Chris Worley was a starter the past two seasons for the Buckeyes. In 2016, he was at the Sam and was one of OSU’s most consistent defenders. In 2017, he moved to middle linebacker and it took him a while to adjust. Before he could get completely comfortable, he injured his foot, which then cost him a couple of games.
For the second year in a row, the Buckeyes are going to be replacing their leading tackler. Following the 2016 season, they had to replace middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan, and now following the 2017 season, they will have to replace outside linebacker Jerome Baker. Baker finished with 72 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two…
The Buckeyes will have to replace 12 starters from the 2017 football team, and today begins a series on how Ohio State will go about replacing each of those valuable pieces. Up first is defensive end Sam Hubbard, who opted to forgo his final year of eligibility in order to enter the 2018 NFL Draft.
For the next eight weeks until Ohio State begins spring football, we will spend each Friday talking about one particular Buckeye position group. This week, we begin with the OSU linebackers. With two starters departing and some young talent waiting in the wings, there are a ton of questions to be answered. We attempt to answer some…
Oklahoma entered this season with a revamped offensive attack as they sorted out their running back situation following the loss of Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine to the NFL. Without those two bell cows, the Sooners instead relied heavily on quick throws to predetermined reads on first and second downs versus week 1 opponent UTEP.
Dante Booker ran out of the Ohio State tunnel for the first time last season as a starter. It was the 2016 opener against Bowling Green. After being an understudy to Joshua Perry for two years, it was finally time for Booker to show what he could do. He saw about nine plays of action before spraining ligaments in his knee…
Monday will bring about another opportunity to speak with Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. Also on the media docket will be the Buckeye quarterbacks. There is still a competition raging on to be J.T. Barrett’s backup, so that will obviously be a topic of conversation. Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins will…
Dante Booker came to Ohio State as a 5-star outside linebacker prospect from Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary. He was one of the crown jewels of the 2014 recruiting class. He was arguably the top prospect in Ohio that year, and so it was no surprise when he decided to become a Buckeye. It’s nearly impossible for a freshman…
As Ohio State fans have learned over the last few years, success can bring almost as much coach and player turnover as failure does. The 2017 season brings more of the same for both in the linebackers room. Luke Fickell took his talents south as he became the head coach at the University of Cincinnati and Raekwon…
When it comes to annually anticipating things, nothing beats the college football season. NFL fans will tell you that nothing beats the NFL, but these are the same people who can’t watch it sober or without gambling on it. NFL fans basically do the same thing that dudes in the Old West did when they got shot and had to have…
