As the Scottish poet Robert Burns and the American author John Steinbeck might tell Coach Meyer, the best laid plans often result in something completely different and unpredicted. Urban Meyer has made no secret of wanting true freshmen to contribute on the field, but the realities of the Ohio State depth chart has…
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.
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…
