No Monday Morning Blues for Posey
By Brandon Castel
For DeVier Posey, Monday morning cannot come fast enough.
While the rest of his Ohio State teammates are trying to soak up the final weekend before the dreaded start of two-a-day practices next week, Posey is simply killing time.
DeVier Posey
After three months away from the Gridiron, the Buckeyes officially opened fall camp at the start of last week, but Posey is still waiting for his first real taste of live action this fall. Expected to be OSU?s No. 1 receiver in 2009, Posey spent most of week one as a spectator after tweaking his hamstring two weeks ago while doing one-on-ones with his brother Julian "Joonie" Posey, a defensive back at Ohio University.
"He and I were getting a little extra work in over the break and I tweaked my hamstring," Posey said. "But it's not too serious. I'll be out there Monday."
Now in his second season at Ohio State, Posey witnessed first-hand just how devastating hamstring injuries can be when he watched running back Brandon Saine miss all 29 practices last fall with his injury.
"(I am) just trying to be smart because hamstring can sneak up on you and I really don?t want a problem to reoccur at the end of September and it?ll be gone for a month when I can just take a week right now and it will be gone for forever," he said.
As a 6-foot-3, 205-pound wideout with speed, Posey certainly looks the part of a No. 1 receiver. Now Buckeye fans are waiting to see if he can play like one.
More in the mold of David Boston than Ted Ginn Jr., Posey caught 11 balls for 117 yards and a touchdown last season as a freshman, but without Robiskie and Brian Hartline around, the opportunities should come fast and furious for Posey and the other young receivers in 2009.
"I?m excited for our whole corps," Posey said.
"A bunch of us didn?t get to play too much, you only saw action from a couple guys, but we?re all excited to show our talents."