Ohio State embracing ‘The Grind’ as it takes the field for spring practice
The Ohio State football team is coming off its eighth national title, returns three Heisman-caliber quarterbacks and a likely Heisman front-runner at running back — but it still has doubters. At least...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-10-15: Tyrone Wheatley
Everything good? “Everything’s great. Enjoying myself.” What’s caught your eye the most about your running backs? “Talented group. Real talented. They haven’t even scratched the surface. That’s really...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-10-15: Jedd Fisch
“Everybody good? Yeah? Great. Who’s kicking us off?” I’ll kick you off. It’s only been a couple of days but what have you seen out of your quarterbacks so far? “Uh, well, right now we’re seeing...
View ArticleUrban Meyer, coaches ‘not going to change’ despite national title run
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has won three national championships and led the Buckeyes to their first title in 12 years less than two months ago — and he isn’t letting up. OSU senior...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-13-15: Jim Harbaugh
[file because today was a suit day] Your brother told us that you threw people out of practice yesterday. “I did?” That's what he said. Rick Leach too? /laughs “No, you'd never kick Rick Leach out of...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-17-15: John Baxter
News bullets and other items: This is not a drill: the spring game won’t be a punting competition. In Baxter’s words, “We won’t kick at all in the spring game [except] maybe field goals or something.”...
View ArticlePractice Bits: Defense
3-4, 4-3, etc etc I’ve said this before and I’ll probably say it again several times before the season starts: Michigan is not likely to be moving to a traditional 3-4 system. Nor will they spend a lot...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-19-15: Greg Mattison
[why take a new picture when there’s perfection in your file?] “What can I answer?” Can you just tell us about the whole process of staying? There was some uncertainty there about what your future was...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-19-15: Greg Jackson
[Note: Mattison and Jackson’s availabilities overlapped so I missed the beginning, where Jackson compared Jabrill Peppers to Rodney Harrison. Luckily I managed to board the Peppers hype train after it...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-26-15: Jay Harbaugh
Your recruiting tactics are pretty creative. What went into tracking down a recruit's girlfriend? “Yeah, I'm not going to take any recruiting questions. Not allowed to talk about recruiting,...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-26-15: Mike Zordich
“Well, everybody alright? I’m good. Who wants to start?” You have a couple of players who are new to the position in Brandon Watson and Ross Douglas, thought Ross Douglas has played it before. How are...
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A No-Name Team, But For How Long?
Michigan's most recognizable player spent most of 2014 in sweats. [Fuller] Who's going to be the star? The last time Michigan entered a season with this little in way of proven standout players, Rich...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-31-15: DJ Durkin
What do you know about your defense now that you didn’t know six weeks ago? “I think we have a pretty good handle on our personnel right now in terms of strengths and weaknesses of guys individually...
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Spring Practice Presser 3-31-15: Tim Drevno
The program had its draft for the spring game over the weekend, right? “Yeah, yep.” What kind of experience was it like for the coaches and the players seeing them all- “Oh, it’s a great experience,...
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