How did Terrelle Pryor impact the final score of the Rose Bowl game?
Jim Tressel hints that Rose Bowl will feature a more unleashed Terrelle Pryor By Doug Lesmerises, The Plain Dealer December 15, 2009, 3:15AM pryorhorizmf.jpgMarvin Fong/The Plain DealerJim Tressel expects a more aggressive game plan against Oregon for Terrelle Pryor. “I think we have to be able to hit home runs when people decide they’re going to put X amount of people in the box to stop your run,” Tressel said Monday. “That’s the balance you like to have and we’ve got to get a little bit better at that.” # Buckeyes Rose Bowl Rewind: A disappointing Pasadena debut in 1921 # Gee reaffirms ‘no support’ for college playoff # Bill Livingston: Ohio State had better remember Brandon Saine’s ‘zoom’ in Rose Bowl COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s bowl plan last season turned Terrelle Pryor into a part-time receiver in the Fiesta Bowl. The plan for the Rose Bowl this season might be to simply turn him into a complete quarterback again. As the Buckeyes ground their way to a Big Ten title, rushing fo
PryorIII.jpgAPOhio State quarterback Terrelle PryorTerrelle Pryor, the gifted Ohio State quarterback, finally met the media yesterday. Ohio State coach Jim Tressel has been keeping him away from reporters since the end of the regular season. I’ve been critical of the Bowl Championship Series, but it has improved media access since it took over the Rose Bowl. In the old days, the Rose Bowl let each participating team make its own media policy. Some teams were accommodating. In 1997, Washington State’s practices were open to everybody. Big Ten teams typically button things up. I get the feeling Tressel would like to spoon feed the media every drop of information before kickoff, but the BCS frowns on that. The BCS insists on a series of news conferences leading up to the game, with breakout opportunities for each team’s marquee players. I leave today to join The Oregonian’s large contingent at the Rose Bowl. We already have John Canzano, John Hunt, Jeff Smith, Mike Tokito, Molly Blue and