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High School coach of Ohio State Buckeyes QB Terrelle Pryor says he's not being used effectively
High School coach of Ohio State Buckeyes QB Terrelle Pryor says he's not being used effectively
The high school coach of Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor said Tuesday that his former player could be utilized more effectively by Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel.
Terrelle Pryor of Ohio State Buckeyes getting advice from LeBron James
Terrelle Pryor of Ohio State Buckeyes getting advice from LeBron James
sports.espn.go.com — Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor is listening to Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James about handling life in... the spotlight. (more) Terrelle Pryor of Ohio State Buckeyes getting advice ...
Buckeye critics piling on, and hitting close to home
Buckeye critics piling on, and hitting close to home
rivals.yahoo.com — Around this time last week, Ohio State coaches were talking about remaining patient with Terrelle Pryor ,... revving the hyped sophomore in the slow lane until his experience catches up with immense physical gifts and they feel comfortable turning him ... (more) Buckeye critics piling on, and hitting close to home
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Buckeyes: Tupac Would Love It
Ohio Sports Report — So we have some blood in the water. ESPN pounced earlier today when they dialed up Pryor’s former high school coach hoping to get a juicy quote to run with. The verdict: plenty of quotes , but only one or maybe two that really pack any punch. The most damning, offering that Ohio State could maybe make better use of his talents is now one of the biggest non-adultery related stories in the sporting world. Yahoo!’s college football blogger, Matt Hinton of Doctor Saturday, quite possibly now addicted to the pageview gold that publishing disparaging notes about the Buckeyes can ...

Terrelle Pryor’s HS coach: Tressel should let him run more
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — Ohio State sophomore quarterback Terrelle Pryor’s high school coach doesn’t like the way Jim Tressel is utilizing his former star. From ESPN.com: “They need Terrelle to run more,” former Jeannette (Pa.) High School coach Ray Reitz said. “They’ve put the reins on him and they need to let him go free. When I watch Terrelle play right now, I see a robot.” Reitz, now the coach at Latrobe High, said Pryor was recruited on the premise of a more diverse offense. “All I ...

Because It's Wednesday and We Have Nothing More to Talk About: Terrelle Pryor
Never on Injured Reserve — ... Krenzel or, god forbid, Todd Boeckman, the Buckeyes continue to look completely out of sync. Already at two losses, this kind of offensive inefficiency won't work against Iowa and it might not even do much against Michigan. Fans and media members have all openly asked the question of when Tressel will realize that giving his prized 2008 recruit some free reign under center might actually result in winning some more ballgames. A few others have decided to chime in. Ray Reitz, Pryor's high school coach spoke out and, like the rest of us, he feels like his former player is ...

Wednesday Musings
HeismanPundit.com — ... —Terrelle Pryor’s high school coach has articulated what most astute observers already know:  He’s not being used properly at Ohio State.  Says the coach:  “They’ve put the reins on him and they need to let him go free. When I watch Terrelle play right now, I see a robot.”  ...

Buckeye critics piling on, and hitting close to home
Dr. Saturday — ... collapse against a last-place team riding a five-game losing streak -- the kind of routine, gimme win Ohio State has never let slip away on Tressel's watch -- and the critics of both Pryor and how OSU is using Pryor are rushing into the breach with both barrels blazing. Among the second group of critics is Pryor's high school coach, apparently, who told ESPN's Joe Schad today that the most sought-after player in the class of 2008 was recruited to run, and they should let him run, man: ...

Reporters Notebooks
The Wiz of Odds — ... Joe Schad, ESPN: Terrelle Pryor's prep coach says the Ohio State quarterback would have been a better fit for Rich Rodriguez's offense at Michigan. "There is no question that Rich Rodriguez's offense, for example, would be more apt to suit Terrelle's skills," Ray Reitz said. ...

The Roundup: Reggie Miller’s Restraining Order, Cedric Benson’s Revenge, and Keion Bell’s Awesome Dunk
The Big Lead — ... you stomach witnessing 300 executions? … Jelena Jankovic enters the Guinness Book of World Records … this suspension is of little solace to Arkansas fans … very last line here can’t be real, can it? … goodbye Cantonese, hello Mandarin … Julia Stiles is pissed about the Phillies-Yankees World Series … Terrelle Pryor’s high school coach: TP would have been a better fit at Michigan. (ESPN) Funniest part of this Reggie Miller restraining order story is that ...

