Denzel Ward (who you may remember from such devastating hits as this and, of course, this) is just two days away from becoming a first-round NFL draft pick and a very rich man. And, in doing so, he’ll be joining some friends. Ohio State has been stocking the NFL with cornerbacks of late, and Ward is just the latest in that line.
Ohio State senior safety Damon Webb led the Buckeyes with five interceptions this season. Two of those five came in his final two games, both postseason wins. It’s just what leaders do. Webb’s interception of future first-rounder Sam Darnold in the Cotton Bowl came on the first play of the second quarter. He returned it 23 yards for…
When a person is part of something special, they don’t ever really leave. Even when they move on, their legacy remains in place, providing a time-release reinforcement of what they helped to build. The legacy of cornerbacks at Ohio State goes back a long way, but it really picked up in the mid-1990s. In 1996, the Buckeyes…
