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…
Late last season, freshman linebacker Cade Stover moved to defensive end. It was written about, in case you missed it. This winter, Stover — who played in four games last year and redshirted — was moved from the defensive line to tight end. Meanwhile, redshirt freshman tight end Cormontae Hamilton caught the return flight to defensive line. In spring practice No. 1 on Monday…
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with reporters on Monday following the opening of spring camp for the Buckeyes. The media was permitted to watch the entire practice. Afterward, Day answered questions from the reporters on hand about what was seen during the two-hour session. Here are the highlights.
“Who’s calling plays?” There may be no more time-honored tradition around the Ohio State football program than asking who’s calling the plays. Why? Because if people don’t know who’s calling plays, they won’t know who to blame when something goes wrong. Seemingly, that has been one reason why it has been difficult at times in having Buckeye coaches tell us…
Following a 2019 season where first-year Buckeye head coach Ryan Day led his team to a 13-1 record, which included a win over Michigan, a Big Ten Championship, a College Football Playoff appearance, and a Big Ten Coach of the Year award, Ohio State has announced that Day has received a 3-year contract extension intended to keep him at OSU at least…
The ability to recruit the nation’s best players obviously leads to a more productive program in any sport and is the lifeblood of every collegiate sport. The math is simple — the more talent you have, the better your team will be. For the players, however, there are also positives. While some players might see a roster full…
The early December signing period was not without its drama for Ohio State. With secondary coach Jeff Hafley leaving, that left the Buckeyes without a guy in charge of the defensive backs. More timely, however, it left OSU’s defensive back recruits with plenty of questions. For Lejond Cavazos, Lathan Ransom, and Ryan Watts, they were given answers that proved…
Ohio State freshman receiver Julian Fleming was the nation’s top receiver prospect by every recruiting service in the 2020 recruiting cycle. In fact, ESPN even had him as their top prospect overall. Any time a player is the tops at his position, the expectations are raised in a commensurate manner. While there are no “sure things,” signing the nation’s top wide receiver would seem…
Remember that play in the fourth quarter against Michigan in 2018 when Dwayne Haskins dropped back, looked left to deceive the safety, and then went back to the right for a 78-yard touchdown pass deep down the seam to Parris Campbell? Of course you don’t, because it didn’t happen. Oh, there was definitely a 78-yard…
Since Urban Meyer’s arrival, the H-back/slot receiver has been the focal point of the Ohio State passing game. The role of the position changes depending on the receiver manning it, and it has fluctuated from the likes of Philly Brown to Dontre Wilson to Jalin Marshall, then to Braxton Miller and Curtis Samuel, then most recently to Parris Campbell and KJ Hill.
There is a genre of books known as “Choose Your Own Adventure” where after a few pages of reading, the reader is given an option of two different directions they might like to go. “If you would like Sir Lancelot to attempt to slay the dragon, turn to page 59. If you would like Sir Lancelot to turn around and get back to safety like a smart man, turn to page 82.”
