Ben Habern
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 Habern Fall 2010 VS FSU | |
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| Position | Center |
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| Born | July 28, 1989 Denton, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 298 lb (135 kg) |
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| High school | Argyle (TX) Liberty Christian |
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Benjamin David Habern (born July 28, 1989), is an American former football center for the University of Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2008 to 2011. He played high school football at Argyle Liberty Christian School in Argyle, Texas. Habern currently serves as the Marketing and Strategic Partnerships Assistant Director for the College Football Playoff.
Recruitment
Was selected as a U.S. Army All-American and a Parade All-American. He also was first team all-state on both offensive and Defensive Lines. During his senior year, recorded 112 pancake blocks while not allowing a sack, and defensively racked up 67 tackles and 11 sacks while helping lead Liberty to a state championship. In 2006 as a Junior He totaled 61 pancake blocks on the offensive side of the ball and recorded 34 tackles and five sacks on defense.
Habern was heavily recruited starting early in his junior year across the country receiving scholarships from Oklahoma, Arizona, Florida State, Miami (FL), Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, and Texas Tech). He was regarded as one of the top offensive line prospects in the country. Major recruiting sources listed him as one of the top prospects at his position including, No. 2 center in the nation (ESPN), No. 3 center in the nation (Rivals.com), No. 4 center in the nation (Scout.com), and No. 22 Texas Top 100 (Rivals.com). Ben grew up an Oklahoma Sooners fan and verbally committed to OU on April 4, 2007 ending his recruitment.