ICYMI:
- Isaiah Pryor, a 2017 four-star safety out of Georgia, committed to OSU yesterday.
- Examining the impact of Pryor's commitment; one Buckeye source says he's "future captain material."
- Video: The ol' "that mannequin is actually a man" gag fools Cardale Jones, Raekwon McMillan, and more.
- Braxton Miller's Top 10 Plays.
- How OSU coaches could use Braxton Miller at H-Back.
DUCKS MOTIVATED BY OSU LOSS. I know those feels, Oregon. Fresh off a title loss, and everyone in the country thinks your program is trash. It all happened so quick, too. One moment you're celebrating a historic victory over a No. 2 Michigan team; the next you're puking Budweiser and trying not to shit yourself.
The Ducks, however, went to masochist route with it.
From Andrew Greif of OregonLive.com:
Before [Oregon Safety Tyree] Robinson puts his head to pillow each night, he looks at the cover of the Jan. 19 edition of Sports Illustrated that he ripped off the magazine's spine last winter. On it, Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott rushes for one of his four touchdowns in the College Football Playoff national championship game, won by Ohio State 42-20 against the Ducks. Beneath Elliott is a perpetually bowled-over Robinson on the turf of AT&T Stadium in suburban Dallas, alongside cornerback Chris Seisay.
"I was going for the strip (of the football), and Seisay was going for the tackle," Robinson said. "He kept running in the end zone. It's next to my bed. That's the one I hate right there. I don't ever want to see that again."
You, like Oregon's defense, vividly remember the play:
Go instead where there is no path #TheGrind pic.twitter.com/0voJSIffSM
— EzekielElliott#15 (@EzekielElliott) June 16, 2015
And yet, from Robinson to middle linebacker Joe Walker and defensive coordinator Don Pellum, the Ducks did anything but push the memory to the side this offseason as they prepared for the start of fall practices on Aug. 10. Instead, they often rewound that title-game video tape, believing that only by remembering their worst game of the season can they take strides to ensure a similar effort doesn't happen in 2015.
Ezekiel Elliott is out here psychologically damaging players, and he just turned 20 like a week or two ago.
ET TU, PAUL JOHNSON? I liked Georgia Tech's Paul Johnson, BUT NOT ANYMORE.
From Kevin McGuire of CollegeFootballTalk.com:
Asked if brand names come into play with the playoff, Johnson said “It already came into play with TCU and Ohio State. It’s the world we live in.”
Ohio State was founded in 1870, and TCU was founded in 1873. I'll say it again: How long does it take to build a #brand down there in Texas, where I was told football was a sport they know and love?
Because it's almost as if these people are expecting Gene Smith to shame himself in a national press conference.
"I am sorry we have been so good for so long. I am sorry for our worldwide alumni base. I am sorry my football team won all its conference games. I am sorry my conference had the foresight to install a championship game.
"The team that gave up 61 to Baylor was the best team, actually."
URBAN MEYER WILL NEVER STOP PHOTOBOMBING. Urban Meyer is the best college coach in America, but he's also a middle-aged American #dad:
Osu coaches' wives LUV their new Ohio State @alexandani bracelets. Pay no attn to the @OSUCoachMeyer photo #overit pic.twitter.com/BgkSDJhgoE
— Shelley Meyer (@spinnershells) July 28, 2015
I'm numb to the photos, but the idea of Urban Meyer lighting up when he sees a group of people taking a picture is still hilarious to me.
Please never stop bombing these people, Urban — no matter how innocent they may think they are.
TROP LANDS AT MSU. Upper Arlington WR Frank Epitropoulos, who left OSU's football team in 2014 to pursue medical school, has apparently resumed his career and landed at Michigan State (via Golden Buckeye):
@Cfrey_23 & @F_Epitropoulos another UA Spartan?! Congrats! #BlockUA #onedaybetter
— Michael D Schaefer (@CoachSchaeferUA) July 27, 2015
Best of luck to Epitropoulos, who I assume is a living trojan horse operating at the behest of Urban Meyer.
PETTINE WANTS PRYOR TO FOCUS 1000% ON QB. Terrelle Pryor is heading into Browns camp as a receiver, but yesterday Browns coach Mike Pettine admitted he's thought about Pryor as an "emergency third QB."
From Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com:
"It's a situation where he's bounced around,'' Pettine said. "(Offensive coordinator John DeFilippo) Flip had him and we talked about it. I'm not going to eliminate that, but I'm not going to sit here and say, 'hey, there's a chance.' I want him to focus 1,000 percent on wide receiver, and if the circumstances change, then they change.''
Pettine and DeFilippo are concerned that if Pryor still has quarterback on the brain, the ball might clang off his hands.
"As of right now, that's why he's here and (receiver is) the position,'' said Pettine. "When you start worrying about being the combo platter and 'maybe I'll still be a quarterback,' then he's going to have a hard time making it at the other spot. I'm not going to close the door on it, but for now, he's a wide receiver. Plus, I don't want a quarterback wearing No. 87."
As any Browns fan can attest: There's a 1000% chance the Browns will deploy Terrelle Pryor at QB at some point. The only question is if it will be out of necessity wrought by injury, or as part of a desperate search to find an offensive spark for a 3-12 team. Hell, it could be both.
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