Ray Small has been suspended again and could be out the rest of the year. He won't travel to Northwestern this weekend and probably won't to Illinois either.
Small has seemed to be in Tressel's dog house since he has arrived in Columbus. This time he is being suspended for an unspecified violation of team rules but sources say it's because of missing class. Small and his loud mouth father, who should never fucking get involved or fucking talk to the fucking papers about it, are denying this accusation and saying that it's just Tressel's way of moving him out of the way.
Tressel has been pretty good with players over the years and if you get in to trouble off the field you will usually be an afterthought (see: Marcel Frost, Louis Irrazary, Antonio Henton). I hope for Tressel's sake that he is making the right move because Small is far and away better than Hartline in the punt returning game. Last year the Buckeyes didn't have one return for a score. This year Small has already housed one and holds a 13.2 yard average. Hartline and Robo do not combine for that stat. I would love to see highly recruited freshman Lamaar Thomas back there but it is a long shot because Tressel doesn't trust just anyone back there.
Yea Ohio!
-Athlete
2 comments:
Dude, Hartline ran a punt back 90 yards vs. Kent State last year.
Thanks for the correction. I was thinking kick returns.
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