AirForceBuck
No mercy
Ginn confident of his abilities, not afraid of being the target
This is a pretty good article. It shows that Ginn wasnt always the "god-like" football player he is now. All those 2-a-days, the weights, the heat, the running - it all paid off in a big way for Ginn as he didnt take anything for granted, but put it in his own hands and worked for it all.
Ginn confident of his abilities, not afraid of being the target
Sunday, April 10, 2005
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
<!--PHOTOS--><TABLE class=phototableright align=right border=0><!-- begin large ad code --><TBODY><TR><TD id=story-ad>
<SCRIPT language=JavaScript1.1 src="http://adsrv.dispatch.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/www.dispatch.com/osufootball@Position1" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT> http://adsrv.dispatch.com/RealMedia..._cap_300.gif/63646263373530643432326161346530 <NOSCRIPT> 
</NOSCRIPT>
</TD></TR><TR><TD><TABLE align=center><TBODY><TR><TD align=middle>
</IMG> </TD></TR><TR><TD align=middle>
</IMG> </TD></TR><TR><TD class=cutline width=200>Ted Ginn Jr. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
He sits atop the glass trophy cases in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center’s Hall of Champions, where Ohio State’s legends are paid tribute.
Lest one think sophomore Ted Ginn Jr. is committing sacrilege, consider he already has two plaques of his own on display — for winning national freshman-of-the-week awards.
No, he’s not out of place. Lounging in his throwback San Diego Padres hat, stylish spectacles and baggy brown sweat pants, he simply appears comfortable.
And that should be a scary prospect to OSU’s opponents this season.
Ginn looked uncomfortable early last season as the Buckeyes struggled to a 3-3 mark. But then everything came together.
During the second half of 2004, Ginn’s speed and playmaking electrified college football. He touched the ball 45 times and scored seven touchdowns.
Three of those came in three different ways (rushing, punt return and receiving) against Michigan State in an unforgettable showcase Nov. 6 in East Lansing.
He tied an NCAA career record for punt-return touchdowns with four.
"If Teddy is catching a nice bomb from somebody and just running away from people, it’s just a beautiful, exciting thing to see," OSU center Nick Mangold said.
Now consider that Ginn was little more than a sideshow for half of last season. What’s in store this year, when Ginn is sure to be a centerpiece from the start?
"If I play more in the first half of the season, I can’t really say what could happen," Ginn said. "But I know a couple things could have happened (last year) as far as a couple plays, a couple runs. We lost by seven a couple times (actually, seven once and six once).
"Some of the stuff we could have prevented if I had played a little bit in the first half of the season. But you know, just go on."
That’s typical Ginn-speak. It sounds uncomfortably brash, but it’s not intended that way. It’s spoken from an unshakable confidence in his own abilities.
If he were cocky, his teammates wouldn’t support him the way they do.
"Coming from him, you feel nothing but positive energy," quarterback Troy Smith said. "He’s a player that wants to learn, wants to get better day in and day out."
Ginn was raw last September, partly because he spent most of preseason camp as a defensive back.
His first reception, in the opener against Cincinnati, went for minus-7 yards. There were hints of incorrect routes and signs of inconsistent hands.
"It’s a lot to learn," he said. "You’ve got to know when to be at this spot, you’ve got to know when the ball is coming, you’ve got to know when to turn your head around. There’s a lot of things you’ve got to look for as a receiver."
He cited the Michigan State game as the point at which he began to "get it."
Coach Jim Tressel said Ginn’s knowledge was the difference in his late-season explosion.
"Early last season, Ted Ginn was a novice," Tressel said. "And you could see the increase in understanding. And once you understand what’s being asked of you, now all of the sudden your physical abilities take over.
"He has extraordinary physical abilities."
Ginn has been trying to bulk up, hopeful of adding 10 pounds to his 175-pound frame. He wants to be able to better handle the increased hits he knows will come, and to defeat press coverage at the line.
"One thing you better do if you jam — you better make sure you jam him, or he’ll be gone," Tressel said. "But I think that will be something that many, many people will try to do to keep him from being able to get up the field as quickly. So he’s got to keep working on that."
Being a target doesn’t seem to bother Ginn much, either.
"I’ve been a target since my 10 th-grade year," he said. "A lot of guys are going to come at me, and I’m going to have to take a lot of hits. I’ve just got to make sure my body is going to be able to take those hits."
Asked whether there were new game-plan twists in store for him this season, Ginn said, "It’s the same, just perfect it."
Although Tressel is reluctant to use Ginn on defense, he will see more action on kickoff returns this fall.
That should add about 15 touches to his totals. In addition to his increased involvement during the first half of this season, it seems reasonable to expect at least 90 touches for Ginn in 2005.
He’s young — he turns 20 Tuesday — but this would seem to put Ginn in danger of tiring from overuse.
"Oh no," he said, "because (in) high school, I basically played everything. I played every position in football and ran every hard race in track you could name, so I could just fight through all that."
So he never has finished a game wiped out? He never has known sheer exhaustion? "No."
