2007 (Freshman): Redshirt freshman who was a contributor along the defensive line ... 16 tackles, 5.5 TFL for season ... starter at Purdue ... sack and three tackles against Michigan State ... fumble recovery and TFL in the Wisconsin win ... sack at Michigan ... Attack Force award: Youngstown State, Kent State ... Big Ten all-academic ... first-year letterman.

2006 (Redshirt): OSU coaches thought there was a chance he could factor into the defensive line rotation right away, but the decision was made to redshirt him ... spent the year gaining strength and knowledge of OSU’s system.

High School: Collected 88 tackles, 57 of which were solo stops, 17 tackles for loss (47 yards), five quarterback sacks, 13 QB pressures and three passes batted down as a senior ... graded at 90-percent offensively with 18 pancakes ... first-team 5A all-state and conference defensive player of the year ... all-state as a junior when he had five quarterback sacks, 52 tackles (26 solos), 12 tackles for loss (56 yards), 10 QB pressures and one fumble recovery ... graded at 87-percent with 17 pancakes as a junior ... as a heavyweight wrestler, owned a 160-15 career record ... was the state runner-up as a sophomore and junior before winning state as a senior and ending the season ranked the No. 1 in the nation ... placed seventh in the state in the shot put as a junior and returned to the finals as a senior.

Personal: Son of Jeff and Theresia Larimore.