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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Both Ohio State running backs working their way back from long-term injuries – Master Teague and Marcus Crowley – were full participants in the portion of practice we were able to watch. During handoff drills with the quarterbacks and running backs, Teague took most of the first-team reps alongside Justin Fields, though Trey Sermon got some as well. All indications have been that Teague will be ready to go for the season opener, and Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said last week that he expects those two running backs to split carries 50/50; based on what we saw Saturday, there’s no reason not to believe him.
Should you feel like reading anything into it, C.J. Stroud was second in the quarterback order while fellow true freshman Jack Miller was third, with veteran backup Gunnar Hoak fourth. Day said Friday that Stroud and Miller have been splitting the bulk of the reps with the second-team offense as they prepare for their first season as Buckeyes, in which one of them could ultimately emerge as Fields’ primary backup.
Just a little bit over a month ago, Haskell Garrett was hospitalized after suffering a gunshot wound to the face. He told Columbus Police officers that he was shot when trying to break up an argument between a man and a woman on Aug. 31. He was back on the field on Saturday, practicing with his fellow defensive tackles and showing no limitations in the time the team allowed the media to watch practice.
Taron Vincent, a third-year sophomore defensive tackle whom many had projected to start at 3-technique, was not seen participating in drills during Saturday's open portion of practice after he missed the entirety of the 2019 season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder. An Ohio State spokesperson said Vincent was at Saturday's practice, though, in response to a Bucknuts report. Day said two weeks ago that the Buckeyes are battling “a couple of nagging injuries” at defensive tackle. During defensive line drills early in practice, Tommy Togiai and Antwuan Jackson were seen taking first-team snaps at defensive tackle, while Garrett and Jerron Cage ran with the second team.
Greg Studrawa has had three spots on his offensive line locked down for months. Thayer Munford will man left tackle, Wyatt Davis has locked down right guard and Josh Myers will again start at center. On Saturday, those three took the starting reps, as expected, and so did the other two linemen who most have projected to start. Sophomore Harry Miller was at left guard and redshirt sophomore Nicholas Petit-Frere lined up at right tackle with the first-team line during individual position drills. Those two were also set to open the full-team practice period with the starting offense before the viewing period ended and the media was shuffled out of the stadium.
All indications are that Miller has the inside track to start at left guard. Fields even referred to him as the starter on Friday.
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Its not a positive sign for them. But makes little difference to the team. Good kids who have no defined role
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
“It’s a challenge, for sure. But it’s the same challenge for everybody,” Day said. “And we’re all under the same rules and the same situations and scenarios, so we just have to handle it better than everybody else.
“I’m not saying it’s easy, it certainly isn’t, but it’s like going to play a game in rainy weather. Both teams have to deal with it. The team that deals with it the best is going to prevail. And that’s kind of the way we have to approach this. It’s not perfect, but we just have to handle it better than our opponent.”
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MGMT
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If this is indeed due to a lack of role(s) for either, McCall’s case isn’t even remotely surprising; how we, Harris’ is slightly because Kevin Wilson was offering him some praise — something along the lines of how he was standing out in spring practice.
don’t know, maybe he just put it together ultimately.
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Its possible with Harris. But this might be the most loaded the WR corp OSU has ever had. Reps will be hard to come by
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mendensa
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pads and circle drill.......where the men seperate themselves from the boys.
I always loved the Oklahoma drill the 1st week of padded practices myself. Man vs. man with a free tackler. Dummie pads on either side so there was no where to hide. Only place to go is through somebody.
I always loved the Oklahoma drill the 1st week of padded practices myself. Man vs. man with a free tackler. Dummie pads on either side so there was no where to hide. Only place to go is through somebody.
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