We are roughly two weeks away from Ohio State football camp opening, if you can believe it. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter by the day, and you can almost make out the desolate Bloomington farmscape taking shape. Yes, that is a Denny’s with a silo. And no, they don’t have pull tabs, that…
With as much turnover as Ohio State football is used to having, it is always good to have someone returning who you know will produce. It is even better when you have two or three guys sitting right behind the starter who look like they could contribute immediately. I don’t think there is any question on whether…
The No. 9 player on this list has yet to play a single down at Ohio State, but he was enrolled this spring and impressed his coaches. Also, he plays running back, and there’s usually a place for talented freshman running backs in this offense. J.K. Dobbins missed his entire senior season after suffering a leg injury in the opener.
It’s always good to talk with one of the true voices of college football. Hayes & Cannon’s Clair Crawford stopped by for her usual chat with long-time Nashville sports radio host Bill King this morning. The topics ranged from Columbus, to Ohio State, to Buckeye fans, Buckeye freshmen who could make an impact…
As we continue our positional breakdowns of players who could step into prominent roles this season, it is now time to take a look at the Ohio State running game. With last year’s leading rusher Mike Weber returning, the Buckeyes will look to replace the production left from the 700+ yards Curtis Samuel contributed.
From the outside, there doesn’t appear to be too many snaps available for Ohio State freshman running back J.K. Dobbins. After all, this is an OSU offense that hasn’t had carries for a backup running back since 2014, and that was only because the Buckeyes didn’t quite know what they had in Ezekiel Elliott.
