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  • SEAHAWKS 'pick at No. 4: Aaron Curry, linebacker, Wake Forest Hawks get their man Aaron Curry, Linebacker, Wake Forest

    The News Tribune - Tacoma - Homepage 2009

  • Sandusky, whose defenses were usually anchored by tough-guy linebackers - hence the moniker "Linebacker U" - spent three decades at the school.

    The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Associated Press 2011

  • Sandusky, whose defenses were usually anchored by tough-guy linebackers - hence the moniker "Linebacker U" - spent three decades at the school.

    CNN.com 2011

  • Sandusky, whose defenses were usually anchored by tough-guy linebackers - hence the moniker "Linebacker U" - spent three decades at the school.

    News 2011

  • Sandusky, whose defenses were usually anchored by tough-guy linebackers - hence the moniker "Linebacker U" - spent three decades at the school.

    SI.com 2011

  • In 1998, Sandusky was famous in the college football world as the defensive wizard who gave Penn State the nickname "Linebacker U," and he was often mentioned as Paterno's likely successor.

    Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis Eugene Robinson 2011

  • Linebacker is a question mark and a spot that will have some new faces and a spot that could be ripe for a new recruit to step into the rotation immediately.

    Rice - Team Notes 2010

  • Linebacker is the only position Pitt didn't recruit multiple players.

    Pittsburgh - Team Notes 2010

  • Linebacker is also a position of need, with leading tackler Chase Kennemer (135 tackles, 12 tackles for loss) having graduated.

    Around the Conference USA 2010

  • Linebacker is a position where a lot of times they say they don't want to draft people too high because they think, 'How much impact can a linebacker have?'

    USATODAY.com - Lot of bang from the Buckeyes 2006

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