Should Nick be in the conversation for a Heisman? If he keeps it up, sure. But I don't care really. Just keep dominating and go down as one of the best in OSU history. That is enough.
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sammyjenkis
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Fun fact: Heisman winner and five-time Super Bowl MVP Nick Bosa had an older brother who also played football. They attended the same college, played the same position, and wore the same number. Freaky.
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So, Cole boast about how he's never given up a sack to Bosa.....
Bosa responds by hitting Cole's QB so hard he cannot return to the game.
Any other O-Linemen want to say anything?
Bosa responds by hitting Cole's QB so hard he cannot return to the game.
Any other O-Linemen want to say anything?
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
FIVE THINGS: KNIGHTY KNIGHT
NICK THE QUICK
Nick Bosa was unblockable against Oregon State posting three tackles, two TFL, two sacks and two fumble recoveries with one of those going for a touchdown.
Leading up to this week's tilt with Rutgers, Scarlet Knights left tackle Tariq Cole, a pro prospect in his own right, made it a point to note Bosa had never recorded a sack against him, for reasons I've yet to comprehend.
In the latest episode of When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong, Cole did allow a sack against Bosa as Nick posted five stops and tied a career-high with 3.0 TFL including that sack and a quarterback hurry while breaking Rutgers signal-caller Artur Sitkowski.
Through two games, Bosa has eight tackles, five TFL, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, a quarterback hurry and a touchdown.
With Chase Young really starting to blossom at the opposite defensive end spot and Dre'mont Jones and Landers holding down the interior, Bosa should continue to put up numbers worthy of a top-five NFL draft pick.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2018/09/96235/five-things-knighty-knight
NICK THE QUICK
Nick Bosa was unblockable against Oregon State posting three tackles, two TFL, two sacks and two fumble recoveries with one of those going for a touchdown.
Leading up to this week's tilt with Rutgers, Scarlet Knights left tackle Tariq Cole, a pro prospect in his own right, made it a point to note Bosa had never recorded a sack against him, for reasons I've yet to comprehend.
In the latest episode of When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong, Cole did allow a sack against Bosa as Nick posted five stops and tied a career-high with 3.0 TFL including that sack and a quarterback hurry while breaking Rutgers signal-caller Artur Sitkowski.
Through two games, Bosa has eight tackles, five TFL, three sacks, two fumble recoveries, a quarterback hurry and a touchdown.
With Chase Young really starting to blossom at the opposite defensive end spot and Dre'mont Jones and Landers holding down the interior, Bosa should continue to put up numbers worthy of a top-five NFL draft pick.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2018/09/96235/five-things-knighty-knight
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
GREG SCHIANO BREAKS DOWN HOW OHIO STATE'S NICK BOSA IS BEING BLOCKED AND DISCUSSES HIS HEISMAN ODDS
In its first two games, Ohio State's two wins have come by an average margin of 47.5 points. And in those two contests, All-American defensive end Nick Bosa has played 72 snaps, sitting out for most of the second halves against both Oregon State and Rutgers.
But in about one full game's worth of action, Bosa has been as dominant as ever, recording nine pressures, three sacks, two quarterback hits, nine tackles, two recovered fumbles and a defensive touchdown.
Bosa has faced consistent double teams in each of the Buckeyes' wins ... and still hasn't slowed the slightest signs of slowing down.
However, Rutgers showed Bosa different looks than Oregon State in the hopes of halting his disruptiveness. Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano expects that trend to continue as the season goes along.
"He's not getting a ton of one-on-ones. If you saw Saturday, Rutgers started their tight end out wide and motioned him down and really cracked him once pretty hard," Schiano said. "So Nick is going to have to be aware of that. We are going to have to be aware of that because I think it will get more and more creative every week because he is such a special player."
How does Ohio State counter its opponents attempt to keep Bosa out of the backfield?
"We need to do a good job of moving him around and not just leaving him in one spot because then you can target him, right? But if you put your tight end out there to bring him in and all of sudden he's not there, it gets hard to block him," Schiano said. "So we need to help him and he needs to be a little bit more aware; his teammates need to help him. When there's someone motioning that's in a position to crack him, we have to let him know because they are doing things special for sure."
Bosa is, of course, heralded as the leader of one of the best defensive line units in the country. Ohio State's opponents will have to pick which Buckeye to block as Bosa lines up next to defensive tackles Robert Landers and Dre'Mont Jones as Chase Young patrols the opposite ends spot.
After Saturday's 52-3 win over Rutgers, Landers said that group feeds off each. But make no mistake ... it's Bosa leading the battalion.
