The Ohio State football team will take the field this year with five fewer defensive linemen with starting experience than they had a year ago. Gone are defensive ends Tyquan Lewis, Jalyn Holmes, and Sam Hubbard, as well as defensive tackles Tracy Sprinkle and Mike Hill. The first four of those names were captains for…
How do you replace five former starting defensive linemen in one season? Well, it helps to recruit as well as Ohio State has over the years, and it also helps to have an assistant coach like Larry Johnson trying to make it happen. The Buckeyes lose three-fourths of their defensive end rotation with the departures of Sam…
One of the fun parts about the start of spring football is finding out which players should be expected to make a jump thanks to a productive offseason. Players work side-by-side all winter long and they see everything. Sure, they might be a bit biased, but the answers are interesting nonetheless. When fourth-year…
The Buckeyes were back on the practice field on Thursday morning at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Unlike Tuesday, reporters were not allowed in to watch any of the action, but we did get to talk to the players and coaches from the defensive line and wide receiver units after it was over. Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr…
COLUMBUS — Ohio State held its second football practice of spring camp Thursday morning. Afterward, several members of the defensive line and receiving corps spoke with reporters, as did position coaches Larry Johnson and Zach Smith. There were plenty of topics discussed, including Nick Bosa’s expectations for 2018, Jashon Cornell’s move to defensive end, what it will take for younger receivers to see the field, and plenty, plenty more.
Tracy Sprinkle started 12 of Ohio State’s 14 games at nose tackle this past season, and it would have been 14 of 14 games had the Buckeyes not started all four Rushmen against Indiana and Oklahoma to open the season. As a nose tackle, Sprinkle wasn’t going to be called upon to make a bunch of plays. He finished the season with…
When I did the Top 10 playmakers on the Ohio State offense over the last month, I started everything by listing playmakers 11-20. It was pretty thin at the bottom. In fact, as I recall, there were technically only 22 players even eligible to be listed. To be a playmaker on offense, you have to touch the football. The requirements…
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…
