Ohio State wide receivers

This is an article from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
<DIV =er>Robiskie, Hartline now go-to receivers
<DIV =byline>BY RUSTY MILLER | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS</span>


COLUMBUS - Ohio State wide receivers Brian Robiskie and Brian Hartline - the two Brians, in the coaches' parlance - know precisely what Buckeyes fans are thinking.


Who are these guys?


Ted Ginn Jr. and Anthony Gonzalez jumped to the NFL a year early and Roy Hall graduated, taking with them around 70 percent of the catches, yards and touchdowns provided by the wideouts during Ohio State's 12-1 run to the national championship game last season.


Robiskie and Hartline, the top two returnees, along with Ray Small and Albert Dukes, combined for all of 56 catches - three fewer than Ginn had by himself.


"We need to earn the respect of the people around us," Hartline said this week after one of the Buckeyes' spring workouts. "That's how the people before us did it, and that's how we should do it too."


Many of OSU's scrapbook moments from recent years have revolved around big plays by their big-play wide receivers - now departed. It won't be just the fans who will have a hard time making the transition to a new set of receivers. The coaches feel the same way but remain optimistic.


"No, they're not up to the standards - yet. It's only April," position coach Darrell Hazell said of the receiving corps. "Hopefully, by September we'll be hitting on all cylinders. We've got a long way to go. But we've got some good players. As long as they keep listening and learning, we'll be OK when it's all said and done."


But to hear Robiskie tell is, there's no need to wait.


"If you ask us, we can do everything," he said. "We've got a strong corps. We've got diversity among us in what we can do. It's so great, because we all can do different things. We can stretch the field at the same time; we all can go into traffic and make those tough catches."


Robiskie had 29 catches a year ago and was on the receiving end of the 50-yard arrow from Troy Smith against Penn State that all but sealed the Heisman Trophy for Smith.


A junior, he has soaked up what he saw from Ginn and Gonzalez. He said their message was a simple one.


"Play fast every play," said Robiskie, whose father is a long-time NFL assistant. "In high school, you might think you can take a play off here and there, but that doesn't happen here. Those guys said you've got to go hard every play because you're going against some of the best every week."


Hartline, a quarterback until midway through his junior year in high school, has fought a hamstring injury this spring but figures to be in the rotation at wingback. At 6 feet 3 and 180 pounds, he doesn't have breakneck speed and isn't all that physical, but he has shown a willingness to make tough grabs in traffic.


Small has Ginn-like speed, while Dukes, who is from the same Florida town and school as former Buckeyes receiving star Santonio Holmes, will see a lot more playing time on offense. He had just two catches in 2006.


Brian Hartline
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<TD vAlign=top>Class:
Freshman
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<TD vAlign=top>Hometown:
North Canton, Ohio
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GlenOak
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6-3 / 180
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Wide Receiver
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<TD vAlign=top>Birthdate:
11/22/1986
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Undeclared
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High School: Considered one of the top receivers in the state ... was a do-it-all player at GlenOak ... began his junior year as a quarterback, but switched to receiver after four games and caught 41 passes for 411 yards (his brother, Michael, replaced him at quarterback) ... also returned punts and kickoffs as a junior ...injured his knee in the season opener his senior year and missed the remainder of the season ... did play in the Big 33 game ... also ran track for three years and won state titles in both the 110-meter and the 300-meter hurdles as a senior.


As a track coach, I cannot figure out how he won both hurdles races in the biggest school division in a big state without speed.


But, strangely, Brian Robiskie, same state and graduating year as Hartline, who didn't win anything at the state meet is not described as lacking breakneck speed.


B Robiskie
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Chagrin Falls
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Wide Receiver
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12/03/1987
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</TD></TR></T></TABLE></TD></TR></T></TABLE></TD></TR></T></TABLE>High School: Won first-team All-Ohio honors as a senior ... set Chagrin Falls career receiving records with 118 catches for 1,885 yards and 34 touchdowns ... caught 47 passes as a senior for 754 yards and 12 touchdowns ... also scored on a 95-yard punt return and an interception return and averaged 14.9 yards per punt run back ... led Chagrin Falls to a 9-3 overall record and the conference championship in 2004.

Classic. Do these guys even watch these kids play before writing this crap? I think I know the answer... No one wants to do their damn job anymore, we are a nation of lazy fools.

It's a script and talking point they all operate from. They don't even have to watch the games. Hartline is clearly faster than Robiskie as anybody that watched Ohio States games last year could tell you.

reclaimsocal said:

Classic. Do these guys even watch these kids play before writing this crap? I think I know the answer... No one wants to do their damn job anymore, we are a nation of lazy fools.

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Yeah its called talking out of your ass and relying upon dumb stereotypes that hold no real weight. You ever been to an NFL game these clowns, called fans, do it all the time. They mimic what they read and view in the media from idiots such as Rusty Miller who obviously doesn't do his homework before writing articles.

This does seem to be a clear case of a sports writer not doing his homework. But, why should he? Everyone knows thatALL white wide receivers are slow, "possession receivers" andALL black WRs are fast, right. So why do any homework when the truth is evident (lol).


Immediately after reading the article i tried to send him an e-mail, but was unable to do so because the "cookies" on the computer are not enabled, or something like that. The best way to do anything about this type of poor journalism is to challenge the statements, preferably with the available facts and figures. After all, how can a double state champion in speed events lack speed (other than that he happens to be Caucasian, that is)?

It just makes me want to choke these people.

Robiskie's dad is a chump. At LSU he asked out (a nice way to put it) the star white running back's girl friend in 1975 no less, while he was two years behind the guy to make it more disrespectful. The white kid was Brad Davis who set the LSU career rushing record which he held for a while. What a loyal teammate (sarcasm).

here is Brian winning at the biggest track meet in the state of Ohio, despite being slow...





Brian Hartline of GlenOak got the day off to an auspicious start for Ohio State fans with a strong performance in the 110 Hurdles.



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With a time of 14.09 seconds, Hartline made it to the top of podium at the awards presentation for the first of his two events.



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Hartline was up again in the 300 Hurdles and he, of course, didn't disappoint getting to the finish line first with a time of 36.69 seconds.



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Nevertheless Hartline, fully recovered from his broken leg suffered in football season, promised two golds on the day and he delivered.



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i like the fact that he is so good, and so confident. but just imagine what he could've done if he was actually fast.

Great exposition there JC! What BS loads these Caste-garden tools throw out, knowing it isn't true.

Wow.. he really smoked those guys from the looks of that second pic!!

Awesome job Jimmy C. Have alot of Buckeye fans in my life and this gives me some good ammo to make my case for Hartline.

i'm glad i could be a help, gentlemen.


the 300 hurdles was actually a closer race than that photo showed. a guy to Brian's left wasn't that far behind him, as seen here.





that being said, Brian still won. so i guess that means all the black folks in Ohio are really, really, really slow.

Jimmy Chitwood said:

i'm glad i could be a help, gentlemen.


the 300 hurdles was actually a closer race than that photo showed. a guy to Brian's left wasn't that far behind him, as seen here.

that being said, Brian still won.

so i guess that means all the black folks in Ohio are really, really, really slow.

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Yes, they are slow, but the football players play fast . . . and have lots of upside. Meanwhile poor Brian "lacks breakaway speed".