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New Position, New Role for Isaiah Prince
Isaiah Prince is beginning his third season as a starter for the Buckeyes. A starter as a sophomore at right tackle, Prince had his ups and downs in 2016. Last season as a junior, he was named Third-Team All-B1G for his play. The improvement was readily apparent, and another jump is expected this season.
There is just one slight difference, however. Prince has moved from the right tackle spot he has known for the last three years to left tackle. It’s a natural transition and not at all unusual.
But it’s still going to be a brand new situation for Prince.
“I played right tackle all throughout my high school career, all throughout my college career,” he said. “It was time for a switch. The team asks me to play left tackle and I do it. I’d do anything for this program.”
When some people think of Isaiah Prince, they think of his struggles against Penn State during his sophomore season. That’s fine, but he is now a much different player than he was back then. Just as Taylor Decker became a much different player than he was when he had his difficulties against Buffalo as a sophomore. Offensive linemen grow and improve, and that’s exactly what Prince has done.
“I feel like I’m a great run blocker,” he said. “If you ask me to move somebody off the ball I will move them. If you ask me to go out there on third down and be on an island during game day, I’d go out there and do it. My leadership, I’ll bring energy to the field, I’ll bring energy to the guys. Anything you ask me to do, I’ll do it, to the best of my ability.”
It was after the Oklahoma game last season that the Ohio State offensive line decided to reexamine their efforts. They grabbed a mirror and took a look at what they were seeing. They weren’t alone. That game provided an opportunity to reflect for everyone.
It changed things for the offensive line, and it definitely changed things for Prince.
“I think that made us refocused, we grew as a unit, the leaders in that room,” he said. “That changed our mindset and just made me approach game days differently and made me approach everything differently. I think that was a turning point.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/04/ohio-state-football-isaiah-prince-new-role/
Isaiah Prince is beginning his third season as a starter for the Buckeyes. A starter as a sophomore at right tackle, Prince had his ups and downs in 2016. Last season as a junior, he was named Third-Team All-B1G for his play. The improvement was readily apparent, and another jump is expected this season.
There is just one slight difference, however. Prince has moved from the right tackle spot he has known for the last three years to left tackle. It’s a natural transition and not at all unusual.
But it’s still going to be a brand new situation for Prince.
“I played right tackle all throughout my high school career, all throughout my college career,” he said. “It was time for a switch. The team asks me to play left tackle and I do it. I’d do anything for this program.”
When some people think of Isaiah Prince, they think of his struggles against Penn State during his sophomore season. That’s fine, but he is now a much different player than he was back then. Just as Taylor Decker became a much different player than he was when he had his difficulties against Buffalo as a sophomore. Offensive linemen grow and improve, and that’s exactly what Prince has done.
“I feel like I’m a great run blocker,” he said. “If you ask me to move somebody off the ball I will move them. If you ask me to go out there on third down and be on an island during game day, I’d go out there and do it. My leadership, I’ll bring energy to the field, I’ll bring energy to the guys. Anything you ask me to do, I’ll do it, to the best of my ability.”
It was after the Oklahoma game last season that the Ohio State offensive line decided to reexamine their efforts. They grabbed a mirror and took a look at what they were seeing. They weren’t alone. That game provided an opportunity to reflect for everyone.
It changed things for the offensive line, and it definitely changed things for Prince.
“I think that made us refocused, we grew as a unit, the leaders in that room,” he said. “That changed our mindset and just made me approach game days differently and made me approach everything differently. I think that was a turning point.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/04/ohio-state-football-isaiah-prince-new-role/
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NICK BOSA ON TACKLE ISAIAH PRINCE: “HE'S THE BEST ONE OVERALL AND EVERYBODY WILL FIND THAT OUT THIS YEAR”
Potential No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft Nick Bosa sat down for an interview with Athlon and said that if you're lining up against Ohio State right tackle Isaiah Prince this season, you may be in for a day of reckoning.
