QB Terrelle Pryor (official thread)

[Taosman]

Shepard is very impressive looking! I hope that TP and TB made like Sponge Bob and absorbed a ton of technique!

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

TP towers over RS. I didn't realize that TP was that much bigger till now.

[jwinslow]

So much for that 6'3.5" measurement in the Dispatch, which has now been spread around as gospel. Unless Todd is listed about 3-4 inches too high, which he is not.

[Bleed S & G]

Anyword on how TP looked? He passes the eye ball test.. I'm excited.

[OregonBuckeye]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

So much for that 6'3.5" measurement in the Dispatch, which has now been spread around as gospel. Unless Todd is listed about 3-4 inches too high, which he is not.

Tell me about it. Steve Helwagen was committed to that 6'3.5" listing. If you think he's under 6'4", you shouldn't be allowed to operate an automotive vehicle or heavy machinery.

[gators312414]

Originally Posted by Buckeneye

its funny you should say that; because the situations are remarkably similar if you compare tosu now and florida from your title run.

Except for the whole speed thing, right?

[Buckeye Nut]

Didn't the 6'3.5" measurment come from the biometrics testing thing that he did two weeks ago? Did his height just get misreported or do they not know how to measure somebody?

[mross34]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Nut

Didn't the 6'3.5" measurment come from the biometrics testing thing that he did two weeks ago? Did his height just get misreported or do they not know how to measure somebody?

He measure in at 6'5.5" and it was misreported at 6'3.5"

[Buckeye Nut]

Originally Posted by mross34

He measure in at 6'5.5" and it was misreported at 6'3.5"

Okay, that's what I figured happened. I wonder why the Dispatch hasn't run some sort of correction or something. Normally something like this isn't that big of a deal, but given who the player is and how fanatical Ohio State fans are there should be a correction.

[buckeyefool]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Nut

Okay, that's what I figured happened. I wonder why the Dispatch hasn't run some sort of correction or something. Normally something like this isn't that big of a deal, but given who the player is and how fanatical Ohio State fans are there should be a correction.

Well for starters the dispatch sucks

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

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The Pryor Has Landed........by Adam Jardy.

[daddyphatsacs]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Nut

Okay, that's what I figured happened. I wonder why the Dispatch hasn't run some sort of correction or something. Normally something like this isn't that big of a deal, but given who the player is and how fanatical Ohio State fans are there should be a correction.

[Buckskin86]

Pryor leaves indelible legacy
By Paul Schofield
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Sunday, July 6, 2008



The legacy that football/basketball star Terrelle Pryor leaves behind may never be duplicated.

The Ohio State University recruit and Jeannette graduate was the first football player in the state to rush for more than 4,000 yards and pass for more than 4,000 yards in a career. As a senior, he rushed for 1,899 yards and passed for 1,889 yards, accounting for 58 touchdowns.

As a senior in basketball, he averaged 21.9 points per game. For his career, he scored 2,285 points, ranking 10th in the WPIAL, and grabbed more than 1,000 rebounds.

He led Jeannette to two consecutive WPIAL Class AA football titles, and the school's first PIAA Class AA football crown and WPIAL and PIAA Class AA basketball titles.

Because of that and more, Pryor is the Tribune-Review's Male Athlete of the Year for the third straight time.

"I couldn't ask for a better way to end my high school career," Pryor said before leaving for Ohio State last month. "It was pretty special."

Pryor left behind some incredible memories.

There was the night he rushed for 331 yards and five touchdowns -- and threw for two TDs -- as Jeannette outlasted Aliquippa, 70-48, in the highest scoring WPIAL playoff game.

He followed that with a spectacular performance against Beaver Falls, when he rushed for 166 yards on 12 carries, scored on runs of 14 and 61 yards and completed 5-of-6 passes for 81 yards and two scores.

In the state finals, he finished his career by running over Dunmore, accounting for five touchdowns -- three rushing, one passing and one receiving.

During the basketball season, there was his triple-double against Beaver Falls in the WPIAL championship game -- 39 points, 24 rebounds and 11 blocks.

He also had 23 points, eight rebounds, five blocks, four assists and four steals against Philadelphia Strawberry Mansion in the state title game.

Pryor, who reported to Ohio State on June 14, is hoping for more success with the Buckeyes, for whom he will focus on football. He is already taking a couple of classes and working out for the upcoming season.

"Terrelle is going to be OK at Ohio State," Jeannette football coach Ray Reitz said. "He's an amazing athlete."

Pryor leaves indelible legacy - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

[DaddyBigBucks]

CFN asks:

I'm not buy into...

Originally Posted by Stewie Mandell

Terrelle Pryor. He may well turn into a star eventually, but I don't see him having much of an impact as a freshman. They say he's the next Vince Young; there's a reason Vince Young redshirted.

Not at all unrealistic. The "tim tebow" talk misses the mark IMHO. Florida had no power rusher. Somebody explain to me how that applies to Ohio State.

I don't know if he's hinting that TP will be redshirted. If so, I disagree. Apart from that, he's not off-base.

[rocketman]

Unrelated to Pryor but HOLY HELL did you read what was below that? I thought there was a glitch in my computer or something... people saying <gasp> USC and Georgia are overrated and that we <wheezing> are worthy of another shot at a title?

Dennis Dodd: Three teams -- Georgia, USC and Clemson. I had Georgia No. 1 back in January but have since dropped it to No. 2. After talking to Mark Richt that might be too high. There are still issues in the offensive line. The young receivers still have to step up. I'm still not sold on Matthew Stafford and the schedule is a straight-up witch.

Everybody's going crazy over USC again but there's still that stain of Stanford. Mark Sanchez, to me, hasn't proved himself. He needs to win a big game. I'm not talking about a 32-point victory the Big Ten's second-place team (Illinois in the Rose Bowl).

This team has lost a bunch of starters. I know that the replacements are going to wind up in the NFL but something tells me a 10-2 season is lurking which, for Pete Carroll, would be a disappointment.

Clemson? Just because it's Clemson and the ACC truly wide open.

Bruce Feldman: The talk that Ohio State has no shot at playing in the BCS title game. If they go to USC and beat the Trojans and then win out, I couldn?t see people keeping them out of the title game because going to the coliseum and beating USC would be more impressive than anything a Big 12 team does. In a sense I feel like the Big Ten is dealing with some of the perception problems the Pac-10 had for a while when every year they had a different top team. The trouble with OSU holding that spot of course is that they?ve been handled in the last two title games. Still, they did go to Austin and beat a very good Texas team.