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2023 Spring Practices and Other Tidbits

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QUICK HITS: BRIAN HARTLINE DISCUSSES EARLY IMPRESSIONS OF YOUNG WIDEOUTS AND OHIO STATE RECEIVERS SHARE THEIR GOALS FOR 2023 SEASON​



  • Hartline said the growth of Ohio State's receivers will depend on their perspective and what they choose to make of each rep in spring practices and opportunities outside of those sessions. "Perspective changes outcomes, mindsets change habits and change actions." Hartline said he is looking for leaders beyond Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Julian Fleming and Xavier Johnson to pave the road ahead for the receiver room.
  • Hartline said Ohio State's younger receivers "still have a lot to show" because they didn't have many opportunities to play on Saturdays last season. He said those players can prove a lot this spring by how they handle reps without Egbuka and Fleming available for the Buckeyes.
  • Hartline said he's seldom seen Ryan Day take the CEO approach this offseason, but he believes that's for a good reason. "We are elite because of what he brings to the table. We don't want to steer too far away from what he's gonna continue to do. I am sure he has goals he wants to accomplish this spring... but his energy and that he brings to the table offensively will never change."
  • Hartline said the media and fans "went on a tangent" about Marvin Harrison Jr. returning punts. "I don't know where that came from. He caught one punt and everyone was like, 'Oh, he's the starter!' I was like, 'Wow. It's really spring ball.'" Still, Hartline said Harrison could return punts if he wanted to. He wants to make sure Ohio State has depth at the return positions and said the Buckeyes will try multiple players at those spots.
  • Hartline said Marvin Harrison Jr. deserved the Biletnikoff Award last season. "Anybody that has two eyes could have saw that he should have got that."
  • Hartline said the freshmen (2023) class has impressed him since they arrived on campus in January. "They have a purpose about them. They know their plays. They find a way to put good things on film. They also have a high standard, so we need to find a way to not get down on ourselves."
  • Hartline said Noah Rogers has been a freshman that has stood out immediately among the rest. "He's a good football player. Noah is a great individual. I don't know if there is a person who asked me more about my family through recruiting than Noah Rogers. He is compassionate, he has high give a s— and he really has a ceiling that cannot be calculated."
  • Hartline said the competition between Kyle McCord and Devin Brown has been beneficial to the Ohio State program. "The longer we can have competition – the higher the demand, the more stress – the better the outcome (for our team)."
It's no secret Ohio State's receiving corps has been its bread and butter for the past several seasons.

As another loaded roster of receivers competes for playing time this spring, seven of those wideouts – Marvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Johnson, Kaleb Brown, Kyion Grayes, Kojo Antwi, Jayden Ballard and Reis Stocksdale – met with the media along with newly promoted offensive coordinator Brian Hartline after Ohio State’s second practice of the spring Thursday.

(Note: Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming did not meet with the media on Thursday since they are both unavailable this spring.)
 
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Not sure I love the idea of MHJr fielding punts but the first job is to catch the damn thing, so there's that.
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Not much to it, I thought the same initially. But it seems like the staff is just trying to keep him engaged at all times, especially since he won't take that many reps at WR in the off season. Instead of keeping him on a bike on the sidelines, have him active on the field in different ways.
 
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QUICK HITS: BRIAN HARTLINE DISCUSSES EARLY IMPRESSIONS OF YOUNG WIDEOUTS AND OHIO STATE RECEIVERS SHARE THEIR GOALS FOR 2023 SEASON​



