Ohio State has had some impact true freshmen over the years. They wouldn’t have won a national championship in 2002 without rookie running back Maurice Clarett, for instance. Last season, another running back — J.K. Dobbins — stepped in for an injured Mike Weber and set an Ohio State freshman rushing record…
Last year was not the kind of season the Ohio State coaches were expecting from their linebackers. Injuries knocked out two starters, and an ill fit in the middle was causing problems even before the injuries ever took hold. Chris Worley opened in the middle, but was slated to give ground around the very same time…
Ohio State goes into the 2018 season having to replace defensive ends Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, and Jalyn Holmes, along with their last two starting nose tackles — Tracy Sprinkle and Michael Hill. There is always a plan in motion when it comes to replacing one player, but things can get a little dicey when so many…
Ohio State will have three freshman linebackers on the roster this season and expectations are high for each of them. Teradja Mitchell, Dallas Gant, and K’Vaughan Pope were all blue-chip recruits last year. Mitchell was the No. 2 inside linebacker. Pope was the No. 9 inside linebacker. And Gant was the No. 10 outside linebacker.
The photo above is of Malik Hooker, who arguably had the greatest single season for an Ohio State safety in school history. As a redshirt sophomore in 2016, Hooker finished third on the team with 74 tackles and seventh on the team with three touchdowns. He also happened to lead the Big Ten with seven interceptions, and…
This spring, the Ohio State football program sent yet another cornerback into the first round of the NFL Draft, as Denzel Ward joined Bradley Roby, Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, and Gareon Conley as first rounders since 2014. The trend doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon, either. While much of the success…
The Ohio State football team deals with change every year. That’s why recruiting and development is so important. Both processes exist constantly, but there are specific times throughout the year when business picks up. The Buckeyes are now a month and a half past one of those busy times, as spring ball is now well behind them.
If a high school football player signs on to play at Ohio State, there are going to be demands and expectations that few places can match. It should be no surprise that the same can be said of anybody choosing to work under Urban Meyer. If you ever get the opportunity to watch a practice, you won’t just see the players…
