COLUMBUS — If it weren't for his older brother, DeVier Posey might be one heck of a video game player.
Ohio State's junior receiver said he recently bought a PlayStation and up to that point avoided video games because of his older brother, Julian Posey.
"He's the one person I can attribute to ending my video game career, because I hate losing and he always beat me," DeVier Posey said. "There were times I quit and said I had a headache, not really having a headache. I just hated to lose and he always beat me."
DeVier Posey will get his chance at gridiron redemption on Saturday. When the 6-foot-2, 213-pound receiver looks across the line of scrimmage, he will see a familiar face.
Big brother will be watching — literally.
Julian Posey (5-11, 187) is one of the starting cornerbacks for Ohio University. Saturday will be the first time the brothers will play head-to-head, aside from video games before DeVier quit them.
"It's going to be intense," DeVier Posey said. "It's probably going to be the most intense game I've ever played in just because I know the guy going across from me is going to be going 120 percent every play just because he doesn't want to get embarrassed."
When a reporter told him that his older brother was quoted as saying that DeVier should "bring his ‘A' game" and that he "was ugly," Posey — who leads OSU in receiving with eight catches, 146 yards and two touchdowns — shot back.
"Well, one, he knows I'm not ugly," Posey said. "And two, I'll bring my ‘A' game. He just needs to be sure he brings his ‘A' game. I'm not too worried about (Number) 9 this week, tell him that. He's the one who needs to bring his ‘A' game."
Posey backed off a bit and said his brother is his best friend and that it will be exciting to play against him and his friends — players Posey looked up to and grew up watching. He said it is "exciting" to think that those older players are now talking about him when formulating a game plan against Ohio State.
When asked who would be more disappointed if the brothers got in a fight on the field Saturday, DeVier Posey said, "Probably Coach (Jim) Tressel (because) my mom knows how we are. She's broken up a bunch of fights before."
Even Tressel couldn't help but to throw in his two cents toward the brother-on-brother battle.
"It's going to be fun because he's a good player and he knows his brother as well as anyone," Tressel said. "So I told DeVier, ‘If big brother shuts you down, it's going to be a long lifetime for you.' "
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