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OSU Postgame: Saluting the Buckeyes, Miami and Terrelle Pryor
COLUMBUS — After Thursday’s game — after Ohio State had throttled Marshall 45-7 in the season opener at Ohio Stadium — the Thundering Herd was saluting OSU, the Buckeyes were paying respect to the Miami Hurricanes and everybody was singing Terrelle Pryor’s praises.
Here are a few comments from after the game:
DOC HOLLIDAY, Marshall head coach:
“Well, that’s a hell of a way to play your first game. Ohio State is a great football team.”
Asked about the impact of Marshall returner Andre Booker fumbling the opening kick-off and giving OSU the ball on the Herd’s 22 yard line — for what would turn into a quick, four-play scoring drive for the Bucks — Holliday minced no words:
“Book had a great camp. We stress not to put ball on ground and he hadn’t done that, but it’s unacceptable. Any time you do that and you’re playing Ohio State, you don’t have a chance. They are a great football team.”
Holliday was asked if was surprised by Pryor, who completed 17 of 25 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns:
“No I wasn’t at all surprised. He’s a great quarterback and he made some great throws. (He’s) a handful. He does some things and you just can’t get him on the ground.”
Ohio State coach JIM TRESSEL was asked about Pryor’s performance:
“I thought Terrelle had confidence in where he was going with the ball. I thought his anticipation was good. Sometimes when you’re wearing a black jersey since April and you know you can hold the ball a little longer, you might not let it go as quickly as you need to.
“I thought he did a pretty good job of that. Now, he’ll need to do it even quicker next week, but I just thought his command and his anticipation was pretty darn good. I think he knew what they were doing out there.”
Tressel praised tailback Brandon Saine — the Piqua high grad who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns in the first (he had just one carry for no gain after intermission) — and he really embraced the Bucks defense, which forced three turn-overs, scored one touchdown of its own and didn’t allow any points (Marshall’s touchdown came on a blocked field goal):
“We have excellent quickness and we’ve got those veterans in there and Ross (Homan) and B. Rolle (Brain Rolle) have been there a long time there in the middle. And, of course, Cam (Heywood) is a force. Johnny Simon’s getting better all the time and Dex (Dexter Larimore) is, too.
“We’ve got a pretty good veteran group. To me their greatest strength is their quickness. And to have quickness, you have to know what you’re doing.
“Sometimes, you know, lack of knowledge makes you not look quick, and so they’re a bright bunch, they work hard, they prepare hard, and they know they’ve got a battle coming this weekend.”
As for Saturday’s upcoming game with the No. 13 Miami Hurricanes — who clobbered Florida A & M Thursday night — Tressel said:
“It’s going to be a whole different world next week”.
Sophomore tight end JAKE STONEBURNER — who was a great addition to the Bucks Thursday night with three catches for 41 yards — talked about Miami as well:
“It should be fun. Coach Tressel just reminded us that the last time we had a big game at home, we couldn’t get it done (against USC). So we’ll be extremely focused in our game prep next week.
“The whole world will be watching.”
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By Clint
September 3, 2010 2:28 PM | Link to this
Yep … 2010 Buckeyes look very ,very Good . QB Terrelle Pryor is the best QB in the State of Ohio at 6’6” 235 lbs + 20 yrs old and is awesome . Under Pryor the Buckeyes are 20 - 3 . Brandon Saine is one heck of a Runningback at 6’1” 219 lbs with great speed . Also the Silverbullets ’ D ’ is looking to pick up where they left off in 2009 and they haven’t allowed a 100 yd rusher in 24 straight games … Go Buckeyes !
By baller
September 3, 2010 10:31 AM | Link to this
who dey! no wait, wrong team - go bucks!