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A George Thomas column: Pryor leaning on Boeckman GEORGE M. THOMASAkron Beacon Journal Boeckman, Pryor’s competition and adopted mentor, agrees with his coach’s assessment.
“I think he’s getting better each and every day,” Boeckman said. “He’s still young. He’s got a lot to learn, but he has all the skills.” That’s not to say Pryor lacks confidence. Far from it. He knows what he’s capable of doing. “Once I get the packages down, and technique, everything will just fall into place,” Pryor said. “As of right now, I need to learn the offense more — more stuff than I already know.” Pryor also talked about how, during the first few days of camp, he threw three interceptions, and his teammates ultimately came to him. They told him those types of plays would have to be shaken off if he was to be successful at the collegiate level. “If he needs work, if he needs help, if he messes up something, I’m going to tell him,” Boeckman said. “If he can help us out in any way, I’m all for it.” Tressel would not define Pryor’s role for this season. For now, redshirt freshman Joe Bauserman is Boeckman’s backup. That doesn’t mean that Pryor won’t play. During his recruiting period, the possibility of Pryor being used in the way Florida employed a similarly skilled Tim Tebow as a freshman was mentioned. “Common thought is Terrelle can do such extraordinary things at times that you might want to utilize those things at the right situations,” Tressel said. For now, Pryor is more interested in just getting the offense down, not allowing himself to look too far into the future. When asked whether he had seen any OSU-Michigan games, he playfully said: “I want to see what the first game is like. Forget the Michigan game.” Thomas is a columnist for the Akron Beacon Journal. Reach him at gthomas@thebeaconjournal.com. 
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