Terrelle the Lightning Rod
Red Renee — ... , the latest to weigh in being TP’s High School coach Ray Reitz. Here’s some of what he said in an interview with Joe Schad from ESPN (a man who’s last name is one letter away from what Ohio State did against Purdue last week): ...

This just in: Terrelle Pryor Sucks at Playing Quarterback
Maize and Blue Nation: Michigan Football BlogHit: Adam Rittenberg Quotes. Pryor's HS coach: "They need Terrelle to run more," former Jeannette (Pa.) High School coach Ray Reitz said. "They've put the reins on him and they need to let him go free. When I watch Terrelle play right now, I see a robot." "All I know is they promised him that they would teach him a pro-style system with both a shotgun and under center," Reitz said. "Jim Tressel is a great coach and he's been running his offense successfully for 30 years. But I'd like to see some zone-read plays where with one ...

NEWS AND NOTES
Mondesi's House — ... --Let's get this straight: Perry Hill still wants to coach. Just not for the Pirates. [PBC Blog] --Everyone has an opinion on Terrelle Pryor's problems, including former HS coach Ray Reitz and Cleveland Cav Lebron James. If things don't change, could a trade be in the works? [ESPN.com] --Pitt has the chance to be a surprise in the Big East this season, because the preseason poll puts them ninth in the league. [PG] --Mario Lemieux checks in at #16 and Ben Roethlisberger #35 on a list of the top 150 athlete-golfers. I'm sure there's ...

The Hybrid: War In The Sports Blogosphere
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... Man. With their streak of dominance against inferior Big Ten road competition, they certainly deserve finger pointing and blame assessment, but Terrelle Pryor is just a sophomore. He's played bad. But that doesn't make him any less gifted/less cool/less mobile. He's done such an admirable job handling the pressure, too... uh, with his words. Not his play. I mean, look at what his high school coach had the stones to say following the Purdue loss (via Doc Saturday via ESPN): "There is no question that Rich Rodriguez's offense [at ...

Another Turning Point; A Fork Stuck In The Road
WaitingForNextYear — ... of spoiled fans could be coming to a head. Or this could be the year the Bucks firmly put their foot in the ground and brought it. Well, we’re halfway through the year and there are still more questions than answers. Those questions lie mainly on the offense side of the ball, but also on the coaching staff. At this point the biggest question mark (and the one that everybody has an opinion about) is the ability of one Terrelle Pryor. Yesterday, Pryor’s high school coach Ray Reitz got his name in the news by stating that Pryor would be better suited to run plays from a read ...

Nitt Picks Shouldn't Have Brought That Noise
Black Shoe Diaries — ... Bottom line, Pryor's high school coach could let him do literally anything and it would work.  The teams were too small, and he was too big and fast, for it to matter.  So with that it's a little hard to take this quote seriously: ...

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Rumors and Rants — ... Terrelle Pryor’s high school coach doesn’t like the way Ohio State is using the quarterback. Yeah, him and everyone else - ESPN ...

Buckeyes: Preview: Minnesota at Ohio State
Ohio Sports Report — ... seemed to regress against a tough Wisconsin defense, and then bottomed out with four turnovers against Purdue, the frustration with Tressel's offense and with the young man at its helm boiled over, and nearly everyone had something to say about it...from analyses of the flawed Tressel offensive scheme...to critiques of Pryor's attitude...to suggestions that Pryor has been playing the wrong position all his life....you name it. Pryor's high school coach Ray Reitz spoke to ESPN for an article that they promoted as if he had been critical of Pryor's handling by OSU coaches. In ...

A Friday Consolidated Preview of Denver Hockey and Ohio State Football - October 23 and 24, 2009
The Daily Gopher — ... .  Even Pryor's HS coach decided to weigh in with some painful comments directed at Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel. Well, only somewhat painful comments. ...

Ohio State’s Message to Terrelle Pryor: It’s OK to Punt
Larry Brown Sports — ... The wheels really started to fall off the bus for the Buckeyes following that embarrassing loss and most people felt Pryor had regressed. Also hurting matters was when Pryor’s high school coach chimed in to say that the QB wasn’t being used properly by Ohio State and that Terrelle should have gone to Michigan. I say that Ohio State’s a fine place for him to be, he’s just going through growing pains on a massive stage. Pryor needs to learn how to look off receivers and avoid locking in on his targets, and that turnovers are killer. So ...

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