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  Steve Gardiner
Steve Gardiner

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Dublin, Ohio
High School:
Coffman
Height / Weight:
6-1 / 222
Position:
LB
Experience:
1L

Third-year player will compete for playing time at both the mike and star linebacker positions following a solid spring . . . tied for team lead with seven tackles, with 1.5 for losses (10 yards) including a 9-yard sack, and forced a fumble in the 2010 Green-White spring game . . . made seven stops in the April 17 scrimmage, with two resulting in losses including a 6-yard sack, and broke up a pass.

2009 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Recorded four tackles in seven games of action . . . collected two tackles each vs. Western Michigan and Purdue . . . selected Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Northwestern.

2008 SEASON: Redshirted . . . named Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Wisconsin.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked among the nation's top inside linebackers by Scouts, Inc. (No. 18) . . . rated among the country's top linebackers by Scouts, Inc. (No. 18 inside), Scout.com (No. 19 weakside) and Rivals.com (No. 67 outside) . . . listed among the Midwest's top prospects by Scouts, Inc. (No. 43) and SuperPrep (No. 54) . . . named to SuperPrep's and PrepStar's All-Midwest Teams . . . rated among Ohio's top seniors by Scouts, Inc. (No. 14), Scout.com (No. 15) and Rivals.com (No. 47) . . . Associated Press Central All-District first-team selection as a senior . . . earned second-team All-Metro honors in 2007 from The Columbus Dispatch . . . three-year starter for Coach Mark Crabtree at Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio . . . set school single-season records for tackles (172) and tackles for loss (24) as a senior while helping Coffman (13-1) advance to the Division I state semifinals . . . also became the Shamrocks' all-time leader in tackles (363) in 2007 . . . scored on a 36-yard run in the regional semifinal vs. Pickerington Central . . . recorded 125 tackles (68 solos, 57 assists) as a junior, with six resulting in losses including two sacks . . . also intercepted two passes and recovered a fumble in 2006 . . . rushed for 1,036 yards (6.0 avg.) and 11 touchdowns as a junior . . . scored three rushing TDs (runs of 77, 3 and 70 yards) vs. Reynoldsburg in 2006 . . . returned a fumble 25 yards for a score vs. Dublin Sciota as a junior . . . registered 65 tackles and one interception as a sophomore . . . two-year starter for the Shamrocks' basketball team . . . son of Bob and Susan Gardiner . . . born Jan. 31, 1990 . . . majoring in packaging.