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dragurd
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Yeah we've seen it before. When a guy goes down it usually takes a few games for a QB to trust a new person especially on timing routes.
See the year before what Fleming and Harrison Jr. Did with all Rose Bowl practice vs what they did during the season when Olave, Wilson and JSN were down at points.
Basically unless the new guy is wide open or the it forced QB is going to look for his Safety blankets first when pressure is on.
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His NIL program.. has a clothing line
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An impeccable resource tells me... wait till you see this kid... Inniss/Tate will be eerily similar to JSN/Harrison... Zone 6 is in outrageously great shape
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At a high-end happy hour? Just had to for old time's sake. Inniss is going to be phenomenal here, question is when and not if, just might have to wait a year (Tate beat him to the punch I think, I saw Inniss as more college-ready but Tate got in the spring ball). Either way, they will pair well together.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Better Know a Buckeye: Brandon Inniss is Ready to Make an Impact from Day One As Ohio State’s Lone Five-Star Commit in 2023
Brandon Inniss is arguably the most polished and ready-to-play player and the lone five-star in Ohio State's 2023 recruiting class.
BETTER KNOW A BUCKEYE: BRANDON INNISS IS READY TO MAKE AN IMPACT FROM DAY ONE AS OHIO STATE’S LONE FIVE-STAR COMMIT IN 2023
IMMEDIATE IMPACT
As a freshman joining a loaded wide receiver room led by Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming, Inniss isn’t likely to be an immediate starter. But that doesn’t mean he won’t start to make his mark in year one.Harrison, Egbuka, Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave are among the current and recent Buckeye star receivers who started to emerge as playmakers as freshmen before stepping into starring roles as sophomores, and Inniss could follow a similar blueprint in his first two years at Ohio State.
Inniss will have to beat out a lot of talented competition to earn an immediate spot in the rotation. Xavier Johnson and Jayden Ballard are back from last year’s two-deep; Kojo Antwi, Kaleb Brown, Caleb Burton and Kyion Grayes will all be looking to earn roles as second-year Buckeyes; and Tate, Rogers and Bryson Rodgers join Inniss in a talented group of freshman wideouts.
But between his acceleration, route-running, ability to create separation and just knowing how to beat opposing defensive backs with technique, Inniss is arguably the most polished player in Ohio State’s 2023 class and should only get better once Hartline starts coaching him this summer.
He will likely start out as a slot receiver, which will allow the Buckeyes to find mismatches for Inniss and give him an opportunity to show off his combination of acceleration and physicality. That said, he’s more than capable of playing on the outside, too.
“Brandon, from early on, just had a presence about him. He had leadership early on,” Day said of Inniss at Ohio State’s press conference during the Early Signing Period. “His play this season, bringing (American Heritage) all the way to the state championship again, after the year before (when he had to play) quarterback, you could just tell he was just a competitor.
“And now you see what he did this year. He can do so many things. He can play inside. He can play outside. He's a dynamic player and has leadership ability. During the process, he kind of would communicate to the guys in the class in these text chains that these guys would use to talk to each other. He was a big catalyst for this class.”
LONG-TERM IMPACT
Inniss drew comparisons to Wilson and Olave from then-quality control coach Keenan Bailey during his recruitment and has the potential to follow in their footsteps as a future first-round NFL draft pick.“Coach Kee named a few guys like Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave’s deep play abilities,” Inniss said. “I bring everything to the table. I’m a do-it-all kind of guy. Put me in the slot, at wideout, in the backfield and motion me out, I can do it all. And my film speaks for itself.”
Living up to what those two former Buckeyes did in Columbus are high expectations to put on a player before he’s even started his college career, but Inniss is a confident player who isn’t shying away from expectations.
“A lot of people think it’s a lot of pressure, but I’m built for pressure,” Inniss said in a video published by NBC Sports before this year’s All-American Bowl. “I love it, actually.”
Ohio State will need new stars to emerge at wide receiver after this season if Harrison and Egbuka forgo their senior years and enter the 2024 NFL draft, and Inniss is a top candidate to fill that void and be one of the Buckeyes’ top receivers in 2024 and 2025.
PLAYER COMPARISON: JAXON SMITH NJIGBA
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calibuck
Too soon old, too late smart
There's gotta be more fall-out coming. Been two wide-outs xfer already, both sophs (?), highly rated, but cannot get on the field. Can't have 8-10 elite WRs, when playing 3-6 per game. Less when one counts crunch time against B10 opponents. But the Hartline express seems to keep chugging along. No doubt PT has/will come up when committed/uncommited recruits visit other programs. Hopefully the QB play will be able to get the ball out to these wunderkinds. However, gotta love it, and here's to 3 WRs being drafted in 2024. Go Bucks!
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Abenaki
Ohio against the world.
I think any additional attrition from the WR would happen after next spring. With the top 4 set to move on, there's a lot of opportunity to earn time next year. As we sit today, it would appear that Ballard and Tate lead for two spots, but a lot can change between now and a year from now.
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