Interesting, always viewed Mitchell as a pure MIKE. Might be a case of moving guys around so they know how to play other spots though. Not sure we're going to bank on Borland alone at MIKE.
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Teradja Mitchell Elevating Play to Championship Level?
It seems crazy to say that Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell is already headed for his junior season with the Buckeyes.
As a true freshman in 2018, he saw time mostly on special teams and never recorded a tackle. Last year, he got more action on defense and finished with 12 tackles and two tackles for loss.
For a player who was talked about on the outside as a possible starter as a true freshman, Mitchell has taken a longer road, but has arrived in the right way.
“This is Ohio State. You can’t really set expectations,” Mitchell said. “When you come here, you come here and grind every day. It’s an every day process, so you’ve just got to compete and your time is going to come. It’s come for everybody. There is testimony to it. Your time is going to come.”
Mitchell spent his sophomore season battling injuries and backing up leading tackler Malik Harrison. He watched how hard Harrison played and led, and learned every day from the Buckeyes’ senior leader last year.
This spring, Mitchell appears to be competing with senior Pete Werner to be the starting Will. It’s a new spot for Werner, but old home for Mitchell.
“I love it,” Mitchell said. “In this defense the Will gets a little more freedom to blitz and stuff like that.”
With how critical the position is overall to the Ohio State defense, that would make Teradja Mitchell a very important component as well.
“He’s critical man. I’ll tell you, Teradja, he’s one of the more talented guys we got,” said linebackers coach Al Washington. “And when pads come on… What he does great, he is incredibly instinctive, but he has contact courage like no other. We call him ‘Bobby Boucher.’ The Waterboy. He’ll roll up and just ‘BAH!’ and that mentality is awesome. That’s the position. He embodies it. And he’s very talented. He’s a very talented player, man. He has great feet.”
Despite the physical skills and the instincts, playing time has been hard to come by. After getting 39 snaps on defense in Ohio State’s first two games last year, injuries and the tougher schedule limited Mitchell to 34 defensive snaps in the final 10 games.
Mitchell understands, however, what it’s going to take to see more action this coming season.
“I think it’s just all mental for me. Being able to execute the play every time,” he said. “Here at Ohio State we’ve got to play at a high level. We’ve got to execute at a championship level as a player. Just the mental aspect.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/03/ohio-state-football-teradja-mitchell-elevating-play-buckeyes/
It seems crazy to say that Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell is already headed for his junior season with the Buckeyes.
As a true freshman in 2018, he saw time mostly on special teams and never recorded a tackle. Last year, he got more action on defense and finished with 12 tackles and two tackles for loss.
For a player who was talked about on the outside as a possible starter as a true freshman, Mitchell has taken a longer road, but has arrived in the right way.
“This is Ohio State. You can’t really set expectations,” Mitchell said. “When you come here, you come here and grind every day. It’s an every day process, so you’ve just got to compete and your time is going to come. It’s come for everybody. There is testimony to it. Your time is going to come.”
Mitchell spent his sophomore season battling injuries and backing up leading tackler Malik Harrison. He watched how hard Harrison played and led, and learned every day from the Buckeyes’ senior leader last year.
This spring, Mitchell appears to be competing with senior Pete Werner to be the starting Will. It’s a new spot for Werner, but old home for Mitchell.
“I love it,” Mitchell said. “In this defense the Will gets a little more freedom to blitz and stuff like that.”
With how critical the position is overall to the Ohio State defense, that would make Teradja Mitchell a very important component as well.
“He’s critical man. I’ll tell you, Teradja, he’s one of the more talented guys we got,” said linebackers coach Al Washington. “And when pads come on… What he does great, he is incredibly instinctive, but he has contact courage like no other. We call him ‘Bobby Boucher.’ The Waterboy. He’ll roll up and just ‘BAH!’ and that mentality is awesome. That’s the position. He embodies it. And he’s very talented. He’s a very talented player, man. He has great feet.”
Despite the physical skills and the instincts, playing time has been hard to come by. After getting 39 snaps on defense in Ohio State’s first two games last year, injuries and the tougher schedule limited Mitchell to 34 defensive snaps in the final 10 games.
Mitchell understands, however, what it’s going to take to see more action this coming season.
“I think it’s just all mental for me. Being able to execute the play every time,” he said. “Here at Ohio State we’ve got to play at a high level. We’ve got to execute at a championship level as a player. Just the mental aspect.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/03/ohio-state-football-teradja-mitchell-elevating-play-buckeyes/
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Reading his comments and the coaches', I sense a Baron Browning-esque leap this year. Physically and athletically dominant player that will see the light turn on and just start playing to his talent level.
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“Teradja Mitchell is a beast,” Ohio State senior Justin Hilliard said. “Everyone sees it. He’s one of those high-twitch guys, always going, loves to hit.
Ohio State linebacker Teradja Mitchell has his eyes on a bigger role. (Birm/Lettermen Row)
“His time is coming.”
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It' gonna be a shame if this guy never sees the field because of Borland.
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He has a year to himself in 2021.
There's also the matter of Baron Browning not being a consistent MLB either. Tuf has his noticeable but there are more flaws behind him.
It sounds like Baron will finally be used more effectively this fall.
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I would imagine Terjada sees plenty of PT, I don't see us keeping him off the field even if Tuf is the "starter". As Jwins said, I see Browning being used outside this year where he excels and Terjada subbing in some for Borland.
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Strong Side Linebacker
1. pete werner**
2. justin hilliard
Werner returns as does Hilliard so this likely is what it is. However, someone will likely need to slide over to the weak-side with the departure of Malik Harrison. It could be Hilliard, but for now, this is the natural fit.
Middle Linebacker
1. Tuf Borland**
2. dallas gant
Borland returns, and our call is for Baron Browning to slide over to take the weak-side vacancy leaving room for Dallas Gant to plug in here.
Weak Side Linebacker
1. Baron Browning
2. k’vaughan pope
Browning’s experience and athleticism seems to be a perfect option here with the departure of Harrison. Pope was on the two-deep all year and should be a part of things as well.
https://buckeyeswire.usatoday.com/2...otball-2020-projected-two-deep-depth-chart/4/
WEAKSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Baron Browning
2. Dallas Gant
MIDDLE LINEBACKER
1. Tuf Borland
2. Teradja Mitchell
STRONGSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Pete Werner
2. Justin Hilliard
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...states-depth-chart-could-stack-up-this-season
They might have enough (quality) depth at linebacker to play a 2 man rotation at each position to keep everyone fresh.......
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