Robert Lawrence Stine, better known in literary circles as R.L. Stine, is a native Ohioan from Columbus, and a proud graduate of The Ohio State University. While Stine is a novelist with a focus on children’s literature, one might apply the quote above as we move onto the next position group to review, the 2018 Ohio State defensive backs.
Ohio State defensive coordinator and safeties coach Greg Schiano met with the media Wednesday evening to provide an update on his side of the football. When it comes to the one open job on the Buckeye defense, however, there was nothing new to report. Senior Erick Smith and sophomore Jordan Fuller have been competing…
When it comes to coaches and discretion, the two rarely mix well. For instance, Michigan still hasn’t released an official football roster despite being less than two weeks from playing their first game. A New Jersey newspaper has filed a FOIA request just for a glimpse. So you can imagine how begrudgingly coaches give out…
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…
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…
Mike Weber had a very good season last year, rushing for 1,096 yards for the Buckeyes as a redshirt freshman. You’d take that every year from a redshirt freshman. The problem for Weber, however, was that he left a lot of yards on the field, not to mention his 1,096 yards were coming on the heels of consecutive…
Ohio State has now had two fall practices to further evaluate the handful of open positions waiting to be settled. Speaking at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago one week ago, Urban Meyer talked about the current position battles as he saw them. We’ll run them down for you here. Redshirt sophomore Matt Burrell left the…
When I did the Top 10 playmakers on the Ohio State offense over the last month, I started everything by listing playmakers 11-20. It was pretty thin at the bottom. In fact, as I recall, there were technically only 22 players even eligible to be listed. To be a playmaker on offense, you have to touch the football. The requirements…
Looking forward is the best. It’s fun, it brings about great conversations, and it’s the only way to fly. We are already looking forward to so much this Buckeye football season, but there is still plenty more to come. We haven’t even gotten to the part about Kenny Guiton coming in as a mid-season hire to eventually save…
