Jenni Carlson: I've got to ask you about your name. What's the story with Orie?
Orie Lemon: I got my name from my dad's best friend who had passed. Orie C. My middle name is C. Just a C. They called him O.C., so that's where I got my name.
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JC: So, your middle name is just ...
OL: C.
JC: Is it C period?
OL: Just C.
JC: Your dad's friend — was Orie a nickname?
OL: That was his given name.
JC: Has it been a source of mispronunciation throughout your life?
OL: When I was in elementary, my teachers called me O.C. because they knew my dad was involved in it. But they got my name right most of the time.
JC: What about PA announcers?
OL: They would call me all sorts of names. Probably somebody misprinted my name.
JC: Now, you were a quarterback who moved to linebacker. Not exactly a transition a lot of players make.
OL: My 10th grade year in high school, I played defensive end. I wasn't always a quarterback.
JC: Maybe the question I should ask, then, is how a defensive end goes to quarterback.
OL: This is what it was. Eighth grade, I played quarterback. Ninth grade, I played quarterback. My 10th grade year, I wanted to get out there with the varsity. I went and asked my coach, "What would it take for me to get out there with the varsity?” He tried me at D-end, so I started at D-end my 10th grade year and moved back to quarterback my 11th grade year.
JC: So, were you the smallest defensive end around or the biggest quarterback around?
OL: I wasn't the smallest defensive end, but I was the biggest quarterback around. (Laughs.)
JC: You've added some weight since coming here, right?
OL: I've gained 35 pounds since I've been here. I'm never going back.
JC: Did you gain by lifting weights or just saying, "You know what, I am going to eat that extra double cheeseburger”?
OL: Lifting and eating, both. Most of it's from lifting, though.
JC: Did you get any grief from the defensive guys when you moved over from offense?
OL: I knew I was going to make the move when I first got here. I was in No. 15, but on the card, they had my number as 41. As soon as I went in the team meeting room, they told me.
JC: You picked OSU because everyone else wanted you to play defense. So, were you upset at the move?
OL: It wasn't disappointing for me because all I wanted was a shot to play quarterback, and it didn't work out for me. Defense worked out for me. All the other schools, they didn't want to give me a shot.
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I can't believe they let her interview still......Does anybody know what action happened with jenni's dui....oscn has nothing at all does she have an alias
What an article... now we know all about this guy... 6 questions about his name... 4 about his position changes.... 2 questions about his weight.... then you tell him the only reason he went to OSU was because they promissed to play him in Zack Robinson's position ... but they lied.... then the final question.... "Aren't you really ticked off at OSU???? Way to go Jen...
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