James Laurinaitis News

One supposes that Todd Boeckman has read "The Winner's Manual," or at least that he soon will.

Jim Tressel will never publish the playbook he uses against Michigan. So his attempt to "distill the heart of a nearly four-hundred page handbook we give to our football players" will have to do.

We wrote a magazine, and it doesn't suck. In conjunction with the good folks over at Pro Football Weekly, CollegeFootballNews.com has put together a preview magazine going on newsstands everywhere this week.

Friday and Saturday from 9am to 12 noon, Lexington head football coach B.J. Payne put on his third annual All-American football camp at Lexington High School.

The Big Ten asked all reporters to predict the top three finishers in the conference and pick an offensive and defensive player of the year.

Posted by Doug Lesmerises dlesmerises@plaind.com June 21, 2008 22:25PM Hey, Doug: How many All-Americans do you think the Buckeyes will have this year and who do you think they will be? My money is on Chris ...

Missouri football fans - and tight end Chase Coffman and receiver Jeremy Maclin for that matter - can finally get away with buying Playboy Magazine for the articles.

Based on history, Florida's Tim Tebow will not repeat as Heisman Trophy winner this season.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Ohio State was selected as the No. 2 team in the nation, according to Athlon Sports, which released its preseason Top-25 poll today.

I am going to be bias and say Michael Oher, the outstanding LT for Ole Miss. I'd just like to hear what people think.

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Ivan Maisel Mark Schlabach 1 . Mark Sanchez , meet James Laurinaitis -- and the rest of the defenders who will be trying to separate your neck from your shoulder pads. via ESPN

“We're not trying to be sneaky. I think people know it is a faith-based event”

Joel Penton's motorcycle won't be there, but James Laurinaitis, Marcus Freeman, Todd Denlinger, Craig Krenzel and Penton will. via Lima News

Ohio State linebackers Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis, along with defensive back Malcolm Jenkins, were named Monday to the 2008 watch list for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded to the best ... via WBNS

CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd released his post-spring NCAA top-25 recently, and a few teams of note made the list. via Detroit Free Press

Mel Kiper has come out with his Top 10 seniors for the 2009 draft . And if nothing else, it's a colorful group. via SportsDay

It's May, the part of the calendar that brings us the Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis 500 and, naturally, Heisman Trophy speculation. via SI.com

And I think the Ted Ginn Award for the most mesmerizing Youtube reel has to go to the man you can watch above, Florida's Percy Harvin, who looks like a Ginn clone. via SportsDay

Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia * - A quarterback has gone No. 1 overall six out of the past eight years, and Stafford looks like the most likely candidate to develop into that kind of elite QB. via The Scores Report

“Vern is one of the only players I've met that can say during the week that he's going to dominate and then go out and really do it in the game on Saturday”

With the sixth pick in this year's NFL Draft, the Jets selected Ohio State DE/LB Vernon Gholston. via New York Post