Ohio State returns two starting cornerbacks from last season in Kendall Sheffield and Damon Arnette, which is (technically) as many or more than anybody else in the nation. The Buckeyes were without one of their top three cornerbacks this spring in sophomore Jeff Okudah, which allowed fellow second-year players…
Now that we know the Ohio State spring game is officially going to happen on Saturday, it’s time to talk about what we’re looking forward to seeing. We talked about it for a good hour on Accost the Field this week, but since not everybody is the listenin’ type, I thought I’d break a few of the areas down that I’ll be watching.
Later this month, Denzel Ward will be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. When that happens, he will become the fifth Ohio State cornerback selected in the first round in the last five years. Some would call this a habit, but habit doesn’t give the players or coaches enough credit for what they have created.
Robert Lawrence Stine, better known in literary circles as R.L. Stine, is a native Ohioan from Columbus, and a proud graduate of The Ohio State University. While Stine is a novelist with a focus on children’s literature, one might apply the quote above as we move onto the next position group to review, the 2018 Ohio State defensive backs.
Sometimes when Ohio State goes out of state to recruit a talented player, that player will have some previous connection with Ohio State. Perhaps they have family that attended OSU, or they grew up as a fan, or moved away from Ohio when they were younger. For freshman cornerback Sevyn Banks, however, there…
It was nearly two years ago that Sevyn Banks’ football life came to a crashing halt. That may sound a bit over-dramatic, but the road to success is rarely freshly paved. It was the April of Banks’ sophomore year of high school, and he was in the middle of a speed training workout when he stepped into a hole and injured his knee.
New Ohio State cornerbacks coach Taver Johnson is back with the Buckeyes after a six-year hiatus, and while OSU is not new to him, plenty has changed since he’s been gone. Names, faces, defensive coordinators, they have all changed since Johnson left for Arkansas in January of 2012. What has continued, however, is…
They say players should never sign with a school because of a coach. A coach can leave at any time, so players should always choose a school for the school, because the school isn’t going anywhere. Of course, that’s easier said than done because coaches are recruiting draws in and of themselves. One such recruiting…
When Ohio State signed 21 players on December 20, they secured one of the best recruiting classes in the nation. Despite the amount of talent, however, there was still something missing, namely an offensive tackle to pair with Max Wray. Offensive tackle is not the deepest position for the Buckeyes right now, which made…
All nine of Ohio State’s early enrollees were introduced to the media this week, and down below you’ll see video interviews with eight of them. (Sorry, Dallas Gant. Blame Tony Gerdeman and the Columbus traffic on a bad snow day.) These interviews were all streamed live on Facebook, which is something that we do every…
Denzel Ward was arguably the best cornerback in college football this past season. Per most NFL draftniks, the League views him as the best draft-eligible cornerback in in the nation, and for good reason. Ward finished third in the Big Ten this past season with 17 passes defended. He intercepted two passes and ended up…
