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Just wondering how the second practice went. The article in today's Vindicator offered few details
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I wasn't able to make it out yesterday so I had to rely on the vindy and as you said they offered very little except talking up Wells who apparently gained 20 lbs this offseason.
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Anyone know where linemen Matt Bell and Chuck Zaborsky are this spring? They aren't on the roster, but both saw considerable action last year.
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I wasn't able to make it out yesterday so I had to rely on the vindy and as you said they offered very little except talking up Wells who apparently gained 20 lbs this offseason.
One thing about Wells. Gaining 20# won't slow him down any!
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Anyone know where linemen Matt Bell and Chuck Zaborsky are this spring? They aren't on the roster, but both saw considerable action last year.
Injuries took their toll. By the end of the season, Matt could not raise his arms above his shoulders due to shoulder problems. Chuck had similar injuries. Too bad. Good kids and good players.
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I wasn't able to make it out yesterday so I had to rely on the vindy and as you said they offered very little except talking up Wells who apparently gained 20 lbs this offseason.
One thing about Wells. Gaining 20# won't slow him down any!
Fantastic
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Anyone know where linemen Matt Bell and Chuck Zaborsky are this spring? They aren't on the roster, but both saw considerable action last year.
Injuries took their toll. By the end of the season, Matt could not raise his arms above his shoulders due to shoulder problems. Chuck had similar injuries. Too bad. Good kids and good players.
Thanks for the update. The Oline depth takes a hit without these two. Good luck to them in the future.
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Sad to see Mahone injured after having to deal with injuries at Notre Dame. I hope it mends fast.
Sounds like Hosick making progress.
http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/mar/19/ysu-transfer-looks-impressive/
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Hosick will eventually become the starter if he keeps progressing in the right direction. Bo likes his running QB's and Hosick gives them the best chance to win.
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Offensive line- What I've always liked about coach Bricillo is his ability to produce versatility with his players. Spencer, Eisenhuth, and Colucci will be solid leaders and starters up front. I look for Vitas to become the starting center over Newsome. He has the best footwork of any of the lineman and will be a punishing run blocker. We never really found the solution last year at left tackle after the Strickland situation. Fraser did however improve to a degree as the season went on. I look for a 4 way battle between Fraser, Rotheram, Wiggins, and Zinni. Working against the likes of Rivers and Moss will only make them better, but their overall quickness to protect the backside concerns me. I would personally like to see Vitas make the transition to tackle, but we would be giving up to much at the center position
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Quarterbacks- My thoughts after taking in two practices. What really surprised me the most was the increased weight that Hunter put on. His footwork and overall quickness is better then a season ago and I honestly did not expect that. He has definitely brought his "A" game into spring ball and seems to be embracing this challenge. His throwing ability from the pocket is very impressive. Hosick has improved from day one untill now and that's a really good sign. He seemed to struggle the most throwing from the pocket. He had a difficult time finding throwing lanes and reading coverages from the pocket. He can definitely throw outside of the pocket on the run and they are expanding their playbook to fit that strength of run/pass option. To this point Ricky has been struggling and could be coming to grips of being the third string. I just hope that Bo and Shane are on the same page, but I think they share different beliefs..For now I have Wells (1) Hosick(2) Davis (3)..We will find out much more when the bullets start flying
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Running Backs- I'm so glad Ryan is finally back and healthy. I would estimate his weight over 220 and he's much stronger and faster then in his freshman campaign. He will be able to gain positive yards between the tackles at will. Reducing the risk of of injury to Ruiz and Webb in the process. To find a big back like him on this level that can catch and block as well as he does is rare. McAster looked pretty good to me in practice and would be a solid backup in relief
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Good insight Fever. Any word on the WR's? Very interested to see how that group turns out.
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Tight End- Coach Ganz seems like a hands on coach and is learning a great deal from coach Bricillo. He's coming into a great situation working with a talented group of tight ends. This is one group that I'm really not concerned about and demonstrate great blocking and catching abilities with plenty of depth. I'm very surprised they didn't move Mark Shuler to the DE position. I feel we are very thin in that area with depth and he can definitely play at that position
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I'm sure there's probably close to15-20 receivers on the active roster. Just waiting on some of the younger guys to step up. There are the injuries to Harvin and Mahone. I really don't care who the 1,2 and 3 are as long as they can catch
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Tight End- Coach Ganz seems like a hands on coach and is learning a great deal from coach Bricillo. He's coming into a great situation working with a talented group of tight ends. This is one group that I'm really not concerned about and demonstrate great blocking and catching abilities with plenty of depth. I'm very surprised they didn't move Mark Shuler to the DE position. I feel we are very thin in that area with depth and he can definitely play at that position
That is Mark Schuler. It is spelled Schuler.
