Ohio State fall camp 2013: Day 3 practice reports

Urban Meyer told me just now Cameron Johnston is the Buckeyes' No. 1 punter.

— Dave Biddle (@davebiddle) August 6, 2013

A few tidbits from Urban Meyer's talk with the media after practice: He singled out Dontre Wilson as a freshman who's already impressed...

— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) August 6, 2013

Urban Meyer seems very, very happy with the continued development of Braxton Miller. He gushed about how QB looks in command of everything.

— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) August 6, 2013

I got clarification on black stripes today. The single stripe and bold stripe are the same. Some players just have different helmets.

— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 6, 2013

Urban Meyer on freshman punter Cameron Johnston: "He’s doing good. The first day was ridiculous. He was a one-shot wonder."

— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) August 6, 2013

Sarah Wick and Mickey Marotti have done great things with OL weight and conditioning. Best story is Marcus Hall, who's down to 308 pounds.

— Kyle Rowland (@KyleRowland) August 6, 2013

The @TIM_MAYsports asked Ed Warinner how Braxton Miller was looking. Warinner offered up a wink and a smile before answering.

— Tony Gerdeman (@GerdOzone) August 6, 2013

Urban Meyer says that punter Cameron Johnston is, "Fast...so we might be able to do some things with him, moving the pocket and so forth."

— Lori Schmidt (@LoriSchmidt) August 6, 2013

Urban Meyer said right now camp is "all candy" but that will soon change. "Come back in a week & they'll all be asleep on the mattresses."

— Zac Jackson (@FSOhioZJackson) August 6, 2013

No news regarding Roby. Meyer still waiting on information.

— Patrick Murphy (@PMurph77) August 6, 2013

Urban Meyer on how he can fix Ohio States depth issues at linebacker and offensive line: "With another recruiting class."

— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) August 6, 2013

Warinner said Taylor Decker is not where they need him to be to be prepared to start but he is confident Decker will get there

— Marcus Hartman (@marcushartman) August 6, 2013

Coach Meyer today, very high on Braxton Miller..."He's come a long way...I know it's just 3 days but he had a really good day today"

— Matt McCoy (@MattMcCoyWTVN) August 6, 2013

Asked for concerns at this point in camp Urban Meyer said "Depth at linebacker and depth at O-line..they don't look Ohio State-ish"

— Matt McCoy (@MattMcCoyWTVN) August 6, 2013

Meyer said Dontre Wilson is "going to play" and "he’s got something that we didn’t have, and that’s just electric speed."

— Austin Ward (@AWardESPN) August 6, 2013

Jack Mewhort cited freshman DT Michael Hill today as impressive. Said he did a nice job handling a double team from him and Andrew Norwell.

— Tony Gerdeman (@GerdOzone) August 6, 2013

Mewhort on freshman QB J.T. Barrett: "He's one of my favorites, he's a really mature kid and always learning."

— Tony Gerdeman (@GerdOzone) August 6, 2013

Meyer seems very pleased with Dontre Wilson, but was not ready to put him in the Percy Harvin category. "Let's stay away from that."

— Patrick Murphy (@PMurph77) August 6, 2013

OSU freshman RB Dontre Wilson's only nickname so far is "DeSoto," said O lineman Marcus Hall, cause he's always saying he's from DeSoto, TX

— Tim May (@TIM_MAYsports) August 6, 2013

Jack Mewhort on Rod Smith: "He's a monster."

— Tony Gerdeman (@GerdOzone) August 6, 2013