{"id":105392,"date":"2018-08-02T05:01:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevwindependent.com\/news\/?p=105392"},"modified":"2018-08-02T05:02:10","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T10:02:10","slug":"105392","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2018\/08\/02\/105392\/","title":{"rendered":"Random thoughts: Meyer, QBs and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/<\/strong>independent sports editor<\/em><\/p>\n

Urban Meyer and a strong class of area quarterbacks are among this week\u2019s random thoughts.<\/p>\n

Urban Meyer and Ohio State<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Most people have heard that Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer has been placed on paid leave and the reason why.<\/p>\n

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Urban Meyer<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the news broke, I wasn\u2019t convinced that Meyer and Ohio State would separate (be fired, resign, etc.), but now I\u2019m not so sure. Regardless, I\u2019ll bet it doesn\u2019t take long to reach some sort of resolution, be it reinstatement or removal.<\/p>\n

Some people think the university\u2019s investigation into this is a sham, but I disagree. It makes sense for OSU to gather as much information as possible before making a decision. In this day and age of \u201crush to judgement\u201d, it\u2019s the right move to properly investigate.<\/p>\n

I do know this \u2013 whatever decision is made, a lot of people are going to be unhappy. Pro-Urban fans will claim he was railroaded if he resigns\/is removed. If he stays, others will claim the almighty dollar won out over morality.<\/p>\n

Fall sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Practices for all OHSAA sports are underway. What a fun time of year. While much of the focus seems to be on football, let\u2019s not forget there are a lot of other talented athletes participating in volleyball, soccer, cross country, girls tennis and golf.<\/p>\n

Our previews of various fall sports are coming later this month.<\/p>\n

More to come<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Keep your eyes peeled for more information about which features and columns are returning this fall, and what the new additions will be to our sports coverage.<\/p>\n

We continue to evolve and expand, and we hope you enjoy what we\u2019ve done and what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n

Year of the quarterback<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With an eye on the 2018 high school football season, it seems like the area will be blessed with a number of exciting quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

Locally, there\u2019s Crestview\u2019s Drew Kline and Van Wert\u2019s Nate Place, Jared Wurst of Delphos St. John\u2019s, along with Wayne Trace\u2019s Trevor Speice.<\/p>\n

A few others that come to mind include Marion Local\u2019s Nathan Bruns, Shawnee\u2019s Johnny Caprella and Kenton\u2019s Jaron Sharp. The Western Buckeye League as a whole could be a quarterback dominated league in 2018.<\/p>\n

Old school<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

While talented signal callers seem to be plentiful this year, don\u2019t look for two WBL schools to change their philosophy anytime soon.<\/p>\n

Dating back to his days at Wynford High School, Wapakoneta head coach Travis Moyer has enjoyed much success with a ground oriented attack.<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s St. Marys, with head coach Doug Frye, who has always preferred a ground pounding offense. Last year\u2019s starting quarterback (Colin Clements) through 28 passes during the entire regular season. Some teams throw it 28 times before the third quarter is over. Of course, when you average over 320 yards on the ground at six yards a pop, there really isn\u2019t much need to toss the football much.<\/p>\n

In the Northwest Conference, Chris Sommers believes in a potent T-formation ground attack, and why not? His teams have won four straight conference championships, three during his time at Delphos Jefferson and last year at Spencerville.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just one of the joys of high school football \u2013 You see a little bit of everything.<\/p>\n

NFL<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Regardless of what you think of pro football right now, the NFL\u2019s preseason begins tonight in Canton. The annual Hall of Fame Game will feature the Baltimore Ravens and the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t look for a barnburner. Both teams will play their starters for a series or two and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n

It seems early, but football season is here.<\/p>\n

As always, if you have thoughts on any of the above subjects, feel free to email me at sports@thevwindependent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SCOTT TRUXELL\/independent sports editor Urban Meyer and a strong class of area quarterbacks are among this week\u2019s random thoughts. Urban Meyer and Ohio State Most people have heard that Ohio State head football coach Urban Meyer has been placed on paid leave and the reason why. When the news broke, I wasn\u2019t convinced that Meyer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 21:12:27","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105392\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}