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Johnson Looking to End Defensive Tackle Shortage
"Show me a team with a bad defensive line and I'll show you a bad football team."
So spoke Urban Meyer when he assumed the position of Head Football Coach at Ohio State. Meyer proved that he wasn't just making noise when he made that statement because he has made defensive line a recruiting priority at Ohio State.
Meyer has landed more than his share of blue-chip defensive line prospects since taking over at OSU, but Buckeye nation is fretting. That's because there seems to be a glut of very promising defensive end prospects on the roster this spring, but the pickings are much slimmer at the interior defensive line position.
That has some people nervous. To them we say "Relax, Larry Johnson has got it under control."
Johnson is addressing the interior defensive line issue with a tried and true tactic. He is turning talented defensive ends into interior players.
That strategy has some history at Ohio State. Back in 2002 Ohio State defensive line coach Jim Heacock addressed a similar shortage when he turned defensive end Kenny Peterson into a defensive tackle. That worked out pretty well unless your name happens to be Ken Dorsey, and chances are that isn't you, so your memory of that change is pretty positive.
More recently, Adolphus Washington arrived on campus as a highly-regarded defensive end prospect. Like Peterson, he proved to be a very effective inside player. Joey Bosa also got snaps playing inside last year, and that turned out great as well except for some quarterbacks in places like Ann Arbor.
There's plenty of OSU history to suggest that defensive end prospects can make the transition to the defensive tackle position, and that's exactly the approach that Johnson has taken. Former defensive ends Tracy Sprinkle, Dylan Thompson, Darius Slade, and recently Jashon Cornell and Dre'mont Jones, are all now playing defensive tackle, and so far Johnson really likes what he sees in the results. The task for him now is to get those players to elevate their play as interior defenders, and that's a job he's looking forward to tackling.
"That's why they call me coach," said Johnson.
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Football/2016/News/Johnson-Looking-to-End-Defensive-Tackle-Shortage
"Show me a team with a bad defensive line and I'll show you a bad football team."
So spoke Urban Meyer when he assumed the position of Head Football Coach at Ohio State. Meyer proved that he wasn't just making noise when he made that statement because he has made defensive line a recruiting priority at Ohio State.
Meyer has landed more than his share of blue-chip defensive line prospects since taking over at OSU, but Buckeye nation is fretting. That's because there seems to be a glut of very promising defensive end prospects on the roster this spring, but the pickings are much slimmer at the interior defensive line position.
That has some people nervous. To them we say "Relax, Larry Johnson has got it under control."
Johnson is addressing the interior defensive line issue with a tried and true tactic. He is turning talented defensive ends into interior players.
That strategy has some history at Ohio State. Back in 2002 Ohio State defensive line coach Jim Heacock addressed a similar shortage when he turned defensive end Kenny Peterson into a defensive tackle. That worked out pretty well unless your name happens to be Ken Dorsey, and chances are that isn't you, so your memory of that change is pretty positive.
More recently, Adolphus Washington arrived on campus as a highly-regarded defensive end prospect. Like Peterson, he proved to be a very effective inside player. Joey Bosa also got snaps playing inside last year, and that turned out great as well except for some quarterbacks in places like Ann Arbor.
There's plenty of OSU history to suggest that defensive end prospects can make the transition to the defensive tackle position, and that's exactly the approach that Johnson has taken. Former defensive ends Tracy Sprinkle, Dylan Thompson, Darius Slade, and recently Jashon Cornell and Dre'mont Jones, are all now playing defensive tackle, and so far Johnson really likes what he sees in the results. The task for him now is to get those players to elevate their play as interior defenders, and that's a job he's looking forward to tackling.
"That's why they call me coach," said Johnson.
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Football/2016/News/Johnson-Looking-to-End-Defensive-Tackle-Shortage
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Larry Johnson is more than a coach
Ohio State fans knew that they were getting a tremendous coach when Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes tapped Larry Johnson in January of 2014 for the vacant defensive line coaching position. Johnson brought an impressive resume to the table, one that saw him enter the coaching world in 1974 and jump into the college ranks in 1996.
