Kyle "Super Bowl" DeVan advising the guys who will block for Storm Woods.
Storm Woods has a cool name, but he’s more than just that for the Oregon State football team.
The 5-foot-10, 202-pound redshirt freshman RB is in the thick of the competition for the starting job.
Coach Mike Riley praised his pass-catching ability, and his running ability looks good from watching the first four spring practices.
“I’m taking it a day at a time,” Woods said. “I’m being a sponge around (upperclassmen) Jordan Jenkins and Jovan Stevenson. I don’t know all the plays right now, but they are helping me.”
However, there’s been limited hitting so far. So we’ll see how he does as soon as he’s allowed to get hit and block blitzers.
“I have to execute more, and look for the holes,” Woods said of what he has to do to win the starting job. “And I can’t fumble at all. You won’t play if you fumble.”
Woods and Malcolm Agnew were true freshmen last season, and only one would play while the other redshirt. Agnew played and Woods worked with the scout team.
“At first I was bummed out about it,” Woods said. “But I went through the process and I saw that a redshirt year was needed. I’m glad I redshirted. It allowed me to gain weight. I watched a lot of film, and was in the weight room hard.”
16 comments
bbb says:
Apr 10, 2012
can he avoid the storm of open tackelers 3 yards deep in the back field? i hope so cause even quiz had a bunch of stellar 1 yard runs his last year.
RICK says:
Apr 10, 2012
ANOTHER NEGATIVE COMMENT FROM ANOTHER NEGATIVE FAN. I SOMETIMES WONDER ABOUT THE 5% OF FANS THAT SPEND ALL THEIR TIME MAKING COMMENTS ON THE COMPUTER. TOO BAD THEY DON’T SUPPORT THEIR TEAM WHEN MOST NEEDED.
fahlgren says:
Apr 10, 2012
Another negative comment about negative comments in all caps. I sometimes wonder about the 0.0000001% of fans that spend their time writing in all caps.
Tagup says:
Apr 10, 2012
Are positive comments in caps ok?
STORM WOODS IS GOING TO BE AWESOME!
fahlgren says:
Apr 10, 2012
Only if you add a Hip-Hip Hooray.
73GradMike says:
Apr 10, 2012
No. Posts in all caps are annoying and undermine the potential value of any comment.
Rick says:
Apr 11, 2012
It sure got everybody’s attention, didn’t it????
Tagup says:
Apr 11, 2012
IT SURE DID!!!
Victor B. says:
Apr 10, 2012
I’m confident Riley will right the ship and the running game will be back in Corvallis this year, whether it’s Woods, Agnew, Brown, or someone else…
bone says:
Apr 10, 2012
One thing I noticed after watching the team practice yesterday was that Storm and Agnew looked the fastest and had seemed to have an extra gear that Ward and Jenkins didn’t have. I like what he said about not fumbling, with all the fumbles that happened last year it shows how spoiled we were with Quizz.
OS_Beaver says:
Apr 10, 2012
The pressure to win is great and Riley has taken over Spring play calling from OC Danny Langsdorf. Will Riley trust himself or delegate his future to Langsdorf this fall? Last year Langs got pass happy far too quickly…
Should Riley call plays in the Fall?
http://beaverbyte.com
Tagup says:
Apr 10, 2012
No way should Riley call plays…..OSU needs to hand out IPhone apps so the fans can vote on which plays to run. It would generate fan interest and allow the coaches to learn from the best. That way the coaching staff won’t “get pass happy to quickly”……
Beavergopher says:
Apr 10, 2012
No way. I want to have Danny to call the same 5 plays over and over. I’m particularly fond
of the play action fake on third and thirty. Fools them every time.
Tagup says:
Apr 10, 2012
like that stupid zone read run play that we kept giving to Quizz….I hated that play (SC hated it too..).
Wondering says:
Apr 10, 2012
Has anyone noticed OS_Beaver is just here to promote him or herself?
dunerat says:
Apr 10, 2012
Don’t knock OS_Beaver. He or She has some good Ideas. Something OS has been missing in the promotion area. Unlike some of you that don’t have an Idea.