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OUTLOOK IN 2019
It all begins with Fields, who's essentially a 6-foot-3, 228-pound NCAA Football '14 create-a-player at quarterback.
He's got a powerful arm and touch that led him to only toss three interceptions in his first year as a starter. He possesses running back-like ability on the ground, stemming from a ridiculously powerful base that he combines with speed that has him clocking 4.4-second 40-yard dashes. He has a full season's worth of starting experience. And, per strength and conditioning coach Mickey Marotti, he now knows what it's like to fail.
“He's completely different than he was 365 days ago because of what he did and falling short,” Marotti said in January.
Fields accomplished a heck of a lot in 2019. But he didn't do everything he set out to accomplish when he arrived at Ohio State. So he's back in 2020 searching for a national championship and a Heisman Trophy.
Having Fields on a roster single-handedly makes those goals realistic. Once ranked as the No. 2 overall prospect in his recruiting class, he's a special talent who simply doesn't come around all that often.
“I just think you'll see him maybe being just even more on target, more accurate,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said in April. “He looked very, very impressive those first three days of practice.”
Behind Fields, Ohio State has impressive depth in Hoak – a fifth-year senior – and two freshmen who were both recruited as potential next-in-line starting quarterbacks. Since there were only three spring practices, they'll enter preseason camp together not having separated from each other on the depth chart, meaning Day and Corey Dennis haven't yet determined who'll serve as Fields' backup.
Regardless, both coaches have to appreciate the options in front of them.
For Dennis, the presence of Fields and quality quarterbacks behind him matters especially. He'll be embarking on his first season as a full-time position coach. Other than getting to rely on Fields, a legitimate Heisman contender, Dennis has another positive going for him: His fellow coaches. Dennis is both younger and more inexperienced than the vast majority of those who have his job title, especially at a program the size and stature of Ohio State, but he'll have Day and Wilson – both of whom have extensive backgrounds coaching standout quarterbacks – to lean on in Year 1.
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Buckeyes Well-Equipped to Handle Ongoing ‘Test’ of Quarantine
If you ask any college football coach right now, they will tell you that the great is being separated from the good.
Players are on their own, and in many cases, very far from their respective coaches. But work is still being done — or at least it’s being done by the teams with the discipline to make it happen.
Workouts are voluntary right now, though in a typical year when players are on campus they may seem mandatory. Now extricated from their campuses, those teams that have the discipline and accountability to continue working as if everything was normal will be ahead of the teams that can’t.
And when it’s time to return to the facilities, those teams that kept working at a high level will be able to hit the ground running at a faster pace than those who didn’t.
For Ohio State strength coach Mickey Marotti, he expects the Buckeyes to be one of those teams that will be ready when they return.
“I think if you look at our roster, we have a lot of guys that have played a lot of football. And I think the team from last year and the leadership that we had, just kind of carried over,” Marotti said.
“Coach Day calls it a test. It’s a test every day of who we are. I think it’s a test of our program’s culture. Of our strength and conditioning program’s culture. I think it’s a test of what our team is and how accountable they are to each other. I look at it from a little different aspect. I look at it as an opportunity for growth, because anytime there’s some adversity that hits your life or hits your world, it’s an opportunity for growth.”
This is an opportunity like no other the players and coaches have experienced. So while it is completely unfamiliar to everyone, it also puts every program back on equal footing. The programs who can find their footing the best will be far ahead of those who couldn’t.
When Marotti looks at the team as a whole, he sees the kind of leadership and experience that can handle the test that has been put in front of them.
These are players who have been through coaching changes, both at the top and at their own respective positions. They have already dealt with adversity and come through it. This is an adversity unlike any they’ve ever seen before, but the way through it is always the same.
“I feel pretty good about the three linebackers that are leading that group,” Marotti said, singling out one group as an example. “You’ve got Justin Hilliard and Pete Werner and Tuf Borland, they’ve been around. They’ve been around a long time, so I’m hoping that when they get in their meetings and their linebacker meetings that those guys are really being vocal and making sure guys are doing what they’re supposed to do, so when we come back we’re in pretty good shape.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/05/buckeyes-well-equipped-handle-ongoing-test-quarantine/
If you ask any college football coach right now, they will tell you that the great is being separated from the good.
