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I've been impressed with Burger. Really a solid player. Good tackler with great instincts.
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I was thinking the same after I watched him play in the BG game. I'm positive he will factor into the game on Saturday in a big way.
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Kid laid a huge lick on a screen play last week that looked to be open for a gain but Burger flew in and nailed him in his tracks. Love his style of play. Can't believe he's a senior!
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EARNING THEIR WAY
Senior linebackers Joe Burger and Craig Fada cap a remarkable four-year journey that started as walk-ons
Entire article: http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112216aac.html
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Would be awesome to see Burger have a Boren-esque impact on this michigan game. A new pic of him standing over gerbil peckers like Boren over the QB. Awesome
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ScriptOhio
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PLAYER / MAJOR
JOE BURGER / INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS & ENGINEERING
GREAT MAJOR!!!!!
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ScriptOhio
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FIGHT TO THE END: JOE BURGER, CRAIG FADA ENJOY JOURNEY FROM WALK-ON LINEBACKERS TO OHIO STATE SCHOLARSHIPS
Ohio State's 2016 senior class has a chance to win its second national championship in three years with two more victories this season. Before kickoff against Clemson in the College Football Playoff, Eleven Warriors will take a brief look back at each player's time in Columbus.
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...alk-on-linebackers-to-ohio-state-scholarships
Ohio State's 2016 senior class has a chance to win its second national championship in three years with two more victories this season. Before kickoff against Clemson in the College Football Playoff, Eleven Warriors will take a brief look back at each player's time in Columbus.
Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...alk-on-linebackers-to-ohio-state-scholarships
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5 former Ohio State players who could go overlooked in the NFL draft
The NFL Scouting Combine kicks off on Tuesday, and once again the Ohio State football program will possess a heavy presence in Indianapolis.
After having 12 players drafted — including five first-rounders — a year ago, the Buckeyes will send eight former players to next week’s annual draft showcase. Among the former OSU players invited to this year’s combine are projected first-round picks Malik Hooker and Marshon Lattimore, as well as center Pat Elflein, linebacker Raekwon McMillan, H-back Curtis Samuel, cornerback Gareon Conley and punter Cam Johnston.
But just because a prospect didn’t get invited to the combine doesn’t mean his NFL hopes are over. With that in mind, let’s look at five ex-Buckeyes who could go overlooked this draft season.
Joe Burger
A walk-on defender whose playing time in college primarily came on special teams couldn’t possibly get drafted, right?
Tell that to the only ex-Buckeye to play in this past Super Bowl, Nate Ebner.
Ebner, of course, is an Olympic-level athlete — literally — but there are plenty of parallels between his college career and that of former Ohio State linebacker Joe Burger. Serving as one of the Buckeyes’ primary special teams aces, Burger totaled 18 tackles.
Unlike Ebner, who was picked by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2012 draft, it’s unlikely Burger hears his name called this spring. But even without the combine, he’ll have plenty of opportunities to show much he can help a pro team, even if it’s in a nonconventional way.
From there, it will be up to Durbin to reignite what was a once-promising football career.
Entire article: https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state/5-ex-ohio-state-players-go-overlooked-nfl-draft
The NFL Scouting Combine kicks off on Tuesday, and once again the Ohio State football program will possess a heavy presence in Indianapolis.
After having 12 players drafted — including five first-rounders — a year ago, the Buckeyes will send eight former players to next week’s annual draft showcase. Among the former OSU players invited to this year’s combine are projected first-round picks Malik Hooker and Marshon Lattimore, as well as center Pat Elflein, linebacker Raekwon McMillan, H-back Curtis Samuel, cornerback Gareon Conley and punter Cam Johnston.
But just because a prospect didn’t get invited to the combine doesn’t mean his NFL hopes are over. With that in mind, let’s look at five ex-Buckeyes who could go overlooked this draft season.
Joe Burger
A walk-on defender whose playing time in college primarily came on special teams couldn’t possibly get drafted, right?
Tell that to the only ex-Buckeye to play in this past Super Bowl, Nate Ebner.
Ebner, of course, is an Olympic-level athlete — literally — but there are plenty of parallels between his college career and that of former Ohio State linebacker Joe Burger. Serving as one of the Buckeyes’ primary special teams aces, Burger totaled 18 tackles.
