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DL Dylan Thompson (transfer to Virginia Cavaliers)

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MECHANISM OF PATELLAR FRACTURES, NECESSITY FOR SURGERY, AND A STORY OF GRIT

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Imagine crossing the finish line of a marathon. You’ve trained for months, maybe years. You’ve made it to your race day despite the numerous challenges that accompany such rigorous preparation. You’ve pushed your body to its limits, and you’ve finally accomplished your goal. What an incredible feeling.

Now imagine the race officials telling you that you’ve done something wrong. You took a wrong turn somewhere on the course which caused your time chip to malfunction. Your time cannot be recorded. In fact, you can’t even be considered a true finisher... that is, unless you opt to start all over. At mile zero.

Ohio State defensive lineman Dylan Thompson can likely relate. The 6-foot-5, 275-pound freshman was one of the nation’s top recruits joining the program this past season. He had 17 quarterback sacks as a high school senior to garnish a most impressive prep career.
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Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...res-necessity-for-surgery-and-a-story-of-grit
 
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Welp, Coach Meyer told him to "do something", I don't think he meant this. Thompson who was already on thin ice as far as getting PT, may have missed his chance with younger, hungry DL constantly coming in
 
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The word on the street for the last month was that he hasn't been attending team activities since the conclusion of spring. Not sure all the rules surrounding team functions and poor academics, but as others have stated, when you lose a couple years to injury, get publicly called out by your head coach and then hurt the team's classroom averages with poor grades, I have a hard time believing he'll be back.
 
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SPRING PREVIEW: CLOCK IS TICKING ON THESE FIVE OHIO STATE PLAYERS TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE PROGRAM

With roster attrition prevalent at every college football program in America in the form of NFL departures, graduation and transfers, coaches face varying degrees of separation between what they believe their team should look like and its reality. Part of that has to do with the NCAA-mandated scholarship restriction of 85.

Urban Meyer and Ohio State currently sit at 89 players on scholarship with a little more than a week left before spring practice commences at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. They remain unconcerned with being over the limit and frankly should be — programs don't need to be at the 85 limit until the first day of class in Autumn Semester or first practice of training camp, whichever comes first.

“We will be at 85 come August when we need to be,” Director of Player Personnel Mark Pantoni said on National Signing Day.
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Below are five Buckeyes that must show they can become worthy contributors in March and April in order to make sure they are still around come August.

DYLAN THOMPSON — DEFENSIVE LINEMAN
Thompson already made his bed last July, when Ohio State declared him academically ineligible for the 2016 season. A member of the 2014 recruiting class from Illinois, Thompson hasn't played a down for the Buckeyes after fracturing his kneecap his first year on campus.

Failing to make the grade ahead of last season was the latest step in the wrong sort of trajectory for Thompson's career. Meyer famously put the defensive lineman on notice last spring.

“Do something,” Meyer said last March. “And underline that. Do something.”

Still, Thompson practiced with the team in Fiesta Bowl prep and remains in the program. He also offered this post on his Instagram page, which D.J. touched on in the Skull Session a week ago.

Written like a guy who knows it is now or never for his career in Columbus.

Entire article: http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-...e-ohio-state-players-to-make-an-impact-on-the
 
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RobotParty said:
The word on the street for the last month was that he hasn't been attending team activities since the conclusion of spring. Not sure all the rules surrounding team functions and poor academics, but as others have stated, when you lose a couple years to injury, get publicly called out by your head coach and then hurt the team's classroom averages with poor grades, I have a hard time believing he'll be back.
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Re: Ohio State Overview: Dylan Thompson is in his fourth year with the football team and he is a junior in eligibility … he has battled nagging injuries his first two seasons as a Buckeye, prompting a red-shirt season in 2014 after injuring a knee during fall camp and also prompting a quiet 2015 campaign when he continued his rehabilitation … he is majoring in sport industry.
http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/dylan_thompson_908619.html

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Checked in today...and is jacked.

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I give the guy all the credit in the world for "not quitting" and (apparently) working his way back on the team.

:nod:
 
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