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I remember some announcer saying that even Ted Ginn Sr. admits that Gonzo is faster than Teddy. Take it for what its worth, but interesting none the less.
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I remember some announcer saying that even Ted Ginn Sr. admits that Gonzo is faster than Teddy. Take it for what its worth, but interesting none the less.
tedginn05
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Ted Ginn Sr. doesn't hype his son up to be the greastest.
I remember at the Alamo Bowl, the sideline reporter asked him if he liked the way OSU was using him(something along those lines) and he was like "no, they ain't working him hard enough".
But from what I understand, he ran a 4.4 out of HS. Just in comparision, Sirjo Welch was timed 4.4 his senior year.
I remember at the Alamo Bowl, the sideline reporter asked him if he liked the way OSU was using him(something along those lines) and he was like "no, they ain't working him hard enough".
But from what I understand, he ran a 4.4 out of HS. Just in comparision, Sirjo Welch was timed 4.4 his senior year.
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Gonzo's 40 time is supposedly a couple hundreths faster, but in top end speed Teddy is faster.
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Buckeyes27
Go Bucks! Go Cavaliers!
he is just fun to watch, because he is fast and you never know what he is going to do.
there are a lot of receviers on this team that has the talent, maybe not the speed, but can make some people miss
there are a lot of receviers on this team that has the talent, maybe not the speed, but can make some people miss
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AirForceBuck
No mercy
All underclassmen (Juniors) are eligable for workouts in todays pro camp. However, commendable, Teddy Ginn cited that he wouldnt work out because he didnt wanna take attention away from the seniors who have jobs on the line. I love that attitude about him. He knew he didnt need an early camp for buzz around him (unlike Gonzo), so he let the seniors shine.
From the Dispatch today:
The sideshow for what promises to be a circuslike atmosphere has been canceled.
Ted Ginn Jr. will not run for the approximately 100 NFL coaches and scouts expected to gather at Ohio State today to put draft-hopeful Buckeyes through their paces.
OSU coaches allow underclassmen to take a shot at the stopwatches just for the experience. Coach Jim Tressel said this week that there was a chance Ginn, a speedy, big-play receiver and return man who will be a junior in the fall, might try to start a buzz for next spring.
"I just decided not to," Ginn said yesterday. "It’s important, but it’s not important right now. It’s more important for the guys going out (into the draft)."
At least 14 Buckeyes are expected to take part. Based on their 40-yard dash times and performances in drills, hundreds of thousands of dollars are on the line for the likes of linebackers A.J. Hawk and Bobby Carpenter, receiver Santonio Holmes and defensive back Ashton Youboty. Each has been projected by one service or another as a possible first-round pick in the draft April 29.
For Carpenter and Holmes, especially, it will be a big afternoon. Neither ran at the combine in Indianapolis.
Carpenter will try to show he has recovered from a broken leg suffered Nov. 19. Holmes, like many top prospects, elected to work out on his home turf, where he might be more comfortable.
As for Ginn, the scouts will have to wait.
Ginn was a standout in football at Cleveland Glenville and a world-class prospect in track in the high hurdles and 400-meter run. When he signed with the Buckeyes, he said he would like to compete in both sports in college, but he has yet to run for the track team.
There is a chance he might run some events this spring during the outdoor season.
"I’ll sit down with coach Tressel after spring football (the end of April) and see if it fits into my schedule, and then go from there," Ginn said.
There has been speculation since the middle of Ginn’s freshman season that he would opt for the NFL after his junior year. That’s one reason many people expected him to run today, just to whet NFL teams’ appetites.
Ginn said "the only thing I’m looking to do at this moment is go out and play hard for my seniors this season and still do what I have to do to make myself a better player. . . . And the outcome will be the outcome."
Ginn’s father, the football and track coach at Glenville, said they haven’t talked seriously about what could be coming next year.
As for running track, "I think that came and went," Ted Ginn Sr. said. "I think Ted loves football more than track. When he was in track he was really into it, and I think one reason is because no matter what he’s doing, he’s going to give it all he has. But once he got out of it, that was pretty much a done deal."
