Skull Session: Jameson Williams is More Than Fast, Indiana's Michael Penix Wants to Shock the World, and Clemson Loses a Five-Star Running Back

The good news is, it's the weekend. The bad news is, Buckeye football still ain't back.

Another day closer.

Word of the Day: Vim.

NOT JUST FAST. Reality is, there's just no scenario where Jameson Williams isn't the fastest individual on a football field, but for the purposes of getting better, he's been acting like that ain't true.

“You’re trying to operate in a world of, ‘What if I wasn’t that fast,’ and if you’re able to embody, that approach, a really special player can come out of that,” Hartline said.

“He already has a physicality that a lot of receivers don’t have. He loves the contact piece, always making sure that with speed and with blocking that we’re under control — that we operate with purpose.”

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“I really don’t rely on my speed, unless it’s a go ball and I need it for separation,” Williams said. “I really try to focus more on the route part.”

A reminder that we're talking about a guy who is basically Ted Ginn Jr. Jr. here. Pretending that you're not very fast to focus on your route running is a great tactic, but at the end of the day, it's pretty cool and good to be able to do this:

But yeah, if you can give me this speed + route running + elite hands... Folks, we've got ourselves a cheat code!

MOVE ON BACK. The college football playoff committee was set to debut their first set of rankings just four weeks after the Big Ten kicked off its season, but in a mostly meaningless and relatively unshocking move, they're going to punt that decision back another week.

The @CFBPlayoff has pushed its first ranking back one week to Nov. 24. Decision was made to give committee another week to watch games, now that they know all 10 FBS leagues playing this fall. Selection Day still Dec. 20. Only four weekly rankings this year before the big one.
— Heather Dinich (@CFBHeather) October 1, 2020

For Ohio State's purposes, this is just the difference between the committee watching the Buckeyes just disembowel Nebraska, Penn State, Rutgers and Maryland, or adding Indiana to that list. I'm unconvinced an inevitable 42-3 win over the Hoosiers is going to do much to sway opinions either way, but whatever makes you more comfortable, I guess.

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE OLE CLEMSON. It sure didn't take Dabo long to chase away one of the top #teens in his 2020 freshman class as five-star running back DeMarkcus Bowman is on his way out in search of greener pastures.

#Clemson freshman RB DeMarkcus Bowman, ESPN's No. 23 overall player and No. 4 running back in the 2020 class, is in the NCAA's transfer portal. @mzenitz first reported.
— Adam Rittenberg (@ESPNRittenberg) October 1, 2020

Have heard, per a source, that Clemson has already canceled Demarkcus Bowman's financial aid upon entering the portal. So I wouldn't expect this to be a situation he enters the portal, explores his options and then returns to Clemson. https://t.co/khU7nQYSqE
— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) October 1, 2020

For some context, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the No. 29 player in the class, so this would be comparable to him just peacing out four games into the season. I have no idea why this fellow has decided to leave, but it sure ain't great for Dabo's Dudes going forward!

You really just hate to see it.

SHOCK THE WORLD? We're a solid 50 days from Ohio State's annual flaying of Indiana, but it seems Hoosiers quarterback Michael Penix is getting a little frisky already.

Michael Penix Jr. on the chance to play the Penn States, Ohio States, Michigans of the world (teams he missed the chance to play last year).

"I feel like we're going to shock the world. I know we are." #iufb
— Jon Blau (@Jon_Blau) September 30, 2020

Hey man, shock the world all you want against Penn State and Michigan. But just a little word of warning, the Buckeyes were already going to flatten your brash ass into the turf to begin with, they certainly don't need any bulletin board material to expedite that process.

SONG OF THE DAY. "Such Great Heights" by The Postal Service.