It is easy to judge a coach only by the players that develop under them or by the wins and losses that a team puts up under their watch. Johnson has the pedigree with players like Joey Bosa at Ohio State and Courtney Brown, Jimmy Kennedy, Tamba Hali, Jared Odrick and Aaron Mabin from Penn State all going to the NFL as first round draft picks.
But not every player gets a shot to go in the first round of the draft however, or even a shot to play football at the next level. And while Johnson wants to see his players end up successful on the football field, it is even more important that his players end up successful in society and once their life after football begins.
"He is great, that is all I can really say," former Ohio State defensive lineman Donovan Munger said of Johnson. "He is great at what he does and he is very intense and talks about moments and events and this is a moment right here. He is a great mentor and I love having him."
Football, family and faith are all messages that come from the Ohio State defensive line coach.
"He has brought me closer to God and brought me everything, he has made me a better person," former Ohio State defensive lineman Joel Hale said. "I think he has that effect on people, the way he rubs off on people he just makes you better. He is a great guy and I love him to death."
Johnson has been referred to as "Preacher Larry" by many of his players and that nickname is something that the Ohio State coach is aware of and understands why players refer to him as that.
"I have heard that, I have a tendency to (come across) as a preacher sometimes because I want to make sure they feel it from my heart," Johnson said.
Entire article: https://ohiostate.n.rivals.com/news/larry-johnson-is-more-than-a-coach-1
Ohio State fans knew that they were getting a tremendous coach when Urban Meyer and the Buckeyes tapped Larry Johnson in January of 2014 for the vacant defensive line coaching position. Johnson brought an impressive resume to the table, one that saw him enter the coaching world in 1974 and jump into the college ranks in 1996.
It is easy to judge a coach only by the players that develop under them or by the wins and losses that a team puts up under their watch. Johnson has the pedigree with players like Joey Bosa at Ohio State and Courtney Brown, Jimmy Kennedy, Tamba Hali, Jared Odrick and Aaron Mabin from Penn State all going to the NFL as first round draft picks.
But not every player gets a shot to go in the first round of the draft however, or even a shot to play football at the next level. And while Johnson wants to see his players end up successful on the football field, it is even more important that his players end up successful in society and once their life after football begins.
"He is great, that is all I can really say," former Ohio State defensive lineman Donovan Munger said of Johnson. "He is great at what he does and he is very intense and talks about moments and events and this is a moment right here. He is a great mentor and I love having him."
Football, family and faith are all messages that come from the Ohio State defensive line coach.
"He has brought me closer to God and brought me everything, he has made me a better person," former Ohio State defensive lineman Joel Hale said. "I think he has that effect on people, the way he rubs off on people he just makes you better. He is a great guy and I love him to death."
Johnson has been referred to as "Preacher Larry" by many of his players and that nickname is something that the Ohio State coach is aware of and understands why players refer to him as that.
"I have heard that, I have a tendency to (come across) as a preacher sometimes because I want to make sure they feel it from my heart," Johnson said.
Entire article: https://ohiostate.n.rivals.com/news/larry-johnson-is-more-than-a-coach-1
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You are correct. It was Bradley who mentioned to McQueary that Schiano had witnessed something. I'm deleting the previous post. Though, I didn't say Schiano was mentioned in a victim's statement, I can see where that could be implied from the following statment about Johnson.
My question still remains about the possibility that Coach Johnson's name comes up in all of the dirt that continues to be dug up (not necessarily by a victim but more in the same manner in which Schiano was mentioned.) I'm not implicating anyone but it just seems like something that went on for so long, that anyone with an extended history there could have possibly come across at some point.
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To Do List: Buckeye Defensive Line Coach Larry Johnson
When it comes to To-Do Lists, Larry Johnson's is probably the envy of most coaches around the nation. As Ohio State's defensive line coach, Johnson's fortunes are pert near overflowing.
