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College Career:
Played in 36 games, collecting 27 starts in his career as a Buckeye started all 12 games at right guard as a senior ended his college career playing against Florida in the B.C.S. title game at University of Phoenix Stadium protected Heisman trophy winning quarterback Troy Smith and helped the Buckeyes average 229.7 yards passing per game part of an offensive line that allowed just 12 sacks all season and was the co-winner of the team’s Jim Parker Offensive Lineman Award ... started all 12 games as a junior and was a major contributor in the second half of the season when OSU put together a seven-game winning streak ... appeared in 11 of the Buckeyes’ 12 games in his sophomore season played tackle in the season opener against Cincinnati in his first extended action of any kind first career start was at Michigan State at left guard made one appearance as a freshman in 2003 after redshirting the previous season.
Personal:
Full name Timothy John Downing a three-year starter at tackle at GlenOak (OH) High School, claiming All-Ohio honors as a senior also started at defensive end for three years GlenOak made it to the state playoffs and finished with an 8-3 record his junior year (the school’s first playoff appearance in 15 years) also played baseball during his sophomore and junior seasons his father, Walter Downing, was an All-American at the University of Michigan and went on to play in the NFL for the 49ers where he was part of the squad that defeated Cincinnati in Super Bowl XVI. | 