Running back Brian Snead, who played in only two games as a Buckeye before being suspended for a “disciplinary issue,” is no longer a part of the Ohio State football program. Ohio State has confirmed to The-Ozone that Snead is no longer on the team. Snead scored a touchdown in the season opener against Oregon State…
We have now come to the conclusion of our redshirt forecast. The first part of the forecast spoke of the Ohio State football freshmen who were most likely to redshirt. The second part spoke of those freshmen who were more likely to play than redshirt. Today’s conclusion focuses on those freshmen who have been talked…
Three players officially became members in good standing of the Ohio State football program on Saturday. Freshman defensive tackle Taron Vincent, freshman running back Brian Snead, and sophomore walk-on quarterback Kory Curtis all lost their black stripes during the Buckeyes’ practice. The program announced the removals in an Instagram Story…
Last season, 14 different Buckeyes on the offensive side of the ball scored touchdowns. That’s the most since that same number in 2013. Of those 14, 11 are back, and there are another dozen players looking for their first steps into the end zone this year as well. There are, of course, 100 yards separating end zones, and plenty…
Tapping into my inner Tony and without doing the research, I’d assume there are not many running back rooms around the country which consists of two former 1,000-yard rushers. I’d assume there are even less that had both of those guys rush for over 1,000 yards in their respective freshman seasons. Going into last season…
If you want to play immediately as a freshman at Ohio State, there are easier avenues to choose than running back right now. The Buckeyes return talented tailbacks J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber, who combined for 2,029 yards rushing last year. In other words, the demand is not very high for ground reinforcements.
For his lofty recruiting ranking, Brian Snead has been one of quieter out-of-state recruitments in recent Ohio State football memory. Snead, ranked the No. 3 running back in the 2018 recruiting class, visited OSU for Friday Night Lights last year, committed the day after, took his official visit in October, and signed in December.
Some coaches have trouble deciding which players to play because their choices are limited. Picking and choosing could sometimes be better described as scouring and scrounging. They are often looking for “Door No. 3” because they don’t like their first two options. As you might expect, Ohio State running backs coach…
Why did I rank the running backs as an area of low concern? In a theme similar to the previous position group ranking for defensive line, the returning talent and depth at the running back position group makes me comfortable going into the 2018 season. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and running backs coach Tony…
Tony Alford and his Ohio State running backs will enter the spring with four scholarship players in J.K. Dobbins, Mike Weber, Antonio Williams, and true freshman Master Teague. It’s a deep group that is going to get even deeper in the summer. It is also a group with more production than most programs. The Buckeyes are…