“Probably the best offensive lineman is Isaiah, who I go against every day,” Bosa said when asked who he thought the toughest battle on the other side of the ball. “He's the best one overall, and everybody will find that out this year.”
The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Prince, who will enter his third season as the Buckeyes' starter on the right side, was likely the most-improved player on Urban Meyer's team as a junior last season, earning raves from folks who make it their business to study metrics like Pass Block Efficiency Rating:
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ll-and-everybody-will-find-that-out-this-year
Potential No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft Nick Bosa sat down for an interview with Athlon and said that if you're lining up against Ohio State right tackle Isaiah Prince this season, you may be in for a day of reckoning.
“Probably the best offensive lineman is Isaiah, who I go against every day,” Bosa said when asked who he thought the toughest battle on the other side of the ball. “He's the best one overall, and everybody will find that out this year.”
The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Prince, who will enter his third season as the Buckeyes' starter on the right side, was likely the most-improved player on Urban Meyer's team as a junior last season, earning raves from folks who make it their business to study metrics like Pass Block Efficiency Rating:
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ll-and-everybody-will-find-that-out-this-year
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ScriptOhio
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ISAIAH PRINCE LOOKING FORWARD TO 2018 SEASON AS HE TAKES YOUNGER PLAYERS UNDER HIS WING
In 2016, Isaiah Prince's struggles were well-documented.
His performances against Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan that season had many wondering if he was the right man to succeed the likes of Darryl Baldwin and Chase Farris at right tackle. Despite the doubts surrounding him, Prince performed admirably – although the rest of the team struggled – in a 31-0 loss to Clemson in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Although the team lost, there was momentum for Prince, and he carried that into his junior season.
The Maryland native was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection for his efforts in 2017, as he established himself as a reliable force on J.T. Barrett's frontside. Returning for his senior campaign this season, Prince is staying at right tackle, and hopes that he can use his roller-coaster experience to help the younger linemen on the squad, much like veterans of the past helped him.
One of the main lessons Prince said he has learned from his experience at Ohio State is to not let outside pressure, from fans or pressure he put on himself, get to him.
"I feel like once you start letting pressure get to you, you start to get flustered and frustrated and you start making mistakes," Prince said Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days. "I try not to think about it at all and control what I can control. If I control what I can control on the field, then everything else will take care of itself."
In 2016, Isaiah Prince's struggles were well-documented.
His performances against Penn State, Wisconsin and Michigan that season had many wondering if he was the right man to succeed the likes of Darryl Baldwin and Chase Farris at right tackle. Despite the doubts surrounding him, Prince performed admirably – although the rest of the team struggled – in a 31-0 loss to Clemson in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl.
Although the team lost, there was momentum for Prince, and he carried that into his junior season.
The Maryland native was named a third-team All-Big Ten selection for his efforts in 2017, as he established himself as a reliable force on J.T. Barrett's frontside. Returning for his senior campaign this season, Prince is staying at right tackle, and hopes that he can use his roller-coaster experience to help the younger linemen on the squad, much like veterans of the past helped him.
One of the main lessons Prince said he has learned from his experience at Ohio State is to not let outside pressure, from fans or pressure he put on himself, get to him.
"I feel like once you start letting pressure get to you, you start to get flustered and frustrated and you start making mistakes," Prince said Tuesday at Big Ten Media Days. "I try not to think about it at all and control what I can control. If I control what I can control on the field, then everything else will take care of itself."
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NICK BOSA ON TACKLE ISAIAH PRINCE: “HE'S THE BEST ONE OVERALL AND EVERYBODY WILL FIND THAT OUT THIS YEAR”
Potential No. 1 pick in the 2019 NFL Draft Nick Bosa sat down for an interview with Athlon and said that if you're lining up against Ohio State right tackle Isaiah Prince this season, you may be in for a day of reckoning.