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Quarterbacks- My thoughts after taking in two practices. What really surprised me the most was the increased weight that Hunter put on. His footwork and overall quickness is better then a season ago and I honestly did not expect that. He has definitely brought his "A" game into spring ball and seems to be embracing this challenge. His throwing ability from the pocket is very impressive. Hosick has improved from day one untill now and that's a really good sign. He seemed to struggle the most throwing from the pocket. He had a difficult time finding throwing lanes and reading coverages from the pocket. He can definitely throw outside of the pocket on the run and they are expanding their playbook to fit that strength of run/pass option. To this point Ricky has been struggling and could be coming to grips of being the third string. I just hope that Bo and Shane are on the same page, but I think they share different beliefs..For now I have Wells (1) Hosick(2) Davis (3)..We will find out much more when the bullets start flying
Davis was the only QB to drive the team down and score Saturday during the down-distance portion of practice, both throwing and running to help his team.
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Mayor I wasn't there on Saturday, but that's really good news. Like Bo said position's are not won and lost in a day or two. The more competition the better. Ricky is a good athlete and excellent kid..and I wish him the best
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Mayor I wasn't there on Saturday, but that's really good news. Like Bo said position's are not won and lost in a day or two. The more competition the better. Ricky is a good athlete and excellent kid..and I wish him the best
Thank you. I hope they all do well because that will mean YSU did well. I would like for Ricky to get his chance on the field though. If he does the job, fine. If he doesn't, fine. I think he should be given a chance so we don't have to hear he can do this or he can't do this from people's opinion. Let us see what he can or can't do. We have seen Hunter, good and bad (mostly good), but let's see some Ricky throwing and running. :) Love YSU either way. Go Penguins!!
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We pretend 2015 never happened. I actually see parallels between Slocum's contract renewal and Wells.
Regarding Wells, he has impressed in Spring practice before. Have his proven issues: lack of mobility, lack of progressions leading to a single read, and a lack of grit leading to dropping knees and sliding to avoid contact...been resolved? How could they be?....because it would require a different skill set and different attitude and toughness that he does not have. Gaining weight doesn't fix that.
Want another 5-6 record?....then do exactly what we did in 2015.
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I think at one point during Ricky's redshirt freshman season they were contemplating a possible move with Ricky and then he jumped ahead of Dante and into the back up role. It was obvious they would've liked to have him on the field in some capacity, but the depth at the quarterback position was limited and Hunter was playing good. I always thought there could be some good packages for him as a combination H-Back/TE lined up in the slot, but that never transpired. That would've been a plus this past season considering the injury to Moore, but then again not enough depth at the Qb position
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We pretend 2015 never happened. I actually see parallels between Slocum's contract renewal and Wells.
Regarding Wells, he has impressed in Spring practice before. Have his proven issues: lack of mobility, lack of progressions leading to a single read, and a lack of grit leading to dropping knees and sliding to avoid contact...been resolved? How could they be?....because it would require a different skill set and different attitude and toughness that he does not have. Gaining weight doesn't fix that.
Want another 5-6 record?....then do exactly what we did in 2015.
Bo will play the Qb who gives the team the best chance to win. It could be just 1 or a rotation all over again. Coming off a 5-6 season this isn't about keeping anyone happy or keeping promises that might have been made.These coaches are coaching for their reputations and jobs every single day. I do however think they will keep this battle going as long as possible(Deep into the fall camp) to make each player better and improve upon that position and prevent any Qb from transferring out. As a coaching staff behind closed doors I look for them to have their answer by the end of spring
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1AAFan do you have any thoughts on the Saturday practice? Im going out today to check out the "D" Hopefully they have it outside
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I trust the coaching staff on the QB competiton. I laugh on how Wells is everybody whipping boy for last year. Why not whip his starting left tackle for not being a leader and getting dismissed off the team. Why not whip the constant dropped passes that his receiving Corp dropped time after time. Why not rip the fumbles that our RB did last year his name escapes me . Why not rip Patty V. Our commish for allowing instant replay if u had it but if you don't that's okay 2017 is okay for all to have no replay we win on the stupid slide Wells did. I bet if he had to do it over he wouldn't have done that. To question a kids toughness on here shows how classless you are. I think the kid was A captain on the team as a sophomore. That's rare. Did he screw up sure did . He is a sophomore going to happen. Why not b**** about the bad special teams. It's a team game and you win as a team lose as a team. This team might only go 6-5 next year and if Hosick or Davis is the starter are you going to scream for their heads too. Let's see how this goes and Go Penguins.