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OSUBuckeye4Life
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20 players looking to come back strong
6. WR Ted Ginn, Jr., Ohio State – Alright, so the mercurial Ginn didn’t turn 2005 into his own personal Heisman showcase, as many had predicted. He did close strong, capped by a blowout performance in the Fiesta Bowl, but was a non-entity for large chunks of the season. That’ll change in 2006, particularly with Santonio Holmes playing in the NFL and no longer the main target in the passing game. The Buckeyes will get back to concocting ways to get the ball in the hands of Ginn, who’ll reciprocate with a Heisman-type junior year, albeit one year later than anticipated
http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2006/Columnists/RC/Rebound.htm
6. WR Ted Ginn, Jr., Ohio State – Alright, so the mercurial Ginn didn’t turn 2005 into his own personal Heisman showcase, as many had predicted. He did close strong, capped by a blowout performance in the Fiesta Bowl, but was a non-entity for large chunks of the season. That’ll change in 2006, particularly with Santonio Holmes playing in the NFL and no longer the main target in the passing game. The Buckeyes will get back to concocting ways to get the ball in the hands of Ginn, who’ll reciprocate with a Heisman-type junior year, albeit one year later than anticipated
http://www.collegefootballnews.com/2006/Columnists/RC/Rebound.htm
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AirForceBuck
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According to SI, Ginn is #11 (of 21), in the top players comming back for the 2006-07 season.
#11 Teddy Ginn
<TABLE class=cnnGalleryRightRail cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=320 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD>It's become pretty obvious that blowing up in a nationally-televised BCS game can increase your juice a bit (see: Vince Young). Ginn ran circles around Notre Dame's defense in Sun Devil Stadium, catching eight balls for 167 yards and a touchdown and adding a 68-yard score on a reverse for good measure. Although Ginn's a bit undersized (6-feet, 175 pounds), he boasts true track speed having been a national champion in the 110 high hurdles in high school.
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#11 Teddy Ginn
<TABLE class=cnnGalleryRightRail cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=320 border=0><TBODY><TR vAlign=top><TD>It's become pretty obvious that blowing up in a nationally-televised BCS game can increase your juice a bit (see: Vince Young). Ginn ran circles around Notre Dame's defense in Sun Devil Stadium, catching eight balls for 167 yards and a touchdown and adding a 68-yard score on a reverse for good measure. Although Ginn's a bit undersized (6-feet, 175 pounds), he boasts true track speed having been a national champion in the 110 high hurdles in high school.
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teddy's not a junior, tho... and couldn't go pro this year (gonzo could have done so as a RS Soph). Does your underlined quote only hold true for juniors, or sophomores and freshman as well?
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<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=yspsctnhdln>This is the type of article that really gets me excited for the upcoming season. Its also good to hear that Ginn is becoming more of an active leader as well...
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-ohiost-ginn&prov=ap&type=lgns
Ginn shows dramatic improvement heading into junior season
</TD></TR><TR><TD height=7><SPACER height="1" width="1" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer
April 4, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- As good as Ted Ginn Jr. has been in his first two years at Ohio State, his teammates believe the best is yet to come.
"Not only is it possible, in my opinion he's going to go past the expectations," fellow Buckeyes wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez said Tuesday, four days into Ohio State's spring practice schedule. "He's playing so well right now. Teddy, he's going to be better than anybody thinks."
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</NOSCRIPT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Ginn has produced a lot of eye-popping highlights in two seasons, but was still the Buckeyes' second-best receiver behind Santonio Holmes. Now that Holmes has given up his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft, Ginn is being looked at as the go-to guy.
"There's a major difference in his receiver play," receivers coach Darrell Hazell said. "He's understanding things a whole lot better. I think he was kind of sitting in the wings a little bit last year. Now he's stepped out and he's making a lot of plays."
Ginn was so spectacular as a freshman, his sophomore season was viewed as a something of a disappointment. He had 51 catches for 803 yards and scored seven TDs, including one kickoff return and one punt return for a score; good but not quite as spectacular as his freshman season when his four punt return touchdowns set Ohio State and Big Ten records.
As last season progressed, quarterback Troy Smith looked for Ginn more often on important pass plays.
"I just look at it as a guy out there playing receiver," said Ginn, who's added five pounds and now is 6-foot and 180. "I can be a possession (receiver), I can be a big-play (receiver). It really doesn't matter."
