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Ohio State insider
Stephen Means
Columbus —
Ginn honored: Glenville High School football coach Ted Ginn Sr. was honored Thursday with the ''Ohio's Finest'' award at Ohio
State's football coaching clinic.
''It means everything to
me,'' Ginn said. ''I've had a ton of kids come here, and they've given them
hope, been an example for my kids and treated them really well. More
importantly, I know what it means and I teach kids what it means to be an Ohio
State person.''
Under Ginn the Tarblooders have found success at the high
school level and for almost a decade, the
East Side school funneled numerous talented players to Ohio State, many while Jim
Tressel was the head coach. From 2002 to '14, Ginn sent 22 players to Columbus
including his son Ted Ginn Jr., who is coming off his 12th season in the NFL. In
total, 19 former Tarblooders — five of which are still active — have played at
least one NFL snap.
Many of those players were
stars under Tressel, who had a 106-22 record, seven Big Ten championships and
one National Championship in three title game appearances. The NCAA later
voided the 12-1 season of 2010.
In addition to Ginn's son,
notable former Tarblooders who played for Ohio State include Heisman Trophy winner Troy
Smith, quarterback Cardale
Jones, defensive backs Marshon
Lattimore, Donte Whitner and Christian
Bryant, and offensive linemen Bryant
Browning and Marcus Hall.