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Facts speak for themselves. Minus 44 yards rushing for the season. Throws pick 6's because he can't run and can't buy time with his legs. One read for same reason.
Those are HIS issues. No one else's. Sure the O-line could've bought him more time, but Davis had a higher passing efficiency was our third leading rusher with the same O-line and same receivers.
A QB who sacrifices yards or a score for avoiding contact is not a D1 QB, and is not tough.
Classless? Lick my a$$ and GO PENGUINS!
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I could care less which quarterback wins the competition, but I am convinced that we will have much better play from that critical position next season. This coaching staff was embarrassed last season. It will not happen again.
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Can we keep it classy guys? We are all penguin fans here. :-\ :'(. Regardless of how you feel that Wells did last year, the coaches will properly vet out who will be the starter in spring and fall camp. And you know what, if Wells really improved and / or is still the best option in the coaches mind, you will have to see in game results in this year to complain about it. For all we know, if we go through the camp and Wells wins the position, why complain based solely on last year's record? Anyone deserves the benefit of the doubt if they truly may have improved or are the best option.
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I think he proved my point. fb
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1AAFan do you have any thoughts on the Saturday practice? Im going out today to check out the "D" Hopefully they have it outside
Sorry. I typed out quite a bit and it did not save. I will try to recreate, but I know I will miss a lot:
QB: I do not know what the Vindy's Wilaj is smoking, but right now Hosick is #4 out of 5 and Davis is the CLEAR starter. I cannot believe how much Davis' arm has improved. Monty had him at #1 in rotation the entire practice. Hosick is very consistent so far, but only two practices does not tell much. Again trust your coaches. The upside for Mays is terrific, I hope he sticks around.
TB: Sidney Sandidge is also looking extremely good and #1 in the rotation with Jody. He seems so much bigger than last year. Moore is still hurt. Limping and playing with a brace. Too bad. he put on weight, cannot tell if it is inactivity or working out. Pearson is gone; I suspect he will be on Marshall's roster. Sndige is bigger and faster. this year. I like his style. He hits harder and the steps back ahead outside. His TD was awesome. They hit him, he stepped back and hit the right side and went all the way. Was it just me or was Ruiz not playing either?
p/k: They had a punting contest to see who could hit the peak of WATTS with a punt. It was nice to see Sheely, Kennedy and Pizanias hit it. Pizanias was perfect in his place kicking but lacks in punting. Lots of power but no accuracy. He punt soccer style ...very odd looking. Of course, being indoors, they all look good.
I have a lot of concern in the non-skill depth. We do have Shane Kuhne at long snapper. He is the clear #1 in catches as a TE. Also at TE, Wood looking good as expected.
WR: Shackleford and Torbert look nice, but both are with the the #2's. Swanson was in at #1. Tall kid from Mooney is real nice looking and listed as a redshirt, odd he was not here last year. Scoot seems to have his routes down ...could be good. I have some video I will try to post.
#17 looks real nice at LB ...kind of short but plays real tall. #34 Nash is also going to be good. Did not see why Moss was in street clothes. Larkin will pick up where he left off.
Still too many questions at line, but I like the local flavor.
Lots of recruits at Saturday's practice and needless to say thee kids and parents all talked about WATTS and coach P. Nice atmosphere.
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Can we keep it classy guys? We are all penguin fans here.
I agree, I just cannot understand the need to cross the line
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Everybody is going have to different opinions about the QB. Don't need to pencil in a starter in the spring, long way to go.
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Everybody is going have to different opinions about the QB. Don't need to pencil in a starter in the spring, long way to go.
Couldn't agree more. In fact, posted a week ago that we will be deep into FALL practice before we have an idea who will start, and even then we will see some kind of a rotation.
What's with the bickering beteen posters here? You guys miss Paladin?
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I'd really like to see Will thrive here back home in Youngstown. This must be very frustrating for him. I hope he mends quickly and gets back on the field. Unfortunately, there are many other key injuries with Kuhn, Moore, and Harvin.
From the Vindy:
"....senior receiver Will Mahone (Austintown Fitch) was wearing a walking-boot and missed his second consecutive session. He exited Friday’s practice after injuring his ankle and may be done for the spring schedule.
