OSU FOOTBALL Zwick sidelined for Buckeyes' practice

Troy Smith took most of the snaps; Justin Zwick's status is day-to-day.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- Injured Ohio State quarterback Justin Zwick tossed a football on the sidelines and did not take an active part in the Buckeyes' practice on Wednesday.
Coach Jim Tressel said Zwick is making progress but still had some pain from a shoulder injury sustained in Saturday's 33-7 defeat at Iowa, the Buckeyes' third straight loss to start the Big Ten season.
Troy Smith got around 80 percent of the snaps in practice on Wednesday, and third-stringer Todd Boeckman took the other 20 percent.
"He [Justin] got a little work, but if we were playing today Troy would be our guy and Todd got all the second reps," Tressel said after practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. "Justin did a little work and if you listen to the doctors, it's a day-by-day thing."
Zwick injured his left, or non-throwing, shoulder. He has started every Ohio State game this season, although Smith played almost half of the game at Iowa.
"It's not my injury, but I don't know that you'd say 'excruciating pain,' " Tressel said. "Maybe between acute and dull. I don't know, I'm not a doctor either. I would say it's just not 100 percent but getting better all the time.
"That's why I hesitate to say how much a guy will do or won't do. What you have to decide is, has the guy had enough work to be on top of what we want done at his position?"
Clamor
Fans have been clamoring for more playing time for Smith, pointing to Zwick's six interceptions against five touchdown passes and his 50 percent completion rate on passes.
Tressel said he felt Zwick would have to get in a full day of practice today if he were to be available to play Saturday against Indiana.
Ohio State (3-3) is trying to avoid its first 0-4 start in the Big Ten since 1922. The Buckeyes have struggled on both sides of the ball, but particularly on offense where they rank near the bottom of the conference in almost every statistic.
Criticism
Former Ohio State quarterback Kirk Herbstreit, now a college football analyst for ESPN, has said Tressel needs to hire an offensive coordinator and step back from the play-calling. It is Tressel who calls all of Ohio State's plays, even though Jim Bollman carries the title of offensive coordinator.
Tressel said he would evaluate that at the end of the season.
"We like to listen to any constructive criticism. We'll take that to heart," he said. Then he added, "Exactly who we will sit down and make those discussions with -- it probably wouldn't be Kirk -- but we might have those discussions."