"He's playing at a high level, very high level," Schiano said of Bosa. "He affects ... as an offensive coach, you're going to know where he is all the time. There's other guys out there, too, and that's the beauty of it when it comes to rushing the passer."
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-being-blocked-and-discusses-his-heisman-odds
In its first two games, Ohio State's two wins have come by an average margin of 47.5 points. And in those two contests, All-American defensive end Nick Bosa has played 72 snaps, sitting out for most of the second halves against both Oregon State and Rutgers.
But in about one full game's worth of action, Bosa has been as dominant as ever, recording nine pressures, three sacks, two quarterback hits, nine tackles, two recovered fumbles and a defensive touchdown.
Bosa has faced consistent double teams in each of the Buckeyes' wins ... and still hasn't slowed the slightest signs of slowing down.
However, Rutgers showed Bosa different looks than Oregon State in the hopes of halting his disruptiveness. Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano expects that trend to continue as the season goes along.
"He's not getting a ton of one-on-ones. If you saw Saturday, Rutgers started their tight end out wide and motioned him down and really cracked him once pretty hard," Schiano said. "So Nick is going to have to be aware of that. We are going to have to be aware of that because I think it will get more and more creative every week because he is such a special player."
How does Ohio State counter its opponents attempt to keep Bosa out of the backfield?
"We need to do a good job of moving him around and not just leaving him in one spot because then you can target him, right? But if you put your tight end out there to bring him in and all of sudden he's not there, it gets hard to block him," Schiano said. "So we need to help him and he needs to be a little bit more aware; his teammates need to help him. When there's someone motioning that's in a position to crack him, we have to let him know because they are doing things special for sure."
Bosa is, of course, heralded as the leader of one of the best defensive line units in the country. Ohio State's opponents will have to pick which Buckeye to block as Bosa lines up next to defensive tackles Robert Landers and Dre'Mont Jones as Chase Young patrols the opposite ends spot.
After Saturday's 52-3 win over Rutgers, Landers said that group feeds off each. But make no mistake ... it's Bosa leading the battalion.
"He's playing at a high level, very high level," Schiano said of Bosa. "He affects ... as an offensive coach, you're going to know where he is all the time. There's other guys out there, too, and that's the beauty of it when it comes to rushing the passer."
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-being-blocked-and-discusses-his-heisman-odds
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Nigel Tufnel
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Mentions the double teams and the use of tight end. As was noted in the article, there was one time when the tight end absolutely blew up Bosa. Definitely needs to watch for that as it was the kind of hit that’s might knock mere mortals out of the game for a while. Kid showed how tough he was when he popped back up after that hit.GREG SCHIANO BREAKS DOWN HOW OHIO STATE'S NICK BOSA IS BEING BLOCKED AND DISCUSSES HIS HEISMAN ODDS
In its first two games, Ohio State's two wins have come by an average margin of 47.5 points. And in those two contests, All-American defensive end Nick Bosa has played 72 snaps, sitting out for most of the second halves against both Oregon State and Rutgers.
But in about one full game's worth of action, Bosa has been as dominant as ever, recording nine pressures, three sacks, two quarterback hits, nine tackles, two recovered fumbles and a defensive touchdown.
Bosa has faced consistent double teams in each of the Buckeyes' wins ... and still hasn't slowed the slightest signs of slowing down.
However, Rutgers showed Bosa different looks than Oregon State in the hopes of halting his disruptiveness. Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano expects that trend to continue as the season goes along.
“He's not getting a ton of one-on-ones. If you saw Saturday, Rutgers started their tight end out wide and motioned him down and really cracked him once pretty hard," Schiano said. "So Nick is going to have to be aware of that. We are going to have to be aware of that because I think it will get more and more creative every week because he is such a special player."
How does Ohio State counter its opponents attempt to keep Bosa out of the backfield?
"We need to do a good job of moving him around and not just leaving him in one spot because then you can target him, right? But if you put your tight end out there to bring him in and all of sudden he's not there, it gets hard to block him," Schiano said. "So we need to help him and he needs to be a little bit more aware; his teammates need to help him. When there's someone motioning that's in a position to crack him, we have to let him know because they are doing things special for sure."
Bosa is, of course, heralded as the leader of one of the best defensive line units in the country. Ohio State's opponents will have to pick which Buckeye to block as Bosa lines up next to defensive tackles Robert Landers and Dre'Mont Jones as Chase Young patrols the opposite ends spot.
