Spring practice might not be the most high-profile time of year for college football teams, but for many players it can define their career. Here are 6 Buckeyes coming into a make-or-break spring on offense.
Binjimen Victor came to Ohio State from Coconut Creek High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where he was ranked the No. 12 wide receiver in the 2016 class and the No. 97 player overall. There was a possibility of redshirting as a true freshman, but the Buckeyes needed receivers and so Victor played sparingly. He finished with just four catches in 2016. It was over his final…
Sophomore defensive end Tyreke Smith and fifth-year senior right tackle Branden Bowen are back this week for the Buckeyes after missing last Saturday’s game in Nebraska. Smith was injured in the first half of the Miami (OH) game and has not played since. There were some rumblings that he could be out for much longer than just one week, but his return comes…
Fall camp got underway for the Buckeyes this past Friday and every single Ohio State position coach has a mental list of things that they need to get done. In fact, they may actually have a physical list as well. Speculating as to what might be on each assistant coach’s list is always a fun exercise, and there are no shortages of items that will need to be addressed.
There are roughly 21 players on the Ohio State roster who can catch or carry the football this year, not including the quarterbacks. Coming up with a list of 20 of them is not difficult. Only two of those players were left off of this list. The first — redshirt freshman receiver Kamryn Babb — isn’t listed because he is returning from a torn ACL. Expect him to…
The Buckeyes went about replacing outside receivers Terry McLaurin and Johnnie Dixon this spring, turning toward several players to give it a go. Austin Mack and Binjimen Victor returned and provided a veteran presence for a group that needs it. The group has also seen an injury to redshirt freshman Kamryn Babb and the transfers of…
COLUMBUS — The Buckeyes have lost three fifth-year senior receivers in Terry McLaurin, Johnnie Dixon, and Parris Campbell from last year’s team. As key cogs of Ohio State’s receiving group — better known as “Zone 6” — they set the standard for what OSU receivers should be. With all three off to the NFL, the younger members of…
Last season, Terry McLaurin and Johnnie Dixon combined to procure 77 receptions for 1,370 yards and 19 touchdowns. For the first eight games, they were splitting reps at the Z receiver spot. Once Austin Mack was lost due to injury at the X, McLaurin moved over and shared reps with Binjimen Victor. As the No. 1 Z receiver down the…
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…
Now that we know the Ohio State spring game is officially going to happen on Saturday, it’s time to talk about what we’re looking forward to seeing. We talked about it for a good hour on Accost the Field this week, but since not everybody is the listenin’ type, I thought I’d break a few of the areas down that I’ll be watching.
