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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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OSU_Buckguy said:
i don't think that tressel ever considers whether a player is ready for the "spotlight." being able to play the way he wants the player to play is what matters. being on the field for the scarlet and grey IS the spotlight.


if it's a "night and day" situation, then there is no reason to parallel beanie with moc.

again, i don't think that tressel considers the spotlight, which includes being "thrusted onto the covers of si and espn." there are two reasons for an osu player being placed on a si cover: for ability and for notoriety. if beanie finds himself on the cover si, i bet it will be for the former and not the latter.
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I agree with almost everything.. just think it's always important to learn from the past.. again didn't mean to parell the two, because its black and white and I'm not calling anything.. i personally believe he'll have a very solid year and see the field quite a bit
 
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OSU_Buckguy said:
i don't think that tressel ever considers whether a player is ready for the "spotlight." being able to play the way he wants the player to play is what matters. being on the field for the scarlet and grey IS the spotlight.
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I'd say the difference has more to do with team depth. With Clarett the 02 team had a running game, without him they didn't.

This team has a very good back in Pittman. They don't need to try and push the freshman.

I'd add that Tressel seems to me to stay with the known before trying the unknown, case in point Bellisari over Krenzel and McMullen(?), Zwick over Smith.

I think the test will come the first time Wells is in there on a pass play. If he misses picking up a blitz we'll see a ton of Pittman. If he picks it up I'll be virtually rich... see the BP book.
 
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From JT's press luncheon today. The link is in JT's thread.

REPORTER: Do you expect Chris Wells to play in this game, number one?

COACH TRESSEL: Oh, certainly. Chris Wells, I think, has had an excellent spring. I thought he had a very, very good camp. He's really hungry to learn what we're doing and I see him constantly asking Doc Tressel and asking Troy Smith and Antonio Pittman to clarify things and if he looks around and if it's not one of the normal guys he asks, he might ask me or he might ask Joe Daniels. You know, he wants to know exactly what the score is. And I thought after a weekend off especially, just watching him yesterday, he looked even quicker than I've seen him in the spring and fall and I think he's looked awfully quick.
 
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R0CK3TM4NN said:
Ergo, we will see a LOT of rushing TD's this year!
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and passing td's. i'm expecting osu's group of receivers to be one of the best in the nation. of course, ginn and gonzo are elite; however, hall and robiskie (hartline, dukes, etc.) are going to tip the scale. nicol will also be a thorn in the sides of other teams.

seriously, i think that osu's offense will rival usc's from the last couple years. i know that's saying a lot, but that is what the offense has the potential and ability to be. there will be so many scoring threats that the defenses will be spread dangerously thin. not only do we have talented and experienced playmakers, but we have plenty of depth.
 
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Bleed S & G said:
I agree with almost everything.. just think it's always important to learn from the past.. again didn't mean to parell the two, because its black and white and I'm not calling anything.. i personally believe he'll have a very solid year and see the field quite a bit
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I see what you're saying, and I agree the pressure of being a premier college football player at a program like Ohio State is pretty incredible a lot of the time. While that pressure may have gotten to Maurice Clarett's head, and contributed to his mental stability and problems, it's pretty obvious that Maurice Clarett is not a normal person. Chris Wells seems to be a lot more level-headed, and will hopefully be able to shine through his play on the field, and not with controversies with un-football related topics.

Wells is also fortunate in the sense that he will be eased into the system, with players like Pittman and Mo Wells to share the burden. Overall, Chris Wells is also a much more stable and put-together person than Clarett ever was.
 
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Posted on Thu, Aug. 31, 2006

Future playmakers

By Wendell Barnhouse

Star-Telegram Staff Writer

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Chris Wells
RB Ohio State
The 6-1, 225-pounder was ranked as the nation's top high school back last season. He could be a factor for Ohio State this season and beyond.
Tim Tebow
QB, Florida
The 6-3, 230-pounder is a powerfully precise passer who's also mobile. That's a perfect fit for coach Urban Meyer's spread offense.
Mitch Mustain
QB, Arkansas
The Razorbacks have never had a QB recruit like this. The Arkansas native should give the Hogs the passing threat to go with their stout running game.
Myron Rolle
DB, Florida State
Ranked by some analysts as the nation's top high school player, the 6-2, 210-pounder is on track to become another great Seminoles defensive back.
Colt McCoy
QB, Texas
If the Longhorns are to successfully defend their national championship, then the future might be this season for McCoy.
 
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Wells scores in first game

Pittman adds TD as they combine for 161 yards

By Marla Ridenour

Beacon Journal sportswriter

COLUMBUS - Ohio State tailback Antonio Pittman of Buchtel High School didn't find the end zone until the seventh game of his freshman season in 2004.
Freshman Chris ``Beanie'' Wells of Garfield High School didn't have such an agonizing wait.
Wells scored the first touchdown of his career on an 8-yard run with 14:55 left in the second quarter as Ohio State routed Northern Illinois 35-12 Saturday at Ohio Stadium.
Running out of the I-formation behind fullback Dionte Johnson, Wells bulled over the line to put the Buckeyes up 28-0. But it might not have been his best carry of the day. Wells, 6-foot-1 and 225 pounds, used a nice spin move to gain five yards and a first down on third-and-2 in the second quarter.
Wells appeared to be carving a role as the short-yardage back until he fumbled with 3:57 left in the third quarter. On second-and-goal from the 2, Wells dropped the ball and NIU's Mark Reiter recovered.
``It happens. I fumbled a lot as a freshman,'' Pittman said. ``One thing you can't do is get down on yourself. That's when you start losing confidence in your ability. I told him, `Don't worry about it.' He sucked it back up.''
Pittman led OSU's ground attack with 111 yards on 19 carries (5.8 average) and one touchdown. Wells finished with 50 yards on 10 carries.
``We go way back; we're from Akron. My success is his success and his success is my success,'' Pittman said of the perceived rivalry between the two. ``It's going to be nothing else but that.''
Wells was not made available for interviews.
 
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