LB Tuf Borland (3x Captain, 2021 Sugar Bowl Def POG)

[Redhawk]

I have no qualification at all to choose players, but might I raise the possibility that it might be premature to campaign for Borland to supplant Worley based upon one game against a one dimensional team?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

I have no qualification at all to choose players, but might I raise the possibility that it might be premature to campaign for Borland to supplant Worley based upon one game against a one dimensional team?

Not sure where you get that anyone is "campaigning for Borland to supplant Worley"...

 

[RugbyBuck]

I think what would make sense, given Worley's injury status and that he'll be leaving, is some kind of incremental playing time arrangement like we had with Grant and Kwon.

 

[jwinslow]

If Tuf's ready to be the man inside (and one game against little army players does not prove that), then put Worley back at OLB and sit down one of the others. Baker is remarkably talented but has been really undisciplined this year. Booker meanwhile is still mostly potential. The injury and schedule will let them explore Tuf's potential further.

I don't see any scenario where you sit Worley. Injury could force their hand and prevent access to him, but the other two LB spots are far more vulnerable.

 

[Redhawk]

Not sure where you get that anyone is "campaigning for Borland to supplant Worley"...

Maybe not the best word choice I guess. I hope he leaves OSU as an all time great but does this one game mean he is a better MLB than Worley? I'm not saying you are saying it but others seem to be suggesting it and maybe they are right. Is one game against a team that uses the forward pass as a novelty enough to make such an assessment?

 

[jakenick06]

Maybe not the best word choice I guess. I hope he leaves OSU as an all time great but does this one game mean he is a better MLB than Worley? I'm not saying you are saying it but others seem to be suggesting it and maybe they are right. Is one game against a team that uses the forward pass as a novelty enough to make such an assessment?

INCEPTION

 

[Onebuckfan]

Love the passion and the lunch pail quality. He made mistakes but he just kept playing ...sometimes our "5 stars" seem to get frutrated when someone treats them roughly.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Maybe not the best word choice I guess. I hope he leaves OSU as an all time great but does this one game mean he is a better MLB than Worley? I'm not saying you are saying it but others seem to be suggesting it and maybe they are right. Is one game against a team that uses the forward pass as a novelty enough to make such an assessment?

I think what some are saying is that Borland might be a better fit at MLB than is Worley...

 

[Dryden]

Borland had 11 tackles in 2-1/2 quarters against Army, BFD.

Haskins completed 4 passes against Army in the last series, start him over JT!!!!

Sorry. Don't mind me.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Live Updates from the Urban Meyer Call-In Show — Sept. 21

+ Tuf Borland is perfectly named. “I love him. I love his family. They should be very proud of who they raised.” Army was an assignment game, and Borland is a grown man who is discliplined.

Entire article: http://theozone.net/2017/09/live-updates-urban-meyers-call-show-sept-21/

 

[ScriptOhio]

 

[bukIpower]

His open field tackle on the zone read keeper by the QB was really impressive and there was a few times he flowed with the play and filled correctly rather then over running the play. Everything is starting to come together and the LB's are no different

Side note: I thought Browning was impressive too.

 

[scarletngray]

Tuf might be our best run defender at LB. He has great instincts, comes with bad intentions and wraps up when tackling. I am also impressed with the other young guns at LB like Browning, Jones, Harrison and Werner.

 

[scarletngray]

As we saw again today we are better with Tuf starting in the middle.

 

[lvbuckeye]

The defense is night and day better with Tuf playing MLB.