Sophomore quarterback Justin Fields is the latest Buckeye to have his black stripe removed. Following what must have been a productive Monday practice, the Georgia transfer was called up in front of players and coaches to have his stripe removed, signifying his full-fledged membership as part of the Ohio State football team.
The quarterback battle at Ohio State will be the biggest on-field story for the Buckeyes until the competition is settled, and it doesn’t look like that resolution is coming anytime soon. Sophomore Justin Fields came from Georgia to compete against redshirt freshman Matthew Baldwin and redshirt sophomore Tate Martell.
On Sunday, we looked at the Ohio State offense through the first five practices, which means it is now time to give the same treatment to the Buckeye defense. As head coach Ryan Day has said, the OSU defense returns more experience than the offense, but much of that experience is out with various injuries right now.
Saturday was the fifth of Ohio State’s 15 spring practices, meaning they are now one-third of the way done with spring camp. The media has now seen an hour of two separate practices, as well as Saturday’s entire session, so while it’s not a lot, it’s still enough to talk about what has been seen. The Buckeye defense will be covered…
COLUMBUS — Ohio State held its annual Student Appreciation Day practice on Saturday. The practice, which was the fifth of camp, was open to the media as well, which gave us plenty to watch, but not a lot of answers. Things are still early and there is so much mixing and matching that devising a depth chart is as much guesswork as anything else.
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke with reporters following Saturday’s practice. This was also Student Appreciation Day, which saw several hundred students attend practice. Day spoke about the day and also provided plenty of updates on his team, including the quarterback situation. Here are the highlights.
There are three new official members of the Ohio State football team. Urban Meyer may be gone, but several of the traditions that he started continue — and that includes the removal of the black stripe from an Ohio State player’s helmet. Every new Buckeye has a black stripe running down the middle of his helmet. When he has…
It will be about 30 degrees on the outdoor practice fields Tuesday morning when the Buckeyes resume spring practice. They, of course, will be practicing inside, but the temperatures are an indicator that even though spring practice is back underway, it is still winter in the city of Columbus. Practice will eventually move outside…
Ohio State must replace quarterback Dwayne Haskins this season. One year after Haskins set all kinds of records for the Buckeyes, there are actually people working hard for the opportunity to follow such an act. Justin Fields willingly transferred to Ohio State for a shot at being compared to Haskins. Matthew Baldwin was prepared to compete…
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr tackle the second spring practice for the Buckeyes. It was a better day for the quarterbacks, as expected. The fellas also talk about the OSU secondary thanks to a key position change. The Buckeyes going back under center is talked about, as is OSU center…
Ohio State co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich was made available to reporters last Friday. Yes, it’s always good to talk to the guy in charge of the quarterbacks, but getting him after just two practices means that it’s going to be difficult to get any meaningful answers out of him. If you ask how…
