Every year following Ohio State spring football we recap what happened position by position. Who stepped up, who stepped back, what got fixed, and what didn’t? With 12 of the 15 spring practices cancelled due to the pandemic, however, essentially nothing happened, nothing got fixed, nobody stepped up, and no questions got answered.
Ohio State has major question marks surrounding its secondary this season. As the Buckeyes enter spring ball, they now have to figure out how to maintain the level of excellence that the defensive backs have had over the years, but with new faces and new numbers out on the field instead. When defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs returned…
Jordan Fuller was a three-year starter for Ohio State, replacing All-American Malik Hooker quite well. This past season he was the last line of defense for one of the best Buckeye defenses ever, and whoever replaces him this coming season will have just as much pressure on him as Fuller did in replacing Hooker.
The Buckeyes return all five safeties who started at least one game last season, though Jordan Fuller was held out this spring with a “lower extremity injury. “Isaiah Pryor started seven games last season, Jahsen Wint started once, Shaun Wade started twice, and Brendon White started the final five games, earning the Rose Bowl Defensive MVP trophy…
Marcus Hooker came to Ohio State from New Castle High School in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He was ranked the No. 60 cornerback in the 2018 recruiting class and the No. 640 player overall. He signed with the Buckeyes over offers from Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, Toledo, Cincinnati, and Bowling Green.
And then there were five. Following practice on Wednesday, freshman safety Marcus Hooker had his Black Stripe removed and was welcomed aboard as an official member of the Ohio State Football team. Hooker has spent most of the season on the shelf while dealing with a wrist injury. He was also suspended for the…
As everyone knows, Ohio State does not redshirt players. (Except for when they do, of course.) Despite that steadfast rule, players still end up redshirting somehow, and they will also redshirt this year as well. No year is the same when it comes to how many freshmen redshirt. The intention is always to get as much out…
Ohio State offered Marcus Hooker on July 26 of last year. He committed on the 27th. Hooker didn’t need to learn much about Ohio State because he already knew all about it thanks to his brother Malik. Like his brother, Marcus (6-0 185) was a two-sport star at New Castle High School in New Castle , Pennsylvania.
Robert Lawrence Stine, better known in literary circles as R.L. Stine, is a native Ohioan from Columbus, and a proud graduate of The Ohio State University. While Stine is a novelist with a focus on children’s literature, one might apply the quote above as we move onto the next position group to review, the 2018 Ohio State defensive backs.
