Being a running back at Ohio State is one of the marquee jobs in all of college football. That fact isn’t taken lightly by Buckeyes’ running backs coach Tony Alford, and he has made sure to imprint that upon every player that he coaches. The video below details Alford’s lessons, as well as the feelings that his past and present players have…
As Sam Cooke once sang, it’s been a long, a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come. For the Ohio State offense, that change is coming in the form of a new quarterback, be it Dwayne Haskins, Joe Burrow, or Tate Martell. Gone is J.T. Barrett and his 34 OSU records and five Big Ten records. Also gone are his 370…
In this very special Friday edition of Accost the Field, we discuss the Ohio State running back situation heading into spring football and beyond. This is the fourth position-specific episode so far, as we have already handled the receivers, the linebackers, and the quarterbacks. With the return of Mike Weber and the addition…
When talking about running back tandems, the term “Thunder and Lightning” is the standard cliche always thrown about. A big bruiser complemented by a speedy counterpart. Together, their wonder twin powers combine to form one pretty good running back. At Ohio State, something similar — but different — is brewing on the horizon.
With Mike Weber spending most of the Ohio State fall camp sidelined with a hamstring injury, true freshman J.K. Dobbins was given an opportunity to carry the load, and he has responded. Weber is expected to be back and full-go by the time the Buckeyes head to Bloomington to open the season, but even when he returns…
More often than not, based on talent, coaching, and schedule, Ohio State will have the capability of winning a national title in any given year. Whether everything breaks properly (no pun intended) for that to happen is another story, however. Those championship possibilities are certainly the case this season as well…
Before Urban Meyer got to Ohio State, he had never actually had a 1,000-yard rusher at tailback. This fueled questions about whether his offense was limiting what a running back could do in his offense. The thought was that Meyer was more interested in splitting carries among running backs, the quarterback…
The No. 1 player on this list is just the third Ohio State freshman to ever rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Of course, that number is a little specious because it was his second year on campus, but let us digress. Mike Weber was arguably the most-consistent skill player on the Ohio State football team last year, but there were…
With as much turnover as Ohio State football is used to having, it is always good to have someone returning who you know will produce. It is even better when you have two or three guys sitting right behind the starter who look like they could contribute immediately. I don’t think there is any question on whether…
Zamir White, the nation’s top 2018 running back, committed to Georgia on Tuesday. He chose the Bulldogs over Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, and North Carolina in a commitment ceremony at his high school. White became the second Buckeye running back target in the span of eight days to commit to a school…
As we continue our positional breakdowns of players who could step into prominent roles this season, it is now time to take a look at the Ohio State running game. With last year’s leading rusher Mike Weber returning, the Buckeyes will look to replace the production left from the 700+ yards Curtis Samuel contributed.