After Saturday's 52-3 win over Rutgers, Landers said that group feeds off each. But make no mistake ... it's Bosa leading the battalion.
"He's playing at a high level, very high level," Schiano said of Bosa. "He affects ... as an offensive coach, you're going to know where he is all the time. There's other guys out there, too, and that's the beauty of it when it comes to rushing the passer."
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-being-blocked-and-discusses-his-heisman-odds
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Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Football: Mobile quarterback has little effect on Nick Bosa’s approach
With the expectation of living up to his brother’s collegiate legacy, junior Nick Bosa has made a name for himself at the end of the Ohio State defensive line.
After recording 15 tackles for loss in 2017, Bosa has not had many one-on-one looks this season, with opponents bringing two offensive linemen or one offensive lineman and one tight end to try and keep him from getting into the backfield.
Even with the double-teams and the amount of attention he has received by opposing offensive lines, Bosa still finds a way to get in the offensive backfield. Through two games, he has five tackles for loss, including three sacks, recording three tackles for loss in Saturday’s game against Rutgers.
“He’s playing at a high level, very high level,” defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said. “As an offensive coach, you’re going to know where he is all the time.”
Teams have shifted the focus of their offensive line on Bosa, keeping him contained at the line of scrimmage.
In Schiano’s opinion, that is a dangerous game to play.
“It is a trade-off in everything you do on offense, as well as on defense,” Schiano said. “If they choose to keep a double on Nick and a double on Chase [Young], then the single on Dre’Mont [Jones]. And they have to kind of pick which ones they want to double on.”
Opponents also have to create an offensive approach to try and beat the speed of Bosa and the rest of the defensive line. Schiano said the defensive line has to plan for how fast opposing quarterbacks are throwing the ball and creating a plan to attack the protection scheme in front of them.
Along with planning for the short-pass game and the pass protection schemes, TCU will likely bring another element to the defensive line that the Buckeyes have not seen this season: a mobile quarterback.
Through two games, sophomore quarterback Shawn Robinson has beaten opposing defenses not only with his arm, but with his legs. He is the Horned Frogs’ leading rusher, averaging 11.2 yards per carry and 56 yards per game, scoring three touchdowns.
Schiano said the defensive line will have to completely change its approach.
“It changes all the math,” Schiano said. “When the quarterback carries the ball and can do it well, then you know, the defensive math changes and really, playing good defense is getting people to the point of attack and then making the tackle.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/...ack-has-little-effect-on-nick-bosas-approach/
With the expectation of living up to his brother’s collegiate legacy, junior Nick Bosa has made a name for himself at the end of the Ohio State defensive line.
After recording 15 tackles for loss in 2017, Bosa has not had many one-on-one looks this season, with opponents bringing two offensive linemen or one offensive lineman and one tight end to try and keep him from getting into the backfield.
Even with the double-teams and the amount of attention he has received by opposing offensive lines, Bosa still finds a way to get in the offensive backfield. Through two games, he has five tackles for loss, including three sacks, recording three tackles for loss in Saturday’s game against Rutgers.
“He’s playing at a high level, very high level,” defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said. “As an offensive coach, you’re going to know where he is all the time.”
Teams have shifted the focus of their offensive line on Bosa, keeping him contained at the line of scrimmage.
In Schiano’s opinion, that is a dangerous game to play.
“It is a trade-off in everything you do on offense, as well as on defense,” Schiano said. “If they choose to keep a double on Nick and a double on Chase [Young], then the single on Dre’Mont [Jones]. And they have to kind of pick which ones they want to double on.”
Opponents also have to create an offensive approach to try and beat the speed of Bosa and the rest of the defensive line. Schiano said the defensive line has to plan for how fast opposing quarterbacks are throwing the ball and creating a plan to attack the protection scheme in front of them.
Along with planning for the short-pass game and the pass protection schemes, TCU will likely bring another element to the defensive line that the Buckeyes have not seen this season: a mobile quarterback.
Through two games, sophomore quarterback Shawn Robinson has beaten opposing defenses not only with his arm, but with his legs. He is the Horned Frogs’ leading rusher, averaging 11.2 yards per carry and 56 yards per game, scoring three touchdowns.
Schiano said the defensive line will have to completely change its approach.
“It changes all the math,” Schiano said. “When the quarterback carries the ball and can do it well, then you know, the defensive math changes and really, playing good defense is getting people to the point of attack and then making the tackle.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/...ack-has-little-effect-on-nick-bosas-approach/
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Great insider stuff from Thamel, which if you’ve followed his work, know he’s got a second mailing address in Urban and Shelley’s guest bedroom at their home.
