Henton Takes Over As Backup QB
Small role in title game?
Coach Tressel announced yesterday that Antonio Henton has replaced Rob Schoenhoft as the backup quarterback, at least for the championship game.
Horny Henton still has plenty of work to do with regard to the passing game but his running skills looked good early and that hasn’t changed according to DL Doug Worthington:
“He has been juking cats in practice. He had a couple of good runs today. He is looking tremendous.”
I’m glad to hear Henton’s coming along but I agree with Brian Hartline’s assessment of the situation:
“It’s a major move but I think it wouldn’t really matter if Boeckman goes down anyway we might be in some trouble. Both guys are going to be good but they’re not ready yet.”
I wonder if Henton might get a snap or two on plays designed especially for the LSU defense? Another long term consideration (credit reader Harold) could be that Tressel needs to free up some room on the QB depth chart for the arrival of Terelle Pryor.
As for “Schoenhop” (inspired by reader Zach), he’s helping out at TE on the scout team. Nobody is saying whether or not this is a permanent thing but based on his few opportunities at QB, I don’t think anyone is worried about losing Schoenhop to scout team duties.
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Wow. I’m astonished that Hartline would publicly admit a lack of confidence in a teamate. Perhaps there *is* a reason only upper classmen should be allowed to talk to reporters. I concede that I’d rather have Todd in there, but I’ve seen enough of Henton to still think we have a decent shot with him.
Dan Isaacs - 12/15/07 @ 1:24 pm - #
could just be me, but Henton as a second stringer is helpful since, in the two (maybe three?) games I’ve seen him get action in, it was quite apparent that no defensive coordinator had gameplanned for him. Yes it was garbage time, and yes it was time to run out the clock, but those read option plays with Saine worked quite well.
svm - 12/15/07 @ 2:23 pm - #
No doubt about Henton and Saine on the read option.
LSU could not handle Arkansas wild hog formation which uses a type of read option/spread offense. That enabled the razorbacks to run the ball into a big win over LSU.
Miles cannot game plan for that.
The Ronin - 12/15/07 @ 9:37 pm - #
henton is not darren mcfadden
Mike H. - 12/16/07 @ 2:41 pm - #
true, henton is not mcfadden. however, henton in a shotgun, with saine & bennie on either side of him with an option run/pass going on?
I like it. I like it a lot.
Frankly, i don’t think there is ANY gameplanning for that. Who do you cover out of the backfield? if you rush a safety to the line to stop the run, who do you leave in single coverage (or uncovered)?
and in any case, henton is MUCH quicker out of the backfield than boeckman, not to mention elusive.
zach - 12/16/07 @ 3:07 pm - #
btw, thanks for the credit for Schenhop, but i stole it from my buddy john. those of you who know me, know him (mark, corey, i’m talking to you!)
zach - 12/16/07 @ 3:08 pm - #
No one said henton was darren mcfadden. The concept is the read option, not the person. Henton has enough to run/throw a read option and with saine and/or beanie lined up should be able to make plays against LSU.
The Ronin - 12/16/07 @ 3:10 pm - #
Yahoo is reporting that Rich Rodriguez has taken the Michigan job. Can anyone verify that?
The Ronin - 12/16/07 @ 3:12 pm - #
ESPN is reporting it now, and I kind of welcome it for a variety of reasons. There’s no better way to deal with that gimmicky spread/zone read option stuff than trial by fire. Moreover, in the interim, it should be interesting to see how Rodriguez implements his style of offense when his prep star true sophomore QB is a 6′8 immobile tree (presuming Mallett stays).
Didn’t see this one coming, though, and it seems that Michigan can’t keep its grubby hands off of WVU’s property.
svm - 12/16/07 @ 3:31 pm - #
I agree. This will force OSU to find a way to beat that gimmicky type of offense. And, I doubt he will do anything for a while unless he gets Pryor to come along with him.
The Ronin - 12/16/07 @ 3:51 pm - #
the Mountaineer boards are crying foul over what appears to be Rodriguez recruiting Pryor while still an employee for WVU. It appears that Pryor knew before anyone else, if you believe this: http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=159#s=159&f=2508&t=1663679&p=3 . Wouldn’t know the details, and I’m not entirely interested.
However, I can stomach losing Pryor if Henton takes the Troy Smith road to total maturity as a player and person. Henton appears to be 5 inches or so smaller (than Pryor), but is still as exciting and could be as exciting as Troy if he hits the books and game tape. Losing Pryor in the recruiting wars should affirm Henton that he’s the man in the future, and that the burden is on him to make himself better in all aspects.
svm - 12/16/07 @ 3:57 pm - #
off topic, but while a hearty congrats are in order to our soccer Buckeyes for a great run, I’m not comfortable with how my alma mater is quickly becoming Runner Up U. Hopefully the football Bucks can change that trend in a few weeks.
svm - 12/16/07 @ 5:17 pm - #
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