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A YEAR OF SEASONING
Tressel has been impressed with the way Terrelle Pryor is picking up the Buckeye offense, new wrinkles and more importantly his ability to read defenses. Last year, Pryor got by on talent alone because there wasn?t much time to heap strategy on his shoulders.
?He?s had a lot of experiences that have kind of accumulated to get him to where he is today,? Tressel said. ?He?s one of those guys ... he remembers everything. Probably the only experience he hasn?t had yet that he?s in the midst of is being the guy going into a year.
?From the moment the ?08 season ends to the ?09 season begins in Columbus and all over Ohio they?re talking football. From that day forward, he had to begin to handle that offseason of expectations and discussions and adulation. That?s the final piece of the puzzle he?s got to handle and have a grip on. ... He?s progressing, and that?s all you can ask.?
Jon Miller, Publisher, HawkeyeNation.com
Q: The sleeper in the Heisman race is ... ?
A: Since it's a near-lock that it'll be a three-man race between Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Tim Tebow, it's going to take something special for someone else to break in. One team that folks really aren't talking about as being in the mix for the national title chase, because they don't want to see them there again, is Ohio State. I think the Buckeyes will get by a young USC team at home and have a decent shot at going 12-0 with a healthy Terrelle Pryor. If he is healthy all year, I think he could put up some very efficient numbers. Plus, and I know the Heisman is not the MVP, but of Oklahoma, Texas, Florida or Ohio State, which team would be most adversely affected if their starting quarterback went down to injury?
In my opinion, that's Ohio State and it's not even close. They have retooled their offense to fit around Pryor's skill set. If he goes down, they don't have a Pryor clone sitting on the bench. So he would be my dark horse candidate, as I think he could command much of the Midwestern and northeast vote. However, I think Colt McCoy is going to be tough to hold off; he is who I would have voted for last year.
WyoBuckeye;1473912; said:One advantage that Pryor has in the Heisman races for the next two (hopefully three) years is that he already has the hype on his side. Everybody already expects this kid to compete, so the ladder he must climb to prove himself worthy of the award is not nearly as high as others (except for the big three of Bradford, Tebow and McCoy who have already proven themselves).
osucollegebuck;1474188; said:Archie being the only one to have 2 Heismans really is a special distinction.
Matt Hayes
Top 25 college football players: Tebow is No. 1
Posted: June 1, 2009
18. Terrelle Pryor, QB, Ohio State. You better believe this raw project is among the best in the nation. Or as former USC linebacker Rey Maualuga said last September: "He's going to be unreal."
southcampus;1476864; said:That list had Dez Bryant at 3 and Colt McCoy at 4. Also, it had Mesoli, the UO QB at 9. Seemed like bad choices to me.
I hadn't seen that quote from Rey Rey about TP, haha cool.