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2011 tOSU Football Discussion

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gracelhink;1965793; said:
Hey Jwins or 86 maybe I missed him but any pics of Posey?
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You mean this "Nasty Boy"?

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Eric Kramer passes the look test! Need more info on the walk-ons.
Buckeye Bits: Eric(305lbs) was a true freshman last season but did not participate with the Buckeyes until the 2011 spring drills ... can play both guard and tackle positions
High School: A two-year starter for coach Steve Specht at St. X ... earned all-Cincinnati honorable mention honors for the 2009 Greater Cincinnati Catholic League champions

Ebner? Cripes! Dude looks the part of an assassin! :tongue2:
Buckeye Bits: rugby convert to the Ohio State secondary ... will work this spring on the left side along with Jermale Hines, C.J. Barnett and Nate Oliver ... diligent in the weight room ... tough, physical and determined ... joined the Buckeyes as a walk-on in 2009

All info from official site....http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/

And these guys are walk-ons?
 
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My notes from practice this morning:

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Offense:

The running backs and quarterbacks rotated so much that it is difficult to say who that starters will be.

The starting offensive line, from left to right was: Andrew Norwell, Jack Mewhort, Mike Brewster, Marcus Hall, J.B Shugarts.

The starting group of WRs were: Philly Brown, Verlon Reed, Jordan Hall, Jake Stoneburner (TE)

Freshman OL Chris Carter was getting reps at LT, he was working on his footwork to the side and was receiving one-on-one instruction from Mike Adams on the side.

Freshman OL Antonio Underwood was playing RT.

During team drills, QB Taylor Graham threw an interception to S C.J. Barnett and QB Ken Guiton threw an interception to S Zach Domicone.

T.Y. Williams is by far the tallest wide receiver and he was targeted quite a bit by the QBs, but he has a bad habit of dropping the ball and still needs some work.

Defense

The starting defensive line,from left to right was: John Simon (DE), Garrett Goebel (DT), Adam Bellamy/Johnathan Hankins (DT), Nathan Williams (LEO).

The starting linebackers, from left to right were: Etienne Sabino, Storm Klein, Andrew Sweat.

An alternative starting group (presumably the nickel group) of LBs from left to right was: Tyler Moeller (star), Etienne Sabino, Andrew Sweat.

The starting safeties were Orhian Johnson (strong) and C.J. Barnett (free).
The starting cornerbacks were: Travis Howard, Dominic Clarke/Bradley Roby (who were splitting time).

The 2nd string defense was: Darryl Baldwin, Evan Blankenship, Joel Hale, and J.T. Moore (who also received reps with the first team) across the front, Chad Hagan/Scott McVey, Tony Jackson/Jordan Whiting, and Nate Oliver at linebacker, Dionte Allen and Bradley Roby/Dominic Clarke at corner, and Christian Bryant (strong) and Zach Domicone (free) at safety.

LB coach Mike Vrabel repeatedly got on freshman linebacker Curtis Grant to take charge of the huddle and lead by example by hustling back to the line of scrimmage after plays(on the third string defense).

Micelaneous

Solomon Thomas appeared to be the only player limited from full participation and was wearing a yellow jersey throughout practice.

Darryl Baldwin is the tallest player on the defense, and Reid Fragel is the tallest player on the offense (including lineman).

New LB coach Mike Vrabel ran gassers with some of the players after practice.

Some of the players were joking around and being quite loud in the ice bath after practice during Fickell's interview with the media.

Fickell Interview

The team this year will be focused on actions and not words.

As a head coach, Fickell will stick with his strengths on defense primarily.

Coach Fickell joked about not liking to spend much time thinking about Coach Vrabel.

Fickell had trouble sleeping last night, which he says usually isn't a problem for him.

He will adjust as the teams goes with the QB situation, they will evaluate each day, but there is no predetermined timeline to make a decision.

Freshman LB Conner Crowell, who is currently recovering from surgery in Maryland, will be with the team sometime this fall.

He wouldn't comment specifically on injuries, but as mentioned previously, it appeared everyone was full go other than Solomon Thomas.
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Where is Melvin Fellows? He's older and healthy, he ought to be making some waves this camp.

It's good to see Reed in there. I've heard that when we are in 2 wide, he's the receiver opposite of Corey Brown at this point. Congrats to him.

I'm interested in hearing more about the RBs. Obviously they are still in shorts but I can't wait to hear more about that group of guys.
 
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Take a back seat

None of the players who are suspended to start the season ? running back Dan Herron, offensive lineman Mike Adams, defensive end Solomon Thomas, receiver DeVier Posey and linebacker Jordan Whiting ? lined up with the first-team offensive and defensive units.

The starting offense on Monday was Joe Bauserman (quarterback), Zach Boren (fullback), Andrew Norwell (left tackle), Jack Mewhort (left guard), Mike Brewster (center), Marcus Hall (right guard) and J.B. Shugarts (right tackle). Verlon Reed and Corey "Philly" Brown did most of the work with the first team at receiver, with tight end Jake Stoneburner also seeing time in the slot. Running back reps were split up, though Herron got a lot of time there.

The starting defense was John Simon, Garrett Goebel, Jonathan Hankins and Nathan Williams (defensive line), Etienne Sabino, Storm Klein and Andrew Sweat (linebacker), Dominic Clarke and Travis Howard (cornerbacks) and Orhian Johnson and C.J. Barnett (safety). Tyler Moeller was at the Star position.

Making plays

Zach Domicone picked off Kenny Guiton and returned it for a touchdown. Barnett intercepted Taylor Graham and also scored.

Injury front

Thomas, one of the players who is suspended for the first five games of the season, wore a yellow jersey and worked out with trainers on the north end of the field.

Fellow linebacker Connor Crowell was also absent, having recently undergone leg surgery.

Gone?

Receiver James Louis, linebacker Jonathan Newsome and linebacker Dorian Bell were not at practice and not on the roster handed to the media on Monday.

Newsome reportedly is transferring to Ball State, while rumors of Louis leaving the team to transfer surfaced on Monday. Bell was suspended for the season by former coach Jim Tressel in May.

"Louis is not out here right now," Fickell said. "Anything beyond that we'll figure out when it's all cleared up."

He had the same answer when asked about Newsome and Bell.

Observations

-- Redshirt freshman T.Y. Williams (6-5, 228) had some trouble hanging on to the ball in passing drills.

-- True freshman Devin Smith (6-3, 190) made a spectacular leaping catch on a pass from fellow frosh Braxton Miller.

-- Miller showed zip on his passes and speed when he ran the ball, but he will have plenty of ground to make up against three more experienced quarterbacks in camp.

-- Freshman offensive tackle Chris Carter is listed at 6-6, 370. He looks much larger.

-- Jordan Hall caught a lot of balls playing receiver. He could be a big asset there with running back depth being so great.

-- Even when he wasn't on the field, Herron showed good leadership shouting encouragement and celebrating big plays by the offense.
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http://news-herald.com/articles/2011/08/08/sports/nh4351363.txt?viewmode=fullstory
 
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