Josh Linehan
2006: Linehan has started 22 of the last 23 games...part of a unit that returns all five starters...known for his competitiveness and physical play. 2005: Linehan started the first 10 games at right tackle...switched to tackle from guard during spring practice, a session he missed nearly all of with a knee injury...his play assisted Beaver running back Yvenson Bernard rank ninth in the nation with a 120.1 yards per game average and quarterback Matt Moore finish second in the Pac-10 for yards per game passing at 271.1. 2004: Josh started all 12 games at left guard...helped Oregon State rank seventh in the nation for pass offense at 308.8 yards per game...his blocking also assisted former Beaver quarterback Derek Anderson set many of the school’s records. 2003: Redshirt. BANKS: Josh was a three-year starter on offense and defense for head coach Ben Buchanan...committed to OSU in June of 2001 after attending OSU’s summer camp...first team All-Cowapa League his final two seasons...named the league’s co-Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...SuperPrep Magazine All-Western Region team member and rated the third-best prospect in the state...honorable mention Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nuggets team member...PacWest Football rated him among the top 100 offensive linemen in the country...also a three-year letterman as a heavyweight in wrestling. PERSONAL: Born in Portland, Oregon...son of Liz and the late Ron Linehan...has two brothers, Cole and Gabe...Cole is a sophomore at Oregon and is a defensive lineman...his uncle Scott Linehan is the first-year head coach of the St. Louis Rams...Scott and another uncle, Rick Linehan, played football at Idaho...Muhammad Ali is his favorite all-time athlete...selected OSU because “of family and the Oregon State coaching staff”...sociology major.
