- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- ILB
- Height
- 6'1"
- Weight
- 235
- Hometown
- St. Louis, MO
- High School
- Christian Brothers
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2015, 2016, 2017
Post-OSU Update: Zach Turnure graduated from Ohio State in December of 2017. He began taking MBA classes online at Lindenwood University in January and moved to St. Louis to take classes in person the following year. It was then that he became curious if he had exhausted his athletic eligibility. It turned out that he hadn’t and he joined the football team at the Division II program. Turnure had 28 tackles in seven games for Lindenwood in his final season. (updated: Jan. 2024)
Pronunciation: TURN-year
Major: Communications (2015-17)
Weight: 235 (2017), 225 (2016), 235 (2015)
2017 Media Guide: Zach Turnure is a true senior who is in his fourth season with the football program … he has played in 12 games for the Buckeyes after initially walking-on to the team in the fall of 2014 … a Varsity O letterwinner and a valued member of the special teams.
2016: Turnure played in 12 games for the Buckeyes, mostly on special teams … he had a high game of 14 plays on special teams against Penn State.
2016 Media Guide: Zach Turnure is in his third season with the Ohio State football program.
2015 Media Guide: Zach Turnure is in his second season with the Ohio State football program … he joined the team in the fall of 2014 … he was a member of the Ohio State lacrosse team before making the move to the gridiron.
High School: Turnure was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American at Christian Brothers College High School in St. Louis and a first-team all-state performer … he captained his 2013 lacrosse team that won a state championship and was a captain on his football team as a senior as well … first-team all-state in as a senior and his league’s defensive player of the year … also earned first team all-metro and all-district accolades as a junior.
Personal: Is the son of Patricia and Robert Turnure … has two sisters, Jessi and Meghan.
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | TFL | TFL Yds | Sacks | Sack Yds | FF | FR | Int | Int Yds | PBU | Blk | Def TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | Ohio State | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | - | 24 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |