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…
After the first practice of spring camp, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said he “probably” owes it to Joe Burrow to have a timely answer on the quarterback situation. The answer every time after that from Meyer or offensive coordinator Ryan Day was that there was no answer. Even when spring ball came…
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…
Theory versus testimony. This is one of Urban Meyer’s core recruiting pitches. Other schools will tell recruits what they can do for them, while Ohio State shows them what they have done for so many others. It’s theory versus testimony. Meyer can show recruits results (testimony) instead of possibilities (theory).
Change is coming for the Ohio State offense, we just don’t know how much or what kind. Every year, Urban Meyer and his offensive staff will chart their top playmakers and decide which players need to see the football on a regular basis. They watch in practice to see who does what, and then they come up with different ways…
Trailing 20-14 in the third quarter of last year’s Michigan game, Ohio State starting quarterback J.T. Barrett went down with a knee injury. The Buckeyes lost their leader, but the game was still there for the taking. In stepped backup quarterback Dwayne Haskins. Haskins completed his first pass to J.K. Dobbins for four yards.
The ever-churning turnover of players is part of the deal with college football. Coaches prepare for it every day through recruiting, but that doesn’t always make it easy. After four years with J.T. Barrett at the helm of the Ohio State football team, the Buckeyes have spent the spring searching for his replacement. Dwayne…
There have been nine Ohio State football practices this spring and in each of them there have been three quarterbacks sharing the reps equally. On the one hand, this concerns Urban Meyer, who wants to see somebody seize the job. On the other, he likes to see the competition that comes from a three-man battle.
Antwuan Jackson was one of the top defensive tackle prospects in the 2016 recruiting class. The Buckeyes wanted him badly, but ultimately Jackson signed with Auburn instead of Ohio State. Pretty early on, however, he realized he had made a mistake. After his redshirt freshman season, he transferred to Blinn College…
