The Ohio State football team was back on the practice field Wednesday for spring practice No. 7 on the year. Afterward, coordinators Kevin Wilson and Greg Schiano spoke with reporters, as did several offensive linemen, including Isaiah Prince, Thayer Munford, and Brady Taylor. Long-snapper Liam McCullough…
At some point in the next week or two, a first-year Ohio State football player will likely join an exclusive club, becoming the first player in his class to lose his black stripe. Every season since Urban Meyer arrived in Columbus in 2012, first-year players in the Ohio State football program have started their careers with…
New Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch spent the last three years working with Washington State Mike Leach. Leach is known as one of the most eccentric head coaches in the nation. He can be outspoken about serious things and outspoken about trivial things. Everything you’ve seen from Leach on…
Ohio State will only be replacing two starters on the offensive line from last season, but it will still be a starting group of five that could look much different than it did to open the season in 2017. Left tackle Jamarco Jones is gone, as is Rimington Trophy-winning center Billy Price. The Buckeyes return a dozen linemen from…
On an offense with the most productive quarterback in school history and two Rimington Trophy winners, left tackle Jamarco Jones has arguably been the most consistent member of the Ohio State offense the past two seasons. Jones was a First-Team All-Big Ten selection this past season and was a constant whenever the…
Every fall, Urban Meyer and his assistant coaches sit with high school football players and their families and explain the benefits of playing their college ball at Ohio State. The chance to be a part of the greatest rivalry in sports and play for championships is part of it. They sell the value of an OSU degree, the “Real Life Wednesdays” program…
The Ohio State Buckeyes spent nearly the entire off-season working on improving the passing game in order to enhance the offense. Drag routes, shallow crossing routes, and RPO’s (Run Pass Options) were installed to create passing lanes and get the ball into the playmakers’ hands. Thursday night, the Buckeyes took their new…
There were a few games last season where Ohio State right tackle Isaiah Prince was a pass-blocking pauper. Everybody remembers the struggles he had against Penn State and Michigan, and if you watched the 2017 NFL Draft, you saw plenty of highlights of drafted players having success against Prince.
I am pretty tapped out on introductions for this series. The most I can mange right now is to mention Ohio State football for SEO purposes. Please don’t let my lack of enthusiasm for writing introductions about Ohio State football reduce your enthusiasm for the Ohio State football season to come. I imagine if I was a used…
