Last year was not a banner season for the Ohio State punt return game. As a team, the Buckeyes returned 27 punts for 139 yards, which equates to a paltry 5.2 yards per return. Illinois was the only team in the Big Ten with a worse average in 2016. Ohio State managed just one punt return of over 20 yards, which was the lowest…
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…
Marcus Williamson played high school football in nearby Westerville, Ohio prior to transferring to IMG Academy for his senior season. He was a First-Team All-State pick for Westerville South as a junior, and an Under Armour All-American as a senior. With IMG as a senior he scored two touchdowns on defense and recorded…
Ohio State announced on Thursday that Ohio State cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs has been promoted to the additional title of Assistant Coordinator, Defense. Coombs will continue to oversee his cornerbacks. The promotion is the fulfillment of Urban Meyer’s promise from months ago that Coombs…
Pass defense is a many-pronged attack, but the cohesion between pass rush and pass coverage will always be the key. You can dial up as many different looks and formations and defenses as you like, and they will all work as long you can rush the passer…
Last season, Ohio State and Kerry Coombs started a movement. Sure, right now it’s a movement that may only be a party of one, but that doesn’t lessen its impact to that particular party. The Buckeyes rotated three cornerbacks last season, and did it very successfully. This spring, they went about replacing two of those corners…
Heading into the 2016 season, there was some thought that this might be J.T. Barrett’s last year as an Ohio State quarterback. He would be graduating following the season, and he was expected to have a very productive redshirt junior year. Both of those happened…
Ohio State players and coaches from the offensive side of the ball have talked at length about the differences with the offense now with Kevin Wilson at the helm. If you want a different perspective, however, you go to the coaches who are trying to stop this new Buckeye offense.
