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Ohio State Football: Malcolm Jenkins, Nick Mangold, Rick Middleton in OSU Hall of Fame

By Eric Boggs

Penn State running back Tony Hunt is tackled by Malcolm Jenkins during action between Penn State and Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio on September 23, 2006. Ohio State won 28-6. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images)
Penn State running back Tony Hunt is tackled by Malcolm Jenkins during action between Penn State and Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio on September 23, 2006. Ohio State won 28-6. (Photo by G. N. Lowrance/Getty Images) /
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Ohio State announced on Thursday the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2023. There will be 14 individuals honored from 12 different sports, including three Ohio State football players, with the ceremony taking place on Friday, October 6 from the Covelli Center.

Named in the class were three former Ohio State football players including Rick Middleton, Nick Mangold, and Malcolm Jenkins. You can expect all three men to be honored on the field during Ohio State’s October 7 home game against Maryland.

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Jenkins played for the Buckeyes from 2005-2008. As a sophomore during the 2006 season, Jenkins started all 13 games at corner and was named a First-Team All-Big Ten player. He repeated that feat in 2007 as a junior and was also named a Second-Team All-American as well.

In 2008 he was named a First-Team All-American, plus he won the Jim Thorpe Award for the nation’s best defensive back. Jenkins finished his career with the Ohio State football program with 196 total tackles, 11 interceptions, and a pair of defensive touchdowns. Jenkins went on to have a stellar professional career in the NFL as well. He was a two-time Super Bowl winner and was named to three Pro Bowls.

Nick Mangold played for the Buckeyes from 2002-2005 starting at center for his final three seasons. The Centerville, Ohio native won a National Championship in 2002 and then as a senior in 2005 was named a First-Team All-Big Ten center and a First-Team All-American.

Mangold went on to have a hall-of-fame career in the NFL for the New York Jets making the All-Rookie team in 2006 before going on to be named a Pro Bowler seven times. Recently he was named into the New York Jets Ring of Honor and is currently eligible for the NFL Hall of Fame.

Rick Middleton played for the Buckeyes from 1971-1973 as both a tight end and linebacker earning First-Team All-Big Ten honor as a senior. The Delaware, Ohio native went on to have a five-year NFL career before becoming a high school teacher in the same county he grew up in, just north of Columbus.

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The other 11 Buckeyes who will be entering the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame are as follows:  Joe Roberts (men’s basketball), Kelsey Mitchell (women’s basketball), Maureen Cogan (women’s cross country), Miho Kowase (women’s tennis), Nicolas Szerszen (men’s volleyball), Renee Powell (women’s golf), Sean Melton (men’s gymnastics), Steven Moneke (men’s tennis), Taylor Sandbothe (women’s volleyball), Tom Ryan (current wrestling coach), Yesenia Luces (field hockey)

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