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, he reminds me of this guy (who wasn't all that bad of wide receiver either):
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Now that Olave is a superstar I hope he continues to play at that level for the next 3 years. With weight and experience he could be the next WR superstar. Go Bucks!
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sammyjenkis
Hall of Fame
Watching the 60 minute Big Ten version. How do the announcers have a roster with the other #17s name on it? Babb (?) has been out all season with an acl tear so why the fuck can the announcers make any mistake on who blocked the punt? I want to hear about a team manager being expelled and soon.
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Bill Rabinowitz
Meyer on OSU's success with crossing routes: "The execution by the offensive line and Chris Olave, my goodness, he's going to be just a great player."
but but but...
he was only a 3 star and ranked #399 nationally ?!?!?!?
Meyer on OSU's success with crossing routes: "The execution by the offensive line and Chris Olave, my goodness, he's going to be just a great player."
but but but...
he was only a 3 star and ranked #399 nationally ?!?!?!?
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I'm still laughing at the fact that we blocked a punt on a stunt.
ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
COACH'S SHOW RECAP: URBAN MEYER, KEVIN WILSON AND ALEX GRINCH PREVIEW NORTHWESTERN AND DISCUSS CHRIS OLAVE, DWAYNE HASKINS RUNNING ABILITY AND DEMETRIUS KNOX'S INJURY
ON CHRIS OLAVE
ON CHRIS OLAVE
- "Chris Olave, my goodness. He's going to be a great player."
- Meyer said Ryan Day was Olave's primary recruiter. "I was not that involved. Obviously, I became involved."
- "He's got some Devin Smith speed, and the way he tracks the ball too."
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MARVYMARV14
Hall of Fame
Hate to break it to ya, but if this kid gets any better (which he will)... he won't be around for more than 2 more seasons
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GovTressel
Heisman
I still can’t get over the adjustment on his 2nd TD vs tsun. The recognition and movement back toward the ball on a 9 route was so fluid and natural...can’t wait to see this kid play more ball.
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I have gone back through the highlights a number of times and can't get over his overall performance...but that play was one where you just know the kid is a natural. No teaching that. He is technically sound and athletic, but that is just a pure receiver play. He is going to be a stud here.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
CHRIS OLAVE’S EARLY SUCCESS AT OHIO STATE ISN’T A SURPRISE TO THOSE WHO KNOW HIM BEST
Chris Olave’s breakout success as a freshman at Ohio State came as a surprise to many people, including himself.
When asked earlier this month about his emergence as a playmaker down the stretch of the season – catching three touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ last two games before the Rose Bowl, against Michigan and against Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game, while also blocking a punt that was returned for a touchdown against Michigan – Olave acknowledged that he didn’t expect to make such a big impact as a freshman.
“That first touchdown, I was kind of surprised and shocked, but I just went along with it and just played like how I do, and it all came through,” Olave said.
To the people who have known Olave best since he was a child, when he was in high school and since he’s arrived at Ohio State, however, his success hasn’t come as a surprise.
Isiah Olave, Chris’ oldest brother, recognized his youngest brother’s athletic talent all the way back when they were in elementary school.
“We were waiting for our parents to pick us up, so we were throwing a tennis ball around,” said Isiah Olave, who just completed his own Division I football career at UC Davis. “Chris, he was probably kindergarten, first grade, I can’t remember the exact grade he was in. But he had the tennis ball, and he chucked it probably about 60-70-80 yards like a cannon, and I was just like ‘Wow, this dude’s pretty athletic.’ He has crazy arm strength, he could run and jump. I was like, ‘Dang, he’s definitely got to be the most athletic out of all of us.’”
In his first year at Ohio State, the now-18-year-old Chris Olave has been playing primarily with and against players who are older than he is – some as many as three or four years older – but that’s nothing new for him. Growing up with two older brothers, Isiah and Josh (who now plays Division II football at Azusa Pacific), Olave regularly competed against older boys while playing on the same teams as his siblings.
“I could see how he’s been successful this year,” Isiah said. “He’s played up since he was about 5. For football, he had to play with my middle brother, who’s two years older than him. And then for other sports, like basketball for example, we all pretty much played together, so he’s playing against guys that are almost four or five years older than him.”
