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12/7/2008 8:34 PM
 
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Chris "Beanie" Wells
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Chris "Beanie" Wells

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio Ohio State running back Chris “Beanie” Wells was voted 2008 team Most Valuable Player as announced at the Football Appreciation Banquet this afternoon.

 

Wells also received the Archie Griffin Award as outstanding offensive player, the W.W. Hayes Award as outstanding player in the Michigan game and the Rex Kern Award as the outstanding offensive back. Linebacker James Laurinaitis and cornerback Malcolm Jenkins shared the Bill Willis Award as the outstanding defensive player.

 

Other award winners: Ryan Lukens (John Galbreath, academics); Terrelle Pryor (first-year offensive player); Nathan Williams first-year defensive player); Shaun Lane (Ike Kelley, special teams standout); James Laurinaitis (Randy Gradishar, linebacker); Brian Robiskie (Paul Warfield, receiver); Malcolm Jenkins and Kurt Coleman (Arnie Chonko, defensive back);

 

Tyson Gentry (Bo Rein, most inspirational); Alex Boone (Jim Parker, offensive lineman); Kurt Coleman (SAE, Homecoming game standout); Thaddeus Gibson (Agonis Rick Meyer, Penn State game standout); Rory Nicol (Jim Marshall Warrior); Nader Abdallah (Jack Stephenson, defensive lineman).

 
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12/8/2008 9:37 AM
 
Ohio State awards banquet: Wells turning pro? Easy call to make, Tressel says
Monday,  December 8, 2008 3:05 AM
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Ohio State coach Jim Tressel, who watched junior tailback Chris "Beanie" Wells win four awards at the team's banquet yesterday, was asked whether Wells faces a tough decision in regard to leaving for the NFL after the Fiesta Bowl.

"If it were me, it wouldn't be tough," Tressel said.

He should go?

"Shoot, yeah," Tressel said. "In my opinion he ought to be one of the first five guys picked. I know he is very focused, and this game (against Texas) is very important to him but we've always said if you're going to be a top-round pick, you ought to think about going."

His teammates voted Wells the MVP, even though he missed three games because of a foot injury. He also won the Archie Griffin (top offensive player), W.W. Hayes (outstanding player in the Michigan game) and Rex Kern (top offensive back) awards. Linebacker James Laurinaitis and cornerback Malcolm Jenkins shared the Bill Willis award as outstanding defensive player.

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