Expectations were high, to say the least.
With the additions of a spread-offense 'guru' in new coordinator Kevin Wilson and a quarterback coach with NFL experience in Ryan Day, everyone in and around the Ohio State football program hoped to see signs of growth in the passing game during the team's 15 spring practices that wrapped up last Saturday in Ohio Stadium. Unlike past spring games that heavily favored the running game in and effort to instill the fundamental aspects of Urban Meyer's power-spread offense, this year's scrimmage was almost exclusively focused on throwing the ball, and for good reason.