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First RB of 2022 to eclipse 100 yards, now 3 games in.
Good to see the RB room has some depth.
Good to see the RB room has some depth.
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I think Dallas was overlooked by some coming into the season, and also in RB rotation when talking about recruiting and the future rotation. This kid is a stud and not an afterthought. Glad he showed Buckeye nation what he can do
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Onebuckfan
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Wow 17 carry’s a lot for a Freshman. That availability will earn him more PT.
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Already knew we had the best WR room in the nation, making a serious case for best RB and QB room also!
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State's Dallan Hayden was ready when his number was called, 'He's got a chance to be a really good back'
Unlike many members of Ohio State’s freshman class, Dallan Hayden didn’t skip the second half of his senior year of high school at Christian Brothers in Memphis, Tennesee to come to college early. The four-star running back instead enrolled in June, something that typically makes it more difficult for a young player to get on the field.
Had things gone differently, Hayden may not have been on the field for the Buckeyes much if at all in 2022. A season-ending injury to redshirt freshman Evan Pryor, who was set to factor into the offense alongside fellow running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams, in the preseason meant that after just three months on campus, Hayden was the Scarlet and Gray’s No. 3 back.
“I remember when my man got hurt, I had texted him, I was like, ‘I’m gonna step up for you,’” Hayden recalled of Pryor. “He kinda took me in, him and Tre like took me as a little brother, especially both of them tell me I’m talented and I can help this team. But when EP got hurt, it kinda hurt us all. So we all just said this season’s for him.”
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After an injury to Henderson on the opening series of the game ruled him out for the remainder of the contest, Williams became RB1. But when Williams needed a breather in the second quarter, Alford turned to the freshman with the game still in the balance.
“I just made sure to realize, all the practice and all the preparation led up to this point,” Hayden said after the game. “I practice against the best of the best in the country I feel like. So I felt like, if I practice against these guys, I could go against anyone. So I felt pretty good going into the game.”
This doesn’t mean there weren’t nerves. Playing in the fourth quarter of a blowout is one thing but coming in when the Rockets still could get back in the game is another. Fortunately, Hayden had a good leader beside him in the backfield.
“I definitely just gave him some early confidence going in there,” quarterback C.J. Stroud said of his advice to Hayden. “Just told him, 'Man, you've been playing his game since you've been six years old. It's the same game you've been playing. Just go out there, have fun.' I kind of forced him to take a deep breath when he was back in the backfield. He didn't start like rambling or nothing, but I just made him do that, just to relax because I think that definitely helps. And he kind of calmed down. I told him 'Bro, you hit it hard enough, you're gonna break one.' And so he broke a couple, which I'm really proud of.”
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Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...W24x7UX_IuNJUhGxrPM9pXqg_b-gIJO_2e1lU93fGp4Co
Unlike many members of Ohio State’s freshman class, Dallan Hayden didn’t skip the second half of his senior year of high school at Christian Brothers in Memphis, Tennesee to come to college early. The four-star running back instead enrolled in June, something that typically makes it more difficult for a young player to get on the field.
Had things gone differently, Hayden may not have been on the field for the Buckeyes much if at all in 2022. A season-ending injury to redshirt freshman Evan Pryor, who was set to factor into the offense alongside fellow running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams, in the preseason meant that after just three months on campus, Hayden was the Scarlet and Gray’s No. 3 back.
“I remember when my man got hurt, I had texted him, I was like, ‘I’m gonna step up for you,’” Hayden recalled of Pryor. “He kinda took me in, him and Tre like took me as a little brother, especially both of them tell me I’m talented and I can help this team. But when EP got hurt, it kinda hurt us all. So we all just said this season’s for him.”
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After an injury to Henderson on the opening series of the game ruled him out for the remainder of the contest, Williams became RB1. But when Williams needed a breather in the second quarter, Alford turned to the freshman with the game still in the balance.
“I just made sure to realize, all the practice and all the preparation led up to this point,” Hayden said after the game. “I practice against the best of the best in the country I feel like. So I felt like, if I practice against these guys, I could go against anyone. So I felt pretty good going into the game.”
This doesn’t mean there weren’t nerves. Playing in the fourth quarter of a blowout is one thing but coming in when the Rockets still could get back in the game is another. Fortunately, Hayden had a good leader beside him in the backfield.
“I definitely just gave him some early confidence going in there,” quarterback C.J. Stroud said of his advice to Hayden. “Just told him, 'Man, you've been playing his game since you've been six years old. It's the same game you've been playing. Just go out there, have fun.' I kind of forced him to take a deep breath when he was back in the backfield. He didn't start like rambling or nothing, but I just made him do that, just to relax because I think that definitely helps. And he kind of calmed down. I told him 'Bro, you hit it hard enough, you're gonna break one.' And so he broke a couple, which I'm really proud of.”
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Entire article: https://247sports.com/college/ohio-...W24x7UX_IuNJUhGxrPM9pXqg_b-gIJO_2e1lU93fGp4Co
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HAYDEN FOR THE WIN
Like one week earlier against Wisconsin, Day called upon Dallan Hayden to run out the clock against the Scarlet Knights. The man from Memphis ran the ball on all six plays of the Buckeyes' final drive. He had carries on nine of Ohio State's final 12 offensive snaps and finished the game with 28 rushing yards and a long of 15.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...gets-a-tfl-and-caden-curry-burns-his-redshirt
Like one week earlier against Wisconsin, Day called upon Dallan Hayden to run out the clock against the Scarlet Knights. The man from Memphis ran the ball on all six plays of the Buckeyes' final drive. He had carries on nine of Ohio State's final 12 offensive snaps and finished the game with 28 rushing yards and a long of 15.
https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...gets-a-tfl-and-caden-curry-burns-his-redshirt
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He was being forgotten about going into the season. But he’s very talented in his own right. Whichever of the starters is injured, he has shown that he can more than make up for their absence.
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And I think most of the time he is doing the damage he has with a lot of backup OL in. Our backup OL is damned good, but I point that out only because I see almost no drop off if he is running behind Dewand, PJ, Wypler, Jackson and Jones. Maybe he has (I will plead ignorance if so), but this kid is super, super promising and I think the next RB1 after Henderson and Miyan are gone...and in the meantime, he will still get on the field and make plays. Pretty awesome to have a true frosh RB that nobody expected to play this year turn into a guy you are extremely confident in coming into big games if needed.
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I like how this kid runs - he only needs a small crease to hit and he's 5 yards downfield....and if there isn't a crease he runs hard enough to make one.
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