Cornerback can be a thankless position. When they make a good play, they’re just doing something they’re supposed to be doing. When they give up a big play or get a flag thrown on them, however, there is no brighter spotlight in football. And that spotlight can burn an indelible mark on some players. As a redshirt sophomore starting…
The Buckeyes are one of those rare teams that lost a starting cornerback early to the NFL over the offseason, yet still return two cornerbacks who are also considered starters. Fifth-year senior Damon Arnette and junior Jeff Okudah are back, and bring with them three seasons of experience in OSU’s starting rotation. Three second-year corners…
Spring practices are a lot like bowl practices in that young players get more reps than they do in fall camp or during the season. With more opportunities come more results, and this spring has been no different. On Wednesday, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was asked to name a couple of young players who have made big strides…
COLUMBUS — It’s not every day that the media gets to see a full Buckeye football practice. But when it happens, there’s always a ton of happenings to report on. For Ohio State’s eleventh spring practice of the year on Friday, there was nothing but action.For instance, fifth-year senior cornerback Damon Arnette and junior wide receiver…
Ohio State returns Damon Arnette and Jeff Okudah, who were both in the rotation with Sheffield last year. The common theory is that the rotation will continue if possible. The first name that comes to mind when thinking about continuing the rotation is redshirt sophomore Shaun Wade. Wade was the team’s nickel back…
The NFL will release the full list of players who have been allowed to declare early for the 2019 Draft, but we already know which Buckeyes have made the move. In all, six players — defensive end Nick Bosa, defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones, cornerback Kendall Sheffield, quarterback Dwayne Haskins, running back Mike Weber, and center…
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…
Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette announced Friday that he will return for his senior year with the Buckeyes and pass up a chance at the 2019 NFL Draft. Arnette announced the decision on his Instagram account.
The last time Ohio State didn’t lose an underclassman to the NFL Draft was 2015, which was also the last year without a full Urban Meyer OSU recruiting class being draft eligible. From 2008 to 2015, the Buckeyes lost eight underclassmen to the NFL Draft. In 2016 — which was the first year an entire Urban Meyer recruiting…
