2022 Fall Camp and Other Tidbits

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Well. the Spring Game is history, now the 3 1⁄2 (or so ) month wait until the start of Fall Camp.

The new facers will include: The 10 additional members of Ohio State’s 2022 recruiting class, including running back Dallan Hayden; wide receivers Kojo Antwi and Kaleb Brown; offensive linemen Avery Henry, Carson Hinzman and Tegra Tshabola; defensive ends Omari Abor and Kenyatta Jackson; defensive tackle Hero Kanu; safety Sonny Styles, will arrive on campus in June and be assigned their numbers prior to the start of fall camp.

Last but not least, several returning players have changed their numbers since the end of last season. That includes:

WR Kamryn Babb - No. 1
WR Jayden Ballard - No. 9
WR Emeka Egbuka - No. 2
RB Miyan Williams - No. 3
LB Cade Stover - No. 8
WR Xavier Johnson - No. 10
OL Donovan Jackson - No. 72
TE Gee Scott - No. 88

 

[Bestbuck36]

After the improvements we've noticed on the Defense and several guys stepping their game up, the incoming talent just feels even stronger now than it did on that side of the ball. Going to be a hell of a season.

 

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Here's 11W's projected depth chart heading into Fall Camp:

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...g-projection-of-ohio-state-s-2022-depth-chart

DEFENSIVE END
1. J.T. Tuimoloau
2. Zach Harrison
3. Tyler Friday
4. Noah Potter

DEFENSIVE END/JACK
1. Jack Sawyer
2. Javontae Jean-Baptiste
3. Mitchell Melton
4. Caden Curry

Kind of surprised Harrison (who is a Captain and starter last year) is #2. If Tuimoloau is ahead of Harrison, then I expect Tuimoloau to be a real beast. Regardless, both will probably get a lot of playing time.

TIGHT END
1. Cade Stover
2. Joe Royer
3. Mitch Rossi
4. Gee Scott Jr.

Would have guessed Scott (who is probably the best pass catcher and route runner of the TEs) would be higher than #4.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Here's an interesting tidbit:



T1. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (.731)

All-time record: 942-330-53

Urban Meyer went an incredible 82–9 in Columbus and only lost four times against Big Ten opponents in 58 tries, a jaw-dropping statistic that Ryan Day hopes to match — and surpass — during his tenure. Day is 31-4 in three seasons, highlighted by a 22-1 mark against the Big Ten. Last season's loss to Michigan squandered a chance for the Buckeyes' third straight league championship under his watch and another playoff berth. Thanks to continued recruiting dominance and the product on the field matching the success off of it, Ohio State has showed no signs of slowing down as one of the nation's bluebloods at the top of this list and is one of the frontrunners to win the national title next season coming out of spring practice, alongside Alabama.

T1. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE (.731)

All-time record: 942-333-43

Alabama continues to ascend on the all-time winning percentage list under Nick Saban, who is having the best stretch ever with the Crimson Tide as the greatest coach in modern college football history. Saban recently passed Hall of Famer Paul "Bear" Bryant as the all-time leader in national championships and nearly added to his trophy case last season in the national championship prior to Georgia's comeback bid. Bryant led Alabama to 232 wins from 1958-82. Saban has won 13 or more games seven times with the Crimson Tide and his unbeaten season in 2020 as a national champion was his second such feat. Alabama passed Notre Dame on this list after the 2020 season with its perfect 13-0 record and needed one more win to close out the 2021 campaign to have sole possession of first place on this all-time list.

Just sayin': The way I calculated it: (wins + ½ ties) ÷ (wins+losses+ties)

I have Alabama at .7310318 and Ohio State at .7309433; they both round off to .731

 

[Dryden]

All-time record: 942-330-53

Urban Meyer went an incredible 82–9 in Columbus and only lost four times against Big Ten opponents in 58 tries, a jaw-dropping statistic that Ryan Day hopes to match — and surpass — during his tenure. Day is 31-4 in three seasons, highlighted by a 22-1 mark against the Big Ten. Last season's loss to Michigan squandered a chance for the Buckeyes' third straight league championship under his watch and another playoff berth. Thanks to continued recruiting dominance and the product on the field matching the success off of it, Ohio State has showed no signs of slowing down as one of the nation's bluebloods at the top of this list and is one of the frontrunners to win the national title next season coming out of spring practice, alongside Alabama.