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sport...k-best-player-college-football-161319002.html
Joey Bosa's secret routine helped turn brother Nick into 'the best player in college football'
Pete Thamel
Yahoo Sports
September 11, 2018, 4:13 PM GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On an overcast spring day in the Ohio State football facility, Nick Bosa’s face looks incredulous. Bosa, a hulking All-America defensive end, is talking about his religious devotion to stretching, the paradox of enhancing a violent sport with seemingly benign postures.
A reporter asks Bosa if he’s flexible enough to press his palms against the ground while standing up with his legs straight. He shoots a sideways glance, bends at his waist and casually leans over, pressing both palms firm into the turf of Ohio State’s indoor facility. He then glances up skeptically, curious how anyone could doubt a 6-foot-4, 265-pound man’s ability to bend like a yoga instructor. “Oh, yeah,” Bosa said nonchalantly. “I’m very flexible.”
Nick Bosa is the younger brother of Joey Bosa, a former Buckeye who went No. 3 overall in the 2016 NFL draft, won Defensive Rookie of the Year and earned a Pro Bowl nod last year. Joey Bosa is among the five best defensive ends in football and appears destined for a payday in the neighborhood of $100 million.
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah considers Nick Bosa “the best player in college football,” and his accelerated development and parallel career plane can be attributed to the lessons learned from his brother.
“Obviously Nick has God-given talent,” said John Bosa, the Bosa brothers’ dad who also played defensive line in the NFL. “Compound that with none of the mistakes and all of the advantages that Joey had to share … in this snapshot Nick is going to be a little more evolved.”
Joey Bosa’s transformation from high school “meathead” to NFL biomechanical body disciple shaped Nick Bosa’s ascent to stardom at Ohio State. Joey Bosa missed the opening game of the 2015 Buckeyes season with a suspension and partied too much early in his career, having to eventually live by himself at Ohio State. These days, he abstains from alcohol and sugar and hired a private coach to work on his flexibility and injury prevention. Nick Bosa, a junior headed for an inevitable NFL departure, has watched and learned everything, including transforming his body through borrowing his brother’s intricate stretching routine. “In a way, Nick has benefited from Joey’s extraordinary meat-headedness,” joked OSU strength coach Mickey Marotti.
The early buzz on Nick Bosa is that he’s outplayed a class of defensive linemen – Michigan’s Rashan Gary, Houston’s Ed Oliver and Clemson’s fearsome foursome– and positioned himself for Heisman Trophy buzz as an elite player on a College Football Playoff contender. He’s already scored a touchdown against Oregon State, recovered two fumbles and knocked Rutgers starting quarterback Artur Sitkowski out of the game with a vicious sack.
To predict that Nick Bosa – aka Smaller Bear – will end up as the No. 1 pick or end up in the same rarified NFL air as his brother – Bigger Bear – isn’t much of a stretch. In fact, that prediction can be traced back to a series of stretches, a daily routine that symbolizes how Nick Bosa has taken his brother’s lessons to loosen up and shorten the learning curve.
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/joey-bosas-secret-routine-helped-turn-brother-nick-best-player-college-football-161319002.html
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sport...k-best-player-college-football-161319002.html
Joey Bosa's secret routine helped turn brother Nick into 'the best player in college football'
Pete Thamel
Yahoo Sports
September 11, 2018, 4:13 PM GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On an overcast spring day in the Ohio State football facility, Nick Bosa’s face looks incredulous. Bosa, a hulking All-America defensive end, is talking about his religious devotion to stretching, the paradox of enhancing a violent sport with seemingly benign postures.
A reporter asks Bosa if he’s flexible enough to press his palms against the ground while standing up with his legs straight. He shoots a sideways glance, bends at his waist and casually leans over, pressing both palms firm into the turf of Ohio State’s indoor facility. He then glances up skeptically, curious how anyone could doubt a 6-foot-4, 265-pound man’s ability to bend like a yoga instructor. “Oh, yeah,” Bosa said nonchalantly. “I’m very flexible.”
Nick Bosa is the younger brother of Joey Bosa, a former Buckeye who went No. 3 overall in the 2016 NFL draft, won Defensive Rookie of the Year and earned a Pro Bowl nod last year. Joey Bosa is among the five best defensive ends in football and appears destined for a payday in the neighborhood of $100 million.
NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah considers Nick Bosa “the best player in college football,” and his accelerated development and parallel career plane can be attributed to the lessons learned from his brother.
