Standing in the pocket, Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins had all the time he needed. The redshirt sophomore quarterback didn’t need much. Redshirt senior wide receiver Johnnie Dixon got past the cornerback at the line of scrimmage and kept inching his way ahead as he dashed ...
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Football: Ryan Day talks Ohio State’s depth and running game in the Big Ten coaches teleconference
Ohio State acting head coach Ryan Day knows he has an abundance of talent in the running back room. When asked in Tuesday’s Big Ten coaches teleconference whether Ohio State would have two-1,000-yard running backs in sophomore J.K. Dobbins and redshirt junior Mike Weber, Day ...
Read More »Football: Mike Weber re-emerges as major threat in Ohio State victory over Oregon State
Last season, the emergence of then-freshman running back J.K. Dobbins took all the headlines of the Ohio State running game. Dobbins, coming into the starting lineup as a true freshman because of a hamstring injury to then-redshirt sophomore and starting running back Mike Weber, came ...
Read More »Football: No. 5 Ohio State looks to assert dominance over Oregon State
Following a summer full of investigations and allegations surrounding head coach Urban Meyer and former assistant coach Zach Smith, the Ohio State football team opens its 2018 season at home against Oregon State. Ohio State starts the season ranked No. 5 in the AP poll, ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State releases depth chart for Oregon State game
The first depth chart of the season was released by Ohio State prior to the season opener against Oregon State. Notable starters include sophomore safety Isaiah Pryor, who acting head coach Ryan Day said was battling with redshirt sophomore Jahsen Wint for the starting position, ...
Read More »Football: Ryan Day talks offensive identity in Big Ten coaches teleconference
Ohio State acting head coach Ryan Day said he does not expect the offense to change much going into the first game of the season with redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins under center. During Tuesday’s Big Ten coaches teleconference, Day said the idea of the ...
Read More »Football: Running back Antonio Williams announces transfer from Ohio State to North Carolina
After two years in the Ohio State backfield, junior running back Antonio Williams announced his intention to transfer to North Carolina on Twitter Monday. Behind sophomore J.K. Dobbins and redshirt junior Mike Weber on the depth chart, Williams did not have a clear path to ...
Read More »Football: Spring Game offers Ohio State glimpse at next pillars of the program
For the past several years, Ohio State has counted on J.T. Barrett, Billy Price, Tyquan Lewis and Chris Worley to be the pillars of the team. Those players were not exactly the foundation of the football program itself, but they were the next step of ...
Read More »Football: Ohio State searches for balance between pair of 1,000-yard running backs
No coach will ever complain about the problem of trying to find carries for a pair of explosive running backs, especially in the case for Ohio State. Ohio State prepares to head into the Spring Game on Saturday with sophomore J.K. Dobbins and redshirt junior ...
Read More »Football: Mike Weber eyes more rushing opportunities in return to Ohio State
Ohio State running back Mike Weber stood silent with tears in his eyes, arms locked with his teammates as the Buckeyes sang “Carmen Ohio” after the Cotton Bowl win against USC. It seemed to be a sign his time at Ohio State had just ended. ...
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