Scarlet Sunrise: Master Teague puts up impressive numbers at Buckeyes Pro Day

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Master Teague puts up impressive numbers at Buckeyes Pro Day

Master Teague carved out a role in the Ohio State offense in each of the last three seasons.

He is trying to impress scouts on his way to doing it at the next level, too. Teague had one of the best Pro Day workouts of any Buckeyes player who tested on Wednesday, leading the 11 players in the broad jump and bench press, while tying for the lead in the vertical leap.

Teague also clocked in with one of the fastest times in the 40-yard dash, running that in 4.44 seconds.

After missing on an invite to the NFL combine, Teague went into Wednesday with plenty to prove about what kind of back he can be at the next level. His Pro Day numbers indicate he has a future in pro football.

Teague’s full testing numbers:

• Vertical leap: 36 inches
• Broad jump: 10’11
• Bench press: 27 reps
• 40-yard dash: 4.44 seconds
• 20-yard shuttle: 2.59 seconds
• 10-yard split: 1.54 seconds
• Pro agility: 4.29
• 3-cone: 6.95 seconds

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How Buckeyes can use talent, depth at safety to help defense

Ohio State is undergoing a defense renaissance with a new coordinator and two new secondary coaches. Defensive improvement early will be predicated on the Buckeyes safety play.

Simply put, the safeties will determine whether the Buckeyes have a better defense. Lettermen Row has more:

Maybe the depth would have been an issue in the past. Ohio State has traditionally used a defense that featured one deep safety and one hybrid defensive back, often a nickel cornerback, on the field for any given play. But don’t expect that to be the norm moving forward. The Buckeyes are getting more multiple on defense, and three safeties at once isn’t out of the question. It might even become the new normal under Knowles.

It worked at Oklahoma State — with lesser talent than what the Buckeyes have. It certainly can work for the Silver Bullets.

READ: Buckeyes have talent, depth needed to thrive in ‘safety-driven’ defense

ICYMI: Lettermen Live hosted by Roosters

The end of the road arrived suddenly for Ohio State basketball, if not unexpectedly. Meanwhile, the journey is only just beginning for a Buckeyes football program with legitimate championship expectations and an unwavering standard of excellence.

The crossroads of those two moments again popped up for a fun, casual conversation at Roosters as the Lettermen Live crew got together to assess the damage for hoops team after its season-ending loss while Ryan Day has his squad back from spring break ahead of practice on Tuesday.

As always, the debate was lively as former Buckeyes Bobby Carpenter and Justin Zwick were joined by Lettermen Row reporters Austin Ward and Jeremy Birmingham in a wide-ranging chat. Among the topics this week at Roosters:

• Ohio State practiced twice before heading to spring break. What do the Buckeyes need to get accomplished with three workouts in pads on tap this week?
• Birm takes a closer look at Kamryn Babb and Julian Fleming for how they fit into the wide receiver rotation.
• Chris Holtmann is obviously not going to be fired at Ohio State. But after missing the Sweet Sixteen yet again, there are questions that need to be answered for the hoops program

As always, Lettermen Live is hosted by Roosters on Olentangy River Road in Columbus.

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