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Telekinesis
Easily Amused by the Bitterly Disappointed
Kid was balling. Great to know we have yet another weapon at WR. Now if the passing game can just stop tripping over its own feet, we’ll be looking at a dangerous ball club.
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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
It’s like in Beerfest when Landfill dies and his exact identical twin shows up to replace him in the competition.
Anyway...welcome new Austin Mack.
Anyway...welcome new Austin Mack.
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I've always thought that Victor should be looking over his shoulder. We keep saying each year that he's going to break out, guys like Olave can pass him up, and once healthy we can't sleep on Babb either.
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MARVYMARV14
Hall of Fame
Lots of ne faces will have a chance for pt next year including Mr Wilson and the cream will rise to the top
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
CHRIS OLAVE “WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE” IN EARNING ROLE IN OHIO STATE'S WIDE RECEIVER ROTATION AS A TRUE FRESHMAN
Before his first season as a Buckeye even began, true freshman wide receiver Chris Olave was drawing praise from his Ohio State teammates and coaches for how he performed in summer workouts and fall camp leading up to the season.
“I think he was better than me, Parris (Campbell) and Terry (McLaurin) just coming in right away,” Johnnie Dixon said of Olave in August. “I haven’t seen a guy come in like that yet. Chris was a dude that turned everybody’s heads … From day one, he jumped in, you could tell that he could play.”
In a three-play stretch during the second quarter of Ohio State’s 26-6 win over Michigan State on Saturday, Olave started to show those same skills that have made a big impression on those who have had the opportunity to watch him practice.
With Ohio State facing a 2nd-and-14 at its own 28-yard line early in the second quarter, Olave broke open a deep slant route over the middle to catch a pass from Dwayne Haskins for a 25-yard gain to bring the Buckeyes into Michigan State territory.
Two plays later, Olave got open on a curl route for a 16-yard catch to bring Ohio State into the red zone.
Those were Olave’s only two catches of Saturday’s game, but that matched his total of previous catches for his season and Ohio State career – and both of those previous catches came with games already well in hand against Oregon State and Tulane.
In just his second game as the newest member of Ohio State’s six-man receiver rotation, having joined the rotation at the Z receiver position after Austin Mack underwent foot surgery that sidelined him for at least the rest of the regular season, Olave showed that he could be a playmaker for the Buckeyes – and gave a glimpse into why he, over some more experienced players and highly touted recruits, was called upon as the next man up at receiver.
One of the last additions to Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2018, Olave wasn’t as highly touted as most of the other prospects who signed with the Buckeyes in last year’s recruiting cycle. Yet in a year that most of Ohio State’s true freshmen have had to wait their turn on the bench, Olave has become one of the first members of the class to earn significant playing time for the Buckeyes – and his coaches and teammates believe his rise is only beginning.
“Boy, he’s going to be good,” Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said when asked about Olave on Wednesday. “He’s way ahead of schedule.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tes-wide-receiver-rotation-as-a-true-freshman
Before his first season as a Buckeye even began, true freshman wide receiver Chris Olave was drawing praise from his Ohio State teammates and coaches for how he performed in summer workouts and fall camp leading up to the season.
“I think he was better than me, Parris (Campbell) and Terry (McLaurin) just coming in right away,” Johnnie Dixon said of Olave in August. “I haven’t seen a guy come in like that yet. Chris was a dude that turned everybody’s heads … From day one, he jumped in, you could tell that he could play.”
In a three-play stretch during the second quarter of Ohio State’s 26-6 win over Michigan State on Saturday, Olave started to show those same skills that have made a big impression on those who have had the opportunity to watch him practice.
With Ohio State facing a 2nd-and-14 at its own 28-yard line early in the second quarter, Olave broke open a deep slant route over the middle to catch a pass from Dwayne Haskins for a 25-yard gain to bring the Buckeyes into Michigan State territory.
Two plays later, Olave got open on a curl route for a 16-yard catch to bring Ohio State into the red zone.
