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Can Jaelen Gill escape the H-back curse?

Inefficiency and struggles at the over-hyped “H-back position,” it’s become a story all too familiar at Ohio State since November 2011 when Urban Meyer took over. When he was hired in Columbus, Meyer brought with him the promise of explosive offenses, heavy hitting defenses, national titles, and the position that he essentially invented at Notre Dame with wideout David Givens, the aforementioned H-back.

You don’t really need a refresher on what Meyer did with his hybrid halfback/receiver spot at Florida with Percy Harvin. Harvin changed the way college football was played, and teams have been chasing that dream even since, including Meyer.