White Linebackers -- 2009

Introducing another linebacker that led his team in tackles last season... Audie Cole -- http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=1146051



From an article:

Although Cole played some linebacker in high school -- plus basketball and baseball -- switching strictly to defense in the faster, rougher college game was a major transition.

So he redshirted in 2007, competed primarily on special teams in '08, then earned a starting job last year. Avoiding the injuries that felled several of his teammates, a healthy Cole led the Wolfpack in tackles with 85.


With lengthy, ruffled blond hair atop a muscular 6-5, 239-frame, Cole has that rugged look of a hunter, fisherman and linebacker, all of which he is. He also possesses a penchant for popping. With that aggressive mentality and more seasoning, he should do a lot more his final two seasons.


http://www.gopack.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9200&ATCLID=204920340
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Right now, I'm planning to use this thread for the 2010 season, and then it can rest in peace.
 
A year ago I was hoping to be able to follow this guy's season for Oklahoma. But a torn acl forced him to redshirt his freshman season. However, it looks like Tom Wort is completely healed and will compete for the starting MLB position this Fall for the Sooners.
Article about Wort at Oklahoma
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He's a really big hitter.
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I was wondering about Austin Box' situation, so thanks to your article, I now have some info.

I just hope that either Wort or Box beats out the afflete and takes the MLB spot.
 
Very nice. And I'll bet that they were the best ballcarriers in their leagues, yet they are just put on defense while some scrub black RB from "down-the-road" high school, who struggled to gain half as many yards against the same defenses is given a D1 scholarship to play RB because they "look better" running the ball, and have "tremendous upside".
 
Agreed, its irritating when white high school running back are forced to change positions, but linebacker is so much better than the dreaded fullback, I just cringe when I hear that happening. Linebacker is at least a great position from which white athletes can shine, and show off multiple talents, tackling, chasing the QB, interceptions etc..
 
Do more posters plan to participate in this thread during this upcoming season?

I sure hope so, because, barring several unfortunate injuries, we should dominate again. If they get an opportunity, several new athletes should come out of the woodwork as well.

The ACC seems to have a few more White studs at linebacker these days, and it's known as a "speed" conference, so that's something to look forward to. If some of our athletes continue to dominate the ACC, what will the NFLs excuse be? That's why we need to document what could be a historic year for our linebackers, particularly in the ACC.


--Keith Brooking dominated at Georgia Tech, and he has done very well in the NFL.


**There probably had to be a few other productive White LBs in that "era" -- but I can't really think of any. I watched quite a bit of NFL drafts as well, and, sure, the ACC was already dark on defense in that time. Florida State tended to have their all-black defenses, as well as North Carolina, NC State and Clemson. I honestly don't have recollections of Virginia, Wake Forest, Duke and Maryland. Boston College, of course, wasn't in the conference at that time.

When Dan Morgan dominated at Miami U, they were in the Big East at the time. Same with Virginia Tech, and they are another team that tended to be all-black.**

If anyone knows of some other productive White LBs (in the ACC) during the past 10-20 years -- I would like to hear about them. I have no doubt that the pickings were very slim....
 
Deadlift said:
Do more posters plan to participate in this thread during this upcoming season?
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I'm not as much of an expert on defense as I am about offense (I'm especially a text book of knowledge about RBs and WRs...and also QBs and TEs to a lesser extent). I'm a big fan of Kansas's Huldon Tharp though. This kid was a star LB "AND" RB in H.S. He tore up his knee his senior year, but if he still has the same mobility he could be one of the most athletic LBs in the entire FBS!
 
Ross Homan, out of Ohio State is another white tackling machine at LB. Last year, he had 108 tackles, including 57 solo stops. He also had two sacks, and 5 picks.
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Lutrus can really run. when i first saw him play in 2007, i recall the announcers talking repeatedly about his speed ... apparently at that time, he was in the mixfor the fastest UConn player on the roster.

oh, and he was a dominant running back in high school but wasn't recruited by anyone as a tailback. no surprise there.
 
