2013 – The Chase to the Corners
All this week, Buckeye Empire has taken you through a journey, looking at the 2013 Ohio State Cornerbacks situation. We’ve explored the new guys, the future All-American, and even contemplated how to replace an effective playmaker at the position. In this article, we will once again break down what needs to happen at the corner position in order for the Buckeyes to be playing for...
2013 Preseason Top 25 Players: No. 10, Bradley Roby
It's time for the cream of the crop, the best of the best... whatever superlatives you want to use, we've reached the Top 10 in our countdown of the best players in the Big Ten entering 2013. So, it's only right we give you a quick rundown of who's dotted our countdown to date.
No. 25: Christian Bryant (S, Ohio State)
No. 24: Ryan Groy (OL, Wisconsin...
Ohio State Player Profile: Bradley Roby
The Ohio State University has a long line of well known, well respected defensive backs. Bradley Roby is a name that you can add to that list. From Jack Tatum to Malcom Jenkins, with a slew of names in between, Roby is attempting to become another multi-time All-American Buckeye defender. Scouts are already raving about the red-shirt junior as the top corner in next year’s...
Ohio State Coach Profile: Kerry Coombs
The true measure of a position coach doesn’t come in his first season on the job. A first-year coach spends his time teaching a new system to new players that he didn’t recruit. What takes place in that first season will likely end up being entirely different than what a unit will look like in that coach’s second or third season. Still, in his first year on the job Ohio State...
The Curious Case of Buckeye Corners
The Buckeye Empire Summer Series continues with a look back at the 2012 season and the cornerback position, Bradley Roby and Travis Howard in particular.
In 2012, the Ohio State defense struggled mightily at times on the defensive end and many of those struggles centered around the defensive backfield. At a school sometimes referred to as DBU or CBU-Defensive Back University or Corner...
Three Buckeyes named to All-American team
COLUMBUS, Ohio Three Ohio State University football standouts junior defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, sophomore cornerback Bradley Roby and senior defensive end John Simon were named Associated Press All-Americans today. Hankins and Roby were each honored with second-team recognition while Simon was a third-team selection for the second consecutive year.Each was a major contributor...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
December 11, 2012
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Confident Roby Having Excellent Campaign
Ohio State's defense has had some excellent performers in 2012, but one who is really standing out is cornerback Bradley Roby. The sophomore has made a number of big plays for the Buckeyes, and he's not shy in his belief that he's becoming one of the best cornerbacks in the country.
Via ohiostate.scout.com
November 06, 2012
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Roby finally gets on board with first picks
A week ago, Bradley Roby was getting a lot of kidding from his fellow Ohio State defensive backs because they all had interceptions and he didn't.
After all, Roby was the one member of the secondary who was getting rave reviews from the coaches to that point. Yet he had dropped his only real shot at picking off an opposing pass.
There was no need to fret.
Roby returned one...
Via AP on Fox
October 09, 2012
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Ohio State CB Bradley Roby hates the smell of Michigan
Ohio State sophomore cornerback Bradley Roby added an element of hate to Saturday’s game between the Buckeyes and Spartans. After arriving in East Lansing on Friday for his team’s game against Michigan State, Roby sent the following tweet:
Just landed in East Lansing. Dam I hate the smell of this state!
— Bradley Roby (@BradRoby_1) September 28, 2012
Guess someone has really...
Ohio State's Secondary Rated #1 Overall In Big Ten
Roby is ready for a break-out year
The Ohio State secondary was rated as the best overall secondary in the Big Ten according to Tom Dienhart of the B1G Network. Dienhart goes one step further, continuing his praise for Ohio State's secondary unit by calling it "one of the best secondaries in the nation."
Here's how he looks at the secondary:
"1. Ohio...
Via Inside The Shoe
June 12, 2012
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