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OHIO STATE NOTEBOOK: JUSTIN FIELDS “LIGHT YEARS” AHEAD, RYAN DAY'S APPROACH TO REDSHIRTS, NO BACKUP QUARTERBACK YET
NO BACKUP QUARTERBACK YET
When Ohio State added Gunnar Hoak as a transfer from Kentucky with immediate eligibility, it seemed likely that he’d slide seamlessly into the backup quarterback spot.
As Day propped up a faux quarterback competition in the preseason, he made it seem like Fields and Hoak were in competition to start. In the fourth week of the season, though, since Chris Chugunov has played before him in all three games, it appears as though he’s been the third-string quarterback. Chugunov has completed 5-of-7 passes for 18 yards, and Hoak hasn’t thrown a pass.
On Tuesday, even though the team is a month into the season, Day said he hasn’t gained much clarity about the backup quarterback battle.
“I think the repetitions are so precious that it's very important to come to that conclusion,” quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich said on Tuesday. “At the same time, it's in our best interest to keep two guys competing against one another and trying to bring out the best and making sure we're sharpening our skills as much as we possibly can and then getting the guys ready as well. So it's a balance between the two.”
At the moment, Yurcich said, Chugunov’s experience in the system after transferring to Ohio State from West Virginia last year gives him an advantage on Hoak.
Yurcich said the coaches remain “working through the evaluation process” with Hoak and Chugunov.
“The more Gunnar is here, the more he can learn the offense, then the more he can show what he can do,” Day said. “It's hard during preparation. The bye week is a little bit better time for that. We can't really let those guys compete and they kind of split reps with the twos because we're trying to get the starter ready, but the more that Gunnar can learn the offense and feel comfortable with the terminology, the reads, the progressions, the protections, the better off he'll be, so no change right now, but he's learning more and more.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...proach-to-redshirts-no-backup-quarterback-yet
NO BACKUP QUARTERBACK YET
When Ohio State added Gunnar Hoak as a transfer from Kentucky with immediate eligibility, it seemed likely that he’d slide seamlessly into the backup quarterback spot.
As Day propped up a faux quarterback competition in the preseason, he made it seem like Fields and Hoak were in competition to start. In the fourth week of the season, though, since Chris Chugunov has played before him in all three games, it appears as though he’s been the third-string quarterback. Chugunov has completed 5-of-7 passes for 18 yards, and Hoak hasn’t thrown a pass.
On Tuesday, even though the team is a month into the season, Day said he hasn’t gained much clarity about the backup quarterback battle.
“I think the repetitions are so precious that it's very important to come to that conclusion,” quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich said on Tuesday. “At the same time, it's in our best interest to keep two guys competing against one another and trying to bring out the best and making sure we're sharpening our skills as much as we possibly can and then getting the guys ready as well. So it's a balance between the two.”
At the moment, Yurcich said, Chugunov’s experience in the system after transferring to Ohio State from West Virginia last year gives him an advantage on Hoak.
Yurcich said the coaches remain “working through the evaluation process” with Hoak and Chugunov.
“The more Gunnar is here, the more he can learn the offense, then the more he can show what he can do,” Day said. “It's hard during preparation. The bye week is a little bit better time for that. We can't really let those guys compete and they kind of split reps with the twos because we're trying to get the starter ready, but the more that Gunnar can learn the offense and feel comfortable with the terminology, the reads, the progressions, the protections, the better off he'll be, so no change right now, but he's learning more and more.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...proach-to-redshirts-no-backup-quarterback-yet
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I’m surprised by the lack of “illegal man downfield” penalties.
There have been plenty of times where it seems OSU could’ve been called for it. On Jameson’s TD, we had a lineman right on the cusp of that 3yd space from the LOS. Something tells me an opposing coach will lobby refs in the future to get those called.
There have been plenty of times where it seems OSU could’ve been called for it. On Jameson’s TD, we had a lineman right on the cusp of that 3yd space from the LOS. Something tells me an opposing coach will lobby refs in the future to get those called.
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