08-18-2007, 08:46 AM
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OHIO STATE FOOTBALL
Weight-room heroics give Buckeyes a lift
Saturday, August 18, 2007 Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus -- If a 6-1, 270-pound bowling ball of a fullback blows up a linebacker and leads running back Chris Wells into the end zone early this season, don't wonder who made that block or how he managed to do it.
On an Ohio State team full of recruiting coups and future NFL stars, that former walk-on center turned fullback, Tyler "Tank" Whaley, is the second-strongest Buckeye on the entire 105-man roster. Now the fifth-year senior is attempting to turn from weight-room monster to on-field producer.
The Buckeyes take to Ohio Stadium today for their preseason jersey scrimmage, their first chance this August to let their skills really shine. But they've been competing all summer, weight-room showdowns building the intensity they'll need when the season starts in two weeks.
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