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. So since we can’t talk about…
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…
Ohio State signed six offensive linemen in the 2020 recruiting class. Three of them — Paris Johnson, Luke Wypler, and Trey Leroux — enrolled early to get a kickstart on their respective college careers. For the early enrollees, there is a lot to deal with. Living in a new city with new people, early-morning workouts, classes, late afternoon study sessions, film work, and then maybe…
If you want to be a college cornerback and be kept busy defending the pass most Saturday afternoons, there are few better places to do that than the pass-happy Big XII. That’s where Ohio State freshman cornerback Ryan Watts was planning to be while he was committed to Oklahoma. An official visit to Ohio State, however, soon changed his mind.
Ryan Watts flipped his commitment from Oklahoma earlier this fall, and gives the Bucks a big-bodied corner to man up against some of the taller receivers in the Big Ten.
In his one year at Ohio State, Jeff Hafley proved to be a tremendous recruiter, just as Buckeye head coach Ryan Day knew he would. According to 247Sports’ recruiter rankings, Hafley is the No. 3 recruiter in the nation, having a hand in landing eight verbal commitments for OSU. He is only behind Clemson defensive line coach Todd Bates at No. 2 and OSU receivers coach Brian Hartline at No. 1.
He ranks as the No. 255 player overall in the class of 2020 and the 19th-best corner in the class. The Buckeyes first offered Watts a scholarship back in February. He committed to Oklahoma in April, but stayed in touch with the Buckeyes. Watts visited Columbus in June, and then made an official visit for the Miami game. Less than two weeks later, he decommitted from the Sooners.
