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Luxenburg picks Northwestern
Tuesday, January 29, 2008 Bob Fortuna
Plain Dealer Reporter
Taking into account that he played for a Division IV football team that won three of its past 20 games, Beachwood two-way lineman Evan Luxenburg thought, at best, he had a chance of playing at the Mid-American Conference level.
But, Northwestern offered Luxenburg a scholarship, and without much hesitation, he answered with his oral commitment to the Big Ten school.
"I gave them my commitment at the end of December, but I made an official visit two weekends ago," said Luxenburg, whose only other offer came from Eastern Michigan. "Northwestern began contacting me in the summer, so I sent them some film from my junior year and sent them more film after this past season."
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