QB/WR Terrelle Pryor ('10 Rose, '11 Sugar MVP)

[Taosman]

Let me be clear. I'm not doubting TP's eventual rise to stardom. I am doubting his readiness right now. This is a National Championship run year.
Boeckman gives us our best shot.

 

[jwinslow]

Let me be clear. I'm not doubting TP's eventual rise to stardom. I am doubting his readiness right now. This is a National Championship run year.
Boeckman gives us our best shot.

So are you going to take up Grad on his bet or not?

 

[jwinslow]

however, troy did...

(devils advocate)

Troy was pretty average as a designed runner, imo. He was dangerous when he improvised on passing plays, but remember how painful those QB draws were in his 4th season?

Could Troy have provided a spark? Perhaps... though he admitted how long it took him to get serious about watching film.

That is one other area Terrelle is years ahead of the curve.

 

[gregorylee]

I have sources that say tOSU is going to sneak him in for some training with BARWIS1!!!!1!!!!!!!|||||1!!!eleventeen!!1! He will start this year!































...For the PATRIOTS!!!!!!

 

[Oh8ch]

I think that was more along the lines of Tressel not having confidence in Zwick or Smith. Plus, every game that we were in that season was tight it seemed, so one mistake by a young guy could have cost the ballgame.

You are correct - there were not a lot of games where JT had a chance to test his QBs. But there were three.

OSU 35 - IU - 6
Krenzel 26 attempts
McMullen 5
Zwick 1

OSU 33 - MSU - 23
Krenzel 23
McMullen 1
Zwick 0

OSU 28 - Wash St 9
Krenzel 27
McMullen 1
Zwick 0

Yes, the situations are very different and we have no established #2 QB this year. My point is simply that in 2003 - facing the loss of all his experience - JT did not place a premium on preparing a QB for the 2004 season.

By the same token, in 2006 when both Smith and Zwick were seniors and Boeckman was the heir apparent Todd threw 3 passes all year - despite TEN games won by 17 or more points.

Pryor will play when it is part of the game plan for that game and he can contribute. That may be a lot. But you wont see him out there running the offense of the future just to work out future kinks.

 

[rocketman]

But you wont see him out there running the offense of the future just to work out future kinks.

That's the other thing. Look at the stars of the '07 class. Look at our '08 class. Look at the guys who have verballed for 2009.

This will a very different looking team in 2009 and onwards. Pryor will make that offense shine (assuming everything works out for him).

 

[Mac]

I'm hoping that Tressel doesn't show anything until the 13th, then let everything unfold and Pryor run/pass like crazy whichever and however he is implimented into the system. But before that game, I'm hoping Tressel only shows basic sets while Pryor is in, which I think he will

 

[Bestbuck36]

From watching the sneak peek of practice the only thing about Pryor's passing that concerned me at this point, were his feet. I could see him not getting totally set to throw and using his arm completely to throw. That tells me that he has tremendous faith in his arm strength and two he needs some work to become polished. I dont think either one of those attributes were an unknow to many of us before camp started. I have no fear of Pryor putting the ball up down the field. He laid a couple of rockets down the middle of the field to the TE's in 11-on-11 during that brief video that gives me total confidence that he can let it fly. I'd be more concerned about his timing and touch on the shorter stuff to be totally honest. He'll get that with more repititions though.

Either way Pryor will see the field. People are selling Boecks a little short at this point though and thats a mistake. I believe he's going to have a Joe Germaine type season as far as efficiency goes. I dont look for the numbers to be that high but he's going to get it done.

 

[osugrad21]

Canton

Pryor learning on, off field
Boeckman welcomes QB competition, mentor role
Friday, August 8, 2008
BY Todd Porter
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS All Terrelle Pryor had to do was take a look around him, but the Ohio State freshman quarterback couldn't. Everywhere he turned ? a full 360 degrees ? there was a reporter, a photographer or a notepad.

He had more digital recorders shoved in his face than you would find at Radio Shack. Pryor was easily the marquee attraction during the Buckeyes' media day Thursday evening at Ohio Stadium. All this attention and Pryor hasn't even thrown a pass on a football Saturday in Columbus.

Reporters circled Pryor for about a 15-minute interview. They lined up four deep. A few feet away, Todd Boeckman, fielded questions from four reporters as Pryor spoke to the media. Boeckman actually helped lead the Buckeyes to the national championship game last year. Boeckman is still, despite the scene Thursday, OSU's starting quarterback.

All this attention surprised Pryor. He should be used to it by now. ESPN provided gavel-to-gavel coverage of his recruitment process that stretched into March.

"Yeah," Pryor said admitting wonderment. "I'm wondering why. There are all these great players here, and I'm the one getting hounded."

Pryor, who has the kind of charisma star athletes just have, doesn't just pass the eye test, he blows it away. The 6-foot-6, 235-pounder with an arm like a cannon and legs like a jet has biceps the size of a linebacker, thighs like a running back ... and inexperience like a true freshman.
Cont...

 

[osugrad21]

Dispatch

Bob Hunter commentary: Pryor handles big media blitz with deft touch

Friday, August 8, 2008 3:11 AM
By Bob Hunter


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

CHRIS RUSSELL Dispatch
When he wasn't being hounded by the media during team picture day at Ohio Stadium, freshman quarterback Terrelle Pryor had time to sign a jersey for Patrick Kitz.



