Dispatch sports reporter/columnist Rob Oller each week finds a former Buckeye for a question-and-answer session.Simon FraserAge: 33Current residence: Upper ArlingtonYears at Ohio State: 2001-2004After tearing apart quarterbacks and running backs as a defensive end for the Buckeyes, Simon Fraser now puts people back together as a physician in Columbus. Upon leaving Ohio State, he played three seasons with the Cleveland Browns and one with the Atlanta Falcons before a life-changing event — the premature birth of twins — drew him to medicine. He is a second-year surgical resident at Doctors Hospital on West Broad Street. His is married to Mallory and has three children: 7-year-old boy-girl twins Brynn and Mia and 2-year-old daughter London.Question: You were recruited by John Cooper, who was fired before you played for him. How was the transition period between Coop and Jim Tressel?Answer: When everything went down during the coaching search, I had a chance to meet coach Tressel. I wasn’t planning to go anywhere else, but getting a chance to meet Tress I knew right away I wasn’t making a bad decision by staying. I thought, “There is something special here.”Q: Did it turn out to be as special as you thought?A: Absolutely. We…
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