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RB Daniel "Boom" Herron (Official Thread)

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These are 'Boom' days for Herron, Buckeyes

by Doug Lesmerises Thursday September 04, 2008, 5:42 AM


With Beanie Wells hurting, backup Boom Herron gets chance to live up to his nickname

Dan Herron gets his shot to live up to nickname

Columbus - The nickname started as a misinterpretation. David and Brenda Herron named their sons David and Daniel, then gave them each a frontier moniker - "Crockett" for David and "Boone" for Daniel.
By high school, Boone Herron was hitting holes and busting up tacklers. And though he kept his original nickname with his family, to the football world, including coaches at Ohio State, he became "Boom."
"I wouldn't say he's fearless," said older brother David, a linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings, "but he's not going to back down from something."

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OSU football: Redshirt season was beneficial for freshman running back
By JON SPENCER
For The Advocate

COLUMBUS -- No one is more relieved that Chris Wells' right foot is feeling better than the Ohio State tailback poised to start in his place.
Daniel "Boom" Herron would love to be the workhorse for the third-ranked Buckeyes, but not at Wells' expense.
"I hope Beanie gets healthy very fast," said the redshirt freshman, listed No. 2 on the depth chart at tailback behind Wells entering Saturday's home game with Ohio University. "We're like best friends. We're in this together."
Coach Jim Tressel wasn't revealing in his Tuesday press conference about Wells' status for Saturday, other than to say the unspecified foot injury suffered in the opener against Youngstown State is not viewed by the team's medical staff as debilitating.Psychologically, Tressel suggested, it might be better to let Wells play against Ohio if he gets the green light rather than hold him out for the Sept. 13 showdown at USC.
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Ready or not, I hope Beanie spends the entire OU game safe, and sound on the bench. I also would like to see Boom take 20+ snaps and see what he can do given a real chance. Beanie has to go this year to make room (only kidding:biggrin:), let's see what the future may look like.

For some reason, the instate schools coming in for a payday reminds me of
the Roman gladiatorial games. I'm not complaining, I'm just saying even with little question on the outcome, there still great fun to watch. I have to believe these games are also great for the players who work there butts off all week and would never see the field against, say USC. :)
 
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He was simply great today. He helped take the charge on our first touchdown drive, i wish we could have seen more of him after that. For his first year on the field, he looks amazing! He has a bright future
 
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not going to lie... He should've got 20 carries today. The guy found holes to run through and what I loved He was FIRED UP out there. He got up and started single handedly putting life back into our offense. He got this team motivated on offense to play the game, and instead how do we reward him? We sat him the rest of the game.... WHY in the FUCK.
 
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not going to lie... He should've got 20 carries today. The guy found holes to run through and what I loved He was FIRED UP out there. He got up and started single handedly putting life back into our offense. He got this team motivated on offense to play the game, and instead how do we reward him? We sat him the rest of the game.... WHY in the [censored].
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He went Beanie out there, I'm thinking the Wisconsin game last year. We needed something on the ground, and he forced his way through. He was fired up and took matters into his own hands. And we sat him.
 
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thats some of the things that I will never understand as a fan of college football (namely our school) sometimes we have players that are on fire and we'll either sit them or go in another direction....

For example one drive we'll go Beanie for 4 yards, then 12, and then he'll rip off a 20 yarder. Then quick screen to Hartline/Robo minus 1 yard and then Boeckman drops back to pass 4 yard gain to a tight end or something silly. If you have a player thats going good then ride him (cough, LSU, cough)
 
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OSU football: Herron lays the 'Boom' on OU
By JON SPENCER ? For The Advocate ? September 7, 2008

COLUMBUS -- With "Beanie" ailing, the Buckeyes turned to "Boom" in the crunch.

Playing without injured starting tailback Chris Wells, Ohio State literally handed things over to redshirt freshman Daniel Herron in the second half of Saturday's 26-14 win against five-touchdown underdog Ohio University.

"Boom" gained 32 yards on seven carries, including a 1-yard touchdown on a 73-yard, 13-play drive to give the Buckeyes their first score of the day -- at 2:51 of the third quarter.

Ohio had expanded its halftime lead to 14-6 earlier in the quarter when it recovered a botched shotgun snap in the end zone for a touchdown.

When Herron scored, it was like a huge weight was lifted from the offense's shoulders. The Buckeyes went on to capitalize on a muffed punt recovery for the go-ahead score, then sealed the victory on Ray Small's 70-yard punt return.

The general consensus seemed to be that "Boom" kick-started the comeback.

"It was a big touchdown in that situation," Herron said. "We came out fighting. We knew we needed a touchdown. I felt like the line was doing a great job. I just had to hit the holes and get through them."

In Wells' absence, Herron led the Buckeyes with 50 yards rushing on 12 carries. Starter Maurice Wells had 48 yards on nine carries and Brandon Saine, the other member of the tailback-by-committee, gained 15 yards on five attempts.
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