Mar. 5—COLUMBUS — Ohio State football began spring practice Tuesday morning.
Although the temperature was in the mid 50s, the Buckeyes practiced indoors at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, starting what they hope will be a long journey that culminates with a return to the championship form that has eluded them for the last three seasons.
“No pads, but it was good to see a bunch of guys running around,” head coach Ryan Day said. “We had good energy out there, and it really was a continuation of the offseason, which I thought was excellent. You could see guys moving around with a purpose.”
Reporters were allowed to view the first few periods, a snapshot of the team that yielded a few noteworthy items.
Aaron Scott Jr., a true freshman from Springfield, was right in the mix at cornerback, where he physically looked the part at a listed 6-foot, 185 pounds.
Wearing a No. 5 jersey that will be familiar to fans of the Wildcats, Scott sported a black stripe on his helmet along with the rest of the newcomers to the program. As did Nigel Glover, a redshirt freshman linebacker from Northmont going through spring practice at Ohio State for the first time after he transferred from Northwestern late last summer.
“We have different guys are in different phases of their career,” Day said. “Individually, each guy has different things they are working on, so some guys are just figuring out what to do. Where am I going? Then there are guys who are veterans who have played a lot of football and they’re working on other things.”
Also running with the linebackers was Sonny Styles, a junior-to-be from Pickerington.
He was a starting safety last season, but at a listed 6-4, 235, he looks more like a linebacker, the position his father, Lorenzo, played at Ohio State in the early 1990s.
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Publish date : 2024-03-06 02:09:00
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