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04-05-2007, 09:00 PM
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Sounds like Nader realizes his opportunity and is taking every advantage of it. Good for him. Now if we could just get JamO to see his.
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04-05-2007, 09:22 PM
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This is great, we need all the D line help we can get
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04-06-2007, 07:48 AM
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Great to see. I think a combination of being so far from home and Hurricane Katrina devastating his hometown put him in a funk. I think he has the tools to be a good one. Now it looks like he's getting the mental part of it together.
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08-12-2007, 07:13 AM
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For seldom-used veterans, it's now or never
Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:48 AM
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Nader Abdallah was fat and unhappy.
Ohio State had just lost to Florida in the national championship game, but that wasn't the only reason for the defensive tackle's despair.
After three seasons at Ohio State, Abdallah had been on the field for 23 minutes. Time was marching on, and he wasn't in the parade.
"I was like, 'I've been on the bench for a while now, I need to step my game up,' " Abdallah said.
Before he could step up, he had to slim down. He weighed somewhere north of 330 pounds. Abdallah cut out fried foods, un-super-sized his portions, drank more water and worked out like a fiend. He reported to spring practice nearly 40 pounds lighter, at 295.
"Surprising," defensive coordinator Jim Heacock said. "He's a new man."
Once a perennial disappointment, Abdallah now is solidly in the tackle rotation and should see significant playing time this fall. His case could provide hope to other players who have been at Ohio State for a few years and haven't done much. Preseason camp provides another chance for underachievers to get on the bus or be left behind.
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The Columbus Dispatch : For seldom-used veterans, it's now or never
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10-04-2007, 07:24 AM
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Career start No. 1
Last week at Minnesota, defensive tackle Nader Abdallah made his first career start. He took over for Doug Worthington, who said he was nursing a slight hamstring injury, although he also played.
Abdallah, a junior, appeared in only nine games in his first two seasons for a total of 23 minutes. But he has been solidly in the four-man tackle rotation this season and has six tackles.
"Nader had a great week of practice, as he usually does, and (the coaches) thought it was best for him to start off, and he played well when he was in there," Worthington said.
Abdallah later left with what Worthington said was a bruised shin.
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10-04-2007, 07:32 AM
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Great to see he is and can contribute. The way I see it now , the more he plays the better he gets speaking both of being in football shape and being mentally in the game.
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10-12-2007, 12:37 PM
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Forty Pounds: The defensive line was a question mark position coming into the season, but it is rapidly becoming apparent that not only do the Buckeyes have capable defensive linemen, but they also have depth.
Last weekend against Purdue starter Todd Denlinger was unable to play and fellow starter Vernon Gholston was hobbled as well. OSU defensive line coach Jim Heacock simply plugged in a couple of more players and the Buckeye defense went on to dominate the Boilermaker offense.
"Dexter (Larimore) and Doug (Worthington) and Nader (Abdallah), all three kind of filled in there and rolled through. I thought they played well. I thought they were real unselfish and did a nice job inside," said Heacock.
"One of the great things about playing eight guys early is you know about half way through the season you're going to start getting some guys banged up.
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Abdallah in particular has been a pleasant surprise this season, and according to Heacock, that is no accident.
"You talk about the light coming on for somebody that's not playing, he's a great example of a guy like that," said Heacock.
"All of a sudden he comes in and says 'I'm going to come in here every morning at 6:00 AM and I'm going to show you and I'm going to get this done.'
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