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RB Daniel "Boom" Herron (Official Thread)

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Herron gets to show his stuff at Ohio State scrimmage
Sunday, August 17, 2008
BY TODD PORTER
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COLUMBUS If Jim Tressel knows one thing, he knows the Buckeyes aren't going to slide up the college football polls in August. Ohio State, ranked No. 2 in the preseason Associated Press poll, had its last full-contact, no-holds barred scrimmage Saturday. For the record, the Buckeye offense beat the defense, 71-55, and retained the coveted scarlet practice jerseys.

And they did that without Beanie Wells. Tressel rested Wells from contact because he knows nothing ? outside of practice jerseys ? is won in August, and he already knows what the Heisman Trophy candidate brings to the OSU backfield.

Wells and wide receiver Brian Robiskie (shoulder) didn't play Saturday.

"Chris was probably a coach's decision ... the head coach's decisions," Tressel said. "I've seen Beanie. He's pretty good."

Robiskie's banged up shoulder could sideline him until this week. The Buckeyes open the season in less than two weeks against Youngstown State.

Without Wells, Boom Herron got a chance to show Tressel what he could do. Tressel indicated he liked what he saw in Herron, who could become OSU's No. 2 tailback.
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Herron is definitely going to be a player. He's not going to be in contentions for All-American, but he could develop into a first or second team All Big Ten player a couple of years down the road. Doesn't have great speed but has enough explosiveness and power to burst through holes and always gain positive yardage. And if we find some way to release him out of the backfield, he can be a good receiver too.
 
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From what I've seen (spring game), he's a downhill runner who hits the hole hard, and is tough to take down from there. There is a RB from up north who I could compare him to, but I think he's better than that. Racking my brain for comparisons, I might say he's a shorter Terrelle Davis, that's a tall order, but I like it.
 
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He reminds me of a young Brian Calhoun when he was playing at Colorado before transfering to Wisconsin. His running style and body type are very similar. If he ends up as good as Calhoun we will have a dandy for the next few years. He isn't as big as Brian (215) but he is solid as a rock and very fast. We definately have a pair and a spare gentlemen.
 
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