Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Terrelle Pryor reaches point where the light should turn on
Thursday, September 17, 2009 Doug Lesmerises
Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus
- The quarter back was sagging under high expectations, unable to pass the ball as part of an ineffective offense that fell short, once again, against an elite opponent in a devastating loss. The coach was on the hot seat and there were demands for a change in who called the offensive plays.
The team didn't come to win, they "just didn't want to get blown out," wrote one reporter. Asked about fixes, the coach said, "We're not going to have household changes." After 12 career starts, the quarterback "looks a world away from being refined," wrote another reporter.
Where to go from there?
When the scenario just described unfolded for Texas and quarterback Vince Young five years ago, Young went out and didn't lose for the rest of his college career. His last defeat was a 12-0 shutout against Oklahoma on Oct. 2, 2004, in the 12th game since he had become a starter.
Although Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor has grown tired of the ad nauseam comparisons to the former Texas star, this is one he might want to pay attention to because Pryor just finished his 12th game as a full-time starter, Saturday's 18-15 loss to USC.
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