Notes and quotes: Bucks done with training camp
August, 20, 2012
By Austin Ward | ESPN.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The true answer won't come for more than a month.
The data Urban Meyer relies on year after year to gauge how successful a training camp was isn't available until four games are in the books, so the grades are still incomplete from the Ohio State coach for now.
But he wanted physical practices, and Meyer seemed pleased with the intensity the Buckeyes delivered. He also wanted a team that survived that style of play with its health intact, and after knocking on wood, Meyer appears to have got what he wanted there as well.
"Unbelievable," Meyer said after a workout on Monday evening. "I mean, the way we practiced and I don?t think we?ve lost a guy, have we?"
The only potential losses from the lineup for the opener on Sept. 1 already existed before camp, with Jordan Hall's foot injury and the surgically repaired knee of defensive end Nathan Williams currently looming as the only possible absences of significance.
The Buckeyes have dealt with a few minor health issues through camp, with contributors like tight end Jeff Heuerman missing time with a tight hamstring and starting linebacker Ryan Shazier briefly on the shelf with an undisclosed ailment as well.
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