Herbstreit, who watched Ohio State's walk-through, said he "saw Beanie smiling and laughing, tossing a ball around" with other Ohio State players on the sidelines. Herbstreit also said, "I'm still not convinced he won't play, by the way."
Jim Tressel and the Ohio State Media Department has been overhyping Beanie Wells since last year's win over (pathetic) rival Michigan. Sportswriters all over the country put his name higher on their list than any player out of the SEC, including Tim Tebow, last year's winner and the first underclassmen ever to win the Heisman Trophy. Why?
Because it is necessary for the National Sports Media, and the school with the biggest booster coffers in the nation—Ohio (Choke) State—to maintain some sort of BCS relevance.
"I didn't come here just to be a part of the team and just to say I played for Ohio State," Wells also said in the preseason. "I want to leave a mark, and that's something I work hard every day for...We have guys like Archie (Griffin), we have Eddie George, we have Keith Byars, Antonio Pittman. And those are great guys, don’t get me wrong, but I want my name to be at the top.”
There go your Heisman Hopes, buddy. You'd be better off playing today until your wheels fell off but Jim Tressel is such a monumentally sized douche bag I can barely put it into words.
Here is the reality: Ohio State is ranked No. 5 in both polls. Why? Because they play their usual if not softer than usual Big 10 schedule, and their week 3 match-up with USC.
If you get a Top 5 ranking, it is because YOUR TEAM is assumed to be equal and within reach of anyone above you in the Top 5. You have a "tough" schedule and good players.
But, if on the other hand, going into a Top 5 match-up your "star player" is too injured to play, and you accept a blowout, then you are not a Top 5 team.
Football is a team sport, and a Top 5 team is not made by ONE PLAYER and a tough schedule.
If that was the case, the Arkansas Razorbacks with Darren McFadden in 2006 and 2007 should have been pre-season Top 5 teams. They were scheduled a tough SEC schedule, played USC, and had Darren McFadden.
Ironically, Darren McFadden missed both games against USC—which is one of the reasons why he came in second in Heisman balloting two years in a row.
Wells rushed for over 1,600 yards last season, but suffered an injury to his right foot during the season opener against Youngstown State. Without Wells in the line-up, the Buckeyes barely defeated Ohio University in week two, needing a fourth quarter comeback to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
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