Week 2 vs. Ohio Bobcats: Depth Chart

Updated: 09/04/08 at 2:29 EST

Offensive Starters:

 

 

 

Complete Offensive Depth Chart:

Pos.	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
QB	#17 Todd Boeckman (SR)	#14 Joe Bauserman (R-FR)	#2 Terrelle Pryor (FR)
HB	#1 Daniel “Boom” Herron (R-FR)	#3 Brandon Saine (SO)	#34 Maurice Wells (SR)
FB	#87 Brandon Smith (SR)	#49 Ryan Lukens (SR)
WR	#80 Brian Robiskie (SR)	#12 Dane Sanzenbacher (SO)
WR	#9 Brian Hartline (JR)	#82 Ray Small (JR)
TE	#88 Rory Nichol (SR)	#86 Jake Ballard (JR)	#87 Brandon Smith (SR)
LT	#75 Alex Boone (SR)	#74 Mike Adams (FR)
LG	#71 Steve Rehring (SR)	#55 Andrew Miller (SO)
C	#64 Jim Cordle (JR)	#66 Andrew Moses (JR)	#50 Mike Brewster (FR)
RG	#63 Ben Person (SR)	#77 Connor Smith (SO)	#73 Josh Kerr (SO)
RT	#70 Bryant Browning (SO)	#73 Josh Kerr (SO)	#76 J.B. Shugarts (FR)

 

Defensive Starters:

 

 

 

Complete Defensive Depth Chart:

Pos.	No. 1	No. 2	No. 3
DE	#87 Lawrence Wilson (JR)	#90 Thaddeus Gibson (SO)	#99 Curtis Terry (SR)
DT	#92 Todd Denlinger (JR)	#72 Dexter Larimore (SO)
NT	#93 Nader Abdullah (SR)	#84 Doug Worthington (JR)
DE/DT	#97 Cameron Heyward (SO)	#9 Rob Rose (JR)
WLB	#51 Ross Homan (SO)	#36 Brian Rolle (SO)
MLB	#33 James Laurinaitis (SR)	#38 Austin Spitler (JR)
SLB	#1 Marcus Freeman (SR)	#26 Tyler Moeller (SO)
BCB	#2 Malcolm Jenkins (SR)	#29 Shaun Lane (SR)
FCB	#5 Chimdi Chekwah (SO)	#13 Andre Amos (JR)
FS	#21 Anderson Russell (JR)	#8 Aaron Gant (JR)
SS	#4 Kurt Coleman (JR)	#7 Jermale Hines (SO)

 

A few quick thoughts:

Quarterback: Only a modicum of surprise here that the more senior (albeit infinitely less talented) Bauserman is still listed ahead of TP2. Although as we saw in the YSU game, the order of the depth chart bared no correlation to the order of substitution or the amount of playing time for each of the 3 QBs. Color me selfish as my dream scenario would be for Boeckman to get 2-quarters worth of snaps, Pryor a quarter and a half, and Bauserman mop up duty, but it’s likely the split will be more along the lines of 2/1/1.

Halfback: It absolutely kills me that even the fan base and regional media is beginning to buy into the national sports media’s myopic perspective that this position is turning into some sort of gaping question mark. Obviously you want your best players (health permitting) to get their reps going into a potential team/conference reputation restoring match up, but I’m of the mind set that allowing the three-headed Cerebus of Herron/Saine/Wells to get extended duty will only serve this team better, both in the Battle for Los Angeles and long term. Herron, by all accounts, absolutely tore up summer camp, we already know what we’re getting with Brandon “Zoom” Saine, and Maurice Wells showed new life in the presence of the fleet footed magician freshman quarterback we call Terrelle. With the added benefit of letting Beanie return to 100%, I see no reason the Buckeyes’ depth at running back can’t compete with that of anyone in the country’s (including a certain Los Angeles based juggernaut tOSU may or may not square off with in the week ahead).

Offensive Line: Perhaps the highlight of the YSU game was seeing “the second line” of offensive linemen, which at one point included virtually the entire Brew crew as Mike Adams, J.B. Shugarts, and Mike Brewster all played concurrently. If anyone wants a crystal ball to see the make up of the Ohio State offensive line in ‘09/’10, that’s your portal. Getting these guys repetitions against the Bobcats will be huge in adding additional depth should the unthinkable happen in either of the next 2 contests.

No alarms and no surprises as the defensive depth chart remains virtually static this week. It remains interesting that The Vested One lists the right end spot as a sort of hybrid defensive end/defensive tackle slot, but makes perfect since when you consider the bodies occupying the slot are more than fit for both positions. Brian Rolle and Jermale Hines were both all over the place against the Penguins; it’ll be interesting to see how their energy and speed translates against the quicker receivers and backs of Ohio U., and then the even speedier weapons they’re sure to see in Southern California the following week.

 

 

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