By halftime of yesterday's game against Wisconsin, one started to get the feeling that the Buckeyes didn't belong on the same field as the Badgers -- but even still, Wisconsin was only up 10-7. If the first half had been 30 minutes and 30 seconds rather than 30:00, it might well have been 14-7, but then again, if it were 29:30, it might well have remained tied at 7. Regardless, it was starting to feel like the Dairyheads were on their way to take us to the woodshed at Camp Randall Stadium, where Wisconsin had a 16-game winning streak.
But Terrelle Pryor, making his second start, started to put it together in the second half. He was far from perfect, but between his arm and his legs, he was the main reason Ohio State won that game. Sure, there was some good luck involved -- Brian Hartline's fumble bouncing directly to Brian Robiskie, for example -- but give Pryor credit. On the 11-yard touchdown run that put the Buckeyes ahead for good, Pryor recognized that four Wisconsin defenders were in confusion mode as the ball was snapped, and he ran it to the spot they didn't have covered.
These Buckeyes are the favorites for the Big Ten title, and I think we saw why. And darned if Terrelle Pryor didn't remind me just a little bit of a guy named Craig Krenzel yesterday.
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Terelle Pryor is most definitely the "real deal," Steve. And while Craig Krenzel deserves huge praise for winning a national championship, Pryor reminds me more of another college QB who didn't do too badly -- Vince Young. They are similar styles, and remember that Young single-handedly willed Texas to a national championship. Pryor is a difference-maker, and could win a national title before he's done, too.
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