OL Reid Fragel (Official Thread)

[OregonBuckeye]

The real shame IMO is moving him this late. Should be been done after or maybe even prior to his freshman year. I can't fathom why JT and JB never did this given the lack of tackles, especially athletic tackles, on the roster.

Don't forget we were thin at TE too when Fragel first got here.

 

[BrutusBobcat]

While it's ridiculous that the depth chart is at this point, I really like Fragel's attitude in changing positions to what the team needs. He's obviously got a lot of work ahead of him, and it's going to be interesting to watch both how he adjusts and how the new coaching staff does in bringing him along as a tackle in a short amount of time.

It may be the most critical development of the off-season.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Tackle-eligible, not just for two point conversions anymore!

I really hope this works out, obviously. The depth at LT has been bugging me for a couple of years and I'm a bit surprised that given how Mike played (or didn't) over the past couple of years that it's come to this. Either way, I'm really rooting for this to work out the best for everyone... but still...

Well, at least the most prolific beneficiary of the tackle-eligible play in the history of the NFL is there to be his guide. LOL..

 

[Taosman]

Coach Warinner will coach him up and he'll be fine.

 

[ant80]

Tackle-eligible, not just for two point conversions anymore!

I really hope this works out, obviously. The depth at LT has been bugging me for a couple of years and I'm a bit surprised that given how Mike played (or didn't) over the past couple of years that it's come to this. Either way, I'm really rooting for this to work out the best for everyone... but still...

Well, at least the most prolific beneficiary of the tackle-eligible play in the history of the NFL is there to be his guide. LOL..

Coach Warinner will coach him up and he'll be fine.

 

[OregonBuckeye]

 

[buchtelgrad04]

True Buckeye.

As an aside, wasn't it Reid who chased down a purse/wallet snatcher while he was on an official visit when he was being recruited?

 

[jwinslow]

Yes, someone tried to pickpocket his dad on a visit (they are both physically imposing), which was followed by a speedy pursuit and stern reminder of why you shouldn't mess with a Fragel.

 

[leroyjenkins]

Yes, someone tried to pickpocket his dad on a visit (they are both physically imposing), which was followed by a speedy pursuit and stern reminder of why you shouldn't mess with a Fragel.

May just be legend but I heard prior to this incident the staff was questioning his toughness. After the incident Reid had an offer!

 

[maximumblitz]

Tackle-eligible, not just for two point conversions anymore! Well, at least the most prolific beneficiary of the tackle-eligible play in the history of the NFL is there to be his guide. LOL..

I am making a sincere effort to understand tackle eligible.

As I read, I am tempted to believe that there is no longer any tackle eligible play in college football (except for fake kicks)?????????

In this link, he is now wearing number 77:
http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2012/springball/postspringDepth_Offense.html

In this link:
http://forum.officiating.com/football/10334-tackle-eligible-play.html

Players numbered 50-79 can never be eligible (at the snap) to go downfield or touch a forward pass. NCAA 7-3-3

Players must be eligible by position (end of line or backfield) AND number.

In this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle-eligible_play

NCAA rules are less permissive than NFL rules and require that the five interior linemen, numbered 50-79, never line up as eligible receivers. See rule 1, section 4. Thus, an offensive tackle can never become a tackle eligible. However, a defensive lineman can play as a tight end if his number is not between 50 and 79 (defensive players have no positional numbering restrictions in the NCAA).


A similar play is allowed from a kicking formation, where the requirement that all five linemen wear 50-79 is waived. During a fake field goal or punt, a team may line up with extra tight ends and receivers making it not immediately obvious to the defense which players are eligible and which are not. (However, this exemption can only be taken when it is obvious that a kick may be attempted, for instance on fourth down, in the closing seconds of a half, or similar situations. It cannot be used on every down at the college level.)

This link says:
http://espn.go.com/college-football...ootball-first-major-primetime-game-stands-out

Finally, in 1968, when the committee moved to adjourn, Vaught stood up from the table, lodged a chair under the doorknob of the meeting room and said, "We are not leaving this meeting until we do something about that damn tackle-eligible pass." And so the committee did.

 

[Bestbuck36]

Buzz kill.

 

[redguard117]

I am making a sincere effort to understand tackle eligible.

As I read, I am tempted to believe that there is no longer any tackle eligible play in college football (except for fake kicks)?????????

In this link, he is now wearing number 77:
http://www.the-ozone.net/football/2012/springball/postspringDepth_Offense.html

In this link:
http://forum.officiating.com/football/10334-tackle-eligible-play.html

In this link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tackle-eligible_play

This link says:
http://espn.go.com/college-football...ootball-first-major-primetime-game-stands-out

 

[Buckeye86]

 

[Buckskin86]

Buckeye sticks to grandpa?s wisdom
Fragel gives his new team position his all
BY DAVID BRIGGS
BLADE SPORTS WRITER

COLUMBUS -- Joe Stalma knows something about the on-the-fly change his grandson is making at Ohio State this offseason.

Before he became a legendary basketball coach at Rossford, Stalma was a mainstay at center for the Duquesne University football team -- heralded by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette among the school's top prospects "since pre-World War II days." The 6-foot-5, 215-pound native of Bridgeville, Pa., started for the Dukes' freshman team in 1949 and made first-string on the varsity the next season.

Then, with little warning, Duquesne dropped football. Stalma transferred to play his final two years at Toledo, where coaches liked his size and athleticism but not at center. He switched sides of the line to defensive end.

"I didn't switch," Stalma clarified with a laugh. "They switched me. I liked playing center."

But he embraced the move and played the position hard and tough, which is just the advice he gives to his grandson Reid Fragel.

A tight end for his first three seasons at Ohio State, a new coach and system means the 6-foot-8, 298-pound Fragel is playing his final one at right tackle. He is virtually even with freshman Taylor Decker in perhaps the most unsettled position battle of Urban Meyer's first camp.

Fragel is an experienced run-blocker and is the rare offensive lineman with a six-pack. The 6-foot-7 Decker, a former Notre Dame commit, is just as long and a natural tackle. Both are still raw in their technique.

"It's a battle, and it's not a battle of all-Big Tens yet," Meyer said. "It's guys that are still learning."

One would be uninformed, however, to doubt Fragel. Not a player who counts among his heroes a man who served two years in the Army, battled cancer, and won 288 games in nearly two decades as the basketball coach at Rossford, where games are now played on Joe Stalma Court.

Per usual, Fragel recently stopped to visit Stalma in Rossford on the way from his Detroit-area home to Ohio State.

His 81-year-old grandfather's advice?

"Stay tough and hunker down," Fragel recalled.

cont..

http://www.toledoblade.com/Ohio-State/2012/08/15/Buckeye-sticks-to-grandpas-wisdom.html

 

[Buckskin86]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_yEuGulEqg"]Reid Fragle Audio from 97 1 The Fan - YouTube[/ame]