Bucket Full of Buckeyes: The New Breed

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It is just a little more then a week left before Jim Tressel and company hit the practice field for fall practice . With the old faces that you have become familiar with over the past few years now gone, you may wondering who it will be to step up and fill the roles left by others.

So in this very first edition of Bucket Full Of Buckeyes we will give you some names that you can look for came Saturday this fall.

There's A New Breed  In Town

This fall there will be no Malcom Jenkins, James Laurinites, Brian Hartline, Marcus Freemen, Brian Robiskie, Todd Boeckmen, Beenie Wells, etc. So will the Buckeyes miss any  of the guys in this past group of players? Maybe.

That certainly does not mean that the current team does not have it's own core group of exciting players and difference makers on it. The Buckeyes will have some familiar faces, but for the most part a very new look.  

Here are some players to keep an eye on during fall practice and into the regular season.

On Offense

Terrelle Pryor: Yeah he is an obvious pick but the success of the offense really is going to depend on him. The Buckeyes need him to continue to be able to use his abilities to dominate defenses.

He must also show the ability to have a short memory. He needs to learn why he made the mistake and then move forward on the next play or set of downs I am also anxious to see how well he has improved with his throwing has become. He had a phenomenal spring game so hopeful that will continue as the season starts.

Pryor took up the sport of golf to help his confidence this summer and some think that it has really helped him with his improvement. Cleveland Indians fans may remember  a saying during the mid-'90s pertaining to Kenny Lofton that, "As Lofton goes, so go the Indians."

In other words, how he started a game usually set a tone for the Indians since he was the lead off hitter. That will also be true for Terrelle Pryor and the Buckeyes this season. He wants to be a leader for the team, now he will get his chance. Let's see how he can embrace the undertaking.

De Vier Posey:  He was some what stuck behind Brian Robiskie and Hartline,  last season, how ever when the ball was thrown to him he made an impact. This year he should start for the Buckeyes and is my pick to be a break out candidate. He is fast, can run good routes, stretch the field, and is a deep threat as well.

Dane Sanzenbacher may have a edge on him for the No. 1 receiver job since he was the Buckeyes leading receiver last season.   Regardless, listen for Posey's name  plenty of times this season.

Jake Ballard: I know that throwing to the tight end is not something that Jim Tressel has done a lot of in the past, however, if a spread offense is going to work then he has to get the tight end involved.

If Tressel does decide to use the tight end more then Jake Ballard will be a difference maker. He is a big target and has playmaking abilities necessary to keep pressure of the wide outs. Look for him on the field this year.

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