What Will Ohio State Do if Terrelle Pryor Goes Down?

Terrelle Pryor is undoubtedly a phenomenal athlete—while still not the greatest QB prospect. At 6'6" and 200+ lbs, he is physically a freak of nature for a kid of his age.

Now while I may be a Michigan fan, I'm not a hater of Pryor. I think he is a terrific athlete but I still have doubts about him as a QB, and most likely always will.

But as I was searching through Ohio State's recruiting classes over the past few years something caught my attention...a lack of QB signings.

As great as Pryor is, he still isn't invincible. Last I had checked he was still a mortal and still prone to injury just like everyone else.

So that left me with a question in my mind:

If Terrelle Pryor gets hurt what will Ohio State do?

All it takes is one hit ladies and gents and everything could be over. When it comes to football as well as all other sports, having depth is essential.

As a Wolverine fan, I think I would know that well. Michigan's depth at QB in 2008 was only one deep. Threet was it and when he got hurt...well I won't mention more on that.

At least going into the 2009 season Michigan has created a two deep at QB (albeit both are freshman) despite the departure of Threet mentioned above.

But back to my question. What will OSU do if Pryor goes down?

With Boeckman and Schoenhoft gone, they are left with few options.

The first option would have been Antonio Henton who signed in the 2006 class. However, he had legal trouble after he was arrested for soliciting an undercover police officer in a prostitution sting. He eventually transferred to Georgia Southern. 

Mark that one off the list.

So OSU's next option is one of the following two in case Pryor goes down.

Option #1:

In the case of tragedy, red-shirt sophomore Joe Bauserman could be a potential choice. Bauserman is a walk-on who came to OSU after three years in the minor leagues. Sounds like he may not be a great choice but who knows.

He is hailed as a scout team "work horse"—I'm guessing that is a compliment.

Rudy was a work horse for Notre Dame's scout team. But he only got one tackle in his career, so Bauserman may want to work a little harder.

Being on scout team is a whole different level than the first team offense—or second team offense for that matter.

Option #2:

If it isn't Bauserman than Tressel will have no other choice than to go with true freshman quarterback Kenny Guiton (Aldine Eisenhower HS, Aldine, TX). Guiton is ranked as the 35th ranked dual-threat in the nation according to rivals.com.

Guiton comes in at 6'2" and 185 lbs. After watching film on him, he seems like a solid runner, but his passing skills lack severely.

What I noticed was he almost always passed off his back foot and never really seemed to step into his throws—a no-no for QB's.  He appeared to force some throws into coverage and lacked good snap on his wrist causing lack of velocity on his passes.

Guiton also has a somewhat awkward passing motion. All these things can be worked on, but they take time and if Pryor gets hurt early Guiton may not have enough time to make the corrections needed.

Needless to say, this is an interesting situation to keep a close eye on. If Pryor gets hurt OSU may find themselves in a tough position.

So coming from a Wolverine who knows what it is like to have no depth at the most important position in the game. I send you this message...

BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID!

This is not a laughing matter if you are a Buckeye fan. Pray, hope, plead. Do whatever it is you must do in hope that he does not fall prey to injury this year.

For your sake, hope Pryor never leaves the field. I, a Wolverine, know all too well the situation you OSU fans will face this year.

Wish you all well and good luck! You're going to need it.