(mentions CMT) OSU football: Spitler hopes for fast track to NFL draft

February 25, 2010

OSU football: Spitler hopes for fast track to NFL draft

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Among them is linebacker Austin Spitler, who said he will have to make a good

impression March 12 when OSU has its pro day workouts. A mini-combine of sorts,

it will likely attract scouts and coaches from most NFL teams.

" If I can have a great pro day and just kill it, impress the coaches and the

scouts - I mean, ask anybody, you can move up the draft like that (instantly), "

Spitler said. " It's a very stressful situation, but it's fun at the same time. "

That day, Spitler said, there will be a primary goal, the 40-yard dash.

" Run fast, " Spitler said. " If you run fast, you're going to get a shot. "

Safety Kurt , defensive lineman Doug Worthington and kicker

Pettrey, all outgoing seniors, along with junior Thaddeus Gibson, were invited

to the combine in Indianapolis. At least six other Ohio State seniors, including

defensive tackle Todd Denlinger, defensive end Lawrence , safety

, tackle Jim Cordle and tight end Jake Ballard, are working with Spitler.

Video game tournament

Many of the returning Buckeyes will take part in an online video-game tournament

with players from Penn State, Virginia, West Virginia, Texas and Georgia at 3

p.m. Sunday at Damon's restaurant, 3025 Olentangy River Rd. Organized by

Uplifting Athletes, it is to raise awareness of Global Rare Disease Day.

Money raised by the Ohio State event will go toward battling Charcot-Marie-Tooth

(CMT) disease, an inherited neurological disorder that affects the arms and

legs. Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor's father, Craig, suffers from CMT.

The event is open to the public.

Tickets may be purchased in advance for $5 each on the organization's Web site,

upliftingathletes.org/vgc. Tickets at the door Sunday will be $10 each.

Not signed yet

Blue-chip offensive line prospect trel remains unsigned.

The Buckeyes were among the finalists for , from St. , Minn., along

with Southern California, the University of Miami, Florida, Notre Dame and

Minnesota before committed to the Trojans on Feb.3.

But he opted not to sign a national letter of intent. He and his family wanted

to see how things went with USC in its meeting with the NCAA committee on

infractions.

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