Those were Olave’s only two catches of Saturday’s game, but that matched his total of previous catches for his season and Ohio State career – and both of those previous catches came with games already well in hand against Oregon State and Tulane.
In just his second game as the newest member of Ohio State’s six-man receiver rotation, having joined the rotation at the Z receiver position after Austin Mack underwent foot surgery that sidelined him for at least the rest of the regular season, Olave showed that he could be a playmaker for the Buckeyes – and gave a glimpse into why he, over some more experienced players and highly touted recruits, was called upon as the next man up at receiver.
One of the last additions to Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2018, Olave wasn’t as highly touted as most of the other prospects who signed with the Buckeyes in last year’s recruiting cycle. Yet in a year that most of Ohio State’s true freshmen have had to wait their turn on the bench, Olave has become one of the first members of the class to earn significant playing time for the Buckeyes – and his coaches and teammates believe his rise is only beginning.
“Boy, he’s going to be good,” Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said when asked about Olave on Wednesday. “He’s way ahead of schedule.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tes-wide-receiver-rotation-as-a-true-freshman
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zincfinger
Gert Frobe-approved
This one was an especially nice catch:CHRIS OLAVE “WAY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE” IN EARNING ROLE IN OHIO STATE'S WIDE RECEIVER ROTATION AS A TRUE FRESHMAN
Before his first season as a Buckeye even began, true freshman wide receiver Chris Olave was drawing praise from his Ohio State teammates and coaches for how he performed in summer workouts and fall camp leading up to the season.
“I think he was better than me, Parris (Campbell) and Terry (McLaurin) just coming in right away,” Johnnie Dixon said of Olave in August. “I haven’t seen a guy come in like that yet. Chris was a dude that turned everybody’s heads … From day one, he jumped in, you could tell that he could play.”
In a three-play stretch during the second quarter of Ohio State’s 26-6 win over Michigan State on Saturday, Olave started to show those same skills that have made a big impression on those who have had the opportunity to watch him practice.
With Ohio State facing a 2nd-and-14 at its own 28-yard line early in the second quarter, Olave broke open a deep slant route over the middle to catch a pass from Dwayne Haskins for a 25-yard gain to bring the Buckeyes into Michigan State territory.
Two plays later, Olave got open on a curl route for a 16-yard catch to bring Ohio State into the red zone.
Those were Olave’s only two catches of Saturday’s game, but that matched his total of previous catches for his season and Ohio State career – and both of those previous catches came with games already well in hand against Oregon State and Tulane.
In just his second game as the newest member of Ohio State’s six-man receiver rotation, having joined the rotation at the Z receiver position after Austin Mack underwent foot surgery that sidelined him for at least the rest of the regular season, Olave showed that he could be a playmaker for the Buckeyes – and gave a glimpse into why he, over some more experienced players and highly touted recruits, was called upon as the next man up at receiver.
One of the last additions to Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2018, Olave wasn’t as highly touted as most of the other prospects who signed with the Buckeyes in last year’s recruiting cycle. Yet in a year that most of Ohio State’s true freshmen have had to wait their turn on the bench, Olave has become one of the first members of the class to earn significant playing time for the Buckeyes – and his coaches and teammates believe his rise is only beginning.
“Boy, he’s going to be good,” Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said when asked about Olave on Wednesday. “He’s way ahead of schedule.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tes-wide-receiver-rotation-as-a-true-freshman
I was at the game, and it was pretty damn cold out there, which I suspect contributed to some of the receiver drops. To catch a 25-yard bullet, on a crossing pattern, in stride with the ball out in front of you, when it is cold enough to make the ball feel like it is made of vulcanized rubber, is nice work.
edit: When watching that play live, I thought Prince was lucky to not get called for illegal hands to the face. Rewatching it now, it may have been at least partly because the defender had his mitt in Prince's face, too. And it seems like Jordan should have been able to hold his block a little longer.
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