Don't know who the guy is that wrote this article, but none of his numbers are correct. Ohio State is 942-329-53, Urban was 83-9, and Day's official record is 34-4 when you include his interim tag from 2018 while Meyer was suspended. I double-checked these numbers against the media guide, individual season records, http://www.winsipedia.com/ohio-state and even plugged the numbers into Excel just to verify.

It appears the discrepancy is a result of inaccurate information in Wikipedia and some recent Ohio State media guides erroneously vacating the entire 2010 season (including the Wisconsin loss) which misrepresents Tressel's individual record as 94-21, rather than the correct 94-22. This error is only in Tressel's bio in the media guide, not in the total record, so people may be adding that loss back in, thereby double-counting it.

Noting Ohio State has 329 losses, not 330, gives OSU a % of 0.73149 which narrowly edges Alabama.

 

[LordJeffBuck]

Day's official record is 34-4 when you include his interim tag from 2018 while Meyer was suspended.

Larry Johnson was interim head coach for the 2020 Michigan State game (Ryan Day was absent due to COVID), so Day's record should be 33-4, and Johnson's record should be 1-0.

 

[Dryden]

Larry Johnson was interim head coach for the 2020 Michigan State game (Ryan Day was absent due to COVID), so Day's record should be 33-4, and Johnson's record should be 1-0.

I know, and I thought it would be credited that way, but that is not how Ohio State has chosen to count it. Day's official record was listed as 23-2 in the 2021 media guide and game programs and Larry Johnson's victory is attributed to Day in all material published since by Ohio State and the NCAA.

Here is the graphic from the 2021 media guide that lists Day's record as 23-2 (prior to going 11-2 last season), and also misrepresents Tressel's record as 94-21 instead of 94-22, or even 106-22.



In the 2018 season summary, Ryan Day was noted as the coach of record for the first three games.



In the 2020 season summary, no such corresponding footnote for Larry Johnson exists.

 

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ON WHAT HE TAKES AWAY FROM LAST SEASON AND LOSING HIS FIRST REGULAR-SEASON GAME:

“I think when you look at our team, we were young and we took that loss early and made a few adjustments. Didn’t play our best game at the end of the regular season, but there were a lot of good spots. We got a lot of guys experienced, so we have an experienced team coming back, which is good. Spring has been good. I think the biggest challenge at Ohio State is that you have to win every single game.

"And so bringing it every single week — you’re not allowed to have a bad day. That’s kind of the things we have been talking about in the offseason.”

 

[billmac91]

I think we’ve got the best depth chart in the country…..pretty easily to be honest.

my biggest worry is CB like anyone else who knows our roster.

Denzel Burke
Cam Brown
Cam Martinez
Jordan Hancock

And then the freshman.

Injuries here could make or break season. I thought we’d have an additional transfer outside of Tanner McAlister in secondary. I guess the good news is if CB gets thin, Knowles can adjust with safeties…..

 

[ScriptOhio]

Roster turnover is the one certainty in college football, particularly in the transfer portal era, and no program is immune.

Whether natural departures due to eligibility expiration, transfers or anything else, Ryan Day's 2022 roster is missing no less than 27 players from its 2021 squad.

The most notable names include Thayer Munford, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, Jeremy Ruckert, Haskell Garrett, Antwuan Jackson and Bryson Shaw.

Many of those on the move offered significant leadership to last season's team with Munford, Olave and Garrett serving as three of Ohio State's six captains.

Despite the gaps in leadership and production created by player vacancies, Ohio State figures to be in great shape in both areas and one reason is the number of players still on the roster dating all the way back to the 2017 and 2018 recruiting cycles.

This fall, Day's roster projects to feature 13 players from those two classes with many expected to play legit roles and a handful of others operating as supporting cast.

 

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PHOTOS FROM OHIO STATE'S SECOND PRESEASON PRACTICE

Entire gallery: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...os-from-ohio-states-second-preseason-practice

 

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It's the annual fall camp hotel check-in "fashion show":



There’s no surer sign that football season is around the corner than Ohio State beat writers standing outside a hotel to watch players walk in.

As has become an annual rite of passage on the Ohio State beat, members of the media assembled outside the team’s hotel on Sunday evening as the Buckeyes arrived to begin their two weeks of living together as a team during preseason camp.

Ohio State players have come to embrace the tradition as well by wearing clever T-shirts and other creative outfits for their paparazzi shots, and Eleven Warriors was on hand to document the best looks.

More photos: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tos-from-ohio-states-2022-camp-hotel-check-in