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8/23/05
8/23/05
He Wasn't Born Last Night: Robby Schoenhoft had an impressive scrimmage on Saturday, and has shocked the camp with his running ability. Schoenhoft arrived at camp with a big reputation as a passer, but his running ability has been a big surprise. Schoenhoft explained his motivation in displaying that ability, and in doing so, showed some good old fashioned common sense.
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"When there are these are such big guys that I've got to get out of there or else I'm going to get my helmet knocked off...or something handed to me," said Schoenhoft.
Schoenhoft seemed to be looking for the name of a body part that somebody would be handing him when talking about what could be handed to him. You can pick your own cliché. For now, however, he has proven that defenses are not going to have an easy time getting their hands on him.
"They all looked at me as a 240 pound quarterback and saying that I probably needed to lose a little bit of weight, but I'm just trying to be quick," said Schoenhoft.
"The first couple of days everybody was like 'Holy cow! you can run?' When these big guys are after me I've got to get moving, but it's all a tribute to my high school speed program and all the strength coaches and speed coaches have helped me out here, too. "
Schoenhoft enjoyed his first appearance in Ohio Stadium.
"I whole week I was kind of thinking about what it was going to be like to play in Ohio Stadium for the first time. I was very well prepared.
"It was awesome, having receivers that will go get the ball, it's everything I thought it would be.
"I got to throw the ball to Teddy once. I was kind of upset because I only got three plays with the first team and I threw a touchdown the second play to Teddy. It was a corner route for about 35 yards. It was everything I thought it would be."
It's What's Up Front that Counts: There's lots of talk about quarterbacks, and the skill positions, this season at Ohio State, but according to one quarterback, the passing game will very much depend on one other factor.
"Always protections. Protection is where everything starts, whether it's pass protection or run blocking," said Troy Smith.
"It's always protection. Nothing gets done without those guys up front," Smith said.
It's Between the Ears: Football is a game of size, speed and agility, but on the Division I level, the winners and losers are often separated by what goes on above a player's eyebrows. That is definitely true at quarterback, and Troy Smith says he likes what he sees in freshman Robby Schoenhoft in that department.
"He actually is doing a lot better than I did when I came in as a freshman on picking things up," said Smith.
"That's key for freshmen. A lot of the freshmen tend to take things for granted offensively as a quarterback. Getting the protections down is the very first thing, and that's something I took for granted. Robbie is stepping forward and doing the things he needs to do," Smith said.
"I just wanted to come in here and learn the playbook. I learned it a lot faster than I thought I would," said Schoenhoft.
"It took me a week to get it down on paper, and the past week really was me getting on the field and actually doing the plays. It's tough."
Smith almost sounds like a Schoenhoft fan. It turns out that the quarterback community at Ohio State is very much a mutual admiration society.
"With Troy suspended and Justin (Zwick) out, I have to step it up," said Schoenhoft. "We're hoping and praying that Justin can get back, because he's a great quarterback. He proved it to me this week," Schoenhoft said.
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