Boren adds long snapping to repertoire
March, 15, 2013
By Austin Ward | ESPN.com
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Just in case there wasn?t enough versatility for scouts to consider already, Zach Boren decided to add some.
There is no shortage of film on what the former Ohio State captain can do at fullback after spending the majority of his career throwing his body around as a blocker and building himself into perhaps the best player at the position in the Big Ten.
While there?s not as much to work with on the defensive side of the ball, Boren also has those six productive games at linebacker to highlight on his resume after his stunningly effective switch in the middle of his senior season.
But after weighing in lighter than he expected and then posting some workout numbers that didn?t meet his standards last month at the NFL combine, Boren went searching for one more way he could perhaps boost his stock and market himself to as broad an audience as possible. And instead of just heading to the draft as a possible two-way player, now Boren can now go a third direction as a prospective long snapper.
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Zach Boren performed surprisingly well after a midseason switch from fullback to linebacker.
?I just picked it up,? Boren said. ?It was one of those things where I came back from the combine and I?m like, ?I?ve got to figure out something else I can do with the kind of stuff I put up.?
?I did a little bit in high school, but never in a game. Just kind of a backup guy, and I was listed this past year as a backup, too -- until I went out for a practice and Coach [Urban] Meyer nixed that pretty quick.?
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