Ep. 5 | Rugby Player to Super Bowl Champion with Nate Ebner

Jim Tressel talks with three-time Super Bowl champion Nate Ebner about his journey in life and his passion for the team.
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00:35 - Intro
04:13 - Who is Nate Ebner?
08:04 - It Was a "Perfect Storm" For Nate
13:42 - The Right Kind of Leadership
14:35 - What is a Friend?
16:51 - Nate Was Lucky to Have His Parents
20:00 - Jim Remembers Nate's Time at OSU
26:45 - Nate Describes his Buckeye Team in One Word
28:40 - How Did Bill Belichick Build a Team?
31:39 - Robert Kraft
32:21 - Why do You Need to be Selfless to Take a Special Teams Role?
34:56 - Everything is Important! Everyone is Important!
36:27 - The Challenge With Young People
38:59 - You Have to be Capable
39:27 - Super Bowl Champions
41:09 - Nate's Olympic Competition
47:32 - What Nate Learned From Rugby
49:10 - Walking Onto Ohio State
51:11 - Did the Patriots Ask About Rugby?
53:31 - Nate Talks Leaving the Patriots
56:52 - Building Culture
58:03 - Nate Describes His Time With the Giants in One Word
01:00:10 - Jim Gives His Priorities For a Football Team
01:01:29 - Impact Player Meaning
01:04:34 - The Importance of a Team and Culture

[@troybrewer2576]

You are doing such a great job coach. I look forward to watching every episode in its entirety.

[@DanielIsaacs]

Nate has been my favorite Buckeye for years, learned a lot more about him though this, and felt some feelings. :)

[@veronicatoothpaste8576]

i was born in 2000, so i didn't really get to appreciate/see you coach the buckeyes, so this podcast has been very nice for me whos read/heard about coach tressell

[@jamesyukech1244]

All of these have been fantastic!

[@JRRichards123]

What a great show! I always admired Nate but didn't know all of those stories. Thanks for the lessons Coach and Nate!

[@JRRichards123]

Love the Clarett jersey right behind coach.

[@elizehauptfleisch7542]

This guy just play 7's. His got no idea how physical 15's international is.