“Probably the best offensive lineman is Isaiah, who I go against every day,” Bosa said when asked who he thought the toughest battle on the other side of the ball. “He's the best one overall, and everybody will find that out this year.”
The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Prince, who will enter his third season as the Buckeyes' starter on the right side, was likely the most-improved player on Urban Meyer's team as a junior last season, earning raves from folks who make it their business to study metrics like Pass Block Efficiency Rating:
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ll-and-everybody-will-find-that-out-this-year
Jesus... guards have to be better then that. At 6 foot 7 I would've figured Jordan would've been better.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
SKULL SESSION: ISAIAH PRINCE'S TURNAROUND, ANONYMOUS ANALYSIS FROM BIG TEN COACHES, AND TERRELLE PRYOR'S THICK SKIN
THE COMEBACK PRINCE. There's probably not be a player in the country that had a more dramatic turnaround from season to season than Isaiah Prince did last year.
Prince went from being quite honestly one of the worst pass blocking offensive linemen in the country and the scapegoat for Ohio State's 2016 loss to Penn State to one of the team's strongest, most reliable slobs in just one season.
From Bill Rabinowitz of The Columbus Dispatch:
According to the website CFBFilmRoom.com, Prince had the worst pass-block efficiency rating in the country in 2016, including 15 pressures allowed in the Penn State game alone.
“That was a really low point for me — all the criticism, everybody talking bad about me,” Prince said. “I didn’t know how to handle that.”
No shock here, but social media was not kind.
“I actually had a fake fan page about me: ‘Isaiah Prince sucks.’ I was like, ‘Jeez, that’s pretty (cruel). I’m a kid just learning.’ ”
After that season, Prince resolved to change his mindset. He would work as hard as he could, not dwell on mistakes, take comfort in the reassurance of his coaches, teammates and family, and disregard criticism from the outside world. He took major strides in 2017, earning third-team Big Ten honors and ranking in the 90th percentile of the CFBFilmRoom pass-efficiency chart. This year, he begins the season on the Outland Trophy watch list.
Prince has taken it a step further heading into this season. He's a team leader, a likely captain, and according to Nick Bosa, the best offensive lineman in the country – that's high praise coming from the likely No. 1 overall pick.
I'm riding with Prince this year, and all those who doubted him when he struggled as a freshman should be shot into the sun, or at least given a public humiliation courtesy of @OldTakesExposed.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...anonymous-big-ten-coaches-philly-brown-denver
THE COMEBACK PRINCE. There's probably not be a player in the country that had a more dramatic turnaround from season to season than Isaiah Prince did last year.
Prince went from being quite honestly one of the worst pass blocking offensive linemen in the country and the scapegoat for Ohio State's 2016 loss to Penn State to one of the team's strongest, most reliable slobs in just one season.
From Bill Rabinowitz of The Columbus Dispatch:
According to the website CFBFilmRoom.com, Prince had the worst pass-block efficiency rating in the country in 2016, including 15 pressures allowed in the Penn State game alone.
“That was a really low point for me — all the criticism, everybody talking bad about me,” Prince said. “I didn’t know how to handle that.”
No shock here, but social media was not kind.
“I actually had a fake fan page about me: ‘Isaiah Prince sucks.’ I was like, ‘Jeez, that’s pretty (cruel). I’m a kid just learning.’ ”
After that season, Prince resolved to change his mindset. He would work as hard as he could, not dwell on mistakes, take comfort in the reassurance of his coaches, teammates and family, and disregard criticism from the outside world. He took major strides in 2017, earning third-team Big Ten honors and ranking in the 90th percentile of the CFBFilmRoom pass-efficiency chart. This year, he begins the season on the Outland Trophy watch list.
Prince has taken it a step further heading into this season. He's a team leader, a likely captain, and according to Nick Bosa, the best offensive lineman in the country – that's high praise coming from the likely No. 1 overall pick.
