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Article published April 27, 2010
St. John's grad will be part of OSU offensive line rotation
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS - It's been a long time between football games for St. John's Jesuit grad Jack Mewhort, but his next one is so close, he can almost taste it.

After the Ohio State Buckeyes completed spring workouts last weekend, Mewhort was reminded that the next time his team assembles in August, he will be preparing for the real thing.

"It's awesome - I'm really excited and looking forward to it, even though it's still April and we won't start the season until early September," the redshirt freshman offensive lineman said.

"If you love football like most of us do, you go to practice and you do all of the work, but if you're not playing you really miss the games. The preparation is an important part of it, but there's something really special about the games, and the energy and all that's involved."
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toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio
 
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Jack appears to be slotted at guard for the time being.

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Two Guys Staying Put

While Shugarts and Hall could be shuffling around this fall, it appears two guys have found permanent homes. They won't be in the starting lineup this fall, but if they do make it someday they will be lining up next to each other on the interior of the line.

"Probably the biggest change you'll see is that Mewhort and Linsley will probably stay put where they've been, where they were playing both center and guard," Tressel said.

After starting out playing left guard during the spring, Linsley ended up rotating with Mewhort between center and right guard during the latter half of spring camp. As things came to a close, it looked like Linsley (6-2) may have settled in at center with Mewhort (6-6) finding his niche at right guard.

"We've come to the conclusion that Coreys going to be a very good center, and it takes a little while to get good at that," Tressel said.
"And Mewhort, his best world is guard."

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I think this makes the most sense. Jack's very mobile and can pull with the best of them, but seems a little tall for the position. Linsley is a mauler that is stronger than an ox and can drive guys at center. I like the switch.
 
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RB07OSU;1743098; said:
I think this makes the most sense. Jack's very mobile and can pull with the best of them, but seems a little tall for the position. Linsley is a mauler that is stronger than an ox and can drive guys at center. I like the switch.
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Based on high school highlights, FWIW, Linsley pulled better than Mewhort and probably as well as any OL in his class.
 
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Article published August 10, 2010
Mewhort thankful for redshirt
OSU depth allowed OL extra time to learn
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS - Jack Mewhort arrived at Ohio State in January, 2009. He expects to play his first football game for the Buckeyes in September, about 20 months after he slipped on an OSU jersey, and got introduced by coach Jim Tressel as one of the leaders of that '09 recruiting class.

The St. John's Jesuit grad knew that patience was a virtue - he just did not know how often he would have to call on it to help him persevere. With no scarcity of offensive linemen around, Tressel was able to redshirt Mewhort last season, giving him time to add strength and learn the system, while preserving four years of playing eligibility.

"It's been a long time since I've played, and that was tough, but it was also worth it," Mewhort said on Sunday when the Buckeyes gathered at Ohio Stadium for team pictures.

"Everybody wants to play right away, but it's a big step from high school to Ohio State. I really believe that taking that year to get bigger, stronger and faster will benefit me a lot in the future."

The Buckeyes worked Mewhort at guard, center and tackle in practice last season, but the coaches have settled on guard, and expect Mewhort to back up senior Bryant Browning on the right side of the line.

"We need Jack to be a solid member of the first eight or nine guys," Tressel said about his plans for the Ohio State offensive line.

"Progression is so important, and Jack has been steadily progressing since he got here. That's what you hope for from all of your guys. You hope you never see the guy you saw last week. You want them to get better and better and really seize that opportunity to play when it comes along."

"They're telling me that's where my future will be, at guard, and that's exciting," Mewhort said. "I had a little bit of a rough time coming in here, since there's so much to learn. Being around the older guys and seeing how they conduct themselves has been real helpful. I've taken different things from everybody and learning for a year has been good for me."
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toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio
 
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Published: 4/19/2011
St. John's Jesuit grad Mewhort used at variety of positions by Buckeyes
BY MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

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St. John'sJesuit graduate Jack Mewhort (6-foot-6, 300 pounds) is eyeing a starting position for OSU. This spring he's played center, guard, and tackle. THEOZONE.NET/JIM DAVIDSON Enlarge

COLUMBUS ? They are studying the film and using the practice field at Ohio State as if it?s a 100-yard long chess board covered in artificial grass. The solid offensive arrangement of 2010 is gone, pockmarked
by losses to graduation, and the upcoming suspensions of four critical starters.

Although this is just practice, they are moving the pieces around like this is Bobby Fischer vs. Boris Spassky in the world chess championship of almost 40 years ago. The Buckeyes hoped to have this all figured out by Saturday?s Scarlet & Gray game, the official end of spring practice.

But the lineup is still written on a dry erase board, and the chess pieces continue to shift.

St. John?s Jesuit grad Jack Mewhort is one of the numerous Buckeyes caught up in the constant traffic on the depth chart. Pegged as a likely starter at guard for 2011 after a redshirt season in 2009 and a solid backup role last year, Mewhort has worked there, at center, and been part of the crucial auditions at left tackle.

That position is the football equivalent of the captain of the palace guard. Nobody gets to the quarterback on the blind side without getting through the left tackle.

Mike Adams, an All-Big Ten first-team choice last season at left tackle, is one of the five Buckeyes who will sit out the first five games while serving an NCAA-mandated suspension for selling OSU memorabilia for cash and discounts on tattoos.

?We?re moving a lot of guys around, trying different combinations and really giving everyone a lot of reps at different positions,? Ohio State?s All-American center Mike Brewster said. ?Jack?s in there working hard too, and demonstrating his versatility. He?s played there [left tackle] before, so that?s plus for us.?

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http://toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2...used-at-variety-of-positions-by-Buckeyes.html
 
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New Blood: Jack Mewhort
By Luke - 15 May 2011

Jack Mewhort seeks to build on momentum from 2010 and firmly establish himself on Ohio State's offensive line.

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U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

Ohio State will need to replace 10 starters this year and that's not including the five contributors that will be out for the first five games of the season. As such, we'll be profiling several of the potential new contributors over the coming weeks.

Jack Mewhort POS # HT/WT YEAR HOMETOWN
OL 74 6-6/303 Sophomore (RS) Toledo

Despite humble beginnings as a collegiate football prospect, Northwest Ohio product Jack Mewhort capitalized on attention he began receiving in 2007 from MACrificial lambs of the likes Bowling Green and Toledo before ultimately catching the attention of Ohio State's Jim Bollman and Jim Tressel before his junior year. While attending Toledo's St John's, the then 280'ish pound tackle expressed surprise upon learning of a meeting with Ohio State's head man, ultimately leading to a courtship that resulted in a December 21st, 2007 (approximately) offer to the lineman.

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http://www.elevenwarriors.com/2011/05/new-blood-jack-mewhort
 
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Football: Versatile Mewhort learns on line
Sophomore might be starting left guard for Buckeyes this season
Friday August 12, 2011
By Tim May


Offensive linemen such as Michael Brewster, Nick Mangold and Orlando Pace ? each of whom played early and a lot in his Ohio State career ? are a rare breed. Many come in looking the part, but it?s thinking the part that earns playing time.

?It?s a mental game, the offensive line here,? redshirt sophomore Jack Mewhort said. ?It?s a crazy system; there?s a lot to learn. Everybody?s head is spinning when they first get here. But some guys come in and they grasp it right away. If you can get the mental aspect of it down, that?s like 80 percent of the game.?

Not that he considers himself a slow learner, but Mewhort had to bide his time for two seasons, learning the system and waiting for an opening.

?Every spring and every (preseason) camp, you gain a little more and retain a little more from the last time,? the 6-foot-6, 310-pounder said. ?So there?s definitely huge improvements from last year, I feel, not just in me but in everybody. You can just see it.?

Now his time has come on a recast Ohio State line. Brewster at center and J.B. Shugarts at right tackle are returning starters. Mewhort appears to have taken over Justin Boren?s spot at left guard, and Marcus Hall and Corey Linsley are competing to replace Bryant Browning at right guard.

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http://www.buckeyextra.com/content/stories/2011/08/12/versatile-mewhort-learns-on-line.html
 
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