Football. Football. Football.
- Camp check-in photo gallery.
- Camp check-in video gallery.
- That drone following Braxton? Part of a documentary crew.
- The Cass Tech contingent rocked "Imported from Detroit" shirts.
- A look at some of the anti-concussion helmets OSU will deploy.
And do yourself a favor and check out 11W's hype video, "It's Time to Grind."
GLOVER-WILLIAMS READY TO RIDE. I've been a fan of Canton's Eric-Glover Williams since he showed up to Friday Night Lights in a Superman t-shirt and camo hat in 2013. (When you play for "my" team, that's considered "supreme confidence," which is good. If a Michigan player did that, it'd be typical Michigan Man arrogance, which is bad.)
From Bill Greene of Scout.com:
Glover-Williams, 5-foot-10, 175-pounds, has impressed so far with his dedication in the weight room and his competitiveness. He has a very high football IQ, and is in the process of learning what defensive coordinator Chris Ash is going to expect from him.
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"I'm happy to play defense and it's going to be fun," he added. "I speak with Coach (Kerry) Coombs a lot, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to be on the defensive side of the ball at Ohio State. I'm looking forward to being more polished at the position."
"My mindset is to stick with what I know, and take the coaching I receive," he added. "I don't want to let anyone inside me, and just trust in my speed. Returning kicks is something I love, and something I'm good at."
I'm glad Glover-Williams survived some dumb, juvenile mistakes to make it to Columbus. Granted, you could say this about every freshman recruited by Urban Meyer, but I have this young man tabbed for greatness at Ohio State.
If you want a fun thought experiment: Project Ohio State's secondary over the next couple of years. It will feature athleticism usually reserved for NBA courts.
Insane luck to the opposition, because they're going to need it.
JOE BURROW'S AMAZING WARDROBE. Speaking of talented freshman, here's QB Joe Burrow showing off the shirts he brought to camp.
None of those shirts are as silky/regal as the American flag shirt he's wearing, but it's good to see his graphic t-shirt game is strong. You gotta keep your graphic t-shirt game strong in college, but also when you drop out and become a world-renowned computer blogger.
SHAZIER AND SPENCER DOING WORK. Ryan Shazier is at 100%, which is good to see as an Ohio State fan but terrifying as a Browns fan. Here he is single-handily wrecking a play last night in the Hall of Fame game:
Pretty by Shazier blowing up the fullback on the Iso inside run - low man wins https://t.co/8uZvmVAFFp
— Chris B. Brown (@smartfootball) August 10, 2015
That Steeler defense now features Ryan Shazier, Will Allen, Cam Heyward, and Doran Grant because this world is fraudulent and corrupt.
Washington drafted Evan Spencer as a special teams ace, but Spencer is showing he can do more than that:
From yesterday: nice, tough catch by rookie WR Evan Spencer who got both feet inbounds. https://t.co/vQBStIcVyp
— Stephen Czarda (@StephenCzarda) August 9, 2015
In terms of my historically bad #takes, doubting Evan Spencer ranks up there with pounding my fist for the Browns to draft Johnny Manziel.
TODDLER DUNKING BLOWS RUSSELL'S MIND. Here's D'Angelo Russell showing some comedic chops:
D'Angelo Russell then and now... This is perfect pic.twitter.com/zDnKscXjJ9
— N B A L I F E (@NbaLife_101) August 9, 2015
THOSE WMDs. How models get rich quick on Instagram... What it feels like to stare down an F5 tornado... Netscape changed the world when it went public 20 years ago... Ron Zook says not even Nick Saban would succeed at Illinois... Owl rides a Roomba... That's all bad, Norwood Teague.
