Both eyes of Taron Vincent, as he stood in the Lucas Oil Stadium locker room after his Ohio State teammates had secured the Big Ten championship on Dec. 7, 2019, were trained on spring football. Having not played all year after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder in the preseason, he knew he wouldn’t be ready to go until March and April. But by then, he said, he would “be good” to go.
As it turns out, his own projection was a tad optimistic. Vincent wasn’t healthy enough for full-go practices by the time spring camp rolled around last year, and the COVID-19 pandemic only set his recovery back further.