ATLANTA – They will be opponents on Monday, but for James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman, it will be a brief pause in a deep friendship. Their bond formed as Ohio State linebackers two decades ago.

ATLANTA — Nearly two full years have passed since James Laurinaitis had to break the news to Marcus Freeman, his former Ohio ...

Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis go back a ways when the two played at Ohio State together. Both former linebackers, Freeman and Laurinaitis anchored a Buckeyes defense that went to back to ...

ATLANTA — Nearly two full years have passed since James Laurinaitis had to break the news to Marcus Freeman, his former Ohio State football teammate and close friend for the past two decades.