Players are on their own, and in many cases, very far from their respective coaches. But work is still being done — or at least it’s being done by the teams with the discipline to make it happen.
Workouts are voluntary right now, though in a typical year when players are on campus they may seem mandatory. Now extricated from their campuses, those teams that have the discipline and accountability to continue working as if everything was normal will be ahead of the teams that can’t.
And when it’s time to return to the facilities, those teams that kept working at a high level will be able to hit the ground running at a faster pace than those who didn’t.
For Ohio State strength coach Mickey Marotti, he expects the Buckeyes to be one of those teams that will be ready when they return.
“I think if you look at our roster, we have a lot of guys that have played a lot of football. And I think the team from last year and the leadership that we had, just kind of carried over,” Marotti said.
“Coach Day calls it a test. It’s a test every day of who we are. I think it’s a test of our program’s culture. Of our strength and conditioning program’s culture. I think it’s a test of what our team is and how accountable they are to each other. I look at it from a little different aspect. I look at it as an opportunity for growth, because anytime there’s some adversity that hits your life or hits your world, it’s an opportunity for growth.”
This is an opportunity like no other the players and coaches have experienced. So while it is completely unfamiliar to everyone, it also puts every program back on equal footing. The programs who can find their footing the best will be far ahead of those who couldn’t.
When Marotti looks at the team as a whole, he sees the kind of leadership and experience that can handle the test that has been put in front of them.
These are players who have been through coaching changes, both at the top and at their own respective positions. They have already dealt with adversity and come through it. This is an adversity unlike any they’ve ever seen before, but the way through it is always the same.
“I feel pretty good about the three linebackers that are leading that group,” Marotti said, singling out one group as an example. “You’ve got Justin Hilliard and Pete Werner and Tuf Borland, they’ve been around. They’ve been around a long time, so I’m hoping that when they get in their meetings and their linebacker meetings that those guys are really being vocal and making sure guys are doing what they’re supposed to do, so when we come back we’re in pretty good shape.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/05/buckeyes-well-equipped-handle-ongoing-test-quarantine/
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It's all speculation at this point; however, I'd definitely favor the A ONE-OR-TWO MONTH DELAYED START or A SPRING START DATE over the NO NON-CONFERENCE GAMES or NO CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AND A LIMITED BOWL SEASON.
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OHIO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WILL RETURN TO CAMPUS ON JUNE 8, PER REPORT
The doors of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center cracked open this week, and they're expected to open even further in the near future.
Ohio State's football players are set to return to campus on June 8, Bucknuts reported on Tuesday evening. (see Twitter below)
An Ohio State spokesperson said he could not confirm the report when reached on Tuesday.
The NCAA's Division I Council is expected to vote on Wednesday whether to end the moratorium on on-campus activities, which would allow Ohio State's athletes to participate in workouts at its facilities. Right now, organized team activities are suspended by the Big Ten until at least June 1.
Players getting back to campus would follow the return of coaches, some of whom – 13 on offense and 12 on defense – were allowed back into the Woody Hayes Athletic Center beginning Monday while adhering to strict rules. The guidelines included that each of them "take a daily symptom assessment, including having their temperature taken. Staff will follow physical distance guidelines, wear face coverings when together, and will be strictly limited in terms of available offices and maximum number of individuals in a room.”
All of Ohio State's summer courses are currently online, though the university hasn't announced any plans for the fall. Ohio State recently said it plans to publicize its fall semester plans by mid-June.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...rs-will-return-to-campus-on-june-8-per-report
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The doors of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center cracked open this week, and they're expected to open even further in the near future.
Ohio State's football players are set to return to campus on June 8, Bucknuts reported on Tuesday evening. (see Twitter below)
An Ohio State spokesperson said he could not confirm the report when reached on Tuesday.
