As Ohio State prepares to begin spring football on March 2, Eleven Warriors is taking a position-by-position look at how the Buckeyes’ roster stacks up entering the year’s first practices. Today, we take a look at the secondary.
Nothing says “welcome back, Kerry Coombs” quite like him having to replace three starting defensive backs, including a top-10 NFL draft pick at cornerback.
He’s done it successfully before, but that doesn’t make it any easier.
At cornerback, the Buckeyes lost Jeff Okudah, arguably the top shutdown cornerback in college football last season, along with