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RB Jordan Hall (Official Thread)

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NateG;1578034; said:
Griese per the replay I'm watching.....

"not looking too good for OSU at running back"
.... TOUCHDOWN OSU ... JORDAN HALL!!!

LOL good one Griese.
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Cracked me up as well when I heard that. Not that it was needed, but I had to replay it a few times just to prove how much of a tool Griese is.

See you next week, Griese...what are you going to do with your free Saturday?
 
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One thing I like about Jordan is he is very quick to the hole and runs with good balance. I also think he has better vision than Saine and Herron based on some of the cutbacks he has made. This is something that has been missing with Boom and Brandon. Looking forward to seeing him on the field more
 
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I'd still like to see Jordan get more carries. He always gets something like 3-4 yards. He appears to be our most productive back right now. Would like to see what he can do against stiffer competition. Not sure how that would work as Boom and Zoom are both back...
 
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Hall seizes opportunity to play with Pryor a second time
By Doug DiLillo
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Monday, November 2, 2009

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Jeff Simpson / The Lantern

Freshman running back Jordan Hall is trying to prove he isn?t just ?the guy who played at the same school as Terrelle Pryor.?

Hall?s high school career in Jeannette, Pa., was mostly spent as the secondary playmaker on offense to Pryor.

The backfield duo brought the Jeannette Jayhawks their first football state title during Pryor?s senior and Hall?s junior season. As an encore, they followed it up a few months later with a matching state championship as starters on their high school?s basketball team.

After his quarterback left for Ohio State, Hall didn?t waste much time deciding where he wanted to attend college.

?I knew I was going to be a Buckeye,? Hall said after OSU?s win on Saturday, in which he led the team with 90 yards rushing. ?I just got that gut feeling coming up here for junior day, the Spring Game. I just had that gut feeling and so far it?s working out.?

The freshman has made an early impact and given a depleted running back squad some consistency on the depth chart. Sophomore Dan ?Boom? Herron and junior Brandon Saine have battled injuries recently, and Hall has taken the opportunity to prove that he is more than just ?Pryor?s old teammate.?

Coming out of high school, Hall was not seen as a player who could make an impact right away. Recruiting experts thought it would be Jaamal Berry or Carlos Hyde who would be making their names known early, but things haven?t gone as planned for the two highly touted backs. Berry?s injuries and Hyde?s inability to qualify academically have left Hall to carry the load.

?I knew I was coming in with two other really good running backs,? Hall said. ?So it was kind of like motivation for me, but we?re all working hard. Jaamal is working hard too, but his injuries aren?t allowing him to play.?

Hall believed the low expectations placed on him would give him a chance early in his career to surprise some people.

?I definitely took it as a challenge, and I worked real hard in the offseason because I knew I was kind of an underdog coming in, so it motivated me,? Hall said. ?Coming out of high school, everyone thought since Jeannette was such a small school, that we wouldn?t be ready to play college football, but it shows that if you?re an athlete, you?re an athlete and you can play.?

Hall has 231 yards rushing this season and one touchdown. His most impressive stat, however, is his average of 5.1 yards per carry, more than either Herron or Saine. His running style gives OSU something different than ?Boom? and ?Zoom,? especially while the two are plagued with injuries.

?I always had a belief and confidence in myself, but the injuries are allowing me to make plays so I?m just trying to take full advantage of it,? Hall said. ?It?s funny, coming in we were like, we got five good running backs that could run, and we were all doing pretty good, then two go down. So everyone has to step up, you can never take a week off in practice, because you never know what can happen to the running back in front of you.?
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The Lantern - Hall seizes opportunity to play with Pryor a second time
 
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Jordan Hall enjoys running alongside pal Terrelle Pryor: Ohio State Insider
By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer
November 05, 2009, 11:29PM

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Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer
Jordan Hall gained 90 yards against New Mexico State last week.

Columbus -- Jordan Hall has played with Terrelle Pryor in both high school and college, and while Pryor is the starting quarterback at Ohio State, Hall in some ways holds a more enviable position.

While everyone knows what Pryor can and cannot do, freshman tailback Hall gets to play the intriguing role of the unknown who looks good in limited action and has fans clamoring for more as the Buckeyes get ready for Penn State on Saturday.

"I always had belief because I'm confident in myself," Hall said after gaining 90 yards against New Mexico State last week. "The injuries [to other running backs] have just allowed me to make plays, and I just tried to take full advantage of that."
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It's unlikely you'll see Ohio State Buckeyes use Jordan Hall at receiver: Hey, Doug!
Published: Saturday, July 17, 2010
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

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Buckeyes running back Jordan Hall.

Q: Hey, Doug: With the loss of Duron Carter, is there any chance that running back/return man Jordan Hall could be used occasionally at wide receiver? -- Bob Anderson, Murrysville, Pa.

A: Hey, Bob: The ability Hall flashed at times last season has created a lot of interest among fans, but the Buckeyes have too many other options at receiver, even if many of them are young, to use Hall out there. But with a crowded backfield, I'll be interested to see how Jim Tressel plans to mix and match those backs, maybe putting two tailbacks on the field together, maybe throwing to the backs more than we have seen in the past. For all the intrigue about Hall, Jaamal Berry and Carlos Hyde, though, in the end I believe veterans Brandon Saine and Dan Herron will get the vast majority of the carries.
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