The NCAA's Division I Council is expected to vote on Wednesday whether to end the moratorium on on-campus activities, which would allow Ohio State's athletes to participate in workouts at its facilities. Right now, organized team activities are suspended by the Big Ten until at least June 1.
Players getting back to campus would follow the return of coaches, some of whom – 13 on offense and 12 on defense – were allowed back into the Woody Hayes Athletic Center beginning Monday while adhering to strict rules. The guidelines included that each of them "take a daily symptom assessment, including having their temperature taken. Staff will follow physical distance guidelines, wear face coverings when together, and will be strictly limited in terms of available offices and maximum number of individuals in a room.”
All of Ohio State's summer courses are currently online, though the university hasn't announced any plans for the fall. Ohio State recently said it plans to publicize its fall semester plans by mid-June.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...rs-will-return-to-campus-on-june-8-per-report
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To be clear: This first wave of returning Buckeyes would be doing so on a voluntary basis, and there is currently no deadline for when out-of-state players would need to return to campus. Some players, for example, might already be in situations with all the equipment they need, and there would be no pressure whatsoever for them to leave home if that’s the case. In fact, slowly easing the whole roster back into the Woody would probably be preferable for Ohio State since it will have to stagger small-group workouts throughout the day at first — potentially with the facility in use as early as 5 in the morning and staying open for scheduled sessions until late at night.
Until the NCAA and Big Ten allow for normal summer activities to resume, there still won’t be any real football drills, no hands-on instruction and no mandatory meetings with coaches. So, assuming the plan for June 8 moves forward in its current state, the next step isn’t part of any official preseason preparations in line with the roughly six weeks Ohio State has indicated it wants before kicking off the season.
Just sayin': I'm just guessing that the number of "volunteers" would exceed the capacity to handle them; regardless, it's still a good start.....
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TELECONFERENCE BULLETS: GENE SMITH EXPLAINS OHIO STATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS WORKING OUT ON CAMPUS, SAFETY PROTOCOLS, 2020 SEASON
Here's a rundown of everything Smith talked about on Wednesday:
Here's the O-Zone's summary:
Here's a rundown of everything Smith talked about on Wednesday:
- Smith says every decision being made is with the health of the athletes, coaches and staff at the forefront of their minds.
- On the possibility of playing games without fans: "Obviously that's still a conversation all of us are having." He says he's becoming more comfortable with that as a possible solution.
- Smith wonders whether Ohio State could welcome a limited amount of fans to Ohio Stadium while adhering to CDC guidelines.
- He says the parents and the guests of the student-athletes and coaches would be a high priority. They'd also use the "point" system.
- Smith said Ohio State has looked at social distancing concepts that would allow Ohio Stadium to have some fans this season, but those concepts would likely reduce capacity to 20,000 to 22,000 fans.
- "The perfect scenario, obviously, is that we have a national solution with some consistency." He said if there's consistency across the nation, it'll make the postseason scenarios easy. "Of course if you get 12 games, then it's all moot."
- Smith says "it's best" if all 14 Big Ten schools play. He said the athletic directors haven't discussed playing without certain teams or a team, but he said he thinks the conference needs to be flexible so as not to penalize other schools if some schools can't play.
- On whether they've discussed what would happen if a player tests positive for coronavirus during the season: "We haven't. We're really turning that over to the medical experts." He continues: "At this point in time, it hasn't been a directive that we have to do that."
- Smith says they're hoping to have answers shortly on various topics after the NCAA's Division-I council meets on Wednesday.
- He says they're hoping to allow access to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center and Schumaker Complex in June for voluntary workouts.
- Smith says athletes will not take coronavirus tests during the summer.
- He says groups of nine or 10 players will work out at a time, and afterward it'll get cleaned and then another group will come in. In a day, he says, they should be able to have 50 athletes work out.
