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More Terrelle Pyror (he’s huge!)
Terrelle Pryor was already considered a good-sized quarterback. Then, apparently, he kept hitting the weights:
Pryor certainly looks ready. Stripped down to a pair of shorts for the testing, he was a physical specimen — measuring 6 feet 3 1/2 , 225 pounds, with a “six-pack” that might make magazine models envious.
That’s right, the great hope for Ohio State football was on campus Saturday for physical testing as he begins summer classes and prepares for August workouts. The summer conditioning is also beginning for the Buckeyes, but it sounds like those who coached him in high school think he’s ready for the activity.
“This is probably the strongest he’s ever been,” said Ray Reitz, Pryor’s football coach at Jeannette (Pa.) High School. “He’s been busting his butt in the weight room, running with a parachute (for resistance). This kid has always worked hard, but he’s pushed it a little further now. He’s trying to get his body ready.”
His high school quarterbacks coach, Roy Hall, estimated Pryor had gained 15 pounds of muscle since basketball season ended in March.
“I was talking to (Ohio State coach) Jim Tressel the other day,” Hall said. “I joked with him, I said, ‘Coach, you haven’t seen him for a couple of months. I’m worried he might be getting too big. He might have to play defensive end.’”
Nice to see a guy rated that high who already has celebrity status in Columbus works that hard as well. He’s been reading the playbook, studying the offense and shaping his mind as well.
I’ll continue to say that Pryor probably should not start this season, but he’s a great asset for two or three series per game. With Pryor and Brandon Saine in the same backfield, it might be best to just run option left and option right.
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By MGOOTEE
June 17, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this
lets just hope he stays for 4 years. and not go pro his jr yearsBy MGOOTEE
June 17, 2008 11:32 AM | Link to this
lets just hope he stays for 4 years. and not go pro his jr year. go bucksBy MGOOTEE
June 17, 2008 11:33 AM | Link to this
lets just hope he stays for 4 years. and not go pro his jr year. go bucksBy Bry-14
June 19, 2008 1:02 AM | Link to this
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