Climbin’ Up the Depth Chart
Despite being listed as the #3 QB in both last week and this week’s official depth charts, Coach Tressel confirmed, at today’s media luncheon, that Terrelle is currently Todd Boeckman’s backup. Specifically saying that if the team we’re playing today TP would be the first one in if Todd went down. He also said that he believes strongly in a competition for that backup spot, so nothing is set in stone.
Here are some TP-specific tidbits from Tress’ meeting with the media:
REPORTER: Can you tell us anything about why Terrelle came into the game before Joe Bauserman?
COACH TRESSEL: I guess the only thing you can read is that was our opinion, that that’s what we should do at that moment. I think as you’ve watched 20 some practices, he’s done an evolution. For a freshman to come in, we haven’t said, okay, we’ve got these five plays and that’s all he has to learn, he’s learned the entire situation and he’s done a good job and we thought that that was the best thing.
REPORTER: Does that mean that he’s your Number 2, clear cut?
COACH TRESSEL: Clear cut? Well, if he goes in second Saturday, he will have been for that game, but, no, we like competition continuing. I don’t know what clear cut means. Does clear cut mean it’s clear and cut and it’s never going to be attached again?
REPORTER: If Todd were to go down with injury, would Terrelle be your quarterback?
COACH TRESSEL: If the game were today he would.
REPORTER: The first play of the game, did that kind of make you smile? What was your reaction to that?
COACH TRESSEL: It just shows that he’s comfortable knowing that we made a mistake and he’s comfortable covering for us, which I appreciate. But we wanted to send him out there with some thinking to do, because sometimes you forget about being nervous if you’ve got to concentrate on something.
So now it appears the #2 on his jersey now has another meaning. And not the gross one you’re probably thinking about.
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