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WR Dane Sanzenbacher (Official Thread)

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Spring is in the Buckeye air. Basketball is going well and we start to look forward to the Spring Game again. Can't wait to see this team again on the field.

And the piggy-backs?
?I?d rather just do regular sprints or something like that," Devon Torrence joked. ?But if Coach thinks it?s gonna help us get better, then I?m all for it.?
?The piggy-back thing was the most awkward for sure," said an emphatic Dane Sanzenbacher. ?It?s at the end of the workout, everybody?s just drenched in sweat. But it?s something they ask us to do, so we we?ve got to do it. There?s nothing we can do. We?ve done it every year, so we just get through it.?
Asked if there is a preferred piggy-backing technique that he employs, Sanzenbacher thought for a moment and said, ?There?s no real secret. I think you just go as fast as you can.?
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Ohio State's Spring Cleaning (and Questions), Part One | Bleacher Report

Who will return punts and KOs this year? Dane has a shot but so does Field and Jackson. My bet is on Dane expanding his role this year.


In the Rose Bowl, Ohio State made due with DeVier Posey and Dane Sanzenbacher as punt returners and Daniel "Boom" Herron, Anderson Russell, and Brandon Saine as kick returners.

This is one of the areas where I believe multiple players will be given opportunities to win these jobs both in the spring and in the fall. While I believe Tressel will take a sure-handed receiver such as Dane Sanzenbacher as a punt returner, I also believe redshirt freshmen Chris Fields and James Jackson will be given opportunities to demonstrate their abilities this spring.
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Sanzo speaks about the WR class and "chemisrty"

Football: Spring gives OSU receivers chance to bloom | BuckeyeXtra

"It's always a different group, even if you lose just one guy or a few seniors; every year it's a new team," Sanzenbacher said. "I'd say the maturity is a little bit different."
That goes especially for him and Posey.
"The confidence level of both of those guys rose as the season went on, DeVier's especially later in the year when he started making plays," Hazell said. "You could see those guys developing a chemistry with Terrelle (Pryor) through the course of the season, and I think the bowl game was an example of that. I think they both are going to have a spectacular year for us, because they're still very hungry.
"They also can feel comfortable about leading now. They understand the level it takes to win football games here."
The others, meanwhile, are works in progress. Washington started last season in the primary three- and four-receiver rotation but fell out as Small climbed out of the doghouse and Carter emerged. Washington contemplated transferring.
"And you know what? He had a nice performance in the Rose Bowl," Hazell said. "He didn't have any balls thrown his way, but in what we asked him to do (block and run decoy routes), he did a nice job. In fact, he had some key blocks, like on some of those balls Dane caught on the bubble screen."
It's that kind of effort, along with running strong routes and - above all - catching the ball, that the coaches will be seeking from the group the next four weeks. It's their time to make a move because in preseason practice at least two more highly touted prospects will join the queue: freshmen James Louis of Delray Beach, Fla., and 6-foot-7 Tyrone Williams of East Cleveland.
Such changes in the receivers' meeting room keep everybody on their toes, Sanzenbacher said.
"I think every year we say we've got the talent; I don't think that's a problem," he said. "But there is always something new to find. And I don't think coach Hazell or anybody in the room knows what the makeup of the receiver group is going to look like by the time we get to the fall.
"We'll find out a lot through the spring, obviously, and during the summer."
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Sanzenbacher Satisfied with Progress of Passing Game
By Jessica Weihrauch

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Rising senior wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher can sum up the half-way point of spring practice with one word: confidence. The younger players have proven their worth and the competition is stiff when it comes to naming offensive starters.

?We?ve got a lot of backs that are able to come out of the back field and prove they can catch the ball,? said Sanzenbacher. ?They can mix it up a bit. Spring ball is that opportunity for those young guys to get out there and earn their spot, show what they can do.?

Chris Fields could be the biggest contender for a wide receiver position in the fall. The 6-foot 185-pounder made first-team All-Ohio, had 61 receptions for 876 yards, and 16 touchdowns as a senior in high school.

?He was a guy that worked a lot with the scout team during the season last year,? said Sanzenbacher. ?You would always hear a little bit about him playing well but now you actually get to see it on our side of the ball during the spring.?
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Dane speaks about Chris Fields...

Ohio State football: Harvey's Fields making quick strides at receiver (with video) - The News-Herald Sports : Breaking news coverage for Northern Ohio

Nice little emdedded video by Coach Hazell on Fields too.

"Chris has made big strides this spring," said Sanzenbacher. "When Taurian was sick a few days this spring, Chris was able to step in at the three spot and we didn't really miss a beat."
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Even Sanzenbacher said, "you'd be surprised how many little things there are" for a college football player to grasp when transforming from a high school player to a collegiate player.
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toledoblade.com -- The Blade ~ Toledo Ohio

More about our Hometown hero...

COLUMBUS - There's been a lot of movement in the Ohio State receiving corps since Dane Sanzenbacher arrived about three years ago. Guys went to the NFL, either after graduating or leaving early. Some transferred while discontent or served suspensions for various conduct issues.

Through all of the transitions, Sanzenbacher just kept producing. He has played in 37 games over his first three seasons, caught 69 passes, and gained 931 yards while scoring eight touchdowns.
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The big ten is in for a big surprise this year. The WR corps is loaded.
 
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The Lantern - Who will catch Pryor's passes?

For a quarterback to be at his very best, he needs the best wide receivers.
Terrelle Pryor will be lucky enough to have two veteran wideouts in senior Dane Sanzenbacher and junior DeVier Posey. They could become one of the nation?s best receiving tandems, and their skill sets should give Pryor two reliable weapons.
Sanzenbacher has been dependable for three seasons, catching passes from Todd Boeckman and now Pryor. As he prepares for his final season wearing scarlet and gray, he is still working at being a better target.
"He can get better," wide receiver coach Darell Hazell said. "He has to work on second-level releases and those types of things, but he's got a chance to be really special for us this year."
Pryor found Sanzenbacher several times early in the season, but as the year wore on, Posey seemed to emerge as his favorite receiver.
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Who will catch the first pass this spring? My money is on Posey, but the combo is really going to light things up this year and should produce many highlights. See you all at the spring game...
 
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