Cornerback Keenan Lewis, a four-year letterman for head coa
ch Mike Riley from 2005-08, will represent the Beavers with the
Pittsburgh Steelers. Lewis is a second-year player for the Steelers after being drafted by the AFC champions in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. The native of New Orleans started the third-most games in OSU history with 47 and earned Pac-10 Conference Honorable Mention as a senior. Mainly a special teams player for Pittsburgh this season, Lewis was a Pac-10 Conference All-Academic selection three times.
Lewis isn't the only Steeler with strong Beaver connections. Athletic trainer Ariko Iso, a 1993 graduate of OSU, was hired by Pittsburgh in 2002 making her the only full-time female athletic trainer in the NFL (as of the start of the 2010 season).
Former Beaver linebacker Nick Barnett is an eight-year veteran for the Green Bay Packers, after a stellar four-year OSU career (1999-2002). The NFL All-Pro player has been sidelined since suffering a wrist injury in week four of the season that prompted the Packers to put him on the injured reserve. Barnett was a 2002 Pac-10 First Team honoree.
The game starts at 3:00 PM PT 6:00 ET and the game can be seen of FOX
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