Considering our most recent glimpse of Ohio State football saw the Buckeyes look largely uncompetitive against Alabama in the national title game, like you, I was more eager than usual to take in last Saturday's spring game in Ohio Stadium.
Even with major contributors like Justin Fields, Wyatt Davis, Tommy Togiai, Pete Werner, Josh Myers and others moving on from a team that reached the College Football Playoff final, the Buckeyes still project to be a playoff-caliber squad though players young and old will be counted on to fill big shoes.
The early returns from Saturday's spring game yielded a host of positives and answered a few questions though there is still much work to do for a team replacing a record-setting quarterback and looking to retool a pass defense ranked among the nation's worst a season ago.