Now that spring football is over, it’s time to look back at exactly what we just saw. We’ll continue going over each position group for the next two weeks discussing what was learned and what still needs to happen for the Buckeyes. Up next will be the Ohio State safeties. [Previous: Quarterbacks | Linebackers] Quick …
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Recruiting is key. It is the lifeblood of college football, after all. If programs don’t recruit, then they obviously don’t have a roster, and if they do not recruit well then they won’t have any talent on the roster. And under the leadership of head coach Ryan Day, the Buckeyes have recruited very well thus …
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Every day until fall camp begins for Ohio State, we will profile a different Buckeye football player. Today that player is redshirt freshman defensive back Cameron Martinez. Yesterday it was linebacker Tommy Eichenberg. You can find all of the daily Scoop Profiles right here. Cameron Martinez No. 10 | Cover Safety | 5-10 192 | …
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Now that spring football is over, it’s time to look back at exactly what we just saw. We’ll go over each position group over the next two weeks with what was learned and what still needs to happen. Up next will be the Ohio State safeties. [Previous: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Defensive Ends] Quick Position Overview Ohio …
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Snapshot Ohio State loses starting cornerback Shaun Wade from last season, but does return the other starter in Sevyn Banks. (For our purposes, we are only considering the outside cornerback positions here and will cover the “slot corner” (from here on out known as “slot safety” or “strong safety” or “box safety”) with the safeties …
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Shaun Wade came to Ohio State as the No. 2 cornerback in the 2017 recruiting class. The No. 1 cornerback was teammate Jeff Okudah. Wade enrolled early and had some impressive moments in his first spring game, but it was eventually revealed that he had an abdominal tear which cost him his true freshman season. …
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