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Center comes of age in middle of it all
Freshman Brewster plugs hole as a starter on offensive line
Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:36 AM
By Tim May
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Neal C. LauronDISPATCH
Ohio State center Mike Brewster, left, motions as the Buckeyes prepare to run a play against Troy. Brewster became a starter after an injury to Steve Rehring.
The freshman, one of the more ballyhooed of the 2008 recruiting class, earned his first start for Ohio State last week and played to stellar reviews in just his fourth college game. Quarterback Terrelle Pryor? Yeah, him too. But this is about center Michael Brewster, the fellow who flawlessly snapped the ball to Pryor and made some nice blocks along the way.
To get to play center so quickly as a freshman, "that's crazy," said regular center Jim Cordle, who started at left guard. "I didn't start until my third year, and I was probably more nervous than he was. He had a little bit of a comfort shell with me out there next to him, but he settled in and we did OK."
Brewster's start was partly happenstance. Senior left guard Steve Rehring suffered a sprained left foot in the loss at Southern California, and during the week leading up to the game with Troy, offensive coordinator Jim Bollman moved Cordle to left guard and elevated Brewster to starter.
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