[OT] Rival Watch: OSU's true freshman RB JK Dobbins named "co-starter" with RsSo. Mike Weber
Ohio State released thier depth chart for the Oklahoma game this week, and JK Dobbins was listed as a "co-starter" alongside Mike Weber. This is following Urban's announcement that Mike Weber is cleared to return this week from a strained hamstring during fall camp.
An interesting developing for a team with a returning/incumbent 1096 yard (6.0 ypc) rusher, but not surprising given Dobbins's performance in his first career start (205 total yards; 6.24 ypc). Good thing Don Brown and co. will have plenty of film on both running backs by November 25th.
September 7th, 2017 at 7:26 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 7:40 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 7:45 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 8:10 AM ^
Higdon, out of nowhere.
September 7th, 2017 at 7:55 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 8:12 AM ^
I guess he was also shocked when OSU took Dobbins.
September 7th, 2017 at 1:05 PM ^
There's a slght difference in taking a RB in the same recruiting class vs. a RB recruit 2 years later.
September 7th, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
I think Weber said that Harbaugh implied that he was Michigan's only target at RB for that year. Something about Harbaugh telling Weber that he was Michigan's top priority at RB, and they really only wanted him for that class. So technically just tell Weber that if they could choose to take 1 RB in the class it would be him, but never directly saying they weren't looking at other RBs too.
I doubt Harbaugh ever directly said that they weren't targeting anyone else, but was probably heaping on a ton of praise onto Weber that could be interpreted as such by an 17 year old.
September 7th, 2017 at 7:28 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 10:22 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 8:12 AM ^
Looks like the Weber-Higdon "trade" worked out pretty well for us.
September 7th, 2017 at 8:35 AM ^
What makes you say that? Hidgon is pretty much in a similar position. Seemingly talented, but stuck behind some other guys for the bulk of the carries. And we've seen a heck of a lot less of Higdon thatn Weber who was able to put up great numbers in his first season starting.
September 7th, 2017 at 9:00 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 8:25 AM ^
...bum juice.
September 7th, 2017 at 8:31 AM ^
I mean, that happens. OSU is big time football and all places are earned. We've seen it a hundred times, and we've seen the same here at UM. Weber is a good back and I wish UM had him. Difference is I think at OSU he'll get less carries. They split distribution among ball carriers amoung different playmakers including their slot and QB, unlike UM that can sustain, and needs, a three RB rotation. He'll still see carries, but I can see them drop precipitously. Dobbins reminded me a lot of Mike Hart actually. Short, stout, power, lack of top end speed, but man, he can find the smallest of holes and juke a guy in a phone book. Should be interesting to see how he progresses. With Meyer, OSU's run game has always been an efficent monster no matter who is back there. They find a way to move the ball on the ground no matter who is carrying it.
September 7th, 2017 at 8:44 AM ^
As Brian said.
Mike Weber isn't getting his job back
— mgoblog (@mgoblog) September 1, 2017
September 7th, 2017 at 9:02 AM ^
I think most people who watched that game thought this exact same thing.
September 7th, 2017 at 9:25 AM ^
Not OT. Not even a little bit.
September 7th, 2017 at 9:31 AM ^
Given the poor shelf life of RBs, this is good for Mike Weber. He'll get less caries in college, leading him to have a longer NFL Career.
September 7th, 2017 at 9:45 AM ^
a prognostication.
September 7th, 2017 at 9:49 AM ^
when Weber flipped at the last min, but I think that worked out well for us in the long run.
He'll probably grad transfer to Bowling Green.
September 7th, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^
....that would imply that he actually plays skool at THEEEEEE ohio. I wonder what fun majors they have???
September 7th, 2017 at 9:58 AM ^
September 7th, 2017 at 10:08 AM ^
Dobbins is much quicker than Weber and has a better 10 yrd burst. I still did not see massive top end speed from Dobbins though...however that does not matter much in college football.
September 7th, 2017 at 10:31 AM ^
OSU only wanted Weber to keep him away from UM. They lied to get him there and will discard him once they find a better replacement.
September 7th, 2017 at 11:27 AM ^
It's strange he claimed he didn't want to be at UofM because we took Higdon but if you look at OSU, they recruit incredible RBs almost every year. He went to a place where he was GUARANTEED to face stiff competition because he MIGHT face some here?
September 7th, 2017 at 11:28 AM ^
because Dobbins has something special. Hopefully he'll be a little worn down by year's end...
September 7th, 2017 at 1:48 PM ^
Supposed 4.42 in the 40. Didn't look that fast vs IU.
September 7th, 2017 at 1:58 PM ^
He looked pretty dang fast... but it's hard to run a 4.42 when you're waiting patiently for blocks and constantly juking guys out of their shoes or blowing linebackers up. Never seen a guy run a 4.42 while in the midst of plowing through a linebacker or mid-juke before. The times he did hit top speed, I couldn't deny the speed. First thing I noticed about the kid was how fast he was, and then he broke a tackle while straight up running over a guy that weighed 50 pounds more than him. For a freshman especially, the kid is a beast.
September 7th, 2017 at 10:05 PM ^
Freddy J scouting the buckeyes!
September 7th, 2017 at 6:07 PM ^