Ohio State gave up 349 yards passing to Nebraska last Saturday night. It was a big number to allow, but not something that the Buckeyes have been unfamiliar with this season. It may have been the first 300-yard game for the Huskers in 2017, but how much does it really mean for Ohio State. For instance, does knowing that Nebraska…
Ohio State lost a pair of talented underclassmen cornerbacks to the NFL after last season, which means that the process to replace them had to be sped up. The Buckeyes were able to bring in Kendall Sheffield from junior college to help out returning players Denzel Ward and Damon Arnette, but the rest of the unit has been outfitted…
It’s a question as old as time. When you’re watching the Buckeyes and you see a pass headed for an opposing receiver and the OSU cornerback never turns his head to look for the ball, you get understandably upset. Why don’t the Buckeye cornerbacks look back for the football!? They’re right there with great coverage, yet a completion…
Ohio State went into the half against Indiana trailing 14-13. It was the second-straight time they had trailed at the half in Bloomington. The last time was 2015, and they needed 200 yards rushing in the second half from Ezekiel Elliott to hold onto a 34-27 victory. This time out things were much easier, however.
When a person is part of something special, they don’t ever really leave. Even when they move on, their legacy remains in place, providing a time-release reinforcement of what they helped to build. The legacy of cornerbacks at Ohio State goes back a long way, but it really picked up in the mid-1990s. In 1996, the Buckeyes…
There is no such thing as a timid cornerback. At least not for long. They’re like albino animals born in the wild. They don’t blend in very well to their surroundings and are soon exposed to predators who would mean them harm. At Ohio State, a Buckeye cornerback must possess supreme confidence. They have to know…
Once something is established, it’s hard to go away from it. That’s why Urban Meyer is so adamant about building the culture at Ohio State and relying on it to replenish itself year after year. One such recent establishment for the Buckeyes is the three-man rotation at cornerback. Finally born a year ago, cornerbacks…
The position battle to be Ohio State’s starting strong safety may not be entirely in the spotlight yet, but there is no doubting that it is a crucial position that must be filled by at least one capable candidate. And if that candidate can be more than capable, then so much the better. Malik Hooker was the big star last year…
Five-star Texas (Houston/Lamar HS) cornerback Anthony Cook announced his Top 3 late Monday night, and the Ohio State Buckeyes made the cut. He announced the news via Twitter, including Texas and LSU with the OSU on his list. Cook (6-0 168) is ranked the No. 2 cornerback in the 2018 class per 247Sports and the…
