Cade Stover’s practice jersey is now a different color.
Not scarlet, like the rest of the Buckeye offense with whom he logged 223 snaps as a tight end through the regular season, but white, signaling he’ll be lining up on the other side of the ball as an Ohio State defender.
Stover, a linebacker recruit out of high school who also had a brief stint at defensive end for the Buckeyes as a freshman before transitioning to offense, played one snap as a linebacker against Michigan in a goal-line package. That single play foreshadowed a potential full-time position switch as the No.