GovTressel76
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Surprised this was even in question. He has obvious athleticism and mad some big plays, but he was terribly inconsistent...especially against the run.
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
Kid has a tremendous opportunity ahead of him to kick it up a notch.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State Football Notebook: ‘I’m just better than him at everything’
Better Than Jerome
As linebackers have done in the recent past at Ohio State, Jerome Baker and Chris Worley have spent time with the defensive linemen working on their pass rush skills.
With Baker’s speed and athleticism, he seems like he might be an interesting prospect as a defensive end.
“He’s too small,” said senior defensive end Jalyn Holmes. “He’s good with his hands, though. He’d be good off the edge, I’m sure.”
Is it weird seeing him working with the defensive linemen?
“I mean, it’s just Jerome,” Holmes said. “I knew he was trying to work on his game so he can get to the next level. Him and Worley, they come all the time trying to work on their hands and stuff, trying to get some tips and pointers.”
Asked if he would make a better linebacker than Baker would a defensive end, there was no hesitation in his answer.
“For sure,” Holmes said.
Why?
“‘Cause,” he said. “I’m just better than him at everything."
“Especially basketball too.”
Entire article: http://theozone.net/2017/09/ohio-state-football-notebook-better-everything/
Better Than Jerome
As linebackers have done in the recent past at Ohio State, Jerome Baker and Chris Worley have spent time with the defensive linemen working on their pass rush skills.
With Baker’s speed and athleticism, he seems like he might be an interesting prospect as a defensive end.
“He’s too small,” said senior defensive end Jalyn Holmes. “He’s good with his hands, though. He’d be good off the edge, I’m sure.”
Is it weird seeing him working with the defensive linemen?
“I mean, it’s just Jerome,” Holmes said. “I knew he was trying to work on his game so he can get to the next level. Him and Worley, they come all the time trying to work on their hands and stuff, trying to get some tips and pointers.”
Asked if he would make a better linebacker than Baker would a defensive end, there was no hesitation in his answer.
“For sure,” Holmes said.
Why?
“‘Cause,” he said. “I’m just better than him at everything."
“Especially basketball too.”
Entire article: http://theozone.net/2017/09/ohio-state-football-notebook-better-everything/
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ShowMeBuck
You know what? Chicken butt.
Saw him after game on the field and high fived him. He looked absolutely spent. Such a stud.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Tough Love for Jalyn Holmes — ‘It Was Either Be at Ohio State or Be Homeless’
Jalyn Holmes hit the ground running when he arrived at Ohio State four years ago as a freshman.
He didn’t really have any other choice — that was the only way to keep up.
Not that he wanted to keep up, however, especially after experiencing his first week of life as a Buckeye.
Ohio State was an entirely new world, and pretty early on Holmes learned that it was much more than he bargained for. In fact, he knew after just one week of summer workouts he wanted to quit.
“When I flew here, I came by myself. But my mom and my grandparents came up here to bring up the rest of my stuff,” he said. “So it was like a whole week without them, and I didn’t have any of my stuff, and workouts were bad, all that stuff was terrible.
“I remember them coming up here for a couple of days, and the last day they were pulling out, I kind of chased the car a little bit. I was sad, man. I was a sad little freshman. I was just getting my butt kicked every day in the weight room and I was never used to that. So I remember that first time.”
There are several levels of homesickness. Chasing after the family car has to be right at the top.
And fall camp hadn’t even begun yet.
When it did begin, however, things didn’t get any better. Fall camp is unlike anything else, especially for a true freshman who has never experienced the two-a-days, the seclusion, the desperate need for a random air mattress.
Fall camp eventually makes everybody turn over their cards.
“I hit the brick wall at camp,” Holmes said. “I saw a bird fly one time at practice, I was like, ‘I wish I was that bird.’ I didn’t want to be here at all. My mom had to talk to me. She did her little mom thing and made me stay, but it was hard at times.
“It’s a tough time for anybody. The game is faster. Everybody is just as good as you, if not better. The playbook is three times bigger and you’ve got to learn it. It was a tough time as a freshman, but I’m glad I went through it because it made me who I am today.”
Even though it was Holmes who had to endure it, it was his mother Tasha who made sure he did. He told her he was quitting. She told him if he did, he better find a new roof.
“I’m talking to my mom like, ‘I’m going to Norfolk State. I’m cool on this,’” he said. “She was like, ‘If you come back home, you ain’t living here.’ So, I didn’t have anywhere else to go. It was either be at Ohio State or be homeless.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2017/11/tough-love-jalyn-holmes-either-ohio-state-homeless/
Jalyn Holmes hit the ground running when he arrived at Ohio State four years ago as a freshman.
He didn’t really have any other choice — that was the only way to keep up.
Not that he wanted to keep up, however, especially after experiencing his first week of life as a Buckeye.
Ohio State was an entirely new world, and pretty early on Holmes learned that it was much more than he bargained for. In fact, he knew after just one week of summer workouts he wanted to quit.
“When I flew here, I came by myself. But my mom and my grandparents came up here to bring up the rest of my stuff,” he said. “So it was like a whole week without them, and I didn’t have any of my stuff, and workouts were bad, all that stuff was terrible.
“I remember them coming up here for a couple of days, and the last day they were pulling out, I kind of chased the car a little bit. I was sad, man. I was a sad little freshman. I was just getting my butt kicked every day in the weight room and I was never used to that. So I remember that first time.”
There are several levels of homesickness. Chasing after the family car has to be right at the top.
And fall camp hadn’t even begun yet.
When it did begin, however, things didn’t get any better. Fall camp is unlike anything else, especially for a true freshman who has never experienced the two-a-days, the seclusion, the desperate need for a random air mattress.
Fall camp eventually makes everybody turn over their cards.
“I hit the brick wall at camp,” Holmes said. “I saw a bird fly one time at practice, I was like, ‘I wish I was that bird.’ I didn’t want to be here at all. My mom had to talk to me. She did her little mom thing and made me stay, but it was hard at times.
“It’s a tough time for anybody. The game is faster. Everybody is just as good as you, if not better. The playbook is three times bigger and you’ve got to learn it. It was a tough time as a freshman, but I’m glad I went through it because it made me who I am today.”
Even though it was Holmes who had to endure it, it was his mother Tasha who made sure he did. He told her he was quitting. She told him if he did, he better find a new roof.
“I’m talking to my mom like, ‘I’m going to Norfolk State. I’m cool on this,’” he said. “She was like, ‘If you come back home, you ain’t living here.’ So, I didn’t have anywhere else to go. It was either be at Ohio State or be homeless.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2017/11/tough-love-jalyn-holmes-either-ohio-state-homeless/
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