-----------------------------------------
Im not suprised hes wanting to put on about 10-15 lbs. A week or so ago, I was debating wiht MililaniBuck that he should put on about 10-15, and it would set him up nicely for a future as WR (in the NFL) and not a DB or SP team specialist. Hopefully he can get it on early enough to see how it plays out during the Maimi game.
This is a pretty good article. It shows that Ginn wasnt always the "god-like" football player he is now. All those 2-a-days, the weights, the heat, the running - it all paid off in a big way for Ginn as he didnt take anything for granted, but put it in his own hands and worked for it all.
Ginn confident of his abilities, not afraid of being the target
Sunday, April 10, 2005
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
<!--PHOTOS--><TABLE class=phototableright align=right border=0><!-- begin large ad code --><TBODY><TR><TD id=story-ad>
He sits atop the glass trophy cases in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center’s Hall of Champions, where Ohio State’s legends are paid tribute.
Lest one think sophomore Ted Ginn Jr. is committing sacrilege, consider he already has two plaques of his own on display — for winning national freshman-of-the-week awards.
No, he’s not out of place. Lounging in his throwback San Diego Padres hat, stylish spectacles and baggy brown sweat pants, he simply appears comfortable.
And that should be a scary prospect to OSU’s opponents this season.
Ginn looked uncomfortable early last season as the Buckeyes struggled to a 3-3 mark. But then everything came together.
During the second half of 2004, Ginn’s speed and playmaking electrified college football. He touched the ball 45 times and scored seven touchdowns.
Three of those came in three different ways (rushing, punt return and receiving) against Michigan State in an unforgettable showcase Nov. 6 in East Lansing.
He tied an NCAA career record for punt-return touchdowns with four.
"If Teddy is catching a nice bomb from somebody and just running away from people, it’s just a beautiful, exciting thing to see," OSU center Nick Mangold said.
Now consider that Ginn was little more than a sideshow for half of last season. What’s in store this year, when Ginn is sure to be a centerpiece from the start?
"If I play more in the first half of the season, I can’t really say what could happen," Ginn said. "But I know a couple things could have happened (last year) as far as a couple plays, a couple runs. We lost by seven a couple times (actually, seven once and six once).
"Some of the stuff we could have prevented if I had played a little bit in the first half of the season. But you know, just go on."
That’s typical Ginn-speak. It sounds uncomfortably brash, but it’s not intended that way. It’s spoken from an unshakable confidence in his own abilities.
If he were cocky, his teammates wouldn’t support him the way they do.
"Coming from him, you feel nothing but positive energy," quarterback Troy Smith said. "He’s a player that wants to learn, wants to get better day in and day out."
Ginn was raw last September, partly because he spent most of preseason camp as a defensive back.
His first reception, in the opener against Cincinnati, went for minus-7 yards. There were hints of incorrect routes and signs of inconsistent hands.
"It’s a lot to learn," he said. "You’ve got to know when to be at this spot, you’ve got to know when the ball is coming, you’ve got to know when to turn your head around. There’s a lot of things you’ve got to look for as a receiver."
He cited the Michigan State game as the point at which he began to "get it."
Coach Jim Tressel said Ginn’s knowledge was the difference in his late-season explosion.
"Early last season, Ted Ginn was a novice," Tressel said. "And you could see the increase in understanding. And once you understand what’s being asked of you, now all of the sudden your physical abilities take over.
"He has extraordinary physical abilities."
Ginn has been trying to bulk up, hopeful of adding 10 pounds to his 175-pound frame. He wants to be able to better handle the increased hits he knows will come, and to defeat press coverage at the line.
"One thing you better do if you jam — you better make sure you jam him, or he’ll be gone," Tressel said. "But I think that will be something that many, many people will try to do to keep him from being able to get up the field as quickly. So he’s got to keep working on that."
Being a target doesn’t seem to bother Ginn much, either.
"I’ve been a target since my 10 th-grade year," he said. "A lot of guys are going to come at me, and I’m going to have to take a lot of hits. I’ve just got to make sure my body is going to be able to take those hits."
Asked whether there were new game-plan twists in store for him this season, Ginn said, "It’s the same, just perfect it."
Although Tressel is reluctant to use Ginn on defense, he will see more action on kickoff returns this fall.
That should add about 15 touches to his totals. In addition to his increased involvement during the first half of this season, it seems reasonable to expect at least 90 touches for Ginn in 2005.
He’s young — he turns 20 Tuesday — but this would seem to put Ginn in danger of tiring from overuse.
"Oh no," he said, "because (in) high school, I basically played everything. I played every position in football and ran every hard race in track you could name, so I could just fight through all that."
So he never has finished a game wiped out? He never has known sheer exhaustion? "No."
-----------------------------------------
Im not suprised hes wanting to put on about 10-15 lbs. A week or so ago, I was debating wiht MililaniBuck that he should put on about 10-15, and it would set him up nicely for a future as WR (in the NFL) and not a DB or SP team specialist. Hopefully he can get it on early enough to see how it plays out during the Maimi game.
Upvote
0
