Dispatch
April 3, 2008
Pony express?
Something interesting came out of my first-ever interview with Ryan Lukens, who is going to be a fifth-year senior but who has been buried in obscurity on special teams until now, when he's getting a chance to play a lot at fullback.
He was asked how much time fullbacks will get this season. Will it be similar to last year, when the Buckeyes played a lot of I-formation, power football?
Lukens answered that so far,
OSU has worked more often in a two-tailback formation with Beanie Wells and Brandon Saine, which the Buckeyes call their, "Pony" look. Other times, a tight end is being used as a move blocker, going in motion and whamming somebody inside.
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