Fourth-year junior cornerback Damon Arnette announced via social media on Friday that he is returning for his fifth-and-final season at Ohio State. At this point, it looks like cornerback Kendall Sheffield is the last remaining Buckeye who has yet to make a decision. As of a day or two ago, sources had Sheffield leaning…
Last week against Oregon State, the Buckeye safeties did not have their best games. Sophomore Isaiah Pryor and redshirt sophomore Jahsen Wint were both making their first starts, and doing it without incumbent starter Jordan Fuller, who was held back due to a hamstring. Both Pryor and Wint were involved in big…
This spring, the Ohio State football program sent yet another cornerback into the first round of the NFL Draft, as Denzel Ward joined Bradley Roby, Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, and Gareon Conley as first rounders since 2014. The trend doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon, either. While much of the success…
Ohio State returns two starting cornerbacks from last season in Kendall Sheffield and Damon Arnette, which is (technically) as many or more than anybody else in the nation. The Buckeyes were without one of their top three cornerbacks this spring in sophomore Jeff Okudah, which allowed fellow second-year players…
Later this month, Denzel Ward will be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. When that happens, he will become the fifth Ohio State cornerback selected in the first round in the last five years. Some would call this a habit, but habit doesn’t give the players or coaches enough credit for what they have created.
One month from now, the Ohio State football program will send another cornerback into the first round of the NFL Draft. When Denzel Ward gets selected in the top half of the first round on April 26, that will give the Buckeyes five first rounders in the past five years. It’s a number that is unmatched in NFL history.
The Ohio State cornerback rotation and its development over the years has been written about countless times here, so there should be no need to delve into the history of it. What began as a pipe dream by Kerry Coombs has turned into a new standard for the Buckeyes. A year ago, Urban Meyer said that things went…
The Tennessee Titans finally announced the addition of former Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs on Wednesday. He will coach the secondary for new head coach Mike Vrabel. While news of the move broke one week ago, Ohio State and Urban Meyer waited until Monday to make a statement about the departure.
Shaun Wade committed to Ohio State on January 12, 2015. That was the same day the Buckeyes were defeating the Oregon Ducks for the 2014 national title. A 5-star cornerback prospect — and the No. 1 cornerback overall per ESPN — Wade stuck by Ohio State for more than two years before finally enrolling 12 months ago.
Ward, from Macedonia, Ohio and Nordonia High School, ranks in a tie for 13th nationally – and tied for second in the Big Ten Conference – with 10 passes defended and with 1.4 passes defended per game. He has nine pass break-ups and one interception. He also has contributed 20 tackles, including 2.0 TFLs to the Buckeyes’ nationally ranked defensive efforts.
