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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Taron Vincent earned bragging rights over his father, former Wisconsin cornerback Troy Vincent, for the second time this season....
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
TARON VINCENT HAS SPENT SEASON RECOVERING FROM TORN LABRUM, LOOKS FORWARD TO MAKING “WHOLE LOT OF PLAYS” FOR OHIO STATE NEXT YEAR
Ask Taron Vincent how his right shoulder feels right now, and he’ll say “I’m good.”
The true answer, though might be “I’m better.” Much better. In the final week of Ohio State’s preseason camp, Vincent suffered an unfortunately timed torn labrum in his right shoulder.
“I didn't think it was that bad, but then the pain just never went away,” Vincent told Eleven Warriors on Saturday after Ohio State won the Big Ten championship.
An MRI ensued, and surgery soon followed. That injury forced him to don a bulky brace that offered his shoulder stability for five weeks. Since eschewing it in the second month the regular season, he has continued to heal but hasn’t practiced. Vincent has been limited to running every day and doing loads of work to strengthen the “small fibers” in his shoulder.
Instead of playing defensive tackle for Larry Johnson, the sophomore has spent the fall relegated to the sideline every Saturday.
“The beginning of the season was hard just standing there,” Vincent said. “I'm used to it now, and I'm just here to encourage everybody and keep their heads up and stuff.”
In the long term, he thinks he’ll be able to return to the field soon enough.
“By spring time I'll be good,” Vincent said. “So I'm working to the spring.”
By that time, Ohio State will have lost a bevy of interior linemen, which will almost certainly be overlooked when projecting this defense in 2020.
Two nose tackles – starter DaVon Hamilton and backup Robert Landers – will have graduated, and fifth-year senior Jashon Cornell, the starting 3-technique will no longer have any remaining collegiate eligibility. Their collectively stout play on the interior of the defensive line can be directly attributed to the Buckeyes allowing just 2.82 rushing yards per carry.
Without them, Johnson will have to somewhat overhaul his defensive tackle rotation, and that includes Vincent potentially stepping into a prominent role.
Tommy Togiai is in line to start at nose tackle, and Antwuan Jackson Jr. will be in the mix, too. At 3-technique, Vincent will be part of a rotation that could also include Haskell Garrett and Jerron Cage.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...forward-to-making-whole-lot-of-plays-for-ohio
Ask Taron Vincent how his right shoulder feels right now, and he’ll say “I’m good.”
The true answer, though might be “I’m better.” Much better. In the final week of Ohio State’s preseason camp, Vincent suffered an unfortunately timed torn labrum in his right shoulder.
“I didn't think it was that bad, but then the pain just never went away,” Vincent told Eleven Warriors on Saturday after Ohio State won the Big Ten championship.
An MRI ensued, and surgery soon followed. That injury forced him to don a bulky brace that offered his shoulder stability for five weeks. Since eschewing it in the second month the regular season, he has continued to heal but hasn’t practiced. Vincent has been limited to running every day and doing loads of work to strengthen the “small fibers” in his shoulder.
Instead of playing defensive tackle for Larry Johnson, the sophomore has spent the fall relegated to the sideline every Saturday.
“The beginning of the season was hard just standing there,” Vincent said. “I'm used to it now, and I'm just here to encourage everybody and keep their heads up and stuff.”
In the long term, he thinks he’ll be able to return to the field soon enough.
“By spring time I'll be good,” Vincent said. “So I'm working to the spring.”
By that time, Ohio State will have lost a bevy of interior linemen, which will almost certainly be overlooked when projecting this defense in 2020.
Two nose tackles – starter DaVon Hamilton and backup Robert Landers – will have graduated, and fifth-year senior Jashon Cornell, the starting 3-technique will no longer have any remaining collegiate eligibility. Their collectively stout play on the interior of the defensive line can be directly attributed to the Buckeyes allowing just 2.82 rushing yards per carry.
Without them, Johnson will have to somewhat overhaul his defensive tackle rotation, and that includes Vincent potentially stepping into a prominent role.
Tommy Togiai is in line to start at nose tackle, and Antwuan Jackson Jr. will be in the mix, too. At 3-technique, Vincent will be part of a rotation that could also include Haskell Garrett and Jerron Cage.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...forward-to-making-whole-lot-of-plays-for-ohio
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As talented as Vincent is, not sure he would have seen the field much this year anyways. Hopefully he's soaked up all the knowledge and guidance from our upper classmen, and is healthy next year. If he is, he'll get plenty of PT and have his time to shine.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Taron Vincent (Five-star; No. 1 DT, No. 20 Overall in 2018)
Ohio State will be tasked with replacing a ton of size upfront with the exhausted eligibility of a trio of fifth-year senior defensive tackles in Jashon Cornell, DaVon Hamilton and Robert Landers. Luckily for the Bucks, there are a handful of capable bodies to replace those productive big men up the middle, including a former five-star recruit in Taron Vincent.
Vincent was the No. 1 defensive tackle in the 2018 class, and as a result was able to see some playing time as a freshman even despite an incredibly deep and talented group in front of him. Appearing in 10 games in his first season in Columbus, Vincent totaled just three tackles with one for a loss. He was also able to record a sack in the team’s Big Ten Championship victory over Northwestern. Unfortunately, Vincent’s career hit a bit of a speed bump as he was forced to miss the entirety of this past season with a torn labrum.
Lettermen Row earlier this year that he expects to be back at 100 percent by the time spring ball rolls around. While it is an intriguing group of players set to fight for reps at defensive tackle this season, perhaps none have a higher ceiling than Vincent. Tommy Togiai rotated in frequently in 2019, and will likely enter camp as the likely starter at one of the two DT spots. If Vincent can remain healthy and channel the talent that made him one of the nation’s top recruits in 2018, you will see his name at the top of the depth chart in August.
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BigthickThaddeus_gibson09
Your favorite forgotten pass rusher
This guy could give the buckeye defense an Alabama type feel with his power and athleticism in the middle of that line of scrimmage. Buckeyes haven’t had a d tackle this touted since maybe Adolphus Washington. Hopefully Haskell Garrett is healthy and strong as well.
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OSUBasketballJunkie
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DEFENSIVE TACKLE TARON VINCENT
For the first half of the 2019 season, Vincent looked as though he had a bionic arm. A torn labrum in his right shoulder necessitated preseason surgery that kept him out the entire year.
He was supposed to get back to the field this spring, but that didn’t fully happen. The one-time five-star defensive tackle opened practices as a partial participant, deemed “limited” on the official status report. At some point in March or April, Vincent was expected to return to action. Spring practice got canceled before that became a reality.
Vincent’s next chance to practice at full-go will come nearly a year-and-a-half since he last did so. Since he’s expected to have a role in Larry Johnson’s defensive tackle rotation and might even start, he certainly could’ve used the spring.
For the first half of the 2019 season, Vincent looked as though he had a bionic arm. A torn labrum in his right shoulder necessitated preseason surgery that kept him out the entire year.
He was supposed to get back to the field this spring, but that didn’t fully happen. The one-time five-star defensive tackle opened practices as a partial participant, deemed “limited” on the official status report. At some point in March or April, Vincent was expected to return to action. Spring practice got canceled before that became a reality.
Vincent’s next chance to practice at full-go will come nearly a year-and-a-half since he last did so. Since he’s expected to have a role in Larry Johnson’s defensive tackle rotation and might even start, he certainly could’ve used the spring.
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