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Future Sophomore you're most excited for?

By chicagobuckeye -10 December 2012
24 Comments
- Football

Which Sophomore next year (this years freshman class) are you most excited for with a year in the program? I am looking forward to Noah Spence with a year in the program to build up some bulk I think he could be great. He had the speed to get into the backfield, but if he got pushed back it seemed like he had difficulty getting in. Thoughts?

btalbert25 on 10 Dec 2012 - 5:47pm #

Adolphus Washington. I think that guy is going to be a strait BEAST.

GABuckeye on 10 Dec 2012 - 5:54pm #

Spence.

Run_Fido_Run on 10 Dec 2012 - 6:01pm #

Jamal Marcus. Apparently, he's still learning the defensive schemes/responsibilities, but the dude is a beast - a physically gifted athlete with great football instincts.

I recall one play in particular from this past season. Marcus raced down on kickoff coverage, probably 5-6 yards ahead of the nearest Buckeye defender. He took a slightly bad angle on the returner, though, so Marcus had to slow down, reverse his direction, and hold contain on the backside. When the returner attempted to advance the ball laterally in front of Marcus, he grabbed the returner from behind and slammed him to the turf. Basically, Marcus ended up running a loop on the play and still had the quickness and instincts to track down the ballcarrier.

TheBadOwl on 10 Dec 2012 - 6:07pm #

If Perkins can see the field, he will be an absolute monster. Also, Decker is going to be a stud on the O-Line.

I wouldn't cheer for Michigan if they were playing the Taliban.

Poison nuts on 10 Dec 2012 - 6:12pm #

Marcus, Spence, Washington & Dunn...Hoping that Michael Thomas lives up to his potential too.

The world is full of kings & queens who'll blind your eyes & steal your dreams - it's heaven & hell - Ronnie James Dio.

Rural Meyer on 10 Dec 2012 - 6:12pm #

Disel, the kid is a miss match nightmare

otrain2416 on 10 Dec 2012 - 6:31pm #

I think if Marcus can get on the field at LB or even Viper he can be a special player

Diesel and Spence are gonna be very fun to watch once they keep maturing with their technique

My two wild cards that I'm very excited about too are Bogard and Schutt. Meyer spoke very highly of Bogard before his injury and Schutt slowly got better throughout the year and looked like an animal vs scUM. I think he steps right in for Hankins roll

Buckeyevstheworld on 10 Dec 2012 - 6:40pm #

Washington
Thomas
Spence
Dunn
Reeves
Decker
Vannett
Perkins
Marcus
Schutt

"YOLO" = I'm about to do something extremely ignorant/stupid & I need an excuse to do it.

sir rickithda3rd on 10 Dec 2012 - 7:07pm #

i think there are going to be alot of sophmores getting minutes... michael thomas is going to be a sophmore 2 but i wonder how many targets he gets with all the upper classmen that arent leaving yet.

mark may wins douchebag of the year... again

dwiz0918 on 10 Dec 2012 - 8:55pm #

Noah Spence. More snaps=more destruction!

sirclovis on 10 Dec 2012 - 9:17pm #

Bryce Hanes. Technically he is going to be a redshirt sophomore. He had some crucial snaps and is an effective tackler in open space. Who could forget that 4th down hold by Penn State that ultimately resulted in a touchdown drive? A another offseason will do great things for Mr. Hanes.

otrain2416 on 10 Dec 2012 - 9:49pm #

haha going with the long snapper bold move

Remington2323 on 10 Dec 2012 - 10:04pm #

@SIRCLOVIS

Are you from Georgia? or are you just a special teams goo roo?

sirclovis on 10 Dec 2012 - 10:52pm #

While being a tad facetious, I tend to lean on the Tressel side of things when it comes to the importance of special teams. But in all honesty, go back and watch the tape of this kid. He is typically the first guy down the field and is a fierce tackler despite being a long snapper. Its guys like this that go unnoticed but make big impacts on games.

kareemabduljacobb on 10 Dec 2012 - 9:28pm #

I gotta go w/ Washington... Dude is a beast, and had what 3 sacks his year as a fresh in only 8 games and limited playing action... He's gonna be nasty. Spence too. Regardless, we'll be seeing a lot more sacks and an overall dominant D in the near future. Can't waittttt.

Kevbo714 on 10 Dec 2012 - 9:35pm #

My answer is "insert second year defensive lineman here." Not trying to dodge the question, but the whole of this unit is going to be greater than the sum of its parts, IMO...

Tom Crean listens to Nickelback...

Squirrel Master on 10 Dec 2012 - 10:04pm #

I can't get past Washington! Spence is very talented but I think Washington has blown past him in potential and just utter DAMNest! Reminds me alot of Jevon Kearse! Just a ridiculous specimen and to boot, Hankins leaving just opens up the starting spot!

BoFuquel on 10 Dec 2012 - 10:42pm #

Dunn, done.GO BUCKS!

I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then.

CC on 10 Dec 2012 - 10:54pm #

Spence, Washington

SilverBulletNYC on 11 Dec 2012 - 12:02am #

Diesel than Bogard. We need a DB to step up next year.

The 2012 National Champions.

Knarcisi on 11 Dec 2012 - 1:15am #

Looking forward to all of them stepping up to be playmakers. Great that Spence, Washington, Schutt, Thomas, Dunn, Perry all got PT and much of it against the better opponents. Decker, Boren, Perkins, Bogard, Marcus, and Murray will also contribute. My darkhorse to step up is Armani Reeves. Looks to be super athletic and is built for the part already to step into the defensive backfield.