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Flexibility Allows Cam Burrows Potential to Contribute in Multiple Places of Ohio State's Secondary

When Cam Burrows arrived at Ohio State, he thought he had in mind what the plan would be set in place for him.

Listed at 6-foot and 208 pounds, Burrows thought he'd be the next Malcolm Jenkins — a former Buckeye great similar in size and speed who became an All-American corner on his way to winning the 2008 Jim Thorpe Award.

That's not the case anymore.

Burrows, a four-star recruit from Dayton, moved to safety last spring following Urban Meyer's hiring of safeties coach and co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash. Ash brought to Ohio State a press-quarters scheme with the cornerbacks playing up on the line of scrimmage, so the need for guys who can do the same at safety became important.