“We won’t know that for about another 24-48 hours,” Pelini said. “He had a foot injury before he came here. So it might be something we have to get fixed or it may just be something where we need a little bit of time.
“But I think regardless of what happens, he’ll be ready for fall camp.” "
http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/mar/22/jackrabbits-influence/
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I hope everything works out for the injured. I especially hate to see that for both Ryan and Mahone. In the 2015 class I thought we signed some bigger running backs in the 225 plus range, but they are know where to be found on the roster. Don't get me wrong I love all of our running backs and they are dynamic, but it's just that element of power between the tackles THAT REALLY HURT US LAST YEAR. Other Missouri conference teams have never had problems like this. Heck the running back from Robert Morris was what 250 plus pounds and he out ran most of our defenders..why the problem?
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Good insight Fever. Any word on the WR's? Very interested to see how that group turns out.
One of the younger WR's really stood out to me on Monday. # 81 RFR Ryan Emans. He's possibly one of the best route runner's we have and created lots of separation and caught everything that was thrown his way.. Julian Edelman type of mentality
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Hey guys. I'm off the next 8 days after working straight 12s the past 7 days. Are any practices open this week?
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Yo- You will have know problems just walk right in. This isn't like the Eric Wolford Era where he occasionally closed practices to keep former Vindicator sports reporter Joe Scalzo out ☺
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What time is the next practice?
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They were off today..Tomorrow and Thursday @3.. I believe they return to the field April 2..Saturdays practice start @9
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It was great talking football on here but heading back home now. The one concern for me overall is the interior of the defensive line. We return 3 players there with limited experience. It would be nice to have more depth at certain positions, but most programs are in the same boat. If this isn't a big year I'm going to be disappointed. Bo and his staff have talented kids to work with that are building a great work ethic. We need to pray for good health and get off to a good start, because the road games will be tough. Please keep me updated on spring practices and the spring game..thank you fever!!
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Heard a rumor about them trying to bring a DT FBS transfer but have not been able to confirm yet.
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Nice article today in the Vindicator on Ricky Davis. Nice to see him step up and improve..
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FEVER, thanks, and I'll miss your updates.
Chief, I agree it is nice to see kids stepping up; it bodes well for them in their adult lives, because as the commercial says, almost none of them will make their living in athletics. IMO this is the most depth we've ever had at QB. Good grief, Mays is no better than 4th, and I think, given a chance, eventually he could play. I suppose he is the heir apparent to Nania!
I agree with fever, it would be nice to have some of the excess QB depth at DL, and he is also right, with the 1AA depth, health is always a big issue. I think the key player for us this season is Moore and he looks like a no-go so far. Too bad, he seems like a kid with a great attitude.
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I've always thought that Davis has the most upside to his game if he could be more consistent with his throwing. Looks like he's starting to get going on and that's a nice sight to see.
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I've always thought that Davis has the most upside to his game if he could be more consistent with his throwing. Looks like he's starting to get going on and that's a nice sight to see.
I don't know what upside means with a QB that can't throw consistently. To me it reads like "he is a good pitcher that can't throw, a good fielder who can't catch, and a good freestyler who can't swim. 99% of the time, this is terminal to a QB's performance. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady have it; Weedon and Derrick Anderson do not. If you measured arm strength, (IE, the way Paladin looked at measuring QBs) Manning and Brady were never in the top half of the NFL QB's yet are all-time GREATS. Because they can read and throw accurately. I don't see this in Davis, not at all. Remember, spring practice is for conditioning and learning the system. Performance means NOTHING. In the history of the NFL, one team and one only finished 0-16. Their record in preseason that year? 4-0 And NFL preseason is much more meaningful than college spring practice. AI isn’t all wrong: “what are we talking?? PRATICE? We’re talking PRATICE?!?!?”
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In the scrimmage yesterday Hosick and Davis were allowed to be tackled in the pocket and runs to the outside and Hunter wasn't..Interesting
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I respect your point Go Guins, but Davis has never been this solid. I might add that Tressel's QB' seldom threw the ball; where an offense like Montgomery's works the other way around, with Wells doing fine (until a point last season), and his predecessor (whom seldom ran) did well in it. I think this is what Chief is saying. Like you I wondered about Davis, doing well in spring and early summer, but this year he is a different person. Again he is doing extremely well.
