The offseason continues to roll on, which means we’re rolling closer to the 2021 college football season. We’re eager to get back to it, of course, but there are still things to talk about as we roll up on the first day of summer. Chip and I start off this week’s show by discussing some …
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The dog days of the college football off-season might be here but that doesn’t mean the news stops completely. There’s always something going on, especially in the era of the transfer portal. Speaking of that newfangled contraption, there was plenty of news in both directions where Ohio State was concerned since our last show. That …
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Tyreke Johnson, a redshirt junior cornerback at Ohio State, has officially entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal. Johnson played in 11 career games for the Buckeyes, recording eight total tackles. He recorded a career-high four total tackles in reserve duty against Rutgers in 2020. He came to Ohio State as a much-hyped five-star …
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 cornerbacks. [Previous: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Tight Ends | Defensive Ends | Safeties] Quick Position Overview …
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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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