Once the NFL Draft hits the sixth or seventh round, it can be better for prospective draftees to not be selected at all, that way they can have some say in where they end up. And after sitting by their phones all Saturday long without a single ring, once that last pick is made, the phones of those who were not drafted come to life.
Tracy Sprinkle started 12 of Ohio State’s 14 games at nose tackle this past season, and it would have been 14 of 14 games had the Buckeyes not started all four Rushmen against Indiana and Oklahoma to open the season. As a nose tackle, Sprinkle wasn’t going to be called upon to make a bunch of plays. He finished the season with…
The Ohio State Buckeyes landed in Dallas on Saturday, and upon their arrival Urban Meyer spent a few minutes speaking with reporters. Joining him were receiver Johnnie Dixon and nose tackle Tracy Sprinkle. Here are the highlights of what they had to say.
Tuesday night saw the Ohio State coordinators and several players speak with the media in advance of Saturday’s gigantic matchup against the No. 2 Penn State Nittany Lions. You can check out the interviews with offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson, defensive end Tyquan Lewis, defensive tackle Tracy Sprinkle, linebacker Jerome Baker, and…
The Ohio State defensive line comes into 2017 with more expectations than they can possibly meet. Don’t expect Larry Johnson to attempt to calm those expectations, however. In fact, his job is to exceed them. The players themselves have the goal of being the best defensive line in Ohio State history, but Johnson would probably…
Ohio State will be led by a record number of captains in 2017 with nine players selected to lead the Scarlet and Gray on and off the gridiron. The corps of leaders, all voted on by their teammates, features five on defense, including four defensive linemen, and four on offense, led by the first three-time captain in program history.
There is a reason why Urban Meyer doesn’t like to redshirt players. The way he sees it, if a player is any good, they’ll never get that fifth year back that they were saving. And if they aren’t any good, do you really want them hanging around for all five years? Despite the low tolerance for redshirting, it happens every single…
When I did the Top 10 playmakers on the Ohio State offense over the last month, I started everything by listing playmakers 11-20. It was pretty thin at the bottom. In fact, as I recall, there were technically only 22 players even eligible to be listed. To be a playmaker on offense, you have to touch the football. The requirements…
When it comes to annually anticipating things, nothing beats the college football season. NFL fans will tell you that nothing beats the NFL, but these are the same people who can’t watch it sober or without gambling on it. NFL fans basically do the same thing that dudes in the Old West did when they got shot and had to have…
Everybody has something to prove. For instance, when I go to the Dollar Store, I have to prove that I’m not broke by buying more stuff than I need. I figure if I have a loaded shopping basket, then they’ll know I’m a baller and I mean business. And if I end up spending more than I should have, I just take it back later that day…
