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Ohio State's first fall training camp under Urban Meyer kicked off bright and early at 6 a.m. at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center near the campus of The Ohio State University Friday morning.
While the closest we'll likely get to seeing the action is ESPN's forthcoming in-depth look at the training camp, in the meantime, the post-practice media session provided some gems worth checking out:
The players themselves seem thrilled with their efforts:
Good first practice today! It felt great to be full-go out on the field again!!
— Zach Domicone (@ZDomicone16) August 3, 2012
Good first day of practice today. Glad to finally be back on the field!
— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby25) August 3, 2012
Meta tweet is meta:
First official interviews of OSU fall football camp. twitter.com/OSUADAthComm/s…
— Dan Wallenberg (@OSUADAthComm) August 3, 2012
As pointed out by the esteemed Chad Peltier, weight loss seems to be an early recurring theme under the Mickey Marotti/Sarah Wick leadership:
Bradley Roby gained five pounds and ran a 4.31 40-yard dash. "I ran it twice so it wasn't a fluke," he said.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
Hyde ran the 40-yard dash in 4.35 seconds. Braxton Miller said he "lost his belly fat.l"
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
Braxton. twitter.com/KyleRowland/st…
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 3, 2012
Carlos Hyde rockin' a sweet tank. twitter.com/KyleRowland/st…
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 3, 2012
The culture of fake 40's also seems as prominent under Urban at Ohio State as it was at Florida.
The best of the rest:
Roby said with Hall out that he is one of the team's top options as a return man. He said he he is first string on kickoff, hopes for punt
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
Roby said he had to earn the right to wear No. 1. Meyer awarded it to him and toldHim he sees greatness.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
Roby looked at me in the eyes and told me he was dead serious about wanting to play both ways. "I came here to play wide receiver."
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
Braxton Miller says 2 standout WRs this summer were Devin Smith and Philly Brown
— Marcus Hartman (@marcushartman) August 3, 2012
Hyde said the only time OSU lined up in an I-Formation in the spring was on the goal line.
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
When asked what to expect from this year's offense, Hyde said: "A lot of points."
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWassermanBSB) August 3, 2012
Braxton Miller said the coaches have talked to him about being a "pass first" quarterback. Not always relying on athleticism.
— Brandon Castel (@BCastOZone) August 3, 2012
Carlos Hyde said he feels like pressure is on his shoulders with Jordan Hall out, but feels they would be better with both of them.
— Brandon Castel (@BCastOZone) August 3, 2012
Miller said Cam Newton is a quarterback he respects and maybe emulates.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 3, 2012
Miller said, “I’m not going to lie,” the offense was tough to pick up. But he added that everything is going well.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 3, 2012
Miller said he never knew about reading defensive fronts until new OC Tom Herman got here
— Marcus Hartman (@marcushartman) August 3, 2012
Hyde said he was confused when he first got Meyer’s playbook, especially after last season’s offense.
— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 3, 2012