After all, this is a guy who returns every starter from last season and every backup, and will now add in more of the nation's top defensive linemen from the class of 2017. It's a rough life, but somebody has to live it.
So what might Johnson's envy-of-the-nation to-do list look like? We've got some ideas.
1. Find the math that allows even more defensive ends into the rotation.
Ohio State successfully rotated defensive ends Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Jalyn Holmes, and Nick Bosa a season ago, and did it well enough that nobody departed out of frustration with their snaps in 2016 or fear that they would decline in 2017. That's the good news. The bad news is that there are going to be at least three more defensive ends this season who are going to want to play. Sophomores Rashod Berry and Jonathon Cooper played sparingly last season, but both are expected to be much closer to contributing this season than they were last year. They will both obviously need to show it this spring, which they should. When that happens, Larry Johnson is going to have to go back to the drawing board. Who knows, he might also need to find room for junior Darius Slade this season, as well as incoming freshman Chase Young. He's probably going to need a calculator.
2. Get Tracy Sprinkle squared away.
Back at the Fiesta Bowl, Tracy Sprinkle told me he would be 100% recovered from his season-ending knee injury around March or April, which will likely mean a limited spring. They aren't going to want to push him, but they aren't going to let him take it easy, either. This has been a very formulated plan of recovery since he went down in the season opener and that continues throughout the spring. Larry Johnson may not get to work with him much this spring, but the contact they do have together will be focused on having him ready for fall camp, which is where this process will conclude. Remember, Sprinkle was a starting defensive tackle a year ago before his injury, and even though the Buckeyes are deep at tackle, you will always welcome back a returning starter. Johnson will need to get Sprinkle back to where he was last season, and then improve on that because the competition for playing time is a lot more contested than it was a year ago in August.
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...st-Buckeye-Defensive-Line-Coach-Larry-Johnson
When it comes to To-Do Lists, Larry Johnson's is probably the envy of most coaches around the nation. As Ohio State's defensive line coach, Johnson's fortunes are pert near overflowing.
After all, this is a guy who returns every starter from last season and every backup, and will now add in more of the nation's top defensive linemen from the class of 2017. It's a rough life, but somebody has to live it.
So what might Johnson's envy-of-the-nation to-do list look like? We've got some ideas.
1. Find the math that allows even more defensive ends into the rotation.
Ohio State successfully rotated defensive ends Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Jalyn Holmes, and Nick Bosa a season ago, and did it well enough that nobody departed out of frustration with their snaps in 2016 or fear that they would decline in 2017. That's the good news. The bad news is that there are going to be at least three more defensive ends this season who are going to want to play. Sophomores Rashod Berry and Jonathon Cooper played sparingly last season, but both are expected to be much closer to contributing this season than they were last year. They will both obviously need to show it this spring, which they should. When that happens, Larry Johnson is going to have to go back to the drawing board. Who knows, he might also need to find room for junior Darius Slade this season, as well as incoming freshman Chase Young. He's probably going to need a calculator.
2. Get Tracy Sprinkle squared away.
Back at the Fiesta Bowl, Tracy Sprinkle told me he would be 100% recovered from his season-ending knee injury around March or April, which will likely mean a limited spring. They aren't going to want to push him, but they aren't going to let him take it easy, either. This has been a very formulated plan of recovery since he went down in the season opener and that continues throughout the spring. Larry Johnson may not get to work with him much this spring, but the contact they do have together will be focused on having him ready for fall camp, which is where this process will conclude. Remember, Sprinkle was a starting defensive tackle a year ago before his injury, and even though the Buckeyes are deep at tackle, you will always welcome back a returning starter. Johnson will need to get Sprinkle back to where he was last season, and then improve on that because the competition for playing time is a lot more contested than it was a year ago in August.
Entire article: http://theozone.net/Ohio-State/Foot...st-Buckeye-Defensive-Line-Coach-Larry-Johnson
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