They’ve gotten fat and happy. But after missing last season following a pair of surgeries to his throwing shoulder and a lengthy recovery process, Miller announced his position change in an interview with Pete Thamel of Sports Illustrated.
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According to Tim May of the Columbus Post-Dispatch, defending Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Joey Bosa and Jalin Marshall are out for a violation of athletic department policy.
Ohio State defensive Joey Bosa’s draft stock is unlikely to be impacted by his suspension.
Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes have had a busy offseason after winning the inaugural College Football Playoff.
“Every coach is concerned about that”, Meyer said.
Coaches like to motivate teams by drilling their underdog status.
Meyer in contrast the journey of profitable a nationwide title to a “run up the hill”, calling the grueling train rather more pleasant than making an attempt to win one other championship.
The default word they use is “distractions”. People say, ‘C’mon, coach.’ But that’s what they did.
Meyer declined to specify the cause but said: “There’s no flawless team, no ideal program”. “There’s no flawless program, and everybody has stuff. Everybody deals with stuff”. “And this is”.
Citing health reasons, Meyer took a brief leave of absence in December 2009.
A quarterback in high school, Marshall has shifted to a hybrid H-back/receiver role for Ohio State.
“Obviously, when you lose the big defensive end, that everyone knows where he’s at, that’s a concern”, Meyer said. He looks for a few key “indicators”, he said. “They’ve been great”.
Decker backed that up: “I understand the perception [that the suspensions are a sign of trouble], but I’m in that locker room and I’m not seeing it”.
Smith, a senior, is in his second season with Ohio State after transferring from junior college.
Miller was once the starter, and then J.T. Barrett took the reigns.
Meyer wouldn’t discuss why the players were suspended, only stating that the group is only expected to miss one game.
Bosa led the Big Ten in tackles-for-loss (21.0 for 116 yards in losses) and quarterback sacks (13.5) last season, earning him a Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year award.
But judging by what Meyer said and how he said it, this appears to be just a bump in the road and not even close to a season-swallowing sink hole.
Meyer still enjoys watching players come out to practice to see whether they are in the right mindset. Meyer used to coach receivers, and will work with Miller personally. Barrett is the smaller and more elusive in the open field of the two.
Scariest of all were the chest pains that had both Meyer and his wife fearing he would have a heart attack before he had his 50th birthday. “As a guy who sits and doodles all day like a child, it’s pretty exciting”.
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Rumors started to swirl about these suspensions back in April, at the same time that Curtis Samuel started to get reps at the H-back position. The Hokies were the only team to defeat Ohio State last season.