I think that Lutrus is going to need to have a very big Senior season or the NFL will totally ignore him, and act as if UCONN is some "backwater" program in some "weak" conference... while, at the same time, several affletes have been drafted from there in recent years.

The ole double standard and MO of the Caste System...
 
just read this blurb somewhere, about impact players on every college team, guess who's Oklahoma's?

- Oklahoma LB Tom Wort has super speed (sub-4.5) for the position. His much-anticipated arrival in Norman was cut short due to a knee injury in August preseason.

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^^ I like the tat!
 
Deadlift said:
Steve Greer is a freshman (RS I believe), and he's leading the Virginia Cavaliers' in tackles for the season. I really had very little reason to watch quotabacked Virginia this season, so I didn't even know about this linebacker!


http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=381004


Yeah, BC played Virginia the other week, but none of my TV channels were showing it.
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I saw a depth-chart where he was listed behind a black Junior (Taliaferro)...

He led Virginia with 92 tackles as a RS Frosh. If he doesn't start, that would be another notch against a black head coach.
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EDIT: It's the post-Spring depth-chart on the Virginia website. It says Taliaferro or Steve Greer at MLB, and it will probably be the brutha I bet.




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Deadlift said:
Steve Greer is a freshman (RS I believe), and he's leading the Virginia Cavaliers' in tackles for the season. I really had very little reason to watch quotabacked Virginia this season, so I didn't even know about this linebacker!


http://espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=381004


Yeah, BC played Virginia the other week, but none of my TV channels were showing it.
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This guy is an absolute player. He was twice an all state LB in Ohio leading his team to the playoffs both years. If it wasn't for LB Luke Luchy from BC this kid would have been the ACC Freshman player of the year! Led UVA in tackles as a Redshirt FR. last yr.

http://www.virginiasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17800&ATCLID=1383145
 
Irritating how a player can lead the team in tackles..but a so-called expert comes up with the excuse he's not enough of a playmaker?? Baffling! But Greer is a projected starter in my pre-season book!

Looking forward to some slobber-knockers from Oklahoma's Tom Wort...nice pics BTW! Won't post pic of Ohio State's leading tackler Ross Homan since it's just above^

Looking forward to seeing Mark Herzlich healthy and back in action wreckin' havoc after missing last season fighting off cancer!! Hopefully it's a full recovery!The 08' ACC Defensive Player of the Year was projected to be one of the Top Picks in last years NFL Draft...Herzlich & Kuechly on the field together will be devastating! The best duoin all ofcollege football....

Mark Herzlich(sr.) - Boston College...6'4" 238...
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Luke Keuchly(soph.) - Boston College...6'3" 225...158 tackles..ACC Defensive Rookie of Year
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Alex Wujciak (Sr.)- Maryland...6'-3" 245...the ACC's Hardest Hitter? Has 264 career tackles!
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Casey Matthews (sr.)- Oregon...6'2" 235... Pre-season All PAC 10
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Tank Carder (jr.)- TCU....6'-2" 232...CollegeFootballNews.com hashim as one of 12 "New Stars You Must Know" for the 2010 season.
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Mike Mohamed (sr.)- California...6'3" 238...PAC 10's Leading Tackler in 09'...interesting name?
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Scott Lutrus (Sr.)- U.Conn...6'3" 240...All-Big East 08'; hopefully he can put injuries/recent arrest behind him
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Nick Bellore(sr.)- Central Michigan...6'1 241...MAC's Top LBer...382 career tackles
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Craig Roh (soph)- Michigan...6'5" 249...due for breakout season after playing DE 15lbs underweight
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Carmen Messina(jr.) - New Mexico...6'2 210...Led Nation intackles with 162..another good HS RB
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I'm looking forward to seeing TCUs Tanner Brock:


http://gofrogs.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/brock_tanner00.html

High School: A three-time first-team all-state selection ... ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 53 player in the state ... recorded 155 tackles, including 101 solo stops, as a senior ... included in that total were 13 tackles for loss ... his 693 career tackles are the most in school history by nearly 400 ... posted 229 stops with 23 TFLs as a sophomore and 227 tackles his junior year in leading Copperas Cove to consecutive 12-3 seasons and 4A Division I state title games ...
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DAMNNN!
 