The Olave brothers were competitive with one another, too, which forced Chris to grow up fast in order to hold his own.
“I hated losing and what not, so we’re playing against each other, I’m trying to whoop them bad,” Isiah said. “And a few times, Chris ended up crying, telling my dad I’m cheating and what not. So growing up, we had to toughen him up a little bit, get him out of that. But yeah, we’re all pretty competitive with everything we do. Whether that’s playing sports, playing video games, anything.”
Mission Hills High School head coach Chris Hauser saw that competitiveness from Chris Olave during his junior year of high school, when Olave transferred to Mission Hills after starting his high school career about 50 miles south at Eastlake High School. Olave wasn’t allowed to play for the Grizzlies that season due to the California Interscholastic Federation’s transfer rules, but that didn’t stop him from practicing hard.
“He was a scout (team) receiver, and he and his brother (Josh) both bidded as if they were playing their game every day,” Hauser said. “He just made everybody better by the work he put in with his talents that he had. And he embraced a role that most kids don’t want when they’re that talented.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...te-isnt-a-surprise-to-those-who-know-him-best
Chris Olave’s breakout success as a freshman at Ohio State came as a surprise to many people, including himself.
When asked earlier this month about his emergence as a playmaker down the stretch of the season – catching three touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ last two games before the Rose Bowl, against Michigan and against Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game, while also blocking a punt that was returned for a touchdown against Michigan – Olave acknowledged that he didn’t expect to make such a big impact as a freshman.
“That first touchdown, I was kind of surprised and shocked, but I just went along with it and just played like how I do, and it all came through,” Olave said.
To the people who have known Olave best since he was a child, when he was in high school and since he’s arrived at Ohio State, however, his success hasn’t come as a surprise.
Isiah Olave, Chris’ oldest brother, recognized his youngest brother’s athletic talent all the way back when they were in elementary school.
“We were waiting for our parents to pick us up, so we were throwing a tennis ball around,” said Isiah Olave, who just completed his own Division I football career at UC Davis. “Chris, he was probably kindergarten, first grade, I can’t remember the exact grade he was in. But he had the tennis ball, and he chucked it probably about 60-70-80 yards like a cannon, and I was just like ‘Wow, this dude’s pretty athletic.’ He has crazy arm strength, he could run and jump. I was like, ‘Dang, he’s definitely got to be the most athletic out of all of us.’”
In his first year at Ohio State, the now-18-year-old Chris Olave has been playing primarily with and against players who are older than he is – some as many as three or four years older – but that’s nothing new for him. Growing up with two older brothers, Isiah and Josh (who now plays Division II football at Azusa Pacific), Olave regularly competed against older boys while playing on the same teams as his siblings.
“I could see how he’s been successful this year,” Isiah said. “He’s played up since he was about 5. For football, he had to play with my middle brother, who’s two years older than him. And then for other sports, like basketball for example, we all pretty much played together, so he’s playing against guys that are almost four or five years older than him.”
The Olave brothers were competitive with one another, too, which forced Chris to grow up fast in order to hold his own.
“I hated losing and what not, so we’re playing against each other, I’m trying to whoop them bad,” Isiah said. “And a few times, Chris ended up crying, telling my dad I’m cheating and what not. So growing up, we had to toughen him up a little bit, get him out of that. But yeah, we’re all pretty competitive with everything we do. Whether that’s playing sports, playing video games, anything.”
Mission Hills High School head coach Chris Hauser saw that competitiveness from Chris Olave during his junior year of high school, when Olave transferred to Mission Hills after starting his high school career about 50 miles south at Eastlake High School. Olave wasn’t allowed to play for the Grizzlies that season due to the California Interscholastic Federation’s transfer rules, but that didn’t stop him from practicing hard.
“He was a scout (team) receiver, and he and his brother (Josh) both bidded as if they were playing their game every day,” Hauser said. “He just made everybody better by the work he put in with his talents that he had. And he embraced a role that most kids don’t want when they’re that talented.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...te-isnt-a-surprise-to-those-who-know-him-best
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