QB Greg Frey (Official Thread)

[BB73]

Where are they now? feature on Greg Frey by Heater at BN.

It's worth noting that West Virginia's recently hired OL coach is a different guy with the same name.

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Greg Frey


In the latest "Where Are They Now" feature, Heath Schneider catches Bucknut Nation up with former Ohio State quarterback Greg Frey. The native of Cincinnati was the Buckeyes' starting quarterback from 1988-90 and pulled out some memorable comeback victories. Frey talks about his OSU career and what he's doing now.

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[sandgk]

Nice read on Frey, glad to hear that good things continue to happen in his life.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

greg works for crawford hoying smith in dublin as a real estate agent. fyi.

 

[23Skidoo]

I found it really interesting that Tressel was his original recruiter. Damn I'm young...
I also like that he works with Bobby Hoying -- my favorite QB pre-Smith.

 

[BayBuck]

Whatever happened to Greg Frey's thread? Let's hear some more talk about the Crawford Hoying Smith guys!

:osu:

Hoying Frey Hosket Krenzel Rick Smith wooooooo!

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

 

[PlanetFrnd]

I loved the Frey-era teams... they make up many of my first Buckeye memories...

 

[osugrad21]

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Frey: Football teaches through adversity


5 hours ago

Photo By Times-Gazette photo/Steve Stokes
Former Ohio State University quarterback Greg Frey talks to athletes and sponsors Sunday at Arrow Pride Night ?08.
Photo By Times-Gazette photo/Steve Stokes
Ashland High School football captains, from left, are Jason Schuttera, Shane Kipp, Ryan Smeltzer, Justin Stewart and Jacob Oberholtzer with Arrow Price Night speaker Greg Frey and AHS football coach Scott Valentine.

By LARRY STINE
T-G Correspondent

Former Ohio State University quarterback Greg Frey had a successful collegiate football career, passing for more than 6,000 yards his last three years, the only Buckeye quarterback to throw for 2,000 or more yards during his sophomore, junior and senior seasons.
But it was a couple life lessons learned as a young quarterback for the Buckeyes which readied the now successful high school coach and Columbus-area businessman for maturing as a leader for OSU and to learn what it takes to work through adversity.
Frey was the keynote speaker for Arrow Pride Night '08 Sunday evening at the John C. Myers Convocation Center at Ashland University. The event matches local adult sponsors with members of Ashland High School's varsity football team as the lead-up to the 2008 season which begins 7 p.m. Friday as the Arrows play host to Willard at Community Stadium.
In 1987, as a redshirt freshman against OSUs arch-rival Michigan, Frey was called into the game when starting quarterback Tom Tupa left briefly due to an injury.
But it was a defining moment for Frey at an early age as then-OSU coach Earle Bruce called for a pass play on third and nine yards to go for a first down.
"It also said something about coach Bruce, who instilled in me confidence for having called a pass play for me," Frey said. "Coach Bruce had been fired on Monday of that week, and it was the final game for him and the seniors, the entire team wanted to win."
Frey would complete the pass for a first down and Tupa then returned to the game and led Ohio State to a winning field goal with about 30 seconds left in the game.

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[Buckskin86]

OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl on tap at UA
By PHILLIP KING
Published: Saturday, April 10, 2010

Matt D'Orazio and Greg Frey never played against each other when quarterbacking their respective college football teams.

But Otterbein product D'Orazio and Ohio State alum Frey will face each other across the gridiron Saturday, April 17, in the first-ever OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl in Upper Arlington's Marv Moorehead Memorial Stadium.

Columbus Local News: > Archives > Region > News > OhioCollegeFootball.com Senior Bowl on tap at UA

 

[Buckskin86]

Front and Center: OSU QBs in the Spotlight
Courtesy: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
Story by Scott Priestle, Ohio State Alumni Magazine

Greg Frey was a 19-year-old redshirt freshman in 1987 when he was introduced to the world. He entered a game against Michigan State to relieve struggling quarterback Tom Tupa, completed one of three passes, and was sacked twice. The Buckeyes lost 13-7.

It was an unremarkable performance, but within the fishbowl that is Ohio State football, even a brief change at quarterback is enough to earn the new guy a trip to the postgame interview room.

"I had no idea what I was in for," Frey recalled recently. "It was like walking into a shark tank unprepared. It was kind of a controversial game [and] we lost, [so] you can imagine all the cameras and reporters in there. I walk in and they all come running after me. . . .

"It was my first experience with anything like that. I sucked it up and answered all the questions. When I walked out of the media room, it was
like, 'What was that?'"

It was only the beginning. Frey earned the starting job the following year and held it through three seasons, a coaching change, a comeback win for the ages, and a minor disagreement that became a headline controversy.

He was as public a figure as any in central Ohio. The Ohio State quarterback usually is.

By the time Frey arrived, college football was big business, and the quarterback seemed to be everyone's business.

Frey's first significant action as an Ohio State quarterback-in the 1987 loss to Michigan State-became a big deal around Columbus. Coach Earle Bruce insisted Tupa was injured, but Tupa and Frey said otherwise. The instant assumption was that it was the start of a quarterback competition, though none developed.

Two years later, another small disagreement became local news when Frey chose to skip spring practice in order to play baseball. The coaches expressed their disappointment publicly.

"They told me to my face it was okay. Then I read the paper and they're blaming me," Frey said.

"It became this controversy. . . . The media, fans, they all thought the coaches told me not to play. That's what [the coaches told reporters], but that's not what happened, and I had to accept that."

Frey's Ohio State connections also paid off away from the camera. He has forged a successful career in real estate; he also owns QB Ohio, which provides personal coaching for amateur quarterbacks, and distributes a line of health care products from Advocare. The name recognition he built at Ohio State helps. Folks remember how he led the Buckeyes from a 31-0 deficit to beat Minnesota in 1989.

