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MUNFORD SAYS HE’S HEALTHY
When asked how healthy he was on Wednesday, Thayer Munford didn’t hesitate.
“It is a sliding scale, but right now I feel 10 out of 10,” Munford said.
The way Munford operates, it should be no surprise that he gave that answer. He has always fought through pain to get on the field as often as possible. Yet, despite his words, it’s hard to know just how he actually feels as the Buckeyes enter the final stretch of the regular season.
Munford has battled multiple nagging injuries in the past couple years, including a back injury that forced him to have surgery and kept him out of last season's Rose Bowl and this year's spring practices.
He had started every game until Ohio State’s matchup with Northwestern, when he came off the bench behind Nicholas Petit-Frere and played 14 snaps after being listed as a game-time decision. The following week, he started against Wisconsin and had a rough performance, especially in the first half when pass blocking.
“I basically had to take some medicine, suck it up and fight through it,” Munford said. “During warmups against Northwestern, I wasn't fully ready. But Wisconsin, I felt OK until I actually played.”
Wisconsin's pass-rushers had a few too many hurries against Munford, who said he spent the off week working to develop more patience in his pass sets.
With no more weeks off for the remainder of the regular season and four – or, more likely, five – weekends in a row with games, it’ll be key for the Buckeyes to have a healthy Munford to protect the blind side of Fields. Right now, he says he’s fine, and the challenge will be to keep him that way.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-a-stronger-brotherhood-ryan-day-watched-joe
When asked how healthy he was on Wednesday, Thayer Munford didn’t hesitate.
“It is a sliding scale, but right now I feel 10 out of 10,” Munford said.
The way Munford operates, it should be no surprise that he gave that answer. He has always fought through pain to get on the field as often as possible. Yet, despite his words, it’s hard to know just how he actually feels as the Buckeyes enter the final stretch of the regular season.
Munford has battled multiple nagging injuries in the past couple years, including a back injury that forced him to have surgery and kept him out of last season's Rose Bowl and this year's spring practices.
He had started every game until Ohio State’s matchup with Northwestern, when he came off the bench behind Nicholas Petit-Frere and played 14 snaps after being listed as a game-time decision. The following week, he started against Wisconsin and had a rough performance, especially in the first half when pass blocking.
“I basically had to take some medicine, suck it up and fight through it,” Munford said. “During warmups against Northwestern, I wasn't fully ready. But Wisconsin, I felt OK until I actually played.”
Wisconsin's pass-rushers had a few too many hurries against Munford, who said he spent the off week working to develop more patience in his pass sets.
With no more weeks off for the remainder of the regular season and four – or, more likely, five – weekends in a row with games, it’ll be key for the Buckeyes to have a healthy Munford to protect the blind side of Fields. Right now, he says he’s fine, and the challenge will be to keep him that way.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-a-stronger-brotherhood-ryan-day-watched-joe
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