Gray rallies in Ohio State spring game

Associated Press

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On a day when Terrelle Pryor saw little playing time, little-known Kenny Guiton made the most of his.

The third-team quarterback tossed a 45-yard scoring pass to Taurian Washington with 55 seconds left on Saturday to give the Gray a 17-14 victory over the Scarlet in Ohio State’s annual intrasquad scrimmage.

“I feel comfortable,” said Guiton, a redshirt freshman from Houston. “I had three of the starting linemen, so there was nothing for me to be antsy about. So I just took my time and played ball.”

The Buckeyes wrapped up their 15 spring practices before a crowd of 65,223 at overcast Ohio Stadium.

Guiton completed 11-of-21 passes for 167 yards and two scores, both to Washington, who had three catches for 83 yards.

The performance of Guiton was a surprise to many. He was the last player offered in his recruiting class and had to wait until things fell apart with two other prized recruits before he got the call with a scholarship.

“Kenny Guiton has proven it every day up through the spring,” Washington said. “For being the last guy picked, he’s done extremely well during the spring. He’s a great kid and in the future he’s going to do great things.”

Pryor completed 8-of-12 passes for 108 yards and a touchdown before retiring early. He did not speak with reporters afterward.

Coach Jim Tressel said he was pleased with the progress his team made in the spring.

“We know we’ve got a lot to do between now and August, and it’s up to the players to kind of initiate that,” he said. “I know they’ll do that. Our staff will do a great job of planning a good preseason in August and be ready to see if we can meet the challenge of 2010.”

The teams swapped scores midway through the first quarter. First, Washington snagged a 28-yard scoring pass from Guiton, then Pryor hit Dane Sanzenbacher on a 12-yard completion for the Scarlet.

It stayed that way until Drew Basil kicked a 47-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.