Now Ginn is being mentioned as one of the early front-runners for the Heisman Trophy. He doesn't back away from that talk.
"It'd be a great honor to win that award," he said. "But I'm not going to set my whole season on the Heisman. I'm going to set my whole season on playing hard ... and getting better every game."
With Holmes gone, more will be expected of Ginn. Holmes was Smith's primary target, catching 53 passes for 977 yards (2.7 yards more per catch than Ginn) with 11 touchdowns.
Hazell believes that Ginn accepts the added responsibility. He said Ginn is asking more questions and showing more leadership.
"I just feel more relaxed, more calm," Ginn said.
His teammates say that those who don't see Ginn in action until the Buckeyes' Sept. 2 opener against Northern Illinois won't recognize the new Ginn.
"I guess people won't see it until we get the season started, but I'm telling you: Be ready," Gonzalez said. "Be ready. He's going to have a heck of a year."
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=ap-ohiost-ginn&prov=ap&type=lgns
Ginn shows dramatic improvement heading into junior season
</TD></TR><TR><TD height=7><SPACER height="1" width="1" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD>By RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer
April 4, 2006
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- As good as Ted Ginn Jr. has been in his first two years at Ohio State, his teammates believe the best is yet to come.
"Not only is it possible, in my opinion he's going to go past the expectations," fellow Buckeyes wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez said Tuesday, four days into Ohio State's spring practice schedule. "He's playing so well right now. Teddy, he's going to be better than anybody thinks."
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"There's a major difference in his receiver play," receivers coach Darrell Hazell said. "He's understanding things a whole lot better. I think he was kind of sitting in the wings a little bit last year. Now he's stepped out and he's making a lot of plays."
Ginn was so spectacular as a freshman, his sophomore season was viewed as a something of a disappointment. He had 51 catches for 803 yards and scored seven TDs, including one kickoff return and one punt return for a score; good but not quite as spectacular as his freshman season when his four punt return touchdowns set Ohio State and Big Ten records.
As last season progressed, quarterback Troy Smith looked for Ginn more often on important pass plays.
"I just look at it as a guy out there playing receiver," said Ginn, who's added five pounds and now is 6-foot and 180. "I can be a possession (receiver), I can be a big-play (receiver). It really doesn't matter."
Now Ginn is being mentioned as one of the early front-runners for the Heisman Trophy. He doesn't back away from that talk.
"It'd be a great honor to win that award," he said. "But I'm not going to set my whole season on the Heisman. I'm going to set my whole season on playing hard ... and getting better every game."
With Holmes gone, more will be expected of Ginn. Holmes was Smith's primary target, catching 53 passes for 977 yards (2.7 yards more per catch than Ginn) with 11 touchdowns.
Hazell believes that Ginn accepts the added responsibility. He said Ginn is asking more questions and showing more leadership.
"I just feel more relaxed, more calm," Ginn said.
His teammates say that those who don't see Ginn in action until the Buckeyes' Sept. 2 opener against Northern Illinois won't recognize the new Ginn.
"I guess people won't see it until we get the season started, but I'm telling you: Be ready," Gonzalez said. "Be ready. He's going to have a heck of a year."
Updated on Tuesday, Apr 4, 2006 8:56 pm ED
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bukIpower
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Yeah no doubt... I already thought the kid was simply too good to be true as a weapon. If he really is that much better I really don't see many teams stopping us. If we dont' score atleast 28+ points a game it'd be a let down!! The problem for our O-coordinator is who do we get the ball to? We have so many weapons that its kinda hard to spread the ball around. Do we let pitt run the ball? Do we option with Smith? Throw it deep to Gonzo? Or Do we Reverse or throw deep to Ginn? Not to mention Hall, Wells, C-Wells, Haw, and all the other receivers we have... Hopefully Ginn can step up and help out a person like Dukes who's having some troubles with consistancy. Is September here yet??! GO BUCKS
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BuckBackHome
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Not a surprise. You could see him really starting to learn the position the second half of last season. IIRC he played QB and CB at Glenville. Considering both Ginn and Gonzo were supposed to be our secondary of the future it is amazing how quickly they have grasped and dominated the WR role.
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