OT Mike Adams (official thread)

[BB73]

Here's what JT said today:

Official.site

REPORTER: Jim, you had mentioned the guys who are not going to be available this game. Mike Adams specifically, is he suspended?

COACH TRESSEL: Is he suspended?

REPORTER: Yeah.

COACH TRESSEL: Well, he won't be with us this week, I can't really talk too much more about --

REPORTER: Will he be with you for the USC game?

COACH TRESSEL: We'll have to see.

REPORTER: So that has not been determined yet.

COACH TRESSEL: Not yet.

...

REPORTER: How far is Adams from being a factor, what he has to do on the field and what he might have to do off the field if that's an issue?

COACH TRESSEL: I think he's coming along in all aspects. He's a young guy and I'm not sure, especially when you play those tackle positions whether he or J.B. Shugarts or any of those guys that are extremely young, there's a lot buzzing around on those edges, especially when it's Thaddeus Gibson and Nathan Williams and Lawrence Wilson. They've been going spring and fall through all that but I think they're coming along.

REPORTER: But is he in the discussion right now?

COACH TRESSEL: Yeah.

REPORTER: He is?

COACH TRESSEL: Absolutely.

REPORTER: You'd still consider him third?

COACH TRESSEL: Yeah.

[mendensa]

you never get too much out of Tress interviews do you? I still don't know anymore than I did before I read his comments about Adams. In-house is how it should be handled. Hopefully he gets the bugs worked out and we'll see him out there on Saturday in a couple of weeks.

[ysubuck]

I'd love to know if Mike would be starting if he had not had whatever issues put him in the doghouse.

We've read this isn't an issue of his performance on the field (technique or whatever).

[Steve19]

I thought that Tressel was as informative as he can be given student privacy legislation and the interests of the player.

• Adams will not play against Navy.
• It is not clear whether he will play against USC. Clearly, there is a chance that he can do something that will make him eligible to play.
• He's third right now.

What else does the general public need to know?

[Buckskin86]

When tackle Mike Adams returns from suspension (we assume next week), his status is "day to day" in terms of when he might make an impact, Tressel said.

OSU getting healthier, or not? (Blogging the Buckeyes)

[ScarletNGry]

The-Ozone - Ohio State Football Award winner vs USC

Scout team champions were: Offense: Mike Adams

Hopefully this means something about his attitude and we will be hearing from Big Mike sooner rather than later?

[OGWheels]

Originally Posted by ScarletNGry

The-Ozone - Ohio State Football Award winner vs USC



Hopefully this means something about his attitude and we will be hearing from Big Mike sooner rather than later?

+1

Nice to see that Mike had a good week of practice and impressed the coaches with his play/attitude....

[Ratboy18]

Tim May's Blog

Meanwhile, Tressel indicated that sophomore left tackle Mike Adams, held out of the first two games for undisclosed disciplinary reasons, is working his way back into the good graces. Whether that means he can play this week, Tressel didn't say, but sources said it was a possibility.

Tressel Presser (9/15)

REPORTER: That said, a little bit the same thing, is Mike Adams now in your good graces or will he figure in?
COACH TRESSEL: He's getting there. We'll see how today goes and the next, but he worked pretty good yesterday.

[osugrad21]

He is fine to play now...but has to climb the depth chart

[k2onprimetime]

mike better start showing up man hes got so much potential. I thought mike was gonna be the fill in for boone at LT this year, he better get back to climbing up the depth chart over these freshman!

[NightmaresDad]

Originally Posted by osugrad21

He is fine to play now...but has to climb the depth chart

Thanks for the hope....we may yet see Adams and Shugarts on the field together by year's end.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by NightmaresDad

Thanks for the hope....we may yet see Adams and Shugarts on the field together by year's end.

In a starting role? Wouldn't count on it.

[NJ-Buckeye]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

In a starting role? Wouldn't count on it.

Ahhh.. speak not so soon grasshopper... if Cordle is out... hmmm...

[NightmaresDad]

I wouldn't dream of "counting" on it. But I am still "hoping" for it.

Looks like things are getting closer and closer..........

[exhawg]

If Mike is back in JT's good graces he should know the plays well enough for them to throw him in some this week. If he is backing up Miller he has a chance to go in if something were to happen to Miller, Browning, or JB. Maybe OSU is more likely to stick to the depth chart that my school was when I was in college. We went through 1 season only playing 6 OL's because to play any others would mean burning a redshirt.