With spring football set to begin at Ohio State on March 4, Eleven Warriors is taking a position-by-position look at how the Buckeyes' roster is shaping up entering the year's first practice.
As the 2018 season closed, Ohio State seemed poised to lose both Damon Arnette and Kendall Sheffield as early entrants to the NFL. In the locker room after the game, Arnette told reporters he was leaning toward leaving, and he didn't even fly back to Columbus with the rest of the team.
But after conversations with former Buckeye wideout Cris Carter and co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Jeff Hafley, Arnette opted to return for a fifth season at Ohio State, giving his new defensive back coaches – Hafley and assistant secondary coach Matt Barnes – a veteran to pair with an enticing group of young cornerbacks prepared for more responsibilities.