Lamaar Thomas provided some sparks and Ross Homan provided a scare Wednesday evening at the team's kick scrimmage held at Ohio Stadium.
All smiles, but Torrence had the last oneOn the opening play, Thomas fielded a kickoff in his own endzone and and raced 92 yards down the sidelines before Devon Torrence made a touchdown-saving tackle.
After struggling to field kicks four months ago in the spring game, this is great news on the Flash front. The kickoff return game was non-existent last season (as in sub-20 average and long of 37 non-existent) and to beat teams like USC, you're going to need plays in every aspect of the game.
Torrence making the saver at the end is a good sign in the sense that Thomas is probably not an easy guy to close on, good angle or not. He was the surprise starter over Amos, though Amos has taken most of the first team reps in camp.
The scare alluded to in the title came when Ross Homan went down with a left knee injury. By all accounts, it doesn't appear serious and he was able to limp off the field, but the Buckeyes don't have that many more linebackers to lose. With Storm Klein missing the session, the starting trio consisted of Brian Rolle (who really just wants to destroy people), Andrew Sweat and Etienne Sabino. Pups.
As for the actual kicking part of the scrimmage, Pettrey did nothing to weaken his grip on his spot, going 9/11 with a couple of bombs. Likewise for fellow senior Thoma at punter.
Finally, surprise, surprise, but the line has another new look. Shugarts played with the ones at left tackle with Miller sliding in at left guard for the injured Boren. It's nice to see Shugarts asserting himself and back in the mix, but you have to wonder if 2009 minutes are starting to slip away from Adams. Competition is good, big Mike.
Related: Cameras were verboten, but the University has a small photo gallery up.
Comments
Injuries are never good, but I like how it seems everyone is getting a shot of what they have to prove. I've always wondered in years past, if a player had locked down the position and the 2nd string didn't play as much, just how good was the 2nd string?
SI Quote: "Clark doesn't dazzle like Ohio State's Terrelle Pryor, but he's as dependable as they come. He's excelled in Penn State's Spread HD offense, notching yards on the ground and passing efficiently." Pryor top rated player in B11....on all fronts.
Let the tears commence. Salty Nits, I know..........
PS: No Juice anywhere in the SI top ten. Interesting.
juice has gotten steadily better over the years, but then again it's hard not to after an unbelievably terrible first year or so. still, i think that's part of why he's not ranked
Since when did Storm Klein become out for the season? I thought Moeller was the only linebacker that was out for the season.
I thought it said out for the session.
Let's see how good Clark is this year without all those veteran o-linemen and receivers.
Oops. I need a cup of coffee. Thanks for correcting me.
Losing Homan would not be good with Spitler and Moeller being unable to participate in camp. Hope he is alright.
Good call. They def. lost their #2, 3 & 4 leading receivers in SCHOOL HISTORY. Good luck replacing that production....not to mention losing one of the best centers they've ever had.
When OSU "updated" the football jerseys a few years ago, I was not one of the people complaining about there being no gray on it; it wasn't a big deal as far as I could tell. What did kill me is what is seen in the photo in this post. Why is the cut on the new jerseys such that a noticeable portion of their pads stick out? It looks like garbage, makes them look cheap.
Obviously this is low on the totem pole of concerns, I'll take wins, titles, etc. with pads sticking out any day of the week, but every time I see it I shake my head.
Let Penn St keep thinking theyre going in the Ohio St game undefeated. I got a feeling scUM is gonna have a say in all of this by years end.
The only inj's I would be worried about are Boren and god forbid TP. Other than that Im fully confident someone is ready to step in and lead this team. This is how alot of greats got their chance. I just love watching it all unfold.
I have also started to change my opinion of the BCS. I realized what makes me love CFB so much is that every game is a potential elimination game. I would like to see at least a 4 team playoff, but anything more than that wouyld just water things down.
Im foaming at the mouth, come on September!