"It can get you in the door, no question," Frey said. "But it's like anything else: once you're in the door, you have to produce, or it doesn't matter that you played quarterback at Ohio State."

Front and Center: OSU QBs in the Spotlight - The Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletics Site - OhioStateBuckeyes.com

 

[Buckskin86]

Featured Video: Ohio State Week
Frey-To-Olive Caps 1990 Upset Over Iowa

It was the first time in 31 years that a ranked Iowa team (No. 6) faced an unranked Ohio State team. But Greg Frey managed to drive the Buckeyes down the field one more time for a big upset in 1990. Frey found Bobby Olive at the back of the endzone for a 27-26 win with one second left. Today Frey resides in Columbus as a private QB coach and FSN Ohio analyst. Olive currently resides in Columbus and sells internet services.

Featured Video: Ohio State Week Frey-To-Olive Caps 1990 Upset Over Iowa – LostLettermen.com

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFyKEbbXpo4]YouTube - Game-winning last-second score - Iowa 1990[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIwHLE5EPLo]YouTube - Greg Frey[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

47. GREG FREY, ST. XAVIER, 1986: The standout quarterback played football and baseball at Ohio State. In baseball he was a three-year starter at X who batted over .400 and also pitched, setting the school season strikeout record two years in a row. He was first-team all-GCL and all-city his junior and senior year. He was GCL player of the year as a junior and co-player of the year as a senior with Ken Griffey Jr. In football, he was honorable mention all-GCL as a sophomore, a feat he repeated as a junior. As a senior, he demolished almost every St. X single-season and career passing record. He was the GCL and Cincinnati player of the year, Southwest Ohio and Ohio back of the year and was honorable mention All-American. He was later drafted by the Detroit Tigers out of Ohio State.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbc...10304&Category=SPT0301&ArtNo=103050801&Ref=PH

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfrLRK7QuKQ"]YouTube - Greg Frey, Ohio[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

Frey, who played at Ohio State from 1987-1990, starting three years, ranks highly in the OSU record books. He signed autographs for fans and gave a speech during the event.

?My son never saw you play, but I enjoyed watching you,? Bill Gehlken said to Frey while he and his son, Aaron, got an autograph from Frey.

?That?s the beauty of YouTube,? Frey said to Aaron. ?You can see that I actually played.?

The auction at Zanesville is just one of several events Frey attends for the benefit of current and former OSU students. Frey said he had four events next week, including a trip down to Orlando.

?It?s important for me to pay it forward,? Frey said. ?There is such value in scholarships. It?s important for the high school students to get the opportunity, and I realize what the opportunity did for me.?

Despite the recent bad press regarding Ohio State, Frey was supportive of the university and its sports programs.

?These events go on either way,? Frey said. ?I?m an alum and just like everyone else (here), I support Tressel and the program. I believe in what they?re doing. That?s where I would want my son to go. I?m disappointed, but they had responsibilities and he dealt with them.?

A more popular topic for Frey and many older Buckeye supporters was when Frey led an amazing comeback win over Minnesota in 1989. The Buckeyes trailed 31-0 in the game, but Frey and Ohio State staged one of the most storied comebacks in OSU history.

?I wasn?t here more than five minutes and somebody brought that up. People mention that game all the time,? Frey said. ?I never get tired of that. It was an amazing experience, a part of history that stood the test of time. Now, I get stories about what people were doing and where they were at during the game. It never gets old.?

http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder....aiser-former-OSU-quarterback?odyssey=nav|head

 

[Buckskin86]

Time & Change: Frey stays involved
Catching up with former Ohio State quarterback, who was a comeback king
Updated: July 4, 2012
By Brad Bournival | BuckeyeNation

Bernstein Associates/Getty Images
Greg Frey scrambles against USC on Sept. 23, 1989 at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

Time and Change is a series at BuckeyeNation where we chat with former Ohio State athletes.

Greg Frey was the starting quarterback for Ohio State from 1988-90 and played in some incredible games.

The first big comeback was a 36-33 victory over LSU where he rallied the Buckeyes from a late 13-point deficit to win in just his third game as a starter.

The second came in 1989 when he spotted the Minnesota Golden Gophers a 31-0 advantage before rallying the Buckeyes to a 41-37 victory at the Metrodome.

Frey threw for 6,316 career yards, which ranks fourth in school history. He is the only quarterback in Ohio State history to throw for 2,000 or more yards in a season three times.

Frey, 44, lives in Columbus and works for AdvoCare, a health and wellness company offering nutritional and skin-care products. He is also a color commentator for high school football games for SportsTime Ohio.

In addition, Frey provides personal coaching for amateur quarterbacks. His most famous client is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Brady Quinn. Under his watch, four of his students have won state titles in Ohio since 2007.

BuckeyeNation caught up with Frey, who talked about his history with Urban Meyer, his work today and that infamous fourth-and-1 against Michigan in 1990.

BN: You were a part of two great comebacks. What's the best memory you have from your time at Ohio State?

Frey: I can't tell you there's one. Those ones are way up there, obviously. It's kind of hard to replace those experiences. As time passes, I miss the camaraderie with the guys. That was awesome, but LSU was a big one because it was at home and it was only my third start. For me personally, it was a dream-come-true moment to throw a touchdown pass to win the game. Emotionally, it was more than you could ever even fathom. It was great for our team to knock off a team that I think was ranked fifth at the time. That was a great win because they were a little sure of themselves. Let's put it that way.

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http://espn.go.com/colleges/osu/story/_/id/8021526/qb-greg-frey-was-comeback-king

 

[Buckskin86]

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