FCS OLBS

One of the FCS top LBs hails from South Dakota State(the same school as last years NFL draft pick Danny Batten) Just an observation, but man the Dakota(North Dakota, North Dakota State, South Dakota, South Dakota State)schools as a whole have a lot of talent!


Derek Domino 6'3 225 SR.(Hopefully once the season starts I can get an action shot!!)
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Kyle Glazier Western Illinois 6'1 220 SR.
2009 (JUNIOR): Second Team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference... First Team Academic All-MVFC... Team Defensive Most Valuable Player... received the program's Robert Blaha, Sr. Scholarship Award... selected as one of the team's five captains... started in all 11 games... led the team and tied for ninth nationally averaging 10.9 tackles per game... recorded seven games of 11-plus tackles... five stops and recovered a fumble in the win over Sam Houston State... 12 tackles at Northern Illinois... 13 tackles, including 1.5 TFL, and 14-yard interception return against Stephen F. Austin... eight tackles and 16-yard INT return versus Southern Illinois... nine tackles at Youngstown State... 11 tackles, including 2.0 TFL and a forced fumble against Missouri State... season-high 16 tackles at Indiana State... nine tackles versus North Dakota State... 13 tackles and two quarterback hurries at Illinois State... 12 tackles in consecutive games to close out the season, at Northern Iowa and against South Dakota State... on the year totaled 120 tackles, 7.0 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, two interceptions and three pass break-ups...Earned the 2009-10 Student-Athlete Provost Award.

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A.J. Storms 6'0 215 JR. Idaho State
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FCS MLBS
Jake Trantin 6'1 235 JR.
Jake's been starting since his freshman year and he is the heart and soul of the W&M Defense!
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2009)
Earned All-CAA Second Team honors "¦ Also selected to the VaSID All-State Second Team "¦ Started all 14 games at middle linebacker "¦ Led the team with 90 total tackles "¦ Also finished the season with 2.5 sacks, 10.0 tackles for a loss, three interceptions, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and three pass breakups "¦ Recorded a season-high 11 tackles with a sack, two TFLs, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the win at Virginia "¦ Honored as the QB Club Defensive Player of the Week following his effort against UVA "¦ Posted 10 tackles with 1.5 TFLs the following week in the triumph versus Central Connecticut State "¦Tallied 10 stops in the victory at Northeastern "¦ Honored as the CAA Defensive Player of the Week after totaling eight tackles, a sack and an interception in the victory against Towson
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"¦ Registered nine tackles, a sack, and 1.5 TFLs at Richmond "¦ Made six tackles and returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown in the NCAA opening round win against Weber State
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"¦ Totaled a pair of TFLs in the NCAA quarterfinal victory at Southern Illinois "¦ Recorded seven tackles (six solo) with a TFL versus Villanova in the NCAA semifinals "¦ Posted an interception in the win at Norfolk State

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Great find guys!!

The Iowa Hawkeyes have recently produced some solid/stud LBers...Greenway, Angerer; Edds...

Could Tyler Nielson (jr.) 6'-4" 235 (4.58) 40 time...be Next??
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Some Week 1 stats..


Luke Kuechly, BC -- 11 tackles

Tanner Brock, TCU -- 6 tackles

Casey Matthews, Oregon -- 3 tackles & an INT (limited tackles cuz they torched New Mexico.)

Tom Wort, Oklahoma -- 7 tackles (but only 1 solo tackle)

Mark Herzlich, BC -- 5 tackles


When teams play more competitive opponents, these stats will be higher!
 
Tyler Moeller recorded 6 tackles, 2 for a loss, a sack and a forced fumble.
 
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