Here’s how Ohio State will try to replace suspended players next season

Categories: BUCKEYE COUNTRY, FOOTBALL

By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Columbus -- The prospect of a suspension lasting through as many as the first five games of the 2011 regular season certainly changed the discussion about the NFL futures of the Ohio State juniors. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor, running back Dan Herron, left tackle Mike Adams and receiver DeVier Posey could be more likely to leave school now and even a player like center Mike Brewster, who was not involved in the suspensions at ... Read More

Shining Star: The Light Has Come On for Terrelle Pryor

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By: Jeff Rapp (AthlonSports.com) -- For a few months in the winter, Terrelle Pryor was not the big man on campus, even after leading Ohio State to a win in the Rose Bowl. That’s because Evan Turner was captivating the college basketball world with his all-around excellence and his amazing comeback from a scary back injury, so much so that he raked in all conceivable recognition as the National Player of the Year. In the process, he also won ... Read More

Lofty expectations await Pryor in 2010

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By: Jeff Seemann (Fox Sports Ohio) -- March 18, 2008 was a big day at The Ohio State University. It was the day Terrelle Pryor officially signed his letter of intent to play football for the Buckeyes. It was also the day OSU fans began their dreams of not only returning to the National Championship Game, but actually winning it. Pryor was the prized jewel of the 2008 class. He skipped the National Letter Of Intent Day in ... Read More

Terrelle Pryor’s size and skill make him a dangerous weapon

Categories: FOOTBALL

By: Adam Jude (RegisterGuard.com) -- He runs the 40-yard dash in 4.3 seconds, and at 6-feet-6, 235 pounds, Terrelle Pryor is about three inches and 10 pounds bigger than Oregon linebacker Spencer Paysinger. And, as Oregon coach Chip Kelly warned his defense recently, the Ohio State quarterback is as advertised in every way. “As an athlete, I just kind of marveled at him,” said Kelly, who spent considerable time trying to recruit Pryor to Oregon. “People that big aren’t supposed to move that fast.” In reviewing ... Read More

Who Can Help Jim Tressel Point the Way for Ohio State’s Offense?

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By: Chip Minnich (BleacherReport.com) -- Following the 26-18 Purdue victory over Ohio State on October 17th, I wrote some short-term suggestions on what Jim Tressel and his offensive staff could possibly implement immediately this season to generate some type of offensive momentum. Ohio State fans will see this coming Saturday against Minnesota what changes, if any, Tressel and his coaching staff have made. The focus of this article will be on long-term suggestions for the offense Jim Tressel may need to contemplate this coming ... Read More

Big changes not in Ohio State Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel’s game plan

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State must figure out what's wrong before the Buckeyes know what's next. Waiting for extreme changes to the offensive Viagra Online game plan or philosophy may be futile. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday that the Buckeyes need to do things better, not differently. The greatest changes may have to come from within the players already on the field, on the offensive line and at quarterback. That's what needs to ... Read More

What Would Woody Think of Pryor?

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By: Michael Rosenberg (NYTimes.com) -- This weekend, Terrelle Pryor will try to scale a mountain that always sits in front of Big Ten teams, no matter where they turn. He will try to beat a highly ranked team from Southern California. Ohio State’s recent struggles in marquee out-of-conference games have been well-documented. They were drilled by Florida in one Bowl Championship Series title game, beaten by Louisiana State in another and humiliated by U.S.C., 35-3, last fall. But those are just the latest chapters ... Read More

Trojans, Buckeyes offer a showdown of QB stars in making: Matt Barkley, Terrelle Pryor

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The plan against a freshman quarterback rarely varies. You face a kid, you get in his face. So goes the thinking when Ohio State welcomes Southern California freshman Matt Barkley to Ohio Stadium on Saturday night. "I think the thing that's different for a freshman coming in here is the crowd and the blitzing," former Ohio State coach Earle Bruce said Tuesday. "And the hitting him right in the chin. If we don't hit ... Read More

Quick hits from Jim Tressel’s Ohio State news conference

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By: Doug Lesmerises (Cleveland Plain Dealer) -- Notes from Jim Tressel's news conference today: * Cameron Heyward is practicing and will be ready to go. Add backup safety Aaron Gant to the previous list of guys - Travis Howard, Orhian Johnson, Mike Adams, Jermil Martin - who probably won't play this week. * Tressel reiterated that the Buckeyes have a shot at drawing 106,000 fans for the opener with Navy, which would break the Ohio Stadium attendance record of 105,711 set against Penn State ... Read More

All eyes on Pryor for No. 6 Buckeyes

Categories: FOOTBALL

By: Rusty Miller (Philly.com via AP) -- COLUMBUS, Ohio - Everywhere he goes, the eyes are on him. He would stand out anywhere because he stands 6-foot-6, a willowy athlete's body replete with tattoos. But in a city of more than 750,000 football-mad people, in a state that reveres its Buckeyes and particularly the guy who directs the Ohio State offense, no one takes their eyes off Terrelle Pryor. When he goes out, he wears dark sunglasses to avoid the swarms of Buckeyes fans. "I try ... Read More