Attention Kevin Frahm. Turn the volume up! Day 3 wrap up

JFizzleRaider · Aug 11, 2011

After OSU's Wednesday practice at Prothro Field:

The medical report had some new names as Riley told us that freshman corner Larry Scott may be facing knee surgery, that tough-luck receiver Micah Hatfield (see previous entry) had broken a bone in his thumb, and that starting safety Lance Mitchell was sitting out because of "abdominal tightness.''

It's an ongoing issue for Mitchell, who opted not to have the same surgery as OLB Cameron Collins.

Nothing new on WR James Rodgers, except for the fact he's finally got the brace for his knee.

J Rod wore it, too. Didn't seem to bother him.

Freshman receiver Richard Mullaney had his "welcome to the Pac-12 moment'' when he got tagged by senior corner Brandon Hardin on the sidelines.

Except Mitchell, standing there watching the play, said at first, "welcome to the Pac-10'' before correcting himself.

Hey, we all do it.

Hardin has been making a statement in camp with his aggressive coverage. The fact Mullaney, a kid with a lot of talent, got in the way seemed beside the point.

"You're not covering no more! You can't do that!'' said DBs coach Keith Heyward.

Hardin, trying to look innocent, raised his arms.

The whole thing reminded me of Quizz's freshman year, during camp, when LB Keaton Kristick got tired of the oohs and aahs and the ankle busting and simply blasted Quizz to smithereens, sending him flying out of bounds.

Sometimes the older guys have to remind the younger guys what's what.

Riley said he's happy with the tone and tempo of practice, and he's certainly glad to see various players assuming leadership roles - notably LG Josh Andrews on the offensive line and DT Kevin Frahm on the defense.

If you've been to an OSU practice in the last couple years you know how loud Frahm can get.

Somebody turned the volume up to '10' Wednesday because he was animated, agitated, and yelling non-stop.

No one on the offensive side of the ball was safe.

And you know what? His teammates love it.

"Oh yeah, it's contagious,'' said DE Scott Crichton. "He's an energy player.''

Middle linebacker Feti Unga agreed. "That's something we need,'' said Unga. "It's always exciting having Frahm out there. His attitude ain't never gonna change whether it's going bad or good. He's always gonna be in that mood.

"It's good having him on the field to pick this defense every time we're down.''

What does Riley think about No. 74 blowing out the speakers? "The neat thing about that, you can't do that without having done the work. That would be real phoney if you were a guy that was a slacker, but he's a leader. Ask anybody on the team who the hardest three workers are in the weight room and he would always be one of the three. ... he's well respected.''

Frahm explained Day 3 like this: "People kept grabbing on the hair, man!''

Will that prompt him to cut some of that hair off?

"No. No. No.'' was the response.

"I think it (the yelling) is just me being me,'' he explained. "If I try to go out there and fake it, it won't be as effective.''

- Paul Buker
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