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Afternoon Notes: Recruiting Rundown, Running Game, & Big Ten Play
David ThurmanSep 30, 2010
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1) It's been awhile since we had a recruiting update, but this week has produced some fresh news off the recruiting trail. First, Bucknuts reported yesterday that
Jadeveon Clowney could be taking a visit to Columbus. The 6-6 245 pound defensive end Clowney, is the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2010 class, so this was big news. Obviously this is a total long shot, and as 11W pointed out, he could very well be getting a free trip to see a storied program. The fact that the Buckeyes have joined his list so late doesn't leave much room to believe he is super serious about the Buckeyes at this point. Then again, you never know what can happen on a campus visit. Just don't hold your breath. Also, Bill Greene reported today that defensive end Chris Wormley received an offer from the staff. Wormley, the teammate of 2011 commit Ken Hayes, is one of the best handful of players of Ohio in the 2012 class. The staff also extended an offer to another 2012 prospect in Jacoby Boren (Justin and Zach's little brother). Tons of fans questioned the offer to Zach a few years back, but I don't think anyone will be complaining now.
2) All the talk about the running game has been a little annoying this week. Not only has every Buckeye news source produced an article trying to diagnose the problem, but the message boards are filled with a thousand threads on the subject. So, I've tried to stay away from the subject as much as possible. With that said, I did enjoy the Ken Gordon's piece today on Jordan Hall. Not only does it give some interesting background on Hall's recruitment back at Jeanette, it talks about the potential for more playing time this season. It sure sounds like Tressel is coming to the realization that he needs Hall to play a bigger role this season.
"Tressel sounds as if it could. He said Saine could be used more as a receiver out of the backfield, 'so the more you do that, the more Jordan could maybe play some pure tailback.'"
Maybe is the key word though.
1) It's been awhile since we had a recruiting update, but this week has produced some fresh news off the recruiting trail. First, Bucknuts reported yesterday that
Jadeveon Clowney could be taking a visit to Columbus. The 6-6 245 pound defensive end Clowney, is the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2010 class, so this was big news. Obviously this is a total long shot, and as 11W pointed out, he could very well be getting a free trip to see a storied program. The fact that the Buckeyes have joined his list so late doesn't leave much room to believe he is super serious about the Buckeyes at this point. Then again, you never know what can happen on a campus visit. Just don't hold your breath. Also, Bill Greene reported today that defensive end Chris Wormley received an offer from the staff. Wormley, the teammate of 2011 commit Ken Hayes, is one of the best handful of players of Ohio in the 2012 class. The staff also extended an offer to another 2012 prospect in Jacoby Boren (Justin and Zach's little brother). Tons of fans questioned the offer to Zach a few years back, but I don't think anyone will be complaining now.
2) All the talk about the running game has been a little annoying this week. Not only has every Buckeye news source produced an article trying to diagnose the problem, but the message boards are filled with a thousand threads on the subject. So, I've tried to stay away from the subject as much as possible. With that said, I did enjoy the Ken Gordon's piece today on Jordan Hall. Not only does it give some interesting background on Hall's recruitment back at Jeanette, it talks about the potential for more playing time this season. It sure sounds like Tressel is coming to the realization that he needs Hall to play a bigger role this season.
"Tressel sounds as if it could. He said Saine could be used more as a receiver out of the backfield, 'so the more you do that, the more Jordan could maybe play some pure tailback.'"
Maybe is the key word though.
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3) Dave Biddle has a great piece about the Buckeyes move to a 3-4, Zone Blitz defense. Though the Buckeyes still appear to use a 4-3 scheme, Nathan Wiliams is really considered an outside linebacker, which has given Heacock and Fickell lots of versatility. And even though the Buckeyes aren't getting tons of sacks, as Biddle points out, they are creating lots of problems for opposing quarterbacks and offensive lines. Tressel credits Heacock and Fickell for this scheme:
“Their whole thing is they want to find ways to apply pressure and affect the quarterback’s thinking," Tressel said. “Our guys on defense will mix and move around. Some teams, you can look at them and say, ’OK, 36 is the MIKE and everything is blocked accordingly.’ Well, in our defense, it’s not that way."
4) Stoneburner isn't expected to make the trip to Illinois. As much as I hate this, the reality is that the Buckeyes have to have him healthy for the Wisconsin game.
5) Finally, the Big Ten slate starts this weekend. There are some pretty juicy match-ups as well as Wisconsin travels to East Lansing to take on Michigan State, and Penn State takes on Iowa. So time for some predictions:
Northwestern 28 Minnesota 13
Michigan 42 Indiana 31
Wisconsin 21 Michigan State 20
Iowa 20 Penn State 14
For a full overview of the rest of the big games this weekend, head over to Our Honor Defend, as Vico covers it well.
“Their whole thing is they want to find ways to apply pressure and affect the quarterback’s thinking," Tressel said. “Our guys on defense will mix and move around. Some teams, you can look at them and say, ’OK, 36 is the MIKE and everything is blocked accordingly.’ Well, in our defense, it’s not that way."
4) Stoneburner isn't expected to make the trip to Illinois. As much as I hate this, the reality is that the Buckeyes have to have him healthy for the Wisconsin game.
5) Finally, the Big Ten slate starts this weekend. There are some pretty juicy match-ups as well as Wisconsin travels to East Lansing to take on Michigan State, and Penn State takes on Iowa. So time for some predictions:
Northwestern 28 Minnesota 13
Michigan 42 Indiana 31
Wisconsin 21 Michigan State 20
Iowa 20 Penn State 14
For a full overview of the rest of the big games this weekend, head over to Our Honor Defend, as Vico covers it well.
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