Pro wrestling stardom would come naturally for James Laurinaitis. Paint his face. Add spikes to his football shoulder pads. Transform his short haircut into a funky Mohawk and voila. You've got ...

"When you have a mom [who] is a bodybuilder and a dad who's a pro wrestler, you have pretty good genes," Ohio State junior linebacker and captain James Laurinaitis said. "I'm just thankful for ...

Former Ohio State All-American linebacker James Laurinaitis is entering his first ... when we recruited him coming out of Texas. Having a wrestling background, very smart, instinctual linebacker ...

James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman as teammates ... the-radar recruit from Minnesota best known for having a famous pro wrestling father, Joe (The Road Warrior Animal). “We bonded over ...

I'm a wrestling fan.” Joe Laurinaitis died in 2020 at age 60. James Laurinaitis’ first job in coaching was as a graduate assistant in 2022 on Freeman’s first coaching staff at Notre Dame.

Laurinaitis' father, Joseph, was a WWE superstar in the 1990s, wrestling under the moniker ... And then as I got to go to some WrestleManias with James, you got to know some people.