- The university also will have to approve the use of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
- Smith says a decision on the season should be made by early July. "We need to not rush this." He says different schools will make decisions on reopening at different times, but by early July there needs to be "clarity on what we're doing."
- "We feel that the facilities that we have with the protocols we can put in place" are the best options for the athletes, which plays a role in reopening the WHAC for them. On the decision to open up athletic facilities on June 8, he said a good amount of student-athletes are still in Columbus, so Ohio State wants to be able to provide resources to them that might be safer than going to local gyms or other athletic facilities.
- On opening facilities: "We want to crawl before we walk and run, and football of course makes sense to begin with."
- On what happens if someone gets coronavirus during the season: "At some point, we'll get to that discussion." He says that won't be the decision of an athletic director.
- Smith says they'll turn to the medical staff if someone gets coronavirus during June. "It may be that they decide that we should shut it down." He said they'd follow the direction of the medical personnel.
- He says the workouts won't be as intense because they won't be without groups. "We've got to be careful with the muscle-tissue injuries and things of that nature." He says the best-case scenario would be to have six weeks of preseason camp, and it could be slid to four or five weeks if necessary.
- Smith says he still isn't "100 percent comfortable" with football games being played this season with the risks of COVID-19. He's getting closer than he was a couple months ago and is hopeful he'll get there, but he's not quite there yet.
- On "I think as we get closer to what reality might be, we'll get more focused on what we have to do there."
- On whether Ohio State has had conversations about the possibility of eliminating sports: "We haven't gone to that level of depth, but of course those discussions have occurred, But we haven't gone to that level of depth."
- He says it's unrealistic to play while wearing masks.
- Smith says even if Ohio State didn't play football this fall, there's a possibility winter sports would play beginning in January. On the possibility of Ohio State and Oregon flipping the years they play games: "Rob (Mullens) and I did not talk about that." He says he hasn't thought much about it. But... "I'm not so sure I would do that" because OSU would have fewer than seven home games in 2021.
- Smith said he is hopeful all 12 football games will be played. If it gets to the point of canceling non-conference games, Smith would consult with Ohio State's legal team on whether the "force majeure" clause in those contracts would apply.
- "Our kids want to play." He says even if there were only eight games in a season, he thinks they'd want to play a shortened season.
- "If we can't put the kids in a position to play in a safe way, then all the other questions are moot."
Here's the O-Zone's summary:
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The Difficulty of Keeping Track of Voluntary Workouts That Can’t Be Monitored
Thanks to the approval of the NCAA’s Division I Council on Wednesday, football and basketball student-athletes can return to campuses for voluntary workouts beginning June 1, provided all local, state, and federal regulations are followed.
Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith said prior to the vote that the Buckeye football team would be back in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on June 8, provided the vote went the way it did.
With the vote going in the affirmative, the Buckeyes will begin returning in staggered stages. Some are already in town, while others may have factors that may not allow them back immediately.
The return will give the players access to the best workout equipment and professionals in college sports, which is something they have been missing while campus has been shut down. It will also allow the Ohio State strength and conditioning staff to monitor everything that happens and where everybody is in terms of weight, nutrition, muscle mass, and all of those things that are taken so seriously.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/05/ohio-state-track-voluntary-workouts/
I'm wondering about living accommodations. The upperclassmen probably already had apartments lined up; however, are they opening up a dorm for the Freshmen, etc.? Also, what about food? Will the "training tables" be available for the athletics?
Thanks to the approval of the NCAA’s Division I Council on Wednesday, football and basketball student-athletes can return to campuses for voluntary workouts beginning June 1, provided all local, state, and federal regulations are followed.
Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith said prior to the vote that the Buckeye football team would be back in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on June 8, provided the vote went the way it did.
With the vote going in the affirmative, the Buckeyes will begin returning in staggered stages. Some are already in town, while others may have factors that may not allow them back immediately.