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I respect your point Go Guins, but Davis has never been this solid. I might add that Tressel's QB' seldom threw the ball; where an offense like Montgomery's works the other way around, with Wells doing fine (until a point last season), and his predecessor (whom seldom ran) did well in it. I think this is what Chief is saying. Like you I wondered about Davis, doing well in spring and early summer, but this year he is a different person. Again he is doing extremely well.
1AA, you are making me want to fill the Paladin roll with comments about blind optimism, drinking the Kool-Aid etc!
All I’m saying is hope springs eternal in spring practice. Everybody looks good with no pressure (both physical and emotional) But when the LB’s start to bare down, Trent and maybe Hunter will rise to the top. We didn’t go out and get a Big12 recruit to back up Ricky Davis.
1AA, you've been around plenty long enough to know what you see in spring means virtually -0- come opening night. My Detriot Lions analogy does have relevance in this, 4-0 in practice and 0-16 in games. Only the games count.
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Good points, but there are things that you see in camp that you cannot see in a game ...like raw talent, speed, footwork, etc.. In camp you can take more out of your "bag-of-tricks" and show-off. In a game, there is no time for this. You run the OC's plays & that is it. I am merely saying that this is the best spring that Davis has had in the three that I have seen. Wells is still penciled in as my #1 unless, or until, someone else steps up. Best camp QB performance is still Mays. I was not sure that he had "the goods" until last week.
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"Best camp QB performance is still Mays."
Yep, my best bet to replace Dante Nania as starting QB!
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Mays is not sniffing the field. Hosick had another solid day from what I heard yesterday. Team is on a break now, will get back at it April 2.
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Mays is not sniffing the field. Hosick had another solid day from what I heard yesterday. Team is on a break now, will get back at it April 2.
From today's Vindy:
During Monday’s practice inside the WATTS, tight end Jacob Wood hauled in a 10-yard pass from Trent Hosick.
The 6-foot-5, 245-pound senior then trotted back to the tight end group on the sidelines (still ball-in-hand) — and before receiving instruction from his new position coach Joe Ganz — tossed the ball across the field to a Penguins student-assistant.
“That’s a terrible throw,” Ganz told Wood (jokingly, of course). “Great job on the route, but that’s an awful throw.”
Excuse Ganz for drawing back to his roots.
Just beginning his first year at YSU, Ganz set 23 school records as Nebraska’s starting quarterback in 2007 and 2008. He then spent four years in various roles on Bo Pelini’s Cornhuskers staff before officially reuniting with his former coach earlier this month.
“Had things worked out a certain way, I probably would have hired him last year,” said Pelini, whose first year as Nebraska’s head coach (2008) was Ganz’s senior season. “But I think he’s a really good football coach and a really good addition to our staff — great guy, really intelligent football mind. He’ll represent this program well.”
Ganz — who was considered for, but missed out on, becoming the running backs coach a year ago — joined YSU in early March after 2015 tight ends coach Kyle Brey left for Ohio State’s staff. He received a call from Pelini, ditched his job at a broadcast station in Omaha, Neb., and relocated to Youngstown.
“We stayed in contact throughout [2015] and [Pelini] said to just stay patient and it might happen,” said Ganz, who left Nebraska’s staff when Pelini was fired in 2014. “It did. So it’s been an interesting journey, but it was a lot like when I was a player. Didn’t get a whole lot of chances when I was young, and then finally junior and senior year I got a chance to play.”
Among other marks, Ganz holds these Cornhuskers season records: passing yards, yards per game, completions and total offense. He set them all set in 2008, when he was named the team MVP.
Now, though, Ganz is teaching a position he used to throw to — and using his former QB position to do so.
“The thing I’m trying to get through to the tight ends,” he said, “is teaching them from a quarterback’s perspective — how to get open, where the quarterback wants you to be, a certain timing of routes. Just different things so they start understanding the game as a whole and aren’t just memorizing routes on a piece of paper.
“I think it’s really helped. We’ve caught a lot of balls in the first seven practices and guys are really embracing it. That’s a credit to them.”
Said Wood: “The thing I like the most about coach Ganz is that he’s brought a lot of knowledge in the pass game, which we hadn’t necessarily been taught in the past and hadn’t harped on as much. So we’re progressing well.”
Wood is YSU’S top tight end (he started every game in 2015) and has been impressive all spring. Meanwhile, juniors Shane Kuhn (used in short-yardage run situations in 2015), Kevin Rader and Anthony Parente are all in the mix.
