The venue was the most obvious difference in
Ohio State spring games between this year and last,
but a close second might have been the message
sent by the total number of veteran players watching the proceedings from the sidelines.
Returning starters...
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The venue was the most obvious difference in
Ohio State spring games between this year and last,
but a close second might have been the message
sent by the total number of veteran players watching the proceedings from the sidelines.
Returning starters Carlos Hyde, Corey Linsley,
Jack Mewhort, Bradley Roby and Ryan Shazier
each sat out the game while another – Jordan Hall
– appeared only to field punts that by mandate were
not returnable.
Most or perhaps all likely could have played had
the April 13 contest in Cincinnati been a regularseason game, but that hardly mattered.
Head coach Urban Meyer and his staff did not
need to see what any of them can do because they
already know, a stark contrast from last year when
the whole roster seemed consumed with not only
learning new schemes but also new ways to prepare, practice and train.
“Yeah, last spring was more, ‘You block this guy,
you run this route,’ and this spring is more fine-tuning technique,” said Mewhort,
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