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I hope he doesn't pack his bags. I hope they all succeed. Hate seeing kids leave.

I would be more concerned about the guys that Meyer doesn't talk about. In this case, I tend to agree that he is trying to tell Chris Carter that his time is now. He is trying to motivate the kid.

Look at our DC, Carter is the only NT on the team right now. Asking a true freshman to come in and two gap less than a year after a significant injury is not a viable answer. I like Hill, but I doubt he is ready to do that. Schutt is really a one gapper. We may see less two gapping on this team due to the personnel (Bennett and Schutt), but I doubt you want to run off the only viable 2 gapping threat on the team.

I read it as motivation, just like D. Smith last year.

I'm not so sure that Carter will ever see the field, but if he is putting forth the effort on the field and in the classroom, he will stay a Buckeye. And he may be a member of more than one undefeated college football team. But most importantly he will earn a college degree from The Ohio State University.