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It's a good thing we have him for a few more games then. I like seeing him play for us.bucknut11;636509; said:
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buckeyeboy
Still fortitudinous
NFBuck;636703; said:
The fact that Posluszny is on the list destroys any credibility that award had. I'm not saying he has had a horrible year, but he certainly hasn't had a year worthy of being one of the top 12 linemen or linebackers in the nation. No way.
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[FONT=arial,sans-serif]Pitcock a Lombardi Trophy semifinalist
4:39 p.m.
COLUMBUS - It?s that time of year when some award lists are pared down, and Ohio State has at least one player still in the running for a major honor.
Defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock was announced this week as one of 12 semifinalists for the Lombardi Trophy, an award for offensive and defensive linemen and linebackers. Buckeye A.J. Hawk won the Lombardi last year.
Pitcock was the only defensive tackle in the final group of 12, with three other Big Ten players among the other semifinalists. They are Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny, Michigan defensive end LaMarr Woodley and Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas.
Also, the 10 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker, will be announced Thursday. Ohio State?s James Laurinaitis was a late addition to the watch list, which currently includes 66 players.[/FONT]
[FONT=arial,sans-serif]Pitcock a Lombardi Trophy semifinalist
4:39 p.m.
COLUMBUS - It?s that time of year when some award lists are pared down, and Ohio State has at least one player still in the running for a major honor.
Defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock was announced this week as one of 12 semifinalists for the Lombardi Trophy, an award for offensive and defensive linemen and linebackers. Buckeye A.J. Hawk won the Lombardi last year.
Pitcock was the only defensive tackle in the final group of 12, with three other Big Ten players among the other semifinalists. They are Penn State linebacker Paul Posluszny, Michigan defensive end LaMarr Woodley and Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas.
Also, the 10 semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the best linebacker, will be announced Thursday. Ohio State?s James Laurinaitis was a late addition to the watch list, which currently includes 66 players.[/FONT]
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Pitcock's diet now includes quarterbacks
By D.Laurant on October 20, 2006 01:11 AM
It turns out that Notre Dame's starting quarterback isn't the only Mighty Quinn on the college football scene this fall.
Brady Quinn, meet Quinn Pitcock.
Actually, the two have already met, in last January's Fiesta Bowl. But Brady wouldn't want to meet Ohio State's Quinn now.
Last season, Pitcock had 28 tackles, a fumble recovery, a blocked punt and three tackles for loss, but only one sack. One.
This year, the 6-foot-3, 295-pound senior has 26 tackles and seven sacks.
So what's the difference? Has he become better, stronger, faster, like Steve Austin? Maybe to some degree, but it's probably more like the boy who was thought to be mute until he suddenly announced at the dinner table at age 8: "These potatoes are lumpy."
"Why haven't you ever said anything before?" his amazed parents blurted out.
"Because everything was OK up to now."
Last season, Pitcock was your standard issue Ohio State tackle, stuffing the run, eating up space and occupying blockers so the Terrible Trio of Buckeye linebackers (remember A.J. Hawk, Anthony Schlegel and Bobby Carpenter?) could aim themselves at the quarterback. Like in the Fiesta Bowl, when Quinn was sacked twice by Hawk, who happens to now be married to the QB's sister.
But those three linebackers all went to the NFL, along with three-quarters of the secondary, and perhaps Pitcock was affected by all those offseason stories containing the inevitable line: "Only Quinn Pitcock and David Patterson remain from a strong 2005 defense." And he thought to himself: "I'd better start sacking the quarterback, because no one else is going to do it if I don't."
At any rate, his performance this season not only has helped keep his team undefeated, but it's improved his stock dramatically among pro scouts. Now, Pitcock will probably have to put his engineering career on hold after graduation to toss bodies around for a few more years.
Not that he hasn't been able to put his engineering courses to work on Saturdays. Recently, the Piqua, Ohio product told the College Sports TV Network: "I look at the spacings, look at the guards and tackles. Speed is another factor. If there we no blockers, it would take you about 1.5 seconds to get to the quarterback. And chasing him takes another 2 or 3 seconds."
A capture, he added, "is a great feeling, kind of a flash."
"Quinn analyzes everything and every technique he does, in a good way," said Buckeye defensive coordinator Jim Heacock.
