June 3, 2026

Ohio State All-American LB James Laurinaitis Joins Buckeyes Staff

© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation James Laurinaitis is returning to his old stomping grounds. James Laurinaitis is returning to the Ohio State Buckeyes’ sidelines this upcoming year.   According to reports, Laurinaitis will join Ohio State’s staff as a defensive graduate assistant for the 2023 college football season. Laurinaitis previously spent the 2022 season as a graduate assistant at Notre Dame, working under his former Ohio State teammate Marcus Freeman. One of the most decorated defensive players in Buckeyes’ history, Laurinaitis was an icon for the program during the mid-2000s. A three-year starter, Laurinaitis is one of only eight players in team history to earn All-America honors three times. He also was a two-time captain and won the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation’s top defensive player and the Butkus Award as the top linebacker in college football. “I am thrilled for our program and especially for our current…

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