A long wait on the sidelines is finally paying off for Ohio State QB Joe Bauserman
Published: Tuesday, September 06, 2011
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer
"He's a cool guy," Buckeyes tackle J.B. Shugarts says of senior QB Joe Bauserman (14, celebrating his touchdown run Saturday against Akron). "People like him. He is a lot better athlete than people give him credit for."
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Imagine a second chance at a second chance, getting at age 25 the shot you'd never thought would come. That's Ohio State quarterback Joe Bauserman.
"You just have to imagine playing behind Terrelle Pryor, being a backup. It's gotta be hard not expecting to ever play, really," Ohio State center Michael Brewster said.
After completing 12 of 16 passes for 163 yards and three touchdowns, he's now one week into the season as the third-rated passer in major college football, the toast of the Buckeye fan base, and the focus of good-natured Heisman hyperbole on Twitter. Bauserman must be so excited he's ready to go out and maybe ... mow his grass.
"Mowing, it's not as fun as it seems," Bauserman said Tuesday. "I have to do it, I guess."
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