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Ohio State's Pryor trying to stay calm
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — What's brewing today with the 2009 Ohio State Buckeyes ...
BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ QB Terrelle Pryor says he has learned there's such a thing as getting too amped for games.
"Coach (Jim Tressel), he talks to me all the time, 'game poise,'" Pryor said. "You know, I'm not going to get as hyped as I did last year, screaming and trying to get everyone pumped up. I'm just going to be relaxed and when we're in the middle of jumping up and down before the game, I'm just going to stay outside the huddle like I always do. Just always be focused. I'm not really going to get hyped. Because when you get overhyped, as a quarterback, you lose the vision of what you're supposed to do."
Last year's game versus Penn State at Ohio Stadium was all but decided when Pryor tried to get extra yardage on a third-and-short situation and fumbled the ball away in the fourth quarter.
He said that's the first thing that pops into his head when he recalls that game, a 13-6 Nittany Lions victory.
"It pushes me every time in (an offseason) workout when a coach would yell in your ear, 'Look what happened! They did this to you. You lost!' all types of stuff like that," Pryor said. "It was a very stupid play, a very young player doing it. I mean, I'd never do that again, obviously. But that's the only thing that comes to my mind on Penn State. Of course, we want to beat them. But we need to go in there stress-free, and be relaxed and just play our game."
Tressel said Thursday that Pryor seemed to be calm heading into this year's rematch at Happy Valley on Saturday.
"I mentioned to the whole staff when the quarterbacks left this morning from their meeting that I hope all of us are as prepared as Terrelle and Joe (Bauserman) were," he said. "I thought that was probably the best understanding of what we're trying to do and of what they're trying to do against us. I was impressed."
Explaining how Pryor has grasped the many demands of being a quarterback, Tressel and Pryor used similar terms.
"I'm sure it was very fuzzy and got a little less fuzzy and a little less fuzzy," Tressel said. "I'm sure it's not HD right now, but it gets clearer by the moment."
CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS:@ The fourth (or offensive unit) captain for the Penn State game is WR Dane Sanzenbacher.
NOT QUITE:@ In just a 5-minute chat, OT Jim Cordle said several times that the Ohio State-Penn State game was for the Big Ten championship.
A reporter pointed out that Iowa actually leads the Big Ten; the winner of the Ohio State-Penn State game needs some help to win a conference title.
Cordle, however, was adamant.
"Well, every game is the Big Ten championship," he said. "If you lose, you're out."
THEY WANT PLAYOFFS!@ A new political action committee has been formed that is dedicated to discarding the Bowl Championship Series and instituting a competitive postseason championship for college football.
It's called Playoff PAC.
FLYIN' LIONS:@ Penn State is known as Linebacker U., but it also has churned out several standout running backs. The list includes Curt Warner, Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti, Lydell Mitchell, Franco Harris, D.J. Dozier, Curtis Enis, Ki-Jana Carter and Larry Johnson.
The latest in that line is Evan Royster.
"They have a tradition of having rushers," LB Ross Homan said. "Evan Royster is a great back. The thing that really sticks out about him is he really has great patience. He has quickness and speed, but what separates him from other backs is his patience. We have to key on that."
2010 PARKING:@ Ohio State has announced several home-game parking changes for next year:
— The opening of a Lane Avenue garage will provide 1,400 new parking spaces.
— The Fawcett Center paved lot, which has offered day-of-game parking, will require season parking permits.
— Additional day-of-game parking in the grass areas east of the Fawcett Center will continue to be available on a game-by-game basis, depending on weather.
— The grass field at Ackerman and Olentangy will not be available for football parking since it will be the site of construction for a new field hockey facility.
— Season permits for the Fawcett Center lots will be available March 1, 2010.
BUCKEYES BUZZ:@ QB Terrelle Pryor says he has learned there's such a thing as getting too amped for games.
"Coach (Jim Tressel), he talks to me all the time, 'game poise,'" Pryor said. "You know, I'm not going to get as hyped as I did last year, screaming and trying to get everyone pumped up. I'm just going to be relaxed and when we're in the middle of jumping up and down before the game, I'm just going to stay outside the huddle like I always do. Just always be focused. I'm not really going to get hyped. Because when you get overhyped, as a quarterback, you lose the vision of what you're supposed to do."
Last year's game versus Penn State at Ohio Stadium was all but decided when Pryor tried to get extra yardage on a third-and-short situation and fumbled the ball away in the fourth quarter.
He said that's the first thing that pops into his head when he recalls that game, a 13-6 Nittany Lions victory.
"It pushes me every time in (an offseason) workout when a coach would yell in your ear, 'Look what happened! They did this to you. You lost!' all types of stuff like that," Pryor said. "It was a very stupid play, a very young player doing it. I mean, I'd never do that again, obviously. But that's the only thing that comes to my mind on Penn State. Of course, we want to beat them. But we need to go in there stress-free, and be relaxed and just play our game."
Tressel said Thursday that Pryor seemed to be calm heading into this year's rematch at Happy Valley on Saturday.
"I mentioned to the whole staff when the quarterbacks left this morning from their meeting that I hope all of us are as prepared as Terrelle and Joe (Bauserman) were," he said. "I thought that was probably the best understanding of what we're trying to do and of what they're trying to do against us. I was impressed."
Explaining how Pryor has grasped the many demands of being a quarterback, Tressel and Pryor used similar terms.
"I'm sure it was very fuzzy and got a little less fuzzy and a little less fuzzy," Tressel said. "I'm sure it's not HD right now, but it gets clearer by the moment."
CAPTAIN COURAGEOUS:@ The fourth (or offensive unit) captain for the Penn State game is WR Dane Sanzenbacher.
NOT QUITE:@ In just a 5-minute chat, OT Jim Cordle said several times that the Ohio State-Penn State game was for the Big Ten championship.
A reporter pointed out that Iowa actually leads the Big Ten; the winner of the Ohio State-Penn State game needs some help to win a conference title.
Cordle, however, was adamant.
"Well, every game is the Big Ten championship," he said. "If you lose, you're out."
THEY WANT PLAYOFFS!@ A new political action committee has been formed that is dedicated to discarding the Bowl Championship Series and instituting a competitive postseason championship for college football.
It's called Playoff PAC.
FLYIN' LIONS:@ Penn State is known as Linebacker U., but it also has churned out several standout running backs. The list includes Curt Warner, Heisman Trophy winner John Cappelletti, Lydell Mitchell, Franco Harris, D.J. Dozier, Curtis Enis, Ki-Jana Carter and Larry Johnson.
The latest in that line is Evan Royster.
"They have a tradition of having rushers," LB Ross Homan said. "Evan Royster is a great back. The thing that really sticks out about him is he really has great patience. He has quickness and speed, but what separates him from other backs is his patience. We have to key on that."
2010 PARKING:@ Ohio State has announced several home-game parking changes for next year:
— The opening of a Lane Avenue garage will provide 1,400 new parking spaces.
— The Fawcett Center paved lot, which has offered day-of-game parking, will require season parking permits.
— Additional day-of-game parking in the grass areas east of the Fawcett Center will continue to be available on a game-by-game basis, depending on weather.
— The grass field at Ackerman and Olentangy will not be available for football parking since it will be the site of construction for a new field hockey facility.
— Season permits for the Fawcett Center lots will be available March 1, 2010.
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