Malik Harrison was Ohio State’s first-team strongside linebacker and Keandre Jones was Ohio State’s first-team weakside linebacker when the Buckeyes opened spring practice last month.
Recently, however, Harrison has spent much of his time practicing at weakside linebacker while Jones has spent much of his time practicing at strongside linebacker.
That’s a reflection on how Ohio State linebackers coach Bill Davis views those two positions within the Buckeyes’ defense.
Davis sees the two outside linebacker positions in Ohio State’s defense as interchangeable, and he wants all of his outside linebackers – including his potential starters – to be able to play both spots.