The Ohio State offense won the scrimmage by turning the ball over just once in about 140 plays.
Ohio State's offense won the team scrimmage 53-48 at Ohio Stadium this afternoon. In about 140 plays, the offense scored just one touchdown, on a 25-yard pass over the middle from Terrelle Pryor to Taurian Washington, but the offense also limited its turnovers, which greatly helps its cause in the scoring system imposed by coach Jim Tressel.
Unofficially, Pryor was 10 of 22 for 146 yards, with one touchdown and no interceptions. He looked Ok but not great, having two passes dropped, throwing three passes away out of bounds and nearly having one pass picked off in the endzone. He hit tight end Jake Stoneburner with a great throw down the seam and also had a typical Pryor scramble after a shotgun snap over his head, turning it into a 12-yard gain.
Wearing a black jersey, Pryor was not allowed to be tackled by the defense, which led to some touch sacks and took away his running opportunities.
Some standouts in the scrimmage included redshirt freshman defensive lineman Adam Bellamy and backup running back Jordan Hall.
Several players, especially on the defense, sat out all of most of the scrimmage with injuries, including starting cornerbacks Devon Torrence and Chimdi Chekwa, linebacker Ross Homan, safety Orhian Johnson and defensive end Nathan Williams. Only Williams had an injury that was anything more than minor, and Jim Tressel said he still thinks Williams' left knee could be ready for the opener with Marshall on Sept. 2.