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S/LB Tyler Moeller (official thread)

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“It feels good to be out here hitting again,” said Moeller, who took part in spring practice but was not allowed to participate in full-contact drills at the coaches’ order.

“I am truly blessed to be recovered and back out here with the team.”
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The Ozone:Moeller Back Hitting…One Day Early

"It means everything to me. Playing here is everything to me," Moeller said about being back out on the football field. "Riding the bench for three years and then getting a shot (in 2009), and then getting hurt — and then most people saying I couldn't play again — to come back here and play and contribute on this team is just everything to me."
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The Buckeye Times: BUCKEYES, MOELLER LIVE AND IN FULL PADS ON TUESDAY MORNING
 
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Ohio State's Tyler Moeller enjoys return and praises QB Terrelle Pryor
Published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- They're the two most-watched Buckeyes in preseason camp, and on Ohio State's first practice day in full pads Tuesday, Tyler Moeller made a point about Terrelle Pryor that had to be taken seriously.

Pryor, the Buckeyes' third-year quarterback with the enormous potential, had already said it about himself, but it carried even more weight coming from Moeller, the fifth-year safety with limitless desire.

Sunday, Pryor admitted he'd been a little arrogant early in his career and said he'd been humbled, ready now as a junior to be a better teammate. Tuesday, Moeller was the first Buckeye to really confirm that.

It means little to say you've changed if no one explains how far you had to come.

"Terrelle is a great player," Moeller said, responding to a question about Pryor's claim that he'll return to Ohio State as a senior in 2011. "It's a huge difference from when he first got here to now, his maturity and how he became a leader.

"I think when he first got here, I don't think too many people liked him, really. He was kind of a punk. But now I have the utmost respect for him. He's a great player and a great leader and I'd follow him into battle any day."
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Ohio State's Tyler Moeller enjoys return and praises QB Terrelle Pryor | cleveland.com
 
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Back in the game
After a punch in the face led to a serious head injury, Tyler Moeller has made a remarkable recovery
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 02:54 AM
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
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FRED SQUILLANTE | Dispatch
Tyler Moeller says he is "truly blessed" to once again be playing football full-bore, full-contact.
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FRED SQUILLANTE | Dispatch
Moeller (26) should figure prominently in the Buckeyes' defensive plans.
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Tyler Moeller is back playing the game he loves without restriction, but the Ohio State safety said he will never forget the incident that almost took away not only the game but his life.

And he admitted he is finding it difficult to forgive the man who did it.

"I am truly blessed, to survive that, for one, and then to be here and playing a contact sport, a grueling sport," Moeller said after the Buckeyes' first full-contact practice of the preseason yesterday, his first since the spring of 2009. "I am truly blessed."

There was a chance a year ago that Moeller had played his last football. While on a family vacation in July 2009, he was punched in the face by Ralph Gray Decker at a restaurant in Largo, Fla.
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Ohio State notes: Moeller gets the big hit out of the way
Published: Wednesday, August 18, 2010
By John Kampf
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COLUMBUS ? Most players wouldn't be very happy about getting decleated by a teammate in full-contact practices.

Tyler Moeller is the exception.

Moeller is back with the Ohio State football team this year after sitting out last season because of a head injury he sustained in an assault in Florida. So when one of his teammates got the best of him in Monday's practice, the 6-foot, 210-pound senior defensive back from Cincinnati Colerain took it in stride with a smile.

Moeller explained that he and fellow defensive back Travis Howard were in man-to-man coverage against the first-team offense when Taurian Washington lowered the boom on him.

"Dane (Sanzenbacher) went outside and T-Wash went inside," Moeller said. "When I turned, T-Wash laid me out. I think that's the biggest hit (of camp) so far. I kinda needed it, though. It kinda felt good to get that hit in."

There was a time Moeller probably wasn't sure he'd be playing football again because of his head injuries. Since being cleared for full-contact drills, Moeller has locked in as the Star (nickel) defensive back.

While he got taken off his feet by Washington on Monday, Moeller got his biggest hit of the preseason on Tuesday with a hard shot on Brandon Saine.

On one play Tuesday, Moeller blitzed from the corner and let up so he wouldn't light up quarterback Terrelle Pryor, who took advantage of the black, no-hit jersey he was wearing to run for a first down.

"I woulda had him. Ha ha," Moeller said with a laugh.

It's the kind of play Moeller has been itching to make.

"I feel really good," he said. "The contact hits aren't that big anymore.

"I'm playing one practice at a time and getting better. I'm getting my vision back and getting the rust out. I'm ready for the first game. I'm ready and excited."
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Ohio State notes: Moeller gets the big hit out of the way - The News-Herald Sports : Breaking news coverage for Northern Ohio
 
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Article published August 22, 2010
OSU's Moeller healed and eager to play
By MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

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Ohio State linebacker Tyler Moeller is back after missing last season recovering from injuries suffered from an assault in Florida during the offseason.
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COLUMBUS - A tuft of hair covers what was a year ago a couple of nasty gaps in Tyler Moeller's cranium, cinched together by rows of harsh, metal staples.

Today, some of Moeller's scars are hidden, some are not.

At this time in 2009, the Ohio State Buckeyes were excited about Moeller assuming a starting role at linebacker, historically a position steeped in history and manned by some of the all-time Scarlet and Gray greats.

Moeller had packed his resume with an assortment of explosive hits on special teams and as a backup to earn the job, and would replace departed All-Big Ten performer Marcus Freeman. Moeller was certain to be an impact player on another great Ohio State defense.
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After a year away, Moeller back to physical ways

By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer Published: Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 10:59 a.m.

Tyler Moeller has always been a vicious hitter.

Then he took a vicious hit in a Florida bar and his world was flipped upside down.
Now after a troubling year of doubt and questions, he's back practicing at Ohio State, hitting others with the same passion he did before a sucker punch nearly took him out of the game.
"I feel leaps and bounds better," the senior defender said earlier this week after a practice heavy on the pad-cracking. "Those big hits aren't so big anymore. I feel great. I feel back to myself hittingwise."
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NEAL C. LAURON | DISPATCH

Ohio State spotlight: Tyler Moeller
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

There were two distinct chapters in the Tyler Moeller comeback saga this preseason, Ohio State linebacker Ross Homan said.

First, there was the Moeller on the opening day of full contact, when he unleashed his first major hits since suffering a brain injury after being punched while on a family vacation in July 2009. Then there was the Moeller after he was cleared by doctors when everything checked out on the post-practice CT scan of his brain.

"Once he got that clearance, it was like night and day," Homan said. "That dude was just flying around and hitting.

"He has had a great week of practice. He's a great player for us. People forget that two years ago he was making plays all over the field."

Fans should expect a trip down memory lane tonight as Moeller, a senior from Cincinnati Colerain, gets to play for the first time since the 2008 season. Give that Marshall is expected to throw the ball a lot, Moeller should see plenty of time as OSU's fifth defensive back in the "nickel" package.

Moeller's primary strength is obvious to Homan, and it hasn't changed from the Moeller he knew before the brain injury.

"Tenacity, man. He's going in there 100 mph to try to blow up the offensive guard or the receiver," Homan said. "He is very intense in what he does, how he practices and how he plays.

"He brings speed, and at the same time, he has size to be up in the box on the run (plays). He is a huge asset for us to get back."
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