Attended The Ohio State (2004-08), appearing in 51 games (37 starts) over the course of his career.
In 2008, he started all 13 games linebacker position He was a Second-team All-Big Ten selection, finishing with 84 tackles (39 solo) and added 9.5 TFLs, 4 PBUs, 1 fumble recovery and 3.5 sacks.