It can be both a blessing and a curse to have a job where your boss has also manned your same position. On the positive side, the boss knows what the job requires and they know what an acceptable performance looks like at that position. On the negative side, the boss knows what the job …
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Ohio State fifth-year senior safety Josh Proctor played in two games last year for the Buckeyes and had to leave both of them due to injury. He started the season opener a year ago at Minnesota and left in the fourth quarter due to a shoulder injury. That injury made him a game-time decision one …
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Now that spring football is over, it’s time to look back at exactly what we just saw. We’ll continue going over each position group for the next two weeks discussing what was learned and what still needs to happen for the Buckeyes. Up next will be the Ohio State safeties. [Previous: Quarterbacks | Linebackers] Quick …
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Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has said that this Buckeye defense is going to be driven by the safeties, and while football may start up front, it will be the back end that keeps everything under control. Fortunately for Ohio State, they return nearly all of their safety contributors from last season, including a …
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COLUMBUS – Ohio State junior defensive Zach Harrison is out for today’s game against Tulsa and senior linebacker Teradja Mitchell is a game-time decision. OSU released its availability report for today’s game and Harrison was a surprise entrant on the list. Harrison has seven tackles and a sack so far this year. Without him, the …
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One week after leaving the Minnesota game following an apparent shoulder injury, Ohio State senior safety Josh Proctor is a game-time decision this week against Oregon. Proctor played well in his first career start last week at free safety, totaling seven tackles and having an interception overturned due to a roughing the passer call. Proctor …
The Ohio State Buckeyes have kicked off their 2021 season, getting the CJ Stroud era off to a good start with a road win over the Minnesota Golden Gophers. While it wasn’t a perfect performance, there were far more positives than negatives for a team that entered the season with a lot of question marks …
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Every day until fall camp begins for Ohio State, we will profile a different Buckeye football player. Today that player is senior safety Josh Proctor. Yesterday it was tight end Gee Scott. You can find all of the daily Scoop Profiles right here. Josh Proctor No. 41 | Safety | 6-2 195 | Senior | Owasso High …
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From the time that Josh Proctor committed to Ohio State out of Owasso, Oklahoma as one of the top safeties in the 2018 recruiting class, he was seen as a future starter at free safety for the Buckeyes. He spent his first two years in a backup role. That role expanded last year and even …
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Now that spring football is over, it’s time to look back at exactly what we just saw. We’ll go over each position group over the next two weeks with what was learned and what still needs to happen. Up next will be the Ohio State safeties. [Previous: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Defensive Ends] Quick Position Overview Ohio …
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Ohio State secondary coach Matt Barnes met with reporters via Zoom on Thursday to discuss spring practice and the goings-on for the Buckeye defense. Also joining the session were safeties Josh Proctor and Marcus Williamson. Here are the highlights of what everyone had to say. Matt Barnes — The transition has been a good one. …
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There has already been plenty said and written about Ohio State junior defensive end Zach Harrison this winter and spring. After a personally difficult year for everyone, Harrison was left wanting more this year and set about to make that happen once winter workouts started for the Buckeyes. Those on the inside — coaches and …
Snapshot The ability to replace Jordan Fuller at free safety last year was always going to be one of the biggest issues for this team and that proved to be the case for most of the season. The Buckeyes were able to get away with it because of their offense and other aspects of their …
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