Terrelle Pryor was seated on the first row of bleachers in the middle of the Ohio Stadium field. Somewhere between 50 and 1,000 reporters and cameramen were squeezed around him -- that's not as big a joke as it sounds -- while several of his lonely Ohio State teammates eyed the spectacle from a few rows behind. Malcolm Jenkins, a three-year starter and two-time All-Big Ten cornerback, was one of them -- watching, listening and smiling. His look said that he knew how uncomfortable this must be for a freshman quarterback who wears the same number he does (2) and later admitted as much.
"It can be hard," Jenkins said. "You're trying to humble yourself and everybody's giving you all this attention and telling you how much of a superstar you are. All you're trying to do is just play football and learn so you can be great."
This might turn out to be the most awkward day of Pryor's football career, if not his life. The interrogation he faced was at times predictable and at times bizarre, but always seemed to veer from the reality of who he is, here and now.
Is it weird being a little celebrity?
"I'm not a little "
Excuse me, I mean is it weird being a huge celebrity?
"I'm not a celebrity," he said.
Cont...

 

[osugrad21]

Pittsburgh Tribune

Pryor impresses at Ohio State

By Paul Schofield
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, August 8, 2008


COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Some things never change with Terrelle Pryor. During Ohio State media day Thursday at Ohio Stadium, Pryor joked with his new teammates, signed autographs, had his picture taken with several people and was mobbed by media.
The scene was similar to what happened in Jeannette where he led the Jayhawks to WPIAL and PIAA titles in football and basketball last season. He's quickly becoming a fan favorite in Columbus.
"He loves the attention," said freshman linebacker Andrew Sweat of Trinity High School. "I've know him since seventh grade playing AAU basketball. But Terrelle also wants to be the best."


Cont...

Daniels says he isn't sure how much playing time Pryor will get in the first two games of the season against Youngstown State on Aug. 30 and Ohio on Sept. 6.
Ohio State's spread offense may give Pryor a chance to get on the field early.
"As you go through camp, the closer you come to the end, we'll have to formulate some type of plan," Daniels said. "What are we exactly going to do with changes or packages? I know the players are excited about some of the things we've done with the spread offense."

 

[TheIronColonel]

That video was impressive. The kid handles himself very well and exudes confidence, but doesn't come off as cocky. He speaks highly of the program and all the other players on the team. He could very easily have said something like Perrilloux did (win 4 Heismans, etc), but he didn't. Sometimes what you don't say is just as important as what you do say.

 

[Buckskin86]

Pryor fed to media frenzy
By JON SPENCER ? For The Advocate ? August 8, 2008

COLUMBUS -- His first photo day as a member of the Ohio State football team was a valuable learning experience for freshman defensive end Keith Wells. He discovered reporters can be just as ravenous at getting after quarterbacks, especially the one wearing No. 2 with "PRYOR" on the back of his jersey.

Taking part Thursday in his first press conference since arriving in Columbus, ballyhooed freshman Terrelle Pryor held court better than Wells held his ground.

His No. 1 priority is catching up to the speed of the college game.

"Marcus Freeman," he said, gesturing toward the Ohio State linebacker, "he's fast. The linebackers are just as fast as you. I've got speed; don't get me wrong. But if you cut the corner and take the wrong angle, Freeman will catch up. That's the big difference.

"I'm just working as hard as possible to get some playing time and maybe a couple throws a game. That's all I'm really looking forward to. You can't just hop into college and figure you're going to take over and start making plays. It just isn't going to happen."

With fall practice just four days old and the first scrimmage on tap Saturday, coach Jim Tressel said it's too early to commit to either Pryor or former minor league pitcher Joe Bauserman -- a redshirt freshman who starred in the spring game -- as the No. 2 quarterback behind Boeckman, the reigning Big Ten pass efficiency champion.

"Right now, Joe is ahead from the standpoint he has shown he has a grasp of what we're doing and can do some good things," Tressel said. "How it will shake out, I'm not sure.

"The common thought is that Terrelle can do such extraordinary things, at times you might want to utilize those things in the right situation. But exactly how that will shake out -- we've still got about 24 practices to figure that out."

Some have feared Pryor would arrive with the same sense of self-entitlement that contributed to former tailback Maurice Clarett's dramatic fall from glory at Ohio State. But Pryor has presented a far different image and got offended when asked Thursday if he would be "one (year) and done" at OSU if the NFL allowed early entrance like the NBA.

"Nah, man, I don't want to hear that," he said. "No comment on that."

He's ready to put down some scarlet and gray roots.

"When I got here, I don't know what everybody thought," Pryor said, "but I'm down to earth. We all should get along. We're all teammates, and we have to stick together. Hopefully, someday I can make some contributions."

Pryor fed to media frenzy | newarkadvocate.com | The Newark Advocate

 

[BB73]

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[MililaniBuckeye]

"I'm just working as hard as possible to get some playing time and maybe a couple throws a game. That's all I'm really looking forward to. You can't just hop into college and figure you're going to take over and start making plays. It just isn't going to happen."

Wow, did we get someone special or what?