The return will give the players access to the best workout equipment and professionals in college sports, which is something they have been missing while campus has been shut down. It will also allow the Ohio State strength and conditioning staff to monitor everything that happens and where everybody is in terms of weight, nutrition, muscle mass, and all of those things that are taken so seriously.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/05/ohio-state-track-voluntary-workouts/
I'm wondering about living accommodations. The upperclassmen probably already had apartments lined up; however, are they opening up a dorm for the Freshmen, etc.? Also, what about food? Will the "training tables" be available for the athletics?
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A summary of the 3rd article, Gene Smith's "current status" on the 2020 football schedule:
Just sayin': The "bottom line" is that it's possible we may not know a lot more about he 2020 football schedule until July so keep your fingers crossed until then:
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Buckeyes ready for football facility to reopen after layoff
Ohio State center Josh Myers is doing the best he can right now.
With no weight room up to the usual standard of an Ohio State offensive lineman, Myers is stuck with at-home workouts being conducted hundreds of miles from some of his fellow linemen.
“I think everybody is doing the best they can,” Myers said last week on a conference call with the media. “I’m fortunate to have a pretty good amount of weights to where I can do everything I need to do in the weight room. Maybe not quite as good as Ohio State’s weight room, obviously, but I’m still able to get a good bit done.”
That’s about to change.
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“Student-athletes will have to sign up, they’ll have to go through protocols — not testing. But they’ll go through protocols with temperature checks and things of that nature, and we have all the hygiene and sanitation requirements,” Smith said on a conference call. “So, basically X number of players will work out, nine or 10, they’ll disappear, the room will be cleaned and then another group will come in and work out. Then the room is cleaned.
“So, we think between the two facilities [Woody and Schumaker Complex] over the course of a day, we can host the 50 athletes [in the area].”
Football isn’t the only sport that can return to the voluntary workouts. Men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball can also return to workouts. So the football program will have to concede at least some time in the weight room to the other teams. But the football team is much larger, and although the workouts are voluntary, many players will likely be back to work out.
Entire article: https://lettermenrow.com/ohio-state...-woody-hayes-athletic-center-open-josh-myers/
Just sayin': Besides the Woody and Schumaker why can't they move some equipment to other sites (like the French Field House, etc.) and/or use other existing sites like the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC)?
RPAC CARDIO & STRENGTH EQUIPMENT....
List of equipment at the RPAC: https://recsports.osu.edu/facilitie...ty-center-rpac/rpac-cardio-strength-equipment
Ohio State center Josh Myers is doing the best he can right now.
With no weight room up to the usual standard of an Ohio State offensive lineman, Myers is stuck with at-home workouts being conducted hundreds of miles from some of his fellow linemen.
“I think everybody is doing the best they can,” Myers said last week on a conference call with the media. “I’m fortunate to have a pretty good amount of weights to where I can do everything I need to do in the weight room. Maybe not quite as good as Ohio State’s weight room, obviously, but I’m still able to get a good bit done.”
That’s about to change.
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“Student-athletes will have to sign up, they’ll have to go through protocols — not testing. But they’ll go through protocols with temperature checks and things of that nature, and we have all the hygiene and sanitation requirements,” Smith said on a conference call. “So, basically X number of players will work out, nine or 10, they’ll disappear, the room will be cleaned and then another group will come in and work out. Then the room is cleaned.
“So, we think between the two facilities [Woody and Schumaker Complex] over the course of a day, we can host the 50 athletes [in the area].”
Football isn’t the only sport that can return to the voluntary workouts. Men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball can also return to workouts. So the football program will have to concede at least some time in the weight room to the other teams. But the football team is much larger, and although the workouts are voluntary, many players will likely be back to work out.
Entire article: https://lettermenrow.com/ohio-state...-woody-hayes-athletic-center-open-josh-myers/
Just sayin': Besides the Woody and Schumaker why can't they move some equipment to other sites (like the French Field House, etc.) and/or use other existing sites like the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC)?
RPAC CARDIO & STRENGTH EQUIPMENT....
List of equipment at the RPAC: https://recsports.osu.edu/facilitie...ty-center-rpac/rpac-cardio-strength-equipment
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