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Beanie Wells likely to play
Running back Beanie Wells hasn’t officially been cleared, but he’s considered probable for Ohio State’s home game Saturday against Minnesota.
Coach Jim Tressel said he was told by the OSU medical staff that the foot injury Wells suffered in the season-opener Aug. 30 has healed sufficiently, but the player is still trying to get accustomed to the specialized cleats he must wear.
“What the training report said today is that they feel as if it’s to the point now that it’s just a comfort in the rebuilt shoe more than a comfort in the injury,” Tressel said.
If Wells does play, he probably won’t get his normal workload.
“We have to be smart as to how much we ask of someone who hasn’t practiced in the last three weeks or so,” Tressel said.
As for the pecking order behind Wells, Tressel said: “Boom Herron is certainly a guy who deserves ample opportunity. Mo Wells was a little banged up last week, and we’d like to think he’d be back and be a little more available. And Brandon Saine, who missed a good bit of our preseason, we’re hoping we can grind him into midseason form as soon as we can because, obviously, he can help.”
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By jimmy
September 23, 2008 4:59 PM | Link to this
doesn’t matter osu blew their chance at a natioanl championship when usc beat the crap out of em. the michigan game isn’t even fun anymore..ho hum go the bucksBy randy
September 24, 2008 8:27 AM | Link to this
im just gald chris is back he will help the running game alot if he comes back next year which he probably is gona do sense hes out of the heisman and national championchip picture and he stays healthy we have a good chance of goin to the national championchip next year and if the o-line and defence straighten out and start playin like they want to winBy OSU Buckeye
September 24, 2008 10:59 AM | Link to this
OSU - USC rematch in the Rose Bowl will be a much different story.By Pete
September 24, 2008 1:45 PM | Link to this
The Bucks don’t look like the same team so far this year. The O-line is suspect, Mo Wells & the other backs haven’t stepped up in Beanie’s absence, & the defense looks slow. All sounds negative I know — just reality, folks. There will be no rematch w/ USC & even if there were, it would be the same story.By jimmy
September 25, 2008 5:33 AM | Link to this
already talking about a national championship next year..oh boy..give it up osu isn’t that good, and won’t be next year either, the cupcake squad is a fraud.By OSU Buckeye
September 26, 2008 8:07 AM | Link to this
It appears my comment may come true with a USC loss, and with Beanie the Rose Bowl will definately be a different story.