Because Ohio State has 14 returning starters from last season and added several transfers in January who are expected to be immediate starters, there aren’t a lot of starting spots that are truly up for grabs this spring.
Defensively, 10 starting spots appear to already be accounted for. Jack Sawyer, JT Tuimoloau, Tyleik Williams and Ty Hamilton are all expected to start on the defensive line, Cody Simon is set to be Ohio State’s starting middle linebacker, Denzel Burke, Davison Igbinosun and Jordan Hancock return as the Buckeyes’ starting cornerbacks and Alabama transfer Caleb Downs will join Lathan Ransom in the starting lineup at safety.