Any time a team signs a 5-star prospect, there are going to be expectations. When the Buckeyes signed 5-star New York tight end Jeremy Ruckert, those expectations were ramped up by Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer. “It’s not fair to the young people, but I think Jeremy Ruckert might be the best tight end prospect…
Joe Burrow’s possible transfer was a topic of conversation almost every day since he first admitted to thinking about it following last December’s Big Ten Championship Game. Burrow addressed the possibility again following the Cotton Bowl and more during spring football. As such, the coaches also had to address it.
In his three years as the starting quarterback at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Tate Martell threw for 7,507 yards and 113 touchdowns with just nine interceptions. As a senior, he completed 63.3% of his pass attempts for 2,362 yards. He threw 41 touchdowns and just one interception. Not bad for a “running quarterback.”
Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson has been around and has run a variety of offenses in his time. He’s had run-first quarterbacks, pass-only quarterbacks, and dual threats that allowed him to be whatever he wanted whenever he wanted it. So while moving from a dual-threat quarterback like J.T. Barrett…
Redshirt sophomore Luke Farrell emerged this spring as the Buckeyes’ No. 1 tight end. As a blocker and a receiver, Farrell provided the best combination of everything Ohio State needs from its tight ends. Last season was the first action that Farrell saw for the Buckeyes, but this spring he proved himself to his coaches…
Before anyone gets any ideas that this article is going to include a DeLorean that can double as a time machine, I can tell you that the answer is no. I did not rely upon Marty McFly or Dr. Emmett Brown for going back in time, but I am going to use the example illustrated in the “Back To The Future” movie series to…
Urban Meyer and his offensive coordinators have said on a number of occasions that the positives of a competitive quarterback battle is that everybody comes through it having improved significantly. With no returning starter at the position for the Buckeyes, improvement would be ideal. So where did those improvements occur…
Spring is a time of rebirth in nature and a time of tight end discussions in the Ohio State football universe. The Buckeyes must replace two-year starter Marcus Baugh this season, and in spring camp it was redshirt sophomore Luke Farrell who emerged as the front-runner to get it done. Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson…
Three quarterbacks were on display Saturday in Ohio State’s spring game. While most of the talk has been about the competition between Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins, people also got a good, long look at redshirt freshman Tate Martell. Martell rushed for 69 yards on 11 carries, scoring once and getting sacked once.
Following Saturday’s spring game, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer said there was no decision made yet on a starting quarterback. The coaches would meet after the game and then again on Monday and Tuesday, and they would go from there. On Wednesday, offensive coordinators Kevin Wilson and Ryan Day…
Nine of the 10 Ohio State football assistant coaches met with reporters on Wednesday to put a cap on spring football and take a look forward to the coming months for the Buckeyes. Has a decision been made at quarterback? Why was Isaiah Prince back at right tackle in the spring game? How tough is it to…
