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- Jaamal Berry and Jordan Hall were featured as wideouts in many different formations, which is obviously to help the speed front and spread-type offense. Both of course are still mainly running backs, with the exception of Hall who might be a hybrid this year.
- Rod Smith and Carlos Hyde are looking pretty good running the football, making this stable not only great, but harder to determine who will get the majority of the snaps while Boom Herron is suspended.
- The QB play was "meh" again yesterday as Braxton had a couple of really nice throws, but also threw an interception and had trouble completing shorter passes, much like Pryor did. With it being only his second practice, it might have been nerves, so we won't look too much into it.
- Taylor Graham and Joe Bauserman both played decently, with Bauserman probably getting the nod in this situation. Bauserman was throwing bombs all day, and only overthrew Posey on one of them. I'm not on the Bauserman bandwagon, though.
- The WR core seems set on having Philly Brown and Verlon Reed as your 2011 starters, at least until Posey returns. The talent beneath them is outstanding from what we've heard.
- Perhaps the most interesting position on the 2011 Ohio State football team besides quarterback would have to be the 2nd spot for cornerback. I've had a feeling that Domonic Clarke would have the best shot, since he played some in the Sugar Bowl, but it appears that Bradley Roby is making his case to earn that spot, as he was running with the 1st team for most of the afternoon. He only got beat one time, on a long ball to Philly Brown.
- Orhian Johnson and C.J. Barnett are still your first team safeties, and my line of thinking is that this is pretty much set in stone.
- There are no pads yet, but the defensive line already knows what they are doing as they were tearing it up. I would expect this to be a pretty good group.