I'm riding with Prince this year, and all those who doubted him when he struggled as a freshman should be shot into the sun, or at least given a public humiliation courtesy of @OldTakesExposed.
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...anonymous-big-ten-coaches-philly-brown-denver
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
More Comfortable at Right Tackle, But Isaiah Prince Willing to Play Wherever
Senior Isaiah Prince has played every snap of his Ohio State career at right tackle.
To say there is a comfort level on the right side for Prince would be like saying you have a comfort level with having the steering wheel of your car on the left side.
Does that mean you couldn’t drive a car with the steering wheel on the right and the gear box on your left? No, but it does mean you’d have to think about it a bit more and it would slow you down. In a car, that may be fine. At left tackle, however, not so much.
Prince spent the first half of spring practice this year at left tackle in hopes of taking over for departed stalwart Jamarco Jones. By the end of spring practice, however, Prince was back on the right side and sophomore Thayer Munford was on the left side.
As it stands now, it looks like Prince will remain at right tackle.
“Yeah, there’s a chance I might still play right tackle this year,” Prince said last month at Big Ten Media Days. “Just doing whatever the team needs me to do. If I have to play left tackle to help the team, or right tackle, or guard, whatever it may be. I’m down to help the team in whatever ways I can.”
Left tackle is the more marquee position, which is one of the reasons Prince wanted to step in there. What he found out, however, was that you can’t just slide in and pick up where you left off. Everything is different and it’s a lot to process.
“It’s a tough adjustment, especially because I’m right hand and right foot dominant,” he said. “So it’s like I’m on the left side and it’s just different. The way you think about things is backwards. It’s the complete opposite, so it was a big adjustment.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/08/isaiah-prince-willing-play-wherever/
Senior Isaiah Prince has played every snap of his Ohio State career at right tackle.
To say there is a comfort level on the right side for Prince would be like saying you have a comfort level with having the steering wheel of your car on the left side.
Does that mean you couldn’t drive a car with the steering wheel on the right and the gear box on your left? No, but it does mean you’d have to think about it a bit more and it would slow you down. In a car, that may be fine. At left tackle, however, not so much.
Prince spent the first half of spring practice this year at left tackle in hopes of taking over for departed stalwart Jamarco Jones. By the end of spring practice, however, Prince was back on the right side and sophomore Thayer Munford was on the left side.
As it stands now, it looks like Prince will remain at right tackle.
“Yeah, there’s a chance I might still play right tackle this year,” Prince said last month at Big Ten Media Days. “Just doing whatever the team needs me to do. If I have to play left tackle to help the team, or right tackle, or guard, whatever it may be. I’m down to help the team in whatever ways I can.”
Left tackle is the more marquee position, which is one of the reasons Prince wanted to step in there. What he found out, however, was that you can’t just slide in and pick up where you left off. Everything is different and it’s a lot to process.
“It’s a tough adjustment, especially because I’m right hand and right foot dominant,” he said. “So it’s like I’m on the left side and it’s just different. The way you think about things is backwards. It’s the complete opposite, so it was a big adjustment.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/08/isaiah-prince-willing-play-wherever/
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
This is one great story, a highly ranked player in HS that was less than successful in college. Didn't quit, but the experience made him stronger. And stronger. Now, he's being touted as a premier tackle. Left or right tackle, they are still both needed. Great story of persevering, and going (hopefully) from the outhouse to the penthouse. Going up against a Bosa on a daily basis, has to sharpen you for Saturdays.....Go Bucks!
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Lori Schmidt @LoriSchmidt
Isaiah Prince told me (in jest) that he took so many snaps from Michael Jordan, because Jordan wanted the extra practice, that Prince is now Ohio State's emergency quarterback.
Isaiah Prince told me (in jest) that he took so many snaps from Michael Jordan, because Jordan wanted the extra practice, that Prince is now Ohio State's emergency quarterback.
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