  • Hartline said the growth of Ohio State's receivers will depend on their perspective and what they choose to make of each rep in spring practices and opportunities outside of those sessions. "Perspective changes outcomes, mindsets change habits and change actions." Hartline said he is looking for leaders beyond Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Julian Fleming and Xavier Johnson to pave the road ahead for the receiver room.
  • Hartline said Ohio State's younger receivers "still have a lot to show" because they didn't have many opportunities to play on Saturdays last season. He said those players can prove a lot this spring by how they handle reps without Egbuka and Fleming available for the Buckeyes.
  • Hartline said he's seldom seen Ryan Day take the CEO approach this offseason, but he believes that's for a good reason. "We are elite because of what he brings to the table. We don't want to steer too far away from what he's gonna continue to do. I am sure he has goals he wants to accomplish this spring... but his energy and that he brings to the table offensively will never change."
  • Hartline said the media and fans "went on a tangent" about Marvin Harrison Jr. returning punts. "I don't know where that came from. He caught one punt and everyone was like, 'Oh, he's the starter!' I was like, 'Wow. It's really spring ball.'" Still, Hartline said Harrison could return punts if he wanted to. He wants to make sure Ohio State has depth at the return positions and said the Buckeyes will try multiple players at those spots.
  • Hartline said Marvin Harrison Jr. deserved the Biletnikoff Award last season. "Anybody that has two eyes could have saw that he should have got that."
  • Hartline said the freshmen (2023) class has impressed him since they arrived on campus in January. "They have a purpose about them. They know their plays. They find a way to put good things on film. They also have a high standard, so we need to find a way to not get down on ourselves."
  • Hartline said Noah Rogers has been a freshman that has stood out immediately among the rest. "He's a good football player. Noah is a great individual. I don't know if there is a person who asked me more about my family through recruiting than Noah Rogers. He is compassionate, he has high give a s— and he really has a ceiling that cannot be calculated."
  • Hartline said the competition between Kyle McCord and Devin Brown has been beneficial to the Ohio State program. "The longer we can have competition – the higher the demand, the more stress – the better the outcome (for our team)."
It's no secret Ohio State's receiving corps has been its bread and butter for the past several seasons.

As another loaded roster of receivers competes for playing time this spring, seven of those wideouts – Marvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Johnson, Kaleb Brown, Kyion Grayes, Kojo Antwi, Jayden Ballard and Reis Stocksdale – met with the media along with newly promoted offensive coordinator Brian Hartline after Ohio State’s second practice of the spring Thursday.

(Note: Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming did not meet with the media on Thursday since they are both unavailable this spring.)
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I freaking love Hartline, dude doesn't hold back. I like the succession mentality, we know MH Jr and Egbuka are studs, with X and Fleming obviously contributors, but we do need to start bringing along the younger guys. Spring is a great way to start that process when we have 4 guys that really don't need the reps to avoid injury, nice luxury to have. Also lol'ed at Hartline's comment that "anybody with two eyes" knows MH Jr should have won the Biletnikoff...another reason personal awards should be taken with a metric grain of salt.

Also interesting comment on Rogers...sounds like he is off to a good start. My pick for early PT for the incoming WR class was Innis and obviously he might still be the guy with his insane talent and polish. But you never know, some guy named Chris Olave beat out a ton of guys higher rated than him...a bit different here since Rogers is a borderline 5 star/top 100 guy, but it will be a very interesting position battle down the road with Innis, Tate, Rogers and Rodgers (and the '22 class WRs).
 
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Another 11W article on the Freshman WRs:



“I THINK THE FRESHMEN AS A WHOLE HAVE A SERIOUSNESS ABOUT THEM, THEY HAVE A PURPOSE ABOUT THEM. THEY KNOW THEIR PLAYS, THEY FIND WAYS TO PUT GOOD THINGS ON FILM.”– BRIAN HARTLINE

After just one spring practice, the Buckeye head coach was already raving about what he’s seen from early enrollees Carnell Tate, Noah Rogers and Bryson Rodgers. With returning starters Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming sidelined, this spring figures to be an important period for Ohio State’s second-year wide receivers, who saw little to no action during the 2022 season. But Day said the first-year receivers are already giving their older teammates a run for their money.

Oh, and five-star talent Brandon Inniss – the most highly-touted prospect in Ohio State’s 2023 class – hasn’t even arrived on campus yet.
 
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Here's hoping that the OL takes these tweets etc to heart, and stiffens up against the DL competition. Heck, if they can hold those birds off, the rest of the college DL world can't be that bad. Seriously, this is an iron sharpens iron thing, and while the DL seems pretty set, the OL is still interviewing for positions. Doesn't really say who let the DL through, just that they did. The cohesion will come - we're all hoping......Go Bucks!
 
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