Woody Hayes used to say that when it comes to running backs, you need a pair and a spare. While Urban Meyer is the kind of coach who will take as many running backs as he can get, for the most part, it has been the quarterback in his offenses that have been the second option when it comes to running the ball. Only once…
Ohio State has now had two fall practices to further evaluate the handful of open positions waiting to be settled. Speaking at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago one week ago, Urban Meyer talked about the current position battles as he saw them. We’ll run them down for you here. Redshirt sophomore Matt Burrell left the…
When Urban Meyer was hired by Ohio State in late 2011, the Big Ten was at a low point in terms of national reputation. The conference was an annual whipping boy on ESPN and sports talk radio. B1G punchlines stretched as far as the ear could hear. And there was plenty of truth to what was being said. While the talk…
In terms of the number of starting offensive linemen returning from last season, only four Big Ten teams rank in the top 59 nationally. Every team returns of a number of players with starting experience, though only one member of last year’s First-Team All-B1G offense is back. This is always going to be an unheralded group…
A year ago at this time, Damon Webb was Ohio State’s starting free safety without ever having played a game at safety before. He began spring camp of 2016 as a cornerback, but after about three practices they moved him to free safety. He quickly took over the No. 1 spot and never looked back. That doesn’t mean…
Ohio State football practice is now underway. Before you know it, you’ll be putting off Saturday mowing and doing it on Sunday during the Browns games instead. We have already gone through 80 things to look forward to this Buckeye football season, which is a lot. You might think that there is nothing else to look forward…
I told you I would eventually start up a podcast, so this is the first episode of Accost the Field. Maybe it should have been a first draft, but I’ve never really been a guy who does drafts. Like I always say, if it’s not good enough the first time, it’s not my fault the consumer started out with such high expectations. I know some…
The Buckeyes kicked off fall practice on Thursday and in so doing they also kicked off a brand new drill for the defensive linemen.Enter the beach, boys. It’s actually not a beach, as there is no body of water nearby. Instead, it is just a sandpit near the Ohio State practice fields that was once used for drills, but is now used to keep…