Unlike Ebner, who was picked by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2012 draft, it’s unlikely Burger hears his name called this spring. But even without the combine, he’ll have plenty of opportunities to show much he can help a pro team, even if it’s in a nonconventional way.
From there, it will be up to Durbin to reignite what was a once-promising football career.
Entire article: https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state/5-ex-ohio-state-players-go-overlooked-nfl-draft
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FORMER OHIO STATE LINEBACKER JOE BURGER, PLANNING TO ATTEND MEDICAL SCHOOL, LEARNS ABOUT LEADERSHIP AT CAMPBELL TROPHY SUMMIT
Joe Burger was named as a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, an award that honors college football’s best scholar-athlete, during his senior season at Ohio State.
While Burger didn’t ultimately win the award, he’s still reaping the rewards just for being nominated.
Burger, who played linebacker for the Buckeyes from 2012-16, attended the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy Summit last week at Stanford University, where he and other previous Campbell Trophy nominees had the opportunity to interact and learn from entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley CEOs about leadership and how they have achieved success.
“It was a really cool experience,” said Burger, who also attended the inaugural summit in 2017, in an interview with Eleven Warriors after attending last week’s summit. “Just getting to hear the minds of some of the people that have really helped to shape Silicon Valley for the last 20 years, and kind of seeing what’s underneath the skin and what makes them tick, that was really unique. And not only the speakers, but also the other former players that were on the trip, really had a good experience just talking with them and kind of exchanging thoughts. Everyone’s got different experiences in terms of their football lives, but everyone’s also been successful academically and athletically, and they have different motivational tactics that their program used, and it was just a really, really cool week.”
The Campbell Trophy Summit was launched last year in honor of Bill Campbell – the award’s namesake – who played and coached at Columbia before becoming an influential figure in the business world, serving as the CEO of Intuit (who sponsors the summit) and as a board member of Apple and Google.
Mark Flynn, a former linebacker at Saint John’s (Minn.) University who is now a senior advisor at GSV Asset Management, organized the summit.
“Bill inspired a number of us, and all he ever asked was that we passed on, from one generation to the next, his values,” Flynn said in a National Football Foundation release. “We decided to gather really bright, talented people who have been part of this Campbell Trophy, saying let’s gather for three or four days to develop tomorrow’s leaders.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ol-learns-about-leadership-at-campbell-trophy
Joe Burger was named as a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy, an award that honors college football’s best scholar-athlete, during his senior season at Ohio State.
While Burger didn’t ultimately win the award, he’s still reaping the rewards just for being nominated.
Burger, who played linebacker for the Buckeyes from 2012-16, attended the National Football Foundation’s Campbell Trophy Summit last week at Stanford University, where he and other previous Campbell Trophy nominees had the opportunity to interact and learn from entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley CEOs about leadership and how they have achieved success.
“It was a really cool experience,” said Burger, who also attended the inaugural summit in 2017, in an interview with Eleven Warriors after attending last week’s summit. “Just getting to hear the minds of some of the people that have really helped to shape Silicon Valley for the last 20 years, and kind of seeing what’s underneath the skin and what makes them tick, that was really unique. And not only the speakers, but also the other former players that were on the trip, really had a good experience just talking with them and kind of exchanging thoughts. Everyone’s got different experiences in terms of their football lives, but everyone’s also been successful academically and athletically, and they have different motivational tactics that their program used, and it was just a really, really cool week.”
The Campbell Trophy Summit was launched last year in honor of Bill Campbell – the award’s namesake – who played and coached at Columbia before becoming an influential figure in the business world, serving as the CEO of Intuit (who sponsors the summit) and as a board member of Apple and Google.
Mark Flynn, a former linebacker at Saint John’s (Minn.) University who is now a senior advisor at GSV Asset Management, organized the summit.
“Bill inspired a number of us, and all he ever asked was that we passed on, from one generation to the next, his values,” Flynn said in a National Football Foundation release. “We decided to gather really bright, talented people who have been part of this Campbell Trophy, saying let’s gather for three or four days to develop tomorrow’s leaders.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ol-learns-about-leadership-at-campbell-trophy
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