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Adams left to fill big hole at tackle
Sunday, February 7, 2010
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

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Returning for his junior season, Dublin Coffman product Mike Adams will get first crack at the left tackle job.

As the Seantrel Henderson saga continues, Ohio State certainly is leaving the door open for its potential left tackle of the future.

But whether or not Henderson stays committed to Southern California after an NCAA infractions hearing this month, the Buckeyes are moving on to a more pressing question:

Who is their left tackle of the present?

Ohio State returns nine offensive starters from its Big Ten and Rose Bowl championship team, but one of those two open spots is a critical position -- and it's not tight end.

When three-year starter Alex Boone left after 2008, Michael Adams was expected to step in. But Adams started the year with a two-game suspension for unspecified reasons and later missed three games because of a knee injury.

Left tackle was manned at first by former tight end Andrew Miller for three games, then Adams for four games, then for the final six games by former center and guard Jim Cordle, who has graduated.

"The nice thing is, you've got four guys who have experience at the tackle position," offensive line coach Jim Bollman said of J.B. Shugarts, Adams, Marcus Hall and Andrew Miller. "So we can sit and talk and figure out who we want to go where, but that's a lot better starting point than many occasions. We'll get it shifted around; I feel OK about that."

There's little question that Adams will get first crack at the spot. He was a highly touted recruit in 2008 out of Dublin Coffman, but his Ohio State career has been bumpy.

Entering his third season, it could be now-or-never time for Adams.

"This is a big winter and big spring for him to develop strength-wise and get on the field and get himself established," Bollman said. "If you were to talk to him, I'm sure he'd be frustrated. But he has kept working at it and kept improving and is doing a good job right now, doing a lot of extra work."
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Adams left to fill big hole at tackle | BuckeyeXtra
 
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Mike Adams has the inside track at left tackle. It was only day one, but already it looks like Adams might have a leg up in the competition for the open left tackle spot. Andrew Miller spent a little bit of time working with the ones Thursday, but for the most part it was all Adams at the left tackle spot on the first group. Without full pads, it?s impossible to give any kind of update on Adams? performance, but he looked to be the best conditioned offensive lineman on the team. Now maybe they will rotate by the day, and Miller will take most of the snaps with the ones Friday, but if not, it?s a good indication that Adams is ahead of the pack.
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Now this gets me pumped!

(from the same Dispatch blog with notes posted on Donnie Evege & John Simon, etc.)

Hoot and holler too close to call (Blogging the Buckeyes)

"Left Tackle Mike Adams, running with the first team, had two standout moments. One came when he stymied returning defensive end Cameron Heyward on a pass rush. Another came when his drive blocking helped spring Herron on a 25-yard run jus over left end. Insiders said Adams also had a strong day in the first full pads session of the Spring last Saturday (closed to the media), perhaps showing that he's ready to take control of the only spot where a starter isn't returning on the offensive line."


Woo Hoo! Go get 'em Big Mike!!! :lift:
 
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Mike Adams clearly leads for the starting left tackle job: Fifth-year senior Andrew Miller had a tough day Saturday, while junior Adams, who looked much leaner this spring, translated his weight room progress to the field. The battle will go through August, but it's not a tossup.

"Mike was more physically strong, so all that time and effort he put into the weight room helping that tall, long body has paid off," said OSU tight ends and tackles coach John Peterson. "He's confident and is understanding more of what is going on and he has the ability to fix a problem after a play without having to wait until you go back to the film room."
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Not all questions find answers as Ohio State completes spring drills with annual scrimmage | cleveland.com
 
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?I think you will see at the beginning of our preseason that you will see a lot of guys,? Tressel said Monday at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago.

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The Buckeyes opened spring camp with a two-way battle between junior Mike Adams and senior Andrew Miller, much like they did the previous spring. And in much the same manner, the battle continues into the fall with neither player establishing himself as the clear-cut starter on an offensive line that returns four starters from a year ago.

?Probably Mike Adams (would be with the first team on the first day),? Tressel said.

?But I'll say this, the second practice it will probably be somebody different.?

That?s how it was in the spring, with Adams on the first team one day and Miller the next, but Tressel isn?t stopping there in his search for the fifth and final starter on the offensive line.

?You'll even see (J.B. Shugarts) go over there a little bit, Marcus Hall perhaps, and Andrew Norwell,? Tressel said of his options on the left side.

?It will be interesting to see what he can do.?
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Time to put it all on the line
Offensive tackle Adams knows he hasn't distinguished himself in two problem-ridden seasons
Friday, August 13, 2010
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

This season, like so many others for us Buckeye faithful, starts off with high expectations. The real questions to this is - are these expectations realistic and do the Buckeyes have the gumption, health, and prowess to achieve these expectations.

By now I shouldn't have to repeat the expectations?

It is now late summer in the growing season of Mike Adams' career. There's still time to produce, but he's also in danger of withering on the vine.

Injuries and off-field issues have made a mess of his first two years, preventing the offensive tackle from making the impact at Ohio State that many expected from the former Dublin Coffman star.

The cold truth is that if the second half of his career mirrors his first, he would be considered a bust.

Adams seems to realize that. Entering his junior season, he's getting a second chance to seize control of the open spot at left tackle.

He sounds more determined this time - hardened. There is an edge in his voice.

"There's been a lot of misconceptions," Adams said. "There's a lot of things I'd like to speak on, but I'll just wait to play this season out and see how everyone likes it."

Durability has been the main issue for Adams. He had shoulder surgery in the spring of 2008, and after playing five games as a backup that season, his season ended in October because of a foot injury.

Heading into 2009, he was in a heated competition with Andrew Miller but was suspended for the first two games for unspecified disciplinary reasons.

He eventually started four games, then suffered a knee injury in October that required arthroscopic surgery and once again ended his season.

"He had some rough spots; he'll say that, too," center Michael Brewster said. "But he's bounced back. He had a real good summer, got himself in real good shape, matured and he's been working real hard."
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