Video: Football Camp Spotlight on Marcus Freeman – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
Fifth-year senior and graduate student heads a stacked Ohio State defensive unit. Watch the video at the link above. Come back tomorrow for full coverage of football media day.
Marcus Freeman
Fifth-Year Senior Graduate Student (Sports Management)
No. 1 Linebacker
Height: 6-1 Weight: 239
High School: Wayne
Hometown: Huber Heights, Ohio
Buckeye Bits: Third year as the starter at “Will” linebacker … equally talented in coming forward to stop the run and dropping into pass coverage.
2007 Highlights (Junior): Second team all-Big Ten (coaches) … second on squad with 109 tackles … 14 tackles led team at Penn State … leading tackler (9) at Michigan … defensive player of week: Minnesota, Penn State … Attack Force award: Northwestern, Purdue, Michigan … Randy Gradishar award for outstanding linebacker … Big Ten all-academic … third-year letterman.
About Marcus: His mother, Chong, and father, Michael, met in Korea when the latter was in the Air Force … has an older brother, Mike, Jr. … earned his bachelor’s degree in December, 2007 … only Buckeye on the roster with a last name that begins with “F”.
* Asked the person who would play him in a movie, Marcus answered: Bruce Lee.
Quotable
On going into his fifth fall camp …
“I think a danger with any football team is complacency. To feel like you don’t need to go out there and give everything because you have another practice coming in a couple days. We just have to focus and as leaders and seniors. We just have to be able to say this is what matters. This practice right here. This workout right here is what makes us better.”
On camp competition …
“Here at Ohio State, you are going to have competition. If you relax, you will see in the film room that guy behind you is going to be working hard trying to get some playing time. So, that will keep you on your toes.”
On Ohio State being “hated” across the country …
“That is just a sign of succcess. This university has been successful for many years. A lot of people envy that. They might be sick of us in the championship game, but that is what we want. That is what we are expecetd to do here.”
