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LB Ross Homan (official thread)

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Sounds like some big time battles are going on for the open LB spot. One of the options the coaches are looking at is moving Freeman to the SLB spot to get Homan on the field, word is Homan is looking very good right now.
 
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Curtis Terry's status as a starting linebacker, as he's listed in Ohio State's media guide, didn't last even until OSU's first practice. When the Buckeyes hit the field just after 4:30 on Monday afternoon, the senior from Glenville High was a fulltime fullback, and sophomore Ross Homan had the inside track to start alongside senior linebackers James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman.

"He showed us that he could be a fullback," OSU coach Jim Tressel said, addressing the Terry shift that first began during spring practice. "That's something that obviously we need. He's got a little something about him, and I think he could add from a leadership standpoint to that group."

Homan has something about him, too. Both Terry and Homan redshirted last season with injuries, but at the start of last season Homan was splitting the weakside linebacker job with Freeman. After Homan went down, Freeman took off.

Now Tressel said that if the season were ready to start, Homan would be the starter on the weakside, with Freeman shifting to the strongside, where he has more experience. That matters because the strongside linebacker typically comes out of the game in passing downs in favor of a fifth defensive back, and that would leave Homan on the field with middle linebacker Laurinaitis.
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Glenville's Curtis Terry moves to fullback at Ohio State - Cleveland.com
 
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"Now Tressel said that if the season were ready to start, Homan would be the starter on the weakside, with Freeman shifting to the strongside, where he has more experience. That matters because the strongside linebacker typically comes out of the game in passing downs in favor of a fifth defensive back, and that would leave Homan on the field with middle linebacker Laurinaitis."

With the Freeman move you may see the SAM stay on the field on passing downs. Homan is a stud, him and JL work the blitz great together should be fun this year!!!
 
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Get the best three on the field with a couple wicked back-ups to keep them fresh and our LB corp will be the best in the nation hands down.

Here's to an injury-free season for Ross...really looking forward to seeing what he can do!

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mercer_buckeye;1132201; said:
Best of luck to Ross, If he can stay healthy a whole season he'll be a beast.
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I always said Homan would be one of the greatest linebacker but you hit the nail on the head in regards to his health injurys. That was the key to his early sucess which held him back. For sure lets hope and pray that he stay healthy and become the beast we all expected to see out there.
 
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