Antonio Henton, On the Midnight Train to Georgia
Terrelle Pryor arrives on campus this weekend to enroll in the summer semester, carried by hordes of shirtless, grunting slaves on a platform flanked with statues of roaring lions to clear his path and golden calves kneeling while turning in humility from his splendor, and preceded by an army of hundreds of thousands dedicated to the expansion of the power, influence and absurd wealth of the divine prince among them. Verily, the earth shall quake at his presence, nations and skirts shall fall with a wave of his hands and the strongest men must bow before their master or flee a certain doom.
As the rest of Columbus quivers in fear and awe, Antonio Henton has chosen to escape his bench-bound fate before the competition costs him his freedom or his head, or at least his second year of eligibility:

Henton: out. At least they can't say he didn't look interested.
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Ohio State quarterback Antonio Henton is expected to transfer to Georgia Southern soon, according to several sources close to the team.
Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel refused to confirm the move today, saying only that Henton, "is a good kid."
Henton would be the second OSU quarterback to leave the program since January, when Rob Schoenhoft transferred to Delaware.
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Attempts to reach Henton and his family were unsuccessful. His high-school coach at Peach County (Ga.), Rance Gillespie, is now the offensive coordinator at Georgia Southern. He did not immediately return a call.
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Henton his own self forced Rob Schoenhoft's transfer in January by securing the top backup role to Todd Boeckman, but never did anything from his vantage point on the sideline to aid the Buckeyes' mythical championship run aside from the requisite shenanigans: Antonio, you'll recall, was the guy who was stung by an undercover cop posing as a hooker last September, all the more reason to get the hell out of this town. The demons, man.
Pryor is the only quarterback in the incoming class, leaving ex-minor league baseball player Joe Bauserman as the only warm body between Terrelle and the bottom of the depth chart, such as it is. Bauserman will remain, by decree: Terrelle deigns not to run your scout team.
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Too bad
Henton is a good qb, he’ll do well at GSU. Bauserman has a cannon for an arm though (I guess you better if you’re a former minor league pitcher), and yeah there’s Terrelle I guess. What’s interesting is that the Buckeyes have 86 schollies for all intents and purposes… Bauserman was a 3-4 star QB prospect and the Pirates are paying for his school thanks to his contract. I just hope that TP doesn’t get Maurice Clarett syndrome from being handed the keys to the car so fast.
by Montague on
Jun 20, 2008 7:34 AM EDT
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If Boeckman goes down early...
... It’s definitely going to be a big deal.
Wah, wah it’s always a big deal when you lose your starting QB, wah!
Right, right, I forgot. I mean it’s a bigger deal than you’d expect, because now you’re playing a true frosh at the helm of tOSU’s team that they’ve been building for some time now, the one that’s supposed to finally get them something to go home with from the NC game. A decent, experienced backup could Boeckman his way into the top 2, but you never know when the freshman is going to lose you a game.
A side note: Does anyone really think that a loss to USC in September will keep the Buckeyes home from the Orange Bowl? One loss is going to be solid gold at the end of this year, just as it was last year. Craziness. Can you believe we almost had a WVU/Missouri NC game? Holy crap.
by Horn Brain on
Jun 20, 2008 11:23 AM EDT
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I think so
I still believe last year was an aberration. A loss to USC (unless it’s really close) would put them behind just about every other 1-loss contender, even though it would be early. I think pollsters will jump other teams ahead of them. The belief that the Big Ten is down isn’t going away anytime soon (especially with Michigan in transition).
by DoubleB on
Jun 20, 2008 12:24 PM EDT
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Joe Bauserman was actually in good shape to open the season ahead of Antonio Henton. Henton is very talented and he should do well at GSU, but he struggled with commanding the offense whenever he had the chance. He definitely needs to play more to progress and that wasn’t going to happen at Ohio State. I wish him luck at GSU.
by gahnki on
Jun 21, 2008 8:58 PM EDT
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