DB Tyreke Johnson Transerring from Ohio State to Nebraska

[Mavric]

 

[Toe]

Damnit, Mav beat me to it. Oh well. According to SI, he'll have three years of eligibility remaining - nothing to sneeze at. Also went to the same HS as Deontai Williams.

 

https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/football/ohio-state-football-junior-cornerback-tyreke-johnson-enters-ncaa-transfer-portal

[Toe]

Doing some research, apparently he was a safety in HS (and was rated like the #2 S prospect in the country), but Ohio State was playing him at CB? Maybe he just needs to get back to playing safety?

[Nebraska55fan]

Johnson worth taking a peek at. While most transfers dont work out, a change of scenery and ability to start over from scratch can sometimes reap rewards. Kids get pigeonholed and then respond to those boundaries by meeting those expectations. 

[Toe]

Reading some Ohio State comments, they said he seemed to be playing timid when he saw the field, like he was afraid of contact.

[Decked]

2 minutes ago, Toe said:

Reading some Ohio State comments, they said he seemed to be playing timid when he saw the field, like he was afraid of contact.

Ours play like they have a death wish and wish to break their neck so maybe we can change that 

[mwj98]

2 hours ago, Decked said:

Ours play like they have a death wish and wish to break their neck so maybe we can change that 

+10000 Williams was the worst at it. I thought, here we go.....ejection. They are going to hurt themselves if they aren't careful

[Decked]

36 minutes ago, mwj98 said:

+10000 Williams was the worst at it. I thought, here we go.....ejection. They are going to hurt themselves if they aren't careful

If they could wrap up...oh boy. Devastating. 

[krc1995]

3 hours ago, Toe said:

Reading some Ohio State comments, they said he seemed to be playing timid when he saw the field, like he was afraid of contact.

Would you rather play for the hardest hitting, fastest, biggest team or against them? 
 

yikes. Our schedule will rip him up. 

[lo country]

7 hours ago, mwj98 said:

+10000 Williams was the worst at it. I thought, here we go.....ejection. They are going to hurt themselves if they aren't careful

That's why we need depth.  They will miss a half here and there for targeting.  

[BigRedBuster]

20 hours ago, Decked said:

Ours play like they have a death wish and wish to break their neck so maybe we can change that 

 

18 hours ago, mwj98 said:

+10000 Williams was the worst at it. I thought, here we go.....ejection. They are going to hurt themselves if they aren't careful

I understand this sentiment and somewhat agree.  However, I would much rather have our football players playing like these guys do than watching Lamar Jackson try to tackle. I like the direction our DBs are going at being more aggressive.  Yes, they need to cut down on the plays where they are flagged and miss playing time.  However, that's better than being not aggressive at all.  We just need good depth so the next man up can fill the spot.

[suh_fan93]

 

[Decked]

8 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said:

 

Safety or corner? Or a mix of both?

[suh_fan93]

14 minutes ago, Decked said:

Safety or corner? Or a mix of both?

 

When I see him I see corner but hard to say where the coaches are seeing him.  Played safety in hs.  Either way would love this pick up.

[Toe]

Right at this moment we probably need more at corner, but next year when Williams and Dismuke are gone it might be a different story.

 

I still wonder if he's wanting to move back to safety, though.