"I've hated blocking Quinn since I got here," OSU center Doug Datish told a Buckeye Web site. "He's like a goat. I think his legs should be reversed because he's got that weird leverage thing to them. I don't know if there's anybody better in the country."
The linebackers who replaced Hawk, Schlegel and Carpenter -- Jim Laurinaitis, John Kerr and Marcus Freeman -- have played much better than anyone on the coaching staff hoped, but Pitcock and Patterson continue to step up their game in the trenches, as well.
And don't ask Quinn Pitcock to stop sacking quarterbacks. He's having too much fun.
Pitcock's diet now includes quarterbacks
By D.Laurant on October 20, 2006 01:11 AM
It turns out that Notre Dame's starting quarterback isn't the only Mighty Quinn on the college football scene this fall.
Brady Quinn, meet Quinn Pitcock.
Actually, the two have already met, in last January's Fiesta Bowl. But Brady wouldn't want to meet Ohio State's Quinn now.
Last season, Pitcock had 28 tackles, a fumble recovery, a blocked punt and three tackles for loss, but only one sack. One.
This year, the 6-foot-3, 295-pound senior has 26 tackles and seven sacks.
So what's the difference? Has he become better, stronger, faster, like Steve Austin? Maybe to some degree, but it's probably more like the boy who was thought to be mute until he suddenly announced at the dinner table at age 8: "These potatoes are lumpy."
"Why haven't you ever said anything before?" his amazed parents blurted out.
"Because everything was OK up to now."
Last season, Pitcock was your standard issue Ohio State tackle, stuffing the run, eating up space and occupying blockers so the Terrible Trio of Buckeye linebackers (remember A.J. Hawk, Anthony Schlegel and Bobby Carpenter?) could aim themselves at the quarterback. Like in the Fiesta Bowl, when Quinn was sacked twice by Hawk, who happens to now be married to the QB's sister.
But those three linebackers all went to the NFL, along with three-quarters of the secondary, and perhaps Pitcock was affected by all those offseason stories containing the inevitable line: "Only Quinn Pitcock and David Patterson remain from a strong 2005 defense." And he thought to himself: "I'd better start sacking the quarterback, because no one else is going to do it if I don't."
At any rate, his performance this season not only has helped keep his team undefeated, but it's improved his stock dramatically among pro scouts. Now, Pitcock will probably have to put his engineering career on hold after graduation to toss bodies around for a few more years.
Not that he hasn't been able to put his engineering courses to work on Saturdays. Recently, the Piqua, Ohio product told the College Sports TV Network: "I look at the spacings, look at the guards and tackles. Speed is another factor. If there we no blockers, it would take you about 1.5 seconds to get to the quarterback. And chasing him takes another 2 or 3 seconds."
A capture, he added, "is a great feeling, kind of a flash."
"Quinn analyzes everything and every technique he does, in a good way," said Buckeye defensive coordinator Jim Heacock.
"I've hated blocking Quinn since I got here," OSU center Doug Datish told a Buckeye Web site. "He's like a goat. I think his legs should be reversed because he's got that weird leverage thing to them. I don't know if there's anybody better in the country."
The linebackers who replaced Hawk, Schlegel and Carpenter -- Jim Laurinaitis, John Kerr and Marcus Freeman -- have played much better than anyone on the coaching staff hoped, but Pitcock and Patterson continue to step up their game in the trenches, as well.
And don't ask Quinn Pitcock to stop sacking quarterbacks. He's having too much fun.
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Pitcock One of 17 Seniors Named to Lott Trophy Quarterfinalist List
Oct. 26, 2006
NEWPORT BEACH, CA. - Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State's outstanding senior defensive tackle, is one of seventeen college standouts named a quarterfinalist for the third annual Lott Trophy, it was announced today.
Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Now in its third year, The Lott Trophy is the first college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.
"This is an impressive list of players," said Lott. "I believe that each of them is most deserving and it will be a difficult task to single out just one of these outstanding student-athletes."
Pitcock, from Piqua, Oh., leads the Buckeyes with seven sacks. He has 29 total tackles on the season, including nine tackles for losses.
Eight different conferences are represented on the list of 17 with the Big 10 leading the way with five candidates. Michigan and Texas were the only two schools with two quarter-finalists. There is nearly equal distribution by position with six linebackers, six defensive linemen and five defensive backs.
Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, the Lott award is given to a player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
David Pollack of Georgia and DeMeco Ryans of Alabama were the winners of the first two Lott Trophies. Both Georgia and Alabama received $25,000 for their general scholarship funds. In two years, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has donated $170,000 to various charities, in addition to the two universities.
Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and Master Coaches, a distinguished group of former head college coaches. The watch list will be trimmed to seven semifinalists on Nov. 9 and the three finalists will be announced Nov. 27.
The winner will be announced at a gala black-tie banquet at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach Dec. 10.
The 17 Quarterfinalists:
H.B. Blades, Sr, LB, Pitt
Mkistro Bruce, Sr, DE, Washington State
Tim Crowder, Sr., DE, Texas
Buster Davis, Sr., LB, Florida State
Michael Griffin, Sr., DB, Texas
Korey Hall, Sr., LB, Boise State
Leon Hall, Sr., CB, Michigan
Daymeion Hughes, Sr., CB, Cal
LaRon Landry, Sr., S, LSU
Quentin Moses, Sr., DE, Georgia
Sam Olajubutu, Sr., LB, Arkansas
Quinn Pitcock, Sr., DT, Ohio State
Paul Posluszny, Sr., LB, Penn State
Anthony Spencer, Sr., DE, Purdue
Eric Weddle, Sr., DB, Utah
Patrick Willis, Sr., LB, Mississippi
LaMarr Woodley, Sr., DE, Michigan
Pitcock One of 17 Seniors Named to Lott Trophy Quarterfinalist List
Oct. 26, 2006
NEWPORT BEACH, CA. - Quinn Pitcock, Ohio State's outstanding senior defensive tackle, is one of seventeen college standouts named a quarterfinalist for the third annual Lott Trophy, it was announced today.
Named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott, The Lott Trophy is awarded to college football's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year. Now in its third year, The Lott Trophy is the first college football award to equally recognize athletic performance and the personal character attributes of the player.
"This is an impressive list of players," said Lott. "I believe that each of them is most deserving and it will be a difficult task to single out just one of these outstanding student-athletes."
Pitcock, from Piqua, Oh., leads the Buckeyes with seven sacks. He has 29 total tackles on the season, including nine tackles for losses.
Eight different conferences are represented on the list of 17 with the Big 10 leading the way with five candidates. Michigan and Texas were the only two schools with two quarter-finalists. There is nearly equal distribution by position with six linebackers, six defensive linemen and five defensive backs.
Sponsored by The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation, the Lott award is given to a player who exhibits the same characteristics Lott embodied during his distinguished career: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.
David Pollack of Georgia and DeMeco Ryans of Alabama were the winners of the first two Lott Trophies. Both Georgia and Alabama received $25,000 for their general scholarship funds. In two years, the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation has donated $170,000 to various charities, in addition to the two universities.
Voters for the award include selected members of the national media, previous finalists, the Board of Directors of the Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation and Master Coaches, a distinguished group of former head college coaches. The watch list will be trimmed to seven semifinalists on Nov. 9 and the three finalists will be announced Nov. 27.
The winner will be announced at a gala black-tie banquet at The Pacific Club in Newport Beach Dec. 10.
The 17 Quarterfinalists:
H.B. Blades, Sr, LB, Pitt
Mkistro Bruce, Sr, DE, Washington State
Tim Crowder, Sr., DE, Texas
Buster Davis, Sr., LB, Florida State
Michael Griffin, Sr., DB, Texas
Korey Hall, Sr., LB, Boise State
Leon Hall, Sr., CB, Michigan
Daymeion Hughes, Sr., CB, Cal
LaRon Landry, Sr., S, LSU
Quentin Moses, Sr., DE, Georgia
Sam Olajubutu, Sr., LB, Arkansas
Quinn Pitcock, Sr., DT, Ohio State
Paul Posluszny, Sr., LB, Penn State
Anthony Spencer, Sr., DE, Purdue
Eric Weddle, Sr., DB, Utah
Patrick Willis, Sr., LB, Mississippi
LaMarr Woodley, Sr., DE, Michigan
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daddyphatsacs
Let the cards fall...
Magua;645396; said:
It's more of a respect thing, also I think a lot of the people who vote go by name recognition.
I'd have to say that Woodley has to be a front runner right now for the Lombardi. If Pitcock finishes strong, he could win it.
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OSUBuckeye4Life
"THE" Ohio State Buckeyes
daddyphatsacs;645410; said:
Poz has been putting up some good numbers of late, if I'm not mistaken.
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