Borens vs. Homans

osugrad21 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-05-2009, 05:08 AM

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Ohio State football: The tougher brothers - Homan or Boren?

by Doug Lesmerises Monday May 04, 2009, 4:15 PM

Ohio State running backs
Thought No. 5
Anyone want to see a tag-team match between the Homans and the Borens?

D.L.That's Ross Homan. Adam Homan looks like him.
To be fair, one piece from each of Ohio State's new brother pairings wasn't at full strength this spring. Freshman linebacker Zach Boren sat out while rehabbing from knee surgery, while junior linebacker Ross Homan sat out chunks of the spring after pulling his hamstring.
But healthy, Borens vs. Homans might be good one. Junior offensive lineman Justin Boren was knocking over people all spring, and so was incoming freshman fullback Adam Homan.
Homan gave proper respect to the Borens when asked to assess the match.

"I don't know, Justin Boren is a pretty big load, and Zach is no slouch," Homan said. "He really hasn't had the chance to show anything yet."
Homan has. Redshirt freshman Jermil Martin and walkon James Georgiades are also fullback options, but Homan made an impression during his first spring. A couple of big runs in the spring games bounced off Homan's lead blocks.
The question is how much fullback the Buckeyes will use this season. With pass-catcher Jake Stoneburner and defensive tackle Todd Denlinger both working at tight end, the Buckeyes have two new interesting options when they want to play a second tight end with Jake Ballard. And we know they'll go with three receivers a good bit of the time as well.
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