Buckeyes Practice, Lift Weights & Ride Rides – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/27/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
LOS ANGELES – The members of the Ohio State football team spent just over two hours stretching, lifting weights and practicing under somewhat overcast skies but pleasant conditions Saturday morning at the Home Depot Center.
The start of the practice was split between one of the numerous practice fields at the Home Depot Center – a sprawling athletics complex in Carson, Calif., that is home to MLS Soccer’s LA Galaxy and Chivas USA as well as the U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. Tennis Association – and the weight room at the complex. The offense ran through drills in shorts on one of the lower turf fields while the defense lifted and then the two units switched workout locations.
The latter part of the morning was a full team practice session in shorts and helmets.
Following practice, showers and a return trip to the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza – the hotel and practice facility are about 35 minutes apart – the team had just about enough time to return to their rooms and relax briefly before boarding the busses once again for the trip to Disneyland. (More on the day at Disneyland, including interviews with four Buckeyes and photos, will be posted later tonight/early Sunday morning).
Tressel Confirms Players’ Status A note of interest from Saturday: coach Jim Tressel confirmed to members of the media that four players from the typical team roster this season are not with the team in California: senior receiver and return specialist Ray Small; senior defensive lineman Rob Rose; sophomore running back Bo DeLande; and freshman receiver Duron Carter.
Tomorrow The team will begin a series of 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. practices for the next three days. The team will eat dinner at Lawry’s The Prime Rib as part of the Rose Bowl’s annual “Beef Bowl.”
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