“[Wood] can do it all and That’s what I’m looking for,” Ganz said. “At tight end, you have to be the jack of all trades. He’s physical in the run game, runs good routes, has good speed and he understands the game. ... But I’ve been blessed to be able to come in and have a really great entire group.”
Not that Ganz doesn’t pay attention to his natural position, though — which just so happens to be a three-man quarterback battle between Hunter Wells, Ricky Davis and Hosick.
“As a former quarterback, you kind of just flock to quarterbacks in general,” he said. “Just talking to them, in passing, about my experiences in playing — what helped me, what hurt me, what I did wrong and learned from. So they know that I played and they can always come to me whenever they want.
“I think it’s going to be a great battle. Those three guys all bring a little something different and now it’s going be about who’s going step up and take it.”
PRACTICE TAKEAWAYS
With the wrap of Thursday’s practice at Stambaugh Stadium, the Penguins are seven sessions through their 15-practice schedule. They’ll be off until April 2.
Will Mahone has the most serious injury, as he has been out and wearing a walking boot since Friday with a foot ailment. Pelini said that the former Austintown Fitch graduate is scheduled to see a foot specialist on Monday and will likely miss the rest of the spring. Meanwhile, junior receiver I’tavious Harvin, who has missed the past week, is expected to return after the break, as is Radar (missed Thursday, rolled ankle) and Kuhn (out since Monday with a strained hamstring).
Play of the day: Hosick connected with Darius Shackleford on a lofting 30-yard pass down the right sideline and the redshirt-freshman receiver took it all the way for a touchdown.
- See more at: http://www.vindy.com/news/2016/mar/25/college-football-ganzs-coaching-has-ysu-/?newswatch#sthash.Vnv0lYX5.dpuf
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"Best camp QB performance is still Mays."
Yep, my best bet to replace Dante Nania as starting QB!
LOL ...I like to look further down the road, Mays is not likely in the starting group at this point. Chief is correct on Mays' field senses; but I still am liking what I am seeing from him.
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Spring is in the air my fellow penguin fans 8)
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As some of you might know Bo will be much more involved with the offense this year while giving brother Carl more control over the defense. It will be interesting to see how that turns out
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Heard a fight broke out today in practice after somebody got tackled late. Coaches screaming at each other. Just a little feisty. Doesn't seem like a big deal, happens a lot when practicing against each other for awhile.
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Heard a fight broke out today in practice after somebody got tackled late. Coaches screaming at each other. Just a little feisty. Doesn't seem like a big deal, happens a lot when practicing against each other for awhile.
You will have that, these guys are getting tired of beating on each other they just need to hit someone else. I haven't heard much else other then the offensive line is pretty banged up. It will be interesting who starts at quarterback for the red and white. I heard the race is close between all 3 and the staff has been putting in packages for all 3. Ricky Davis seems to be exceeding expectations
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The O-Line is beat up pretty bad, only have 7 healthy bodies I believe. Playing guys in different positions right now so we'll see what happens. Ricky has been making a lot of plays. especially with his feet from what I'm hearing. Impressing the staff for sure.
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Heard a fight broke out today in practice after somebody got tackled late. Coaches screaming at each other. Just a little feisty. Doesn't seem like a big deal, happens a lot when practicing against each other for awhile.
Like vicious dogs. Could be a good sign if they point it to an opponent
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Any updates on the injury to Jody Webb in todays practice?
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Any updates on the injury to Jody Webb in todays practice?
Heard its nothing major, should be good to go for spring game.
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That's good news chief. It would be nice to have more depth across the offensive and defensive lines. Basically we have twice as many receivers and secondary personell then that of lineman. I just think it's getting harder and harder to find good quality guys up front. The seven on seven drills at the high school level are getting skilled players more prepared for college. I would feel better if we had 15 active offensive lineman on the roster I believe we have 11. Shane Montgomery was quoted as saying to the Vindicator that they have not been able to separate the quarterback competition do to injuries at various positions and they will have a better idea in the fall camp
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One more thing I would like to add. The signing of Hosick is making Davis and Wells much better. I've been told that Davis and Wells have been paired up in individual drills with Hosick and Mays on the other side. This might mean something and it may not. I think all 3 bring something really good to the table and look for all 3 to contribute this season in some capacity. That's a good problem to have
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With the 2 linemen who called it quits due to lingering injuries and now I believe we have 3 lineman injured and not practicing now, it's gonna be tough. Same with the QB competition, I wouldn't read too much into anything until we get a week or so into fall camp.
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We need to get healthy at the offensive line.
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Jody was back at practice today.