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S/LB Jer'Male Hines (official thread)

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OSU notebook: Hines to make start at safety
Friday, August 29, 2008
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

A year ago, Jermale Hines was not allowed to play football for Ohio State. On Saturday, he will make his first career start.

That's a rapid climb for the sophomore from Cleveland Glenville, who will start at strong safety against Youngstown State in place of Kurt Coleman, who rolled an ankle in practice Monday.

Hines was forced to sit out the first five games of the 2007 season as he awaited clearance from the NCAA initial-eligibility clearinghouse.

Once he got it, he played the next week at Purdue, and ended up playing in seven games -- mostly on special teams.

"You can really draw a conclusion (how good he is) from all the time he missed last year, and yet our coaches didn't want to redshirt him because they just saw so much promise," coach Jim Tressel said. "He's such a smart player. He's just got natural instincts and understanding."

Hines (6 feet 2, 212 pounds) was switched from linebacker to safety after spring practice.

Tressel said safeties Aaron Gant and Nick Patterson will also play along with Hines and starting free safety Anderson Russell. Coleman's injury is not believed to be serious.

Hines had been listed as the starting nickel back, so that job likely will belong to Tyler Moeller.

In addition, backup cornerback Andre Amos likely will miss the game as he continues to strengthen his leg after undergoing knee surgery last year.
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Shocking. Is the best description of this turn of events. Of course with info from camp so limited most did not see this coming. May the best player, start. His skills must be so great that it negates his experience in JT's eyes. Or the other safeties are just not getting it done?
 
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Taosman;1241774; said:
Shocking. Is the best description of this turn of events. Of course with info from camp so limited most did not see this coming. May the best player, start. His skills must be so great that it negates his experience in JT's eyes. Or the other safeties are just not getting it done?
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How's 'bout showing a little love over here! Bump'n this one 'cuz Mr. Hines 'been bring'n the wood.

Looking forward to seeing a lot more from Jer'Male this year and going forward.

:oh:
 
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Hines got screwed this week by not getting the Jack Tatum hit of the week award. Its not his fault that the guy he knocked out of the game turned out to be less effective than his replacement...

Hines' play was one of the few bright spots in the OU game. I have high hopes for him.
 
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I actually thought he looked a bit lost at times Saturday (in run support and pass coverage). He has had some good hits and flashes but he is still a rookie. Still has to learn to turn his head a bit too. He'll be good though.
 
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I actually thought he looked a bit lost at times Saturday (in run support and pass coverage). He has had some good hits and flashes but he is still a rookie. Still has to learn to turn his head a bit too. He'll be good though.
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Very fair critique. Kid has shown some flashes for sure though. Looking fwd to him maturing and getting better every week.
 
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craigblitz;1254809; said:
Very fair critique. Kid has shown some flashes for sure though. Looking fwd to him maturing and getting better every week.
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Yep. I have been really excited with Jermale's play. I think he could possibly be a liability on pass coverage, but he plays the run so well. He can really hit and seems pretty athletic. I agree that USC will probably throw at him a lot but I think he will be ready for it. Will Coleman probably get the start though?
 
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[quote='BusNative;125492;1]Watched the OU game again last night, and I have to agree that he was lost at times. He ended up out of position a handful of important times, including playing a little too deep and wide on OU's touchdown run...[/quote]
I was just going to mention that TD run. He did look completely lost. But this kid has A LOT of potential and I'm excited to see how he turns out.
 
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