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

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Freshman QB shakes off his first loss

By Nancy Armour
Associated Press

Monday, November 10, 2008
EVANSTON, Ill. ? After the gut-wrenching loss to Penn State, Terrelle Pryor sat by himself on the Ohio State bench, his head bowed, his eyes red.
The loss, the quarterback told his teammates, was his fault. It was his fumble that led to Penn State's go-ahead touchdown, and his interception that sealed the Nittany Lions' victory. The mistakes would not be forgotten soon.
Admirable words, and yet another sign of how special Pryor is. But he is also just a freshman, and failure is a foreign concept to him. With two weeks to think, would the tough loss, his first as a starter, make him better? Or drive him further into despair?
Pryor gave a definitive answer on the Buckeyes' very first possession against Northwestern on Saturday, No.v. 8. Facing third-and-16 and a Northwestern blitz, Pryor stood in the pocket for what seemed like five minutes. He finally spotted Brian Hartline downfield and let fly, connecting on a 44-yard pass that could have been a touchdown had Hartline not toppled over.
On the next play, Chris "Beanie" Wells scored on a 2-yard run, and that Penn State loss was officially put to rest.
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Jon Spencer: Terrelle Pryor's future rosier than Ohio State's present

By JON SPENCER ? News Journal ? November 10, 2008

Big Ten championship or Rose Bowl. Those are your options, Buckeye fans. Given this wacky college football world we now live in, you can have one but not both. Which do want?

A better time to ask that question might have been before Penn State fell from the unbeaten ranks Saturday at Iowa.
Instead of toasting that upset so heartily, put down the adult beverage and put your lips around this sobering truth: While the Buckeyes have regained a share of the Big Ten lead, the Lions did Ohio State no favors by losing.
Not if the Buckeyes plan to play in the best consolation bowl out there, the one in Pasadena.
Eliminated from BCS title game contention two weeks ago by Penn State, OSU's best shot of rebounding into the Rose Bowl required that Joe Paterno and Co. go 12-0, win the Big Ten outright and land in the national championship.
That would have opened the door for the Buckeyes to head to SoCal and keep the traditional Big Ten-Pac 10 showdown intact.
Now, despite Saturday's uplifting 45-10 romp over Northwestern, Ohio State's chances of playing in its first Rose Bowl since 1996 are pretty much kaput.
We've got three teams tied in the loss column at the top of the Big Ten standings. Penn State (9-1) and Ohio State (8-2) are 5-1 in the league. Michigan State (8-2), off this week, is 6-1.
Let's operate under the premise that Ohio State's flameouts in the last two BCS title games removes a one-loss Penn State from national championship consideration. If Penn State and Ohio State tie for the conference title, the Lions smell Roses thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker.
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I don't remember us ever being that successful converting 3rd and long downs. We kept putting him in tough situations with our 1st down play calling and he kept pulling us out. TP is truly special. A couple of his plays were just absurd. I know that Andre Ware was being paid to hype the players in the game he was broadcasting, but his comments about TP sounded genuine. It's something when a Heisman winning qb is calling you "magical".
 
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RugbyBuck;1321051; said:
I don't remember us ever being that successful converting 3rd and long downs. We kept putting him in tough situations with our 1st down play calling and he kept pulling us out. TP is truly special. A couple of his plays were just absurd. I know that Andre Ware was being paid to hype the players in the game he was broadcasting, but his comments about TP sounded genuine. It's something when a Heisman winning qb is calling you "magical".
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Agreed. He hasn't even started a full season yet. Improving each and every week. The PSU loss maybe the best thing that ever haappened to this kid. It's made him hungrier. TP says the loss is the first time he has ever faced adversity. I'd say he bounced back pretty good. :)
 
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Pryor certainly seems to be improving, but I'll agree with another poster who noted that he is underthrowing some of them. And I've yet to see TP throw with real velocity. Just once I'd like to see him really zip the ball but it seems he's always attempting to toss it. ...which he does quite effectively.

NW made us look good with some missed tackles and that crazy play where Pryor hit Nicol for the TD...well that looked just like sacks against Wiscy and PSU.

Nonetheless, progression. And that TD to Robo...NICE throw!
 
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Monday, November 10, 2008

And the Big Ten's leader in passing efficiency is . . . Terrelle Pryor. With nine touchdowns, three interceptions and a league-best 65 percent completion percentage, the OSU freshman has the highest passer rating in the conference at 153.55, well ahead of Illinois' Juice Williams at 141.88.Pryor's limited passing doesn't qualify him for national rankings, but if he was listed, he'd be 16th in the country in passer rating.

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Buckeye210;1321811; said:
After having a Huge game against Northwestern and still developing in his decision making, running lanes, and ball control. This is a real good heisman candidate for next year and should put up big numbers:osu:
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How dare you insinuate that any QB other than Clausen would have a chance at the Heisman next year!!!! :tongue2:

I didnt get to see the games this year (for obvious reasons), but from what I'm reading, Pryor seems to be a helluva young man. Nix all the accolade and award talks, the most important thing is it certainly makes next years transition a lot easier with him at thelm.
 
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SEREbuckeye;1321861; said:
I didnt get to see the games this year (for obvious reasons)
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Are you not able to watch AFN? They've been showing most the Buckeye games this year. Luckily, I'm on nights over here, and I have an office job so I've been fortunate to watch the games. TP has improved every single game. I can't even imagine how dangerous this man is going to be at the end of the season and throughout his career here!
 
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