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OL Corey Linsley (B1G Champion, National Champion, All-Pro, Los Angeles Chargers)

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Linsley?s growth helps stabilize OSU
Published: Thu, November 22, 2012
By Ryan Buck
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COLUMBUS

The falling temperatures and gray skies of late November mean one very important thing for two opposing, yet devoted factions of college football fans: Big Ten rivals Michigan and Ohio State will meet in their annual clash for gridiron supremacy.

For the undefeated Buckeyes (11-0), a victory over the hated Wolverines (8-3) in their final game will emphatically conclude a tumultuous 24 months that have seen the program rocked by scandal, the departure of beloved coach Jim Tressel, their first losing season in 23 years, the arrival of Urban Meyer, and sanctions imposed by the NCAA.

Their program will have come full circle.

The man who launches each offensive snap for the Buckeyes, a microcosm of the rejuvenated program, has already crossed that finish line.

OSU center and 2009 Boardman graduate Corey Linsley excelled in practically any youthful pursuit he attempted.

?Corey?s a well-rounded individual,? said his mother, Laurie. ?He enjoys doing a lot of different things and has a lot of different interests.?

Former Boardman coach D.J. Ogilvie worried his potential star lineman preferred a future gripping a trumpet instead of a football.

?He was in the band and played football as a freshman,? said Ogilvie, now the head coach at Lemon Bay (Fla) High. ?I remember the first time I saw him and thought there is no way we can afford to lose this kid to the band. You could tell he was going to be a very big kid and a good football player.?

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Spring Spotlight: Corey Linsley
Q&A with senior center Corey Linsley

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April 9, 2013

Name: Corey Linsley
Class: Senior
Hometown: Youngstown, Ohio
High School: Boardman
Position: Center

2012 Recap: In his first year as a starter, Linsley helped solidify the offensive line by starting all 12 games at center and helping the Buckeyes post a Big Ten-best 37.2 points per game while ranking second in rushing with an average of 242.2 yards per game on the ground.

2013 Outlook: With a full year of starting experience under the new offensive system, Linsley will be one of four key senior returners to the Buckeyes' offensive line in 2013.

Q: Looking back at 2012, how did you feel about jumping into the starting center position?
A: It was awesome. It was a big transition. Coach Meyer, Coach Warinner and Coach (Marotti) all played a huge role in that as well as developing me as a man and person and it was just an awesome experience. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Q: Do you have any personal goals for next season?
A: I just want to help this team in every way possible that I can; whether that's by being all-conference or whether that's just being a leader on this team. Whatever it is I need to do. I just want to answer the call every time.

Q: The offensive line helped the offense rack up nearly 3,000 yards on the ground last season. As a group, have you set any goals to go beyond that next year?
A: We want to be better than we were last year. Obviously, we want to lead the nation in everything and that's our dream. But the big thing that we want is just to do better than last year.

Q: What are you doing differently this spring in order to prepare for the fall?
A: This spring is a lot less hectic. We're not learning the offense anymore. We already have it installed for the older guys at least. It's a lot more of critiquing our offense instead of learning it so it's different from that aspect. Other than that, it's just as hard, just as physical. Everything's the same. It's just a little bit more technical.

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http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/040913aab.html
 
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Starting center Corey Linsley is the most important Buckeye still dealing with an injury. After offseason foot surgery, the starting center was out for the spring, but coach Urban Meyer said this week that Linsley is at about 85 percent.

?He had a screw put in his foot,? Meyer said. 'He's out of a boot, he's running, he'll be fine eventually, maybe not at the beginning of training camp.?

Left tackle Jack Mewhort isn't worried about Linsley, and it sounds like getting fully healthy could mean the senior will be better than he was last year.

?Corey got it dealt with. He's rehabbing and Corey is a freak,? Mewhort said. ?He'll be ready to go. I'm sure some of the pain he played with last year would have taken some guys out. But he never missed a game. I'm confident he'll be playing at the high level he plays at. I'm not worried about that at all.?
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/07/ohio_state_injury_update_bucke.html
 
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C Corey Linsley (6-2, 298, 5.24)
A native of Youngstown, Linsley is an easy guy to like with his tough-as-nails attitude and football smarts on the field. He bounced around the offensive line his first two seasons at Ohio State, but settled in as the starting center last year and is arguably the top player at his position in the conference. Linsley is strong, but not overpowering, and athletic, but not overly explosive ? he rarely stands out, but usually gets the job done.
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http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/blog/rob-rang/23082920/nfl-draft-ohio-state-preview
 
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Taking precautions

Senior Corey Linsley started at center for Ohio State, and the offense cruised with him directing the blocking. Linsley had a pancake block to spring Hall’s 49-yard scoring run.

But Linsley has been dealing with a foot injury since last season, and he was replaced by sophomore Jacoby Boren for precautionary reasons. Meyer estimated that Linsley played 16 or 17 snaps.

“Hopefully, the amount of reps he got today will progress him along so we can get a full game out of him next week,” offensive coordinator Tom Herman said.
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Linsley ready to ditch his 'pitch count'
September, 11, 2013
By Austin Ward | ESPN.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Another shortened outing was in the books, and Corey Linsley climbed the stairs up to Ohio State’s post-game media room and walked through a short hallway.

Once again, the senior center wasn’t needed for an entire game, though he at least got to work more than the single quarter he was allotted in the season opener the week before.

As he opened the door and headed out for one of his first interview sessions since undergoing foot surgery after spring practice, somebody from behind him asked when he’d finally get a chance to go the distance on a Saturday afternoon again.

“That’s up to the doctors,” a smiling Linsley said. “Thanks for asking.”
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Back on the chain gang: Ohio State senior center Corey Linsley, dreading thoughts of a weak link, wants nothing more than to pull his weight
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While coming back from foot surgery, all Ohio State center Corey Linsley wanted to do was not be the weak link on the offensive line. (Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)
By Doug Lesmerises, Northeast Ohio Media Group
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on October 04, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sometimes the chain breaks.

When it does, a football team finds a way to mend itself. It's never as easy for the player.

“You're worried about everybody else getting better without you. Not that you want to be the best player on the team … you don't want to be the weak link.”

That's all Ohio State senior center Corey Linsley wanted this season. His work will tell you he wants to be the best. His words reveal an even stronger motivation – to not let his team down.

So he had to get back on the field.

Linsley had never been injured quite like he was before a nagging foot injury from last November required surgery in the spring. A starter with hopes of becoming a captain, he was frustrated that months of trying to play through – he took the field against Wisconsin and Michigan after his foot was stepped on during the Illinois game – and then work through the injury didn't work. Surgery was finally needed, and he reluctantly stuck with a plan made by the Buckeyes to ease him back onto the field. To get him strong enough to hold his place.

Injured was new. But he'd been broken before, lost and wondering if his desire was enough to stay in the chain.

After the tumultuous 2011 season, a 6-7 year in between Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer that left more than one Buckeye questioning himself, Linsley, a state champion thrower at Boardman High School in Youngstown, thought enough about giving up football in favor of the shot put that he talked with a throwing coach on the track team.


Ohio State center Corey Linsley Ohio State center Corey Linsley talks about not wanting to be a weak link after coming back from injury. “It was pretty close,” Linsley said.
“He kind of pulled himself out of some stuff,” fellow senior lineman and captain Jack Mewhort said. “But he made a lot of changes in his life, and that started showing on the field.”

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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/10/ohio_state_football_buckeyes_c.html
 
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