Watch: Linebackers, Corners Talk Buckeye Spring Football
A group of Ohio State football players and assistant coaches met with the media on Wednesday to share updates on spring practice. With just over…
Accost the Field — Episode 23: Talking Buckeye Linebackers
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…
Ohio State Football Notebook: ‘Hopefully those things don’t happen again’
The game was one month ago, but that doesn’t mean it has left people’s memory. The Ohio State loss to Oklahoma weighs heavy on fans and coaches alike, but unlike the fans, the coaches can’t afford to lose sleep on what happened way back when. They need to move on, but first they must fix the problems that arose against the Sooners.
Ohio State Football Notebook: ‘I’ve seen him do some things in the open field’
Change Your Situation It didn’t take long for Ohio State freshman running back J.K. Dobbins to come in and secure his spot as the Buckeyes’…
Internal Fire Burning Brighter for Ohio State Linebacker Dante Booker
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…
Ohio State Football Notebook: ‘We believe we’re three deep at every position’
One of the main storylines of fall camp for the Ohio State Buckeyes is the quarterback competition behind starter J.T. Barrett. Redshirt sophomore Joe Burrow, redshirt freshman Dwayne Haskins, and true freshman Tate Martell have all received reps as Urban Meyer and his offensive staff search for Barrett’s backup.
Ohio State Football Notebook: ‘It’s tough to be as fast as Jerome’
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…
Jerome Baker Wants Teammates More Prepared Than He was in 2016
Ohio State linebacker Jerome Baker was simply too productive last year for his season to be considered anything other than a rousing success. It could have been a lot better, however. After all, players are graded as much on what they did wrong as what they did right, and if they made a tackle while doing something improperly…
Pre-Fall Positional Projection: Ohio State Linebackers
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…
Ohio State Defense Made Better by Versatility of Linebackers
This season the Ohio State Buckeyes will feature a Mike linebacker who used to be a Sam linebacker, a Sam linebacker who used to be a Will linebacker, and a Will linebacker who used to be a Sam linebacker. No, this isn’t three cases of mistaken identity, it’s the Ohio State linebackers in a nutshell. The first start of…
Finally Healthy, Justin Hilliard Showed What He Can Do
When Justin Hilliard came to Ohio State in 2015, he arrived as a 5-star prospect and arguably the top linebacker recruit in the nation. Now two years later and he has just three games played to his credit. A knee injury cost him his freshman season. A right biceps injury took away his 2016 spring camp, and then a…
