone "we are really impressed with."
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[Buckskin86]

Rookie fullback Stan White, who plied his trade at Ohio State, got a taste of some savvy veterans in the Oklahoma. Knowing that linebacker Ed Hartwell is a hitter, White prepared for him to come right at him. But he got thrown off when Hartwell backed off a bit and used the surprise.

White had a more conventional scrum with linebacker Landon Johnson.

"Playing at Ohio State, you're going against big guys from the Midwest that pretty much rely on their strength," White said. "In the NFL, they use everything. Athleticism and their experience. They're smart...

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[Buckskin86]

LIFE'S TWISTS: Stan White, the former linebacker for the Colts and Lions and later the USFL, got a chance to get away from Baltimore to see his son practice at his rookie camp. But barely did he get settled when former Ohio State fullback Stan White suffered a high ankle sprain and looks to be lost for about three weeks. He was on the field Wednesday morning in a high-cut boot.

"He went to Ohio State, I went to Ohio State and I was drafted in the last round (the 17th in 1972) and played 13 years and he's an undrafted free agent who's got a good shot," White said. "There are similarities. But it's tough now with this injury. That didn't happen to me. I had a quad problem and I kept practicing the whole time and I was lucky it didn't rip all the way."

Times have changed. When White played under Howard Schnellenberger in Baltimore, he reported July 6 and spent 10 weeks in two-a-days in pads every day.

"This is a much easier practice now," he said nodding at the field. "And it's probably the way it should be with the salary cap and the way guys keep in shape.

As a rookie White played behind a trio of pretty good linebackers in Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks, Pro Bowler Mike "Mad Dog" Curtis and Ray May.

"We had a lot of veterans get traded and I ended up starting my second year and for the next 12," said White, a Kent, Ohio product whose big thrill was making his first start in Cleveland Stadium in the building where he used to go watch the Browns as a child.

The 225-pound White remembers knocking Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson out of a game and then former Buckeye and Bengals running back Archie Griffin once told him he also knocked him out.

"But I wasn't known as a big hitter. They must have already had concussions," White said. "Anderson just took off running. I stuck my arm out, and he ran into it."

White, part of the Ravens radio team, got a break with the preseason schedule because the Bengals open a week form Thursday and the Ravens don't go until the weekend. But with his son shelved, he won't make the trip to Detroit.

And he's used to making some outrageous trips. He still helps coach his son's old high school team, The Gilman School, on Friday nights, and last year he jumped in the car to head to wherever the Buckeyes were playing Saturday before catching up with the Ravens on Sunday.

He watched Lewis' career as a defensive coordinator in Baltimore convinced he could take the next step as a head coach. He remembered that first season in 1996 when Lewis ended up with guys like Maxie Baughn on his staff. Baughn had already been White's defensive coordinator with the old Baltimore Colts and the Lions.

"I was wondering how he was going to handle that, but he stepped in like he was born to do it," White said. "No hesitation. He took control. He took charge and got players going. They had some bad defenses in the beginning, but he persevered and they ended up having one of the best defenses of all time."

"(Lewis) is the perfect fit for here," White said. "They needed structure and he brought it to them."

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