“Obviously Nick has God-given talent,” said John Bosa, the Bosa brothers’ dad who also played defensive line in the NFL. “Compound that with none of the mistakes and all of the advantages that Joey had to share … in this snapshot Nick is going to be a little more evolved.”
Joey Bosa’s transformation from high school “meathead” to NFL biomechanical body disciple shaped Nick Bosa’s ascent to stardom at Ohio State. Joey Bosa missed the opening game of the 2015 Buckeyes season with a suspension and partied too much early in his career, having to eventually live by himself at Ohio State. These days, he abstains from alcohol and sugar and hired a private coach to work on his flexibility and injury prevention. Nick Bosa, a junior headed for an inevitable NFL departure, has watched and learned everything, including transforming his body through borrowing his brother’s intricate stretching routine. “In a way, Nick has benefited from Joey’s extraordinary meat-headedness,” joked OSU strength coach Mickey Marotti.
The early buzz on Nick Bosa is that he’s outplayed a class of defensive linemen – Michigan’s Rashan Gary, Houston’s Ed Oliver and Clemson’s fearsome foursome– and positioned himself for Heisman Trophy buzz as an elite player on a College Football Playoff contender. He’s already scored a touchdown against Oregon State, recovered two fumbles and knocked Rutgers starting quarterback Artur Sitkowski out of the game with a vicious sack.
To predict that Nick Bosa – aka Smaller Bear – will end up as the No. 1 pick or end up in the same rarified NFL air as his brother – Bigger Bear – isn’t much of a stretch. In fact, that prediction can be traced back to a series of stretches, a daily routine that symbolizes how Nick Bosa has taken his brother’s lessons to loosen up and shorten the learning curve.
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/sports/joey-bosas-secret-routine-helped-turn-brother-nick-best-player-college-football-161319002.html
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Beautiful. I've been screaming this type of routine for about 20 years. I guarantee if Griffey Jr would have bought into this, he'd be the all time HR leader and considered a Top 5 all time player. The Bosa brothers are in it for the long haul. Now, to figure out how we can get more of them in the pipeline!
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Offenses are Working Hard to Make Nick Bosa Work Harder
Junior defensive end Nick Bosa has been a star Buckeye player since his first debut at Ohio State. He has lived up to every expectation as a Bosa and has accumulated numerous honors and awards as a Buckeye.
As a sophomore last year, he was named a First-Team All-American and won the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year Award. Both awards were also won by his older brother Joey, also as a sophomore, three years earlier.
But along with the awards and titles, Nick’s success has brought an extra effort by opponents to make changes to combat his abilities on the field.
“He’s playing at a high level…very high level,” OSU defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said on Monday. “He affects — as on offensive coach, you’re going to know where he is all the time.”
Schiano said that every week, teams are finding new ways to slow Bosa down, and they are attempting to change and do things that he won’t notice. Against Rutgers, there was one specific play that demonstrated the efforts by teams to stop him.
“He’s not getting a ton of one-on-ones,” Schiano said. “If you saw Saturday, Rutgers started their tight end out wide and motioned him down and really cracked him once pretty hard. So Nick is going to have to be aware of that. We are going to have to be aware of that because I think it will get more and more creative every week because he is such a special player.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/nick-bosa-working-hard/
Junior defensive end Nick Bosa has been a star Buckeye player since his first debut at Ohio State. He has lived up to every expectation as a Bosa and has accumulated numerous honors and awards as a Buckeye.
As a sophomore last year, he was named a First-Team All-American and won the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year Award. Both awards were also won by his older brother Joey, also as a sophomore, three years earlier.
But along with the awards and titles, Nick’s success has brought an extra effort by opponents to make changes to combat his abilities on the field.
“He’s playing at a high level…very high level,” OSU defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said on Monday. “He affects — as on offensive coach, you’re going to know where he is all the time.”
Schiano said that every week, teams are finding new ways to slow Bosa down, and they are attempting to change and do things that he won’t notice. Against Rutgers, there was one specific play that demonstrated the efforts by teams to stop him.
“He’s not getting a ton of one-on-ones,” Schiano said. “If you saw Saturday, Rutgers started their tight end out wide and motioned him down and really cracked him once pretty hard. So Nick is going to have to be aware of that. We are going to have to be aware of that because I think it will get more and more creative every week because he is such a special player.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/nick-bosa-working-hard/
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
Nick, Jones and Young are likely going to see more playing time against TCU. My guess is that we will see much less action by the back ups in the back seven as well. This is a statement game and Bosa and company are wanting to slam home a point.
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