Ohio State Football: 3 Freshman Candidates to Fill Percy Harvin Role in 2013
One of Urban Meyer’s top priorities this year in recruiting was to find playmakers for an offense that, at times in 2012, lacked explosion. Although Braxton Miller was essentially a human highlight reel…
Scouts: Wilson could fill the Harvin role
The Buckeyes gained an explosive offensive piece Monday night with the addition of Under Armour All-American athlete Dontre Wilson (DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto). We can’t imagine the pitch from Ohio State to Wilson didn’t include a very descriptive idea of his role within the offense as compared to Percy Harvin at Florida, where Harvin was employed as a utility weapon both in the backfield and on the perimeter. This is what makes Wilson so valuable to a spread offensive set and why Oregon had coveted him all along.
Ohio State Fooball: Top 4 Candidates to Play the ‘Percy Position’
Ohio State’s offense, while very good at times, lacked the explosive playmaker that Urban Meyer had in in Percy Harvin. While Tebow was the face of the Meyer dynasty in Florida, Harvin was…
Ohio State Football: Top 4 Candidates to Play the ‘Percy Position’
Ohio State’s offense, while very good at times, lacked the explosive playmaker that Urban Meyer had in in Percy Harvin. While Tebow was the face of the Meyer dynasty in Florida, Harvin was…
Ohio State Football: Will Urban Meyer Find the New Percy Harvin?
When Urban Meyer became the head coach at Ohio State last year, he instantly inherited a quarterback that was a perfect fit for his spread offense. From January to late August, Meyer and…
Big back Hyde spreads wings for Buckeyes
Growing up in Naples, Fla., Carlos Hyde didn’t need a tutorial on Urban Meyer’s offense. He knew plenty about Meyer and the spread from Meyer’s time as Florida’s coach. Hyde also knew he…
Scouting Report, Video Highlights and Predictions for 5-Star WR Robert Foster
Currently uncommitted 5-star wide receiver Robert Foster has what it takes to be an elite college wideout at 6’3”, 190 pounds, especially if he bulks up a bit. The question is, where will…
Buckeyes offense adjusting without Hall
Ohio State’s coaches thought they had found their Percy Harvin-type, do-it-all player this spring in running back Jordan Hall. Then Hall injured his foot in an off-the-field incident this summer that might keep…
Ohio State Football Recruiting: Urban Meyer Targets Next ‘Percy Harvin’
Louisville (KY) wide receiver James Quick of Trinity High School is a highly-touted prospect with the ability to find the end zone on any given play. At 6’1″, 175 pounds, he has similar…
Ohio State Football Recruiting: The Curious Case of Davonte Neal
Soap operas should be reserved for daytime viewing, not college football.? But if one has been following the Davonte Neal story, the saga has been nothing short of “soap opera”. The 5-star recruit was once an Ohio State target. It would have been a good fit. Neal was a speedy playmaker in line with Percy Harvin , and Urban Meyer ’s spread offense needs players who have speed and quickness in …
