A Star Is Reborn?
One of the players we were most anxious to see was Tyler Moeller, and while watching him work with the safeties, he didn?t disappoint. During the figure-eight drill, where two players are separated by a few feet and the player in chasing position tries to catch the player in front of him, Moeller would catch his man within ten or so steps, even pushing him down and passing him at times.
(In case you?re not familiar with that drill, generally, the chaser doesn?t catch the guy in front of him.)
When Moeller was on the other end and being chased, he easily distanced himself from his pursuer. He was also consistently victorious in the tugs-of-war, though the last one appeared to take a lot out of him, because there was something visibly wrong with him. It wasn?t clear if he dinged something, or if it was just fatigue. He finished the rest of the drills, but it was clear that he had been affected by the tug-of-war.
But it was still a very positive sign seeing him out there, and seeing him succeed. His weight is down, but he has apparently gained speed as he looks to lock down the Star position for the Buckeyes.
And don?t think for a second that Moeller?s efforts aren?t being noticed by everybody around him.
?It?s very encouraging," said Torrence when asked what it means to see Moeller out on the field competing.
?Especially in his situation. Tyler is a football player through and through. He?s a Buckeye though and through. And he?s the type of person who is going to give you 110% no matter what. And coming from his situation, it?s just really good to see him out there getting a chance to do what he really loves to do.?
