Every day until fall camp begins for Ohio State we will profile a different Buckeye football player. Today that player is graduate senior safety Marcus Williamson. Yesterday it was defensive tackle Jaden McKenzie. You can find all of the daily Scoop Profiles right here. Marcus Williamson No. 21 | Defensive Back | 5-10 185 | Graduate Senior …
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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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A handful of media members were permitted to watch a few minutes of Friday’s Ohio State football practice, giving outsiders their first glimpse at the three quarterbacks who are competing to replace Justin Fields. Not much throwing was seen, as redshirt freshmen CJ Stroud and Jack Miller repped in order, then were followed by true …
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Ohio State secondary coach Matt Barnes met with reporters via Zoom on Thursday to discuss spring practice and the goings-on for the Buckeye defense. Also joining the session were safeties Josh Proctor and Marcus Williamson. Here are the highlights of what everyone had to say. Matt Barnes — The transition has been a good one. …
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Snapshot The ability to replace Jordan Fuller at free safety last year was always going to be one of the biggest issues for this team and that proved to be the case for most of the season. The Buckeyes were able to get away with it because of their offense and other aspects of their …
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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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Ohio State defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs met virtually with reporters today to talk about his defense and also preview next week’s matchup with Alabama. Also spending time with the media were a half-dozen Buckeyes from the defensive side of the ball. Here are the highlights of everything that was said. Kerry Coombs — Is this …
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