Well, folks, you're almost there.
Today is the last time you have to read a Skull Session from one of us other guys here at Eleven Warriors. D.J. will return tomorrow and the mediocrity will be all be gone.
Then again, maybe D.J. won't come back. After all, I'm not sure anybody has spoken to the Lord of Whiskers since he left for a mini vacation down in North Carolina. I honestly wouldn't be all that surprised if the man built himself a cabin somewhere and decides never to return to Columbus again. That's how he rolls.
Let's hope that's not the case, but I guess we'll worry about that when the time comes. So, without taking up any more of your time here's another edition of Skull Session not by D.J. Byrnes.
BOSA, ELLIOTT BEST MICHIGAN MAN. The jury is still out on former Ohio State All-American defensive end Joey Bosa's performance at the NFL Combine. I've seen several analysts say he did quite well and others say they weren't impressed.
Bosa's numbers seemed to be pretty solid — you can check out how all the Buckeyes did here — and there's a lot of junk talk that goes on now between teams to get them to drop a player down on their board so they can swoop in and take them. It's a pretty tough situation to read, honestly.
One thing I do know is for sure: Bosa and former teammate Ezekiel Elliott obliterated NFL Network's Rich Eisen, Michigan Man, in the 40-yard dash.
#RunRichRun Simulcam Alert!
— NFL (@NFL) February 29, 2016
Watch as @RichEisen takes on Bosa, Wentz, Elliott and more! #NFLCombine https://t.co/9rDlW7xdF5
The win moves Elliott and Bosa to 4-0 in their careers against Michigan.
APPLE, BELL PLAY THE NEWLYWED GAME. Vonn Bell did not work out at the NFL Combine reportedly due to a minor hamstring injury. He's expected to work out at Ohio State's pro day, though, which is scheduled for March 11. Eli Apple, however, did compete and was one of the standout performers Monday.
After the Combine concluded, 50 percent of the Buckeyes' secondary from a year ago joined the NFL.com crew to talk about their experience at the Combine. The host then made them play a game where they see how well they know each other — Newlywed Game style — in which we find out hot wings are not Apple's favorite food.
#Shoutout to hot wings, though. For real.
Because the NFL is a stingy business, it won't let me embed the video in this Skull Session, but if you want to check it out in full you can see it all here.
#MAKESYOUTHINK. Speaking of the NFL Combine, which officially ended Monday with the defensive backs working out, former Buckeye linebacker and now 11W contributor Joshua Perry dropped some interesting #takes on Twitter in the afternoon.
Just realized I was the third heaviest LB who ran the seventh fastest 40 in the group #Hmmm
— Joshua Edward Perry (@RIP_JEP) February 29, 2016
Weighed in at 254 and still ran a faster 40 than some of these DBs #Hmmm
— Joshua Edward Perry (@RIP_JEP) February 29, 2016
Perry's 4.68 in the 40 was a little faster than I thought he would run so I was quite impressed when that's the time that came out. And it got me to thinking: We kind of forgot how good of an athlete/football player Perry was during his time at Ohio State.
A lot of people talked about Perry for his leadership and off-the-field-work — and rightfully so because he's top-notch in that aspect — but his on-field performance got lost at times. The Combine served as a pretty good reminder Perry is a hell of a football player, too.
ARMANI REEVES TALKS CONCUSSIONS. Armani Reeves was the starting nickel back for Ohio State during the 2014 season before concussion issues did not allow him to play this past year. Reeves had never publicly commented on the situation before, though, until Monday afternoon.
In a lengthy tweet, Reeves revealed he wanted to play football again for Ohio State, but even after being cleared by medical experts, the school's medical team did not clear him to play. You can check out the full note below:
— Armani Reeves (@PTReeves8) February 29, 2016
Reeves spent this past season working as a student coach for the Buckeyes. Good luck to Armani in whatever comes next.
VOTE MATTA, HELP RMH. The final round of the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge began Monday and Ohio State's Thad Matta is one of four finalists along with MIchigan's John Beilein, Purdue's Matt Painter and Stephen F. Austin's Brad Underwood.
The coach receiving the most votes gets $100,000 donated to a charity of choice. Matta's is representing the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio.
Voting concludes March 13 and you can vote here.
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