Final update:

My daughter is now 13 months post surgery. Her last summer tournament at the end of July she threw without any discomfort or pain and threw well. Her last session with her catching trainer showed a consistent pop time of 1.9 (was 1.75 prior to injury) and she (trainer) thinks it will get back to 1.8 as she continues to strengthen her legs under the guidance of her college s&c coach.

I guess if anyone asks me down the road how was she able to return to form after a labrum repair my answer would be 'be ultra conservative'. She wasn't allowed to start a throwing program for 8 full months. This time was built strengthening and bringing back her flexibility. Lots of ice after every workout or rehab in that 8 months period. I've seen stories of pitchers and other athletes trying to return to the game at 4 months and that's just too soon in my opinion. We did a lot of research on Michael Pineda's labrum injury and how he came back to the Yankees throwing 98mph and the consensus was they didn't rush his rehab after the surgery.
I'm not saying it would still work for everyone like it did for my daughter. But if you have a second repair your throwing career is over any way. Why not give it more time to heal completely before throwing. A volleyball player at my daughter's high school had the surgery. She (her parents) rushed her back and now she no longer can play volleyball and will need a second repair because her shoulder now dislocates. I would like to punch her dad for that.

In any event, thank you to all who listened to me through the ordeal. Malone will play at Firestone next month and she should see some time in those fall games. Can't wait!

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How to watch former Ohio State stars in Week 3 of the NFL preseason
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Starters should see more snaps, and bubble guys will need to prove a point as Buckeyes prep for the regular season.

Week 3 of the NFL preseason is about as close to “regular football” as you’re going to get ahead of the season opener. Most teams will utilize a good portion of their first-team talent, with the second- and third-team guys getting most of their reps in the final game next week.

There aren’t too many Buckeyes considered “on the bubble” but there are a few guys fighting for an active roster spot. Undrafted free agent, rookie Cameron Johnston is hoping to at least snag a practice squad spot with the Eagles, Tyvis Powell is vying for a spot on the final roster of his third NFL team, and Doran Grant is battling for a job in Jacksonville without much practice squad eligibility left.

Also, a former Ohio State captain, defensive back Christian Bryant will get one more shot at an NFL career with the Cleveland Browns. The Ohio team signed the Buckeye earlier in the week -- marking the only former Scarlet and Gray player suiting up for an NFL team in the Buckeye state.

Here’s how to catch all the former Ohio State stars in action this week(end):

Things to watch for Thursday night


The Eagles are hosting the Dolphins this week, and after a week of joint practice, are facing off Thursday. Cameron Johnston had Philly beat writers actually talking about punters after his Week 2 performance, and with the team’s current starter closing in on the end of his career, Johnston could still find a longterm spot with the Eagles.

In the second game of the night, Curtis Samuel might finally make his NFL debut. He’s been sidelined since the first day of Panthers’ training camp, but started taking more reps in practice over the last week and could finally get some action against the Jags. Jacksonville CB Doran Grant is still clamoring for a roster spot, and he only has two games left to make his point.

Things to watch for Friday night


The only real draw Friday is seeing whether Nick Vannett gets the start again, and whether or not he’ll actually be targeted at all. The Buckeye tight end hasn’t seen much action on offense despite taking a considerable number of snaps. It’s no surprise that one of Vannett’s selling points was his blocking ability, but the guy has good hands and could catch the ball if given the chance.

Things to watch for Saturday night


Two big games for Buckeyes on Saturday, including the Jets v. Giants and Colts v. Steelers. All four squads are loaded with former Ohio State talent, and some are fighting for roster spots. Additionally, DB Christian Bryant will make his debut for the Browns on Saturday evening.

Several former Ohio State stars have been battling injuries this week and could miss the Week 3 contest, including: Eli Apple (ankle), Braxton Miller (ankle), and Ryan Shazier (hamstring). The Colts have been slow to let Jack Mewhort get back to field after finishing last season injured, but that is likely out of an abundance of caution to have him ready to go in Week 1 of the regular season.

