McShay Has Us Taking Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio St.

[HPF Bob]

Actually, the Buckeyes had a young corner (name escapes me) that the Longhorns picked on in the Fiesta Bowl who was not Jenkins. The Longhorns looked at Shipley and Cosby and decided who they were going to based on how they were covered. Jenkins was matched against Shipley most of the day which was why Cosby had the big day and not Shipley. Tressel mixed coverages but I think McCoy was aware of where Jenkins was and picked on the young corner instead.

On the game-winning TD, the Longhorns went four wide and put Cosby in the slot. The Buckeyes tried to match him with a safety whom the Longhorn coaches knew was inclined to cheat up towards the line. So they watched the safety cheat up and realized they could beat him to the point of the throw. Boom-boom. Slip the tackle...touchdown. McCoy and Cosby saw the key and must have been licking their chops when they saw the safety move up. Both said they KNEW they had that play as soon as they saw the safety cheat up.

So, whether Jenkins is first-round quality can be debated but I don't think you can fault Jenkins for Cosby's performance or the Fiesta Bowl loss.