While it’s far, far from a reason to even remotely panic, it is noteworthy when a Heisman Trophy candidate in the upcoming season struggles in what would be an otherwise mundane spring scrimmage.
Especially because, ya know, there’s not really a lot going on.
Just a day ago, Terrelle Pryor spoke with the media and stated how much more comfortable he felt this spring as compared to last spring and how he’s come to accept the expectations being heaped on his shoulder’s specifically and his Ohio State team in general. He also intimated that he thought big things were in store for 2010.
“I’m very excited -- if I were you, I would be too, for Buckeye fans.”
While that may very well be the case in the long run, you wouldn’t know it based on the short-term stats coming out of Saturday’s scrimmage. In what head coach Jim Tressel labeled as “the most lopsided jersey scrimmage I’ve ever seen”, Pryor completed just 5-of-15 passes for 45 yards.
The only touchdown scored was when the defense recovered a fumbled shotgun snap.
Even given the offensive struggles, you won’t catch a hint of worry in The Vest’s post-fake game remarks.
“You know I don’t get upset about things,” Tressel said according to the Columbus Dispatch. “They are what they are. You have to watch them and evaluate them, and come up with a rationale of why they got that way, and then what do you have to do to fix it.”
Tressel did say that he “thought we did a couple of good things running the ball”, perhaps in reference Jaamal Berry’s 68 yards while running with the No. 2 offense. As perhaps a sign of the day, though, Berry limped off the field with an apparent ankle injury.