Things to watch for Sunday


Two games into the preseason and Terrelle Pryor Sr. hasn’t quite shown the kind of damage he can do for Washington. He’s likely to see more snaps this Sunday than he has to date for his new team, but there isn’t too much concern about his production heading into the regular season. Washington saw several of their offensive playmakers leave in the offseason, so Pryor can expect to be targeted often.

In the late game, rookie Pat Elflein is still looking for his spot on the offensive line, taking snaps both at center and guard. Despite looking good snapping the ball, there was some early concern that he’d need a louder voice to be heard on the field. Still, where he lines up on Sunday could be a good indicator of his spot come the start of the season.

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The Ohio State hype commercial by Fox Sports will have you even more fired up for the football season to start
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Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper on the Netflix series House of Cards, narrates the promo.

We are now a week away from Ohio State football kicking off its 2017-18 season at Indiana. To get ready for the start of the season, Fox Sports released hype commercials for all the Big Ten teams.

Michael Kelly, who plays Doug Stamper on House of Cards, narrates the promos. In the OSU promo, Kelly talks about why the Buckeyes don’t put a logo on their helmet. He answers the question with “they rather cover it with your misery,” and highlights flash across the screen as Buckeye defenders apply hard hits on opposing quarterbacks.

The commercial also features a cameo from Urban Meyer, and more highlights of Buckeyes making plays, before an “O-H-I-O” graphic pops up on the screen.

The campaign behind the hype commercials rests on the phrase “Every Game Is Everything.” Wieden + Kennedy’s are the masterminds behind the campaign, and according to AdWeek, a total of 16 promos are set to be created.

AdWeek’s story on the Wieden + Kennedy’s campaign noted that the Ohio State-Michigan game was going to get the hype commercial treatment. Already, 14 of the promos have been released, with each being team specific to a Big Ten school.

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4-star PG Noah Locke set to conclude his official visit with Ohio State
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You can't accuse new Buckeye hoops coach Chris Holtmann of slacking on the recruiting front.

Final chance to impress Locke


As mentioned by Land-Grant Holy Land’s own Geoff Hammersley yesterday morning, Ohio State is currently hosting ‘18 PG Noah Locke of McDonogh School (MD) on an official visit to the campus. Today will be the Buckeyes’ last day with the 6'2, 160-pounder, an opportunity to wrap up the visit in a good way and leave a lasting impression on the Old Line State standout.

Right now, the 247Sports Crystal Ball leader for Locke is Kansas at 40%, which likely means not many have a good grasp on where the Owings Mills native is leaning. Either way, we will see what this official visit to Columbus does for Locke in the long run. Locke already has all five of his official visits set. The first was to Ohio State and next up will include trips to see Providence, Xavier, Michigan, and Florida — in that order.

If the Buckeyes are able to pull ahead and ultimately reel in Locke, it would give them a promising backcourt for the future. Locke is currently penciled in as the 76th-best prospect in the 2018 cycle. In addition to that, Locke is also graded out as the 15th-best point guard in the class and the third-best player from Maryland. Combine him with three-star shooting guard Torrence Watson of Whitfield School (MO), who has been committed to Ohio State since July, and surely new head coach Chris Holtmann would be pleased. For now, that duo would push the Scarlet and Gray above conference mate Northwestern and inside the top 20 in the 2018 team rankings where they would stand at 18th.

Anyhow, with Locke’s departure from campus set to take place today, it’s worth reminding everyone that the Buckeyes will welcome plenty of hoops prospects for official visits in the coming months. Next up is scheduled to be ‘18 SF Jaedon LeDee, a three-star prospect from The Kinkaid School (TX).

Meyer checks in on Sheffield, Simpson


On Wednesday afternoon, ‘19 WR Jashawn Sheffield of Frederica Academy (GA) posted on his Twitter account a photo of him and his teammate, ‘19 ATH Jaylin Simpson, FaceTiming Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer.


Obviously, the Buckeyes are prioritizing the Peach State duo and it’s not shocking to think they would do otherwise. Georgia is a state that Ohio State has always recruited in a major way. They’ve added guys like Vonn Bell and Raekwon McMillan in the past. They also have two of the top six players in the state committed for 2018.

So, of course Sheffield and Simpson are major targets for the Buckeyes. Sheffield is a five-star prospect at this time. He is 22nd overall in the class of 2019 and the fourth-best wide receiver overall. As for Simpson, he isn’t of the five-star variety right now but is still among the elite. The 5'11, 165-pounder falls just outside of the Top 200 but does grasp a four-star rating. The main problem right now for Ohio State with the duo is probably Florida State, who are likely running first in the battle for the two Georgia standouts.

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How will Kevin Wilson change Ohio State’s offense this season?
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Wilson’s mix of tempo and standard sets differs from recent Buckeye offenses.

“While Wilson is used to calling plays at tempo and distributing widely, how will he do so with the zone/power-read schemes that have defined Ohio State?”

- Ian Boyd, SBNation


In this wonderfully data-rich article, Boyd outlines a pretty convincing case for how Wilson will change the Buckeyes’ offense from fairly focused on a small group of weapons to being able to utilize all of the immensely talented skill position players that Urban Meyer and company have recruited in recent years.

As Boyd lays out, one of the main differences between how OSU’s offense has looked under previous offensive coordinators and how Wilson’s offenses traditionally work is that at Northwestern, Oklahoma and Indiana, Wilson liked to have his teams line up in a small set of standard formations, and then run or pass based on what the defense did. Conversely, the Buckeyes have tended to change up their formations and groupings fairly regularly in an effort to keep the defense off balance.

Last year, Wilson’s strategy allowed a larger number of players to receive substantial targets and yardage at IU compared to OSU, especially in terms of wide receivers. Last season, H-back Curtis Samuel was OSU’s leading receiver with 97 targets for 865 yards. While IU’s Mitchell Paige had the same 97 targets, those only amounted for 646 yards. Ricky Jones, however, had 94 targets for 848 yards, and Nick Westbrook had 92 targets that collected 945 yards for the Hoosiers.

For the Buckeyes, the second and third receivers, Noah Brown and tight end Marcus Baugh, had 52 and 48 targets respectively, accounting for just 402 and 269 yards a piece.

The other main difference that Wilson is already bringing to the Buckeye offense is his version of playing with tempo. As Boyd points out, the fact that Ohio State has a talented, experienced offensive line should allow the offense to play at a rate that maximizes their playmakers’ skills.

The key, as Boyd suggests, is to how well the coordinator, Wilson, and head coach, Meyer, are able to marry their offensive philosophies.

“There's no such thing as fair in sports and this injury to Burrow will almost certainly give Haskins a chance to prove himself, but maybe that's ultimately just.”

- Patrick Murphy, BuckNuts


With the disappointing news coming out of the Woody Hayes Center this morning that backup quarterback Joe Burrow will be out indefinitely following surgery to repair a broken hand, the focus of what was a compelling battle behind for the spot behind J.T. Barrett turns squarely onto redshirt-freshman Dwayne Haskins.

While both QBs played well in April’s spring game, it looked fairly certain that Burrow had the upper-hand when it came to backing up the incumbent starter. That idea had been born out since the scrimmage inside The Shoe; while Meyer refused to name an official backup, word of Burrow’s strong grip of the offense seemed to give him the advantage.

However, now that Haskins will be QB2, at least to start the season, he will have the opportunity to catch up to, or even surpass, Burrow. However, as Burrow is expected to return at some point during this season, the unusual early season schedule might end up minimizing Haskins’ on-field ability to shine.

Opening up against a conference foe (Indiana), then playing a highly ranked opponent in Week 2 (Oklahoma), and then having a triple-option based service academy the following week (Army), could mean that Barrett will be seeing more playing time early in the season than OSU starters normally do.

“Now it’s (Parris) Campbell’s turn, and I think he’s ready. It doesn’t hurt that he’s spent the last couple years developing as a wide receiver, either.”

- Ryan Ginn, Land of 10


One of the biggest surprises to come out of Ohio State’s spring practices was that former wide receiver Parris Campbell had made the move to H-back. It seemed odd, especially given the success that Curtis Samuel had in the position as more of a run-first H-back. While Campbell has displayed occasional bursts during his OSU career, they have mostly been as a returner.

However, with Wilson’s high-tempo offense in place, and new co-coordinator and quarterback coach Ryan Day saying that Barrett will be looking to spread the field horizontally as much as vertically, he will need a reliable playmaker at the H-back position.

So, a lot of Ohio State’s offensive success could depend on how well Campbell acclimates to his new position. So, for everyone’s sake, I hope that Ginn is right that Campbell is the Buckeye on the brink of having an offensive breakout season.

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Ohio State basketball forward Andre Wesson receiving treatment for medical issue
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It’s still unclear how much time the forward will be out.

The Ohio State basketball team may be without one of their rising stars, as sophomore forward Andre Wesson has spent the summer receiving treatment for a medical issue.

In an article by The Lantern, a spokesman for Ohio State said to the paper that “additional testing will be conducted in the coming weeks” and that the Buckeyes were hopeful that Wesson “will be able to continue his athletic career” this season.

Last season, Wesson appeared in 29 of OSU’s 32 games, and averaged 11.6 minutes per game. Additionally, Wesson shot 36.5 percent from the field and scored a total of 66 points in Thad Matta’s final season at the helm of Buckeye basketball.

Kaleb Wesson, Andre’s younger brother, is also a true freshman on the Ohio State basketball team. Here’s hoping to a speedy recovery for Andre.

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May give verbal in 2-3 weeks after schools starts. Heavy lean to give a commitment prior to the start of his season.
As wadc45 indicates, he has a ton of room to add good weight on his frame. He won't stay 3 stars for long.

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Commited to Oklahoma
Decommited from Oklahoma
Signed with Texas
Transferring from Texas

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Herman is a hard charger. Wonder if he was ready for that.

Tactical shifts on the Ohio State defensive line should bring more sacks
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Could a wider alignment and an inexperienced secondary mean more sacks in 2017?

With veterans Tyquan Lewis, Sam Hubbard, and Jalyn Holmes leading at end, and younger guys like Dre’Mont Jones, Nick Bosa, Jonathon Cooper, and Chase Young adding depth and playmaking ability, it’s easy to see why national writers expect Ohio State’s defensive line to be one of the country’s best in 2017.

But despite ranking 15th in overall run defense and first in stuff rate, the defensive line was only 58th in average sacks per game (2.15/game) and 78th in adjusted sack rate. There are any number of reasons for this — from the lack of an elite pass rusher to an intentional strategy designed around turnovers instead of sacks. According to Bruce Feldman, Greg Schiano implemented a drill called Match the Hand last year designed to block passing lanes and generate turnovers. From Sam Hubbard:


Last year’s defense had the highest interception-to-sack ratio (.75) and the best defense of the Urban Meyer era (fifth in defensive S&P+).

But with the departure of three NFL Draft first-rounders, it looks like the defensive line is changing things up, which could mean more sacks are on the way for the 2017 defensive line.

According to the recent defensive line interviews from Cleveland.com:


Then from Nick Bosa:


And in a separate article, Bosa’s comments suggest a more aggressive defense:


Normally preseason player comments about the defense playing more aggressively are pretty meaningless, but the comments here are evidence for an actual tactical change, albeit a small one: the wider pre-snap alignment.

It’s possible that the defensive line’s mindset has changed now that the Buckeyes have to again replace 3⁄4 of the secondary. While Denzel Ward, Damon Arnette, Jordan Fuller, and Erick Smith all seem to be high-quality players, none seem to possess Malik Hooker’s elite athleticism and centerfield capabilities. The defensive line’s focus might have shifted slightly away from setting up interceptions and to getting after the quarterback.

So it will be worth following the interception-to-sack ratio again this season: if it falls (somewhere between .32-.56, where it was the previous two seasons), but the pass defense remains top-ten in the S&P+, then that might be evidence of a successful tactical shift from the Buckeyes’ defensive line given the secondary and line personnel in 2017.

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