The path for cornerback Kendall Sheffield to make it to the starting lineup for Ohio State has been a long and winding one. However, as we turn our sights towards the fall, much will be expected of him, now that Denzel Ward is firmly entrenched with the Cleveland Browns.
Sheffield was a highly-touted prospect coming out of Missouri City, Texas in 2015. He initially decided to go to Alabama, but after his redshirt-freshman year, he transferred to Blinn College (a Junior College), before joining the Buckeyes last year. So, in his first three seasons of college football, Sheffield played at three schools, and— with Kerry Coombs exit for the NFL— he is now on his fourth position coach as well.