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After two seasons of injuries, Ohio quarterback Scott realizes his potential
By Tom Gaffney
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Wednesday, Oct 07, 2009
That long-awaited breakthrough season is finally here for Theo Scott of Ohio University.
The 6-foot-2, 209-pound Scott will be the starting quarterback Saturday as the Bobcats (3-2, 1-0) meet the University of Akron (1-3, 0-1) in the Zips' homecoming game at InfoCision Stadium.
Scott was a highly touted junior-college transfer from California for Ohio, but he was hampered by injuries in 2007 and 2008. That has changed this season as a healthy Scott has completed 67-of-127 passes for 919 yards and nine touchdowns, and he has shown a scrambling ability that has produced some key yardage.
''Theo is really starting to play up to his potential as both a thrower and a runner,'' Bobcats coach Frank Solich said.
Scott was a standout at Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High School and originally signed with the University of California. He was redshirted by the Golden Bears in 2005 but transferred to Los Angeles Southwest Junior College, where he had an outstanding 2006 season.
When he joined the Bobcats in 2007, Scott had his moments by completing 63-of-109 passes for 743 yards, despite a series of nagging injuries. In 2008, he started the first two games but saw his season end against Ohio State with a broken collarbone.
He was replaced by Boo Jackson, whom UA fans remember had an outstanding finale against the Zips in 2008. But Scott regained his starting job in the spring — and has shown why he was so highly regarded.
''The reason it has taken so long to show is he is just not as experienced as you would think a senior would be,'' Solich said. ''He is just starting to come into his own as far as being an experienced quarterback. He is making better decisions and he is making quicker decisions.''
Saturday, in a wild 44-37 victory at Bowling Green, Scott completed 11-of-19 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns. But he used his legs for the biggest play of the game when he ran 68 yards for a touchdown with 5:05 left to make it 44-30.
''We hope he keeps improving,'' Solich said. ''His attitude has been excellent.''
In other MAC developments:
Toledo (3-2, 1-0) — The Rockets used a fourth-quarter rally Saturday to edge Ball State 37-30 in Muncie, Ind. Toledo trailed 23-14 with 8:34 left but scored 23 points after that behind three touchdown passes by senior quarterback Aaron Opelt, including a 51-yarder to Stephen Williams with 27 seconds left. That came just 15 seconds after the Cardinals scored to go ahead 30-29. ''I am proud of the way the players played four quarters of football,'' first-year coach Tim Beckman said. ''We have been preaching that since we took over in December. We told them the game is not over until the game is over, and they played hard the whole time.''
Western Michigan (2-3, 1-1) — The Broncos were ambushed at Northern Illinois 38-3 Saturday to fall below .500 despite having one of the best quarterbacks in the MAC in senior Tim Hiller (Orrville). WMU's inexperience has been showing with only four starters back on defense and some young receivers for Hiller. When asked what message he had for his team after the Northern Illinois loss, coach Bill Cubit said: ''Grow up. We have a bunch of young kids, but nobody cares that we are. We have some guys that need to be accountable . . . get yourself better. We have a lot of kids doing a lot of good things, but it takes a full 22 [players] when you are out there. Young guys have to understand what it is all about.''
Bowling Green (1-4, 0-1) — The Falcons have one of the hottest passing combinations in the country in senior quarterback Tyler Sheehan and senior receiver Freddie Barnes, but have beaten only Troy in five starts. The culprit has been a defense that is allowing 390.2 yards per game, which ranks the Falcons 89th among the 120 major-college teams. Barnes leads the country in catches with 53. Sheehan threw for a career-high 390 yards in the loss to Ohio, to move into second place in school annals for career passing yards with 7,521. Brian McClure (Rootstown) is No. 1 with 10,280 yards.
Temple (2-2, 2-0) — The Owls defeated host Eastern Michigan 24-12 Saturday to move into first place in the MAC-East. The victory was the 400th in the program's history. The Owls are 400-542-52. Temple entered the season with question marks at running back and quarterback, but freshman Bernard Pierce and junior Vaughn Charlton have come through in the first four games. Pierce rushed for 180 yards and scored twice against Eastern Michigan for his second consecutive 100-yard rushing game. Charlton has thrown for 740 yards. The Owls look to have a favorable schedule by not having to face West Division heavyweights Central Michigan and Northern Illinois and having home games left with Ball State, Miami and Kent State.
Tom Gaffney can be reached at tgaffney@thebeaconjournal.com.
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