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OL Reid Fragel (Official Thread)

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Buckrock;1516218; said:
The problem is finding one TE that can catch and run let alone two. TE is a difficult position to fill because the skill (size, speed, catching, blocking) is a rare commodity. This is why so many teams utilize the spread. WR's are a dime a dozen. Stoneburner fits the bill IMO. I'll have to see Reid Fragel play. There was talk he may get too big and may move to an OL. Time will tell.
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Well yeah, obviously that's incumbent upon Reid actually being a receiving threat. Early reports are fairly positive, though, so I'm cautiously optimistic.
 
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Gladly stepping in

When tight end Jake Stoneburner suffered a rolled ankle and left the game early in the first quarter, sophomore Reid Fragel was thrust into full-time duty for the first time.

"That's what I wanted going into the season, that taste of a full game," Fragel said. "It was nice to play a full game, my first time since high school. My adrenaline was going and I loved every minute of it. It's unfortunate Jake went down, but I'm ready to go."

He even got two catches for 22 yards, his first this season.

"That was nice too; a little bonus," Fragel said.

It wasn't known whether Stoneburner's sprain will keep him out this week at Illinois.
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2010/09/26/hall-berry-impress.html?sid=101
 
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Injury advantage

If there is any silver lining to Jake Stoneburner?s high ankle sprain, it is the development of sophomore tight end Reid Fragel.

The 6-foot-8, 260-pounder has gotten extensive playing time while Stoneburner has been shelved. Though Stoneburner is expected to be back to 100 percent by the time next week?s game with Penn State arrives, Tressel feels Fragel is a better player with the time he has gotten.

?It?s given Reid more opportunity to grow than he would have had,? Tressel said. ?He made the big catch (at Minnesota), and we made a 92-play drive. Reid?s been important.?

Of Stoneburner, Tressel said, ?Hopefully that?s a great example of what a bye week can do, taking him from 90 percent to 100 percent.?
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http://morningjournal.com/articles/...4cd381ea176de630186370.txt?viewmode=fullstory
 
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Jake Stoneburner's ankle sprain gives Reid Fragel time to emerge: Ohio State Buckeyes Insider
Published: Saturday, November 06, 2010
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Maybe things will change as Ohio State tight end Jake Stoneburner's high ankle sprain continues to improve, as it has during this week off for the Buckeyes.

"Jake said [Wednesday] that he finally felt like he was really pushing off like he had prior to being injured," OSU coach Jim Tressel said. "So hopefully that's a great example of maybe what a bye week can do to take him from 90 percent to 100 percent."

So far at 90 percent, Stoneburner has only been 50 percent of Ohio State's new tight end equation. The redshirt sophomore was injured against Eastern Michigan in week four, sat out against Illinois and Indiana and was eased back against Wisconsin. In the Buckeyes' past two blowout wins against Purdue and Minnesota, the tight end rotation hasn't been exact, but the idea has been fairly simple.

When the Buckeyes want to throw, the tight end is 6-5, 245-pound Stoneburner, a high school receiver turned tight end. When the Buckeyes want to run, the tight end is 6-8, 260-pound true sophomore Reid Fragel, whom some outsiders thought eventually might grow into a tackle, though the Buckeyes never envisioned that.
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2010/11/jake_stoneburners_ankle_sprain.html
 
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not a bad game to get his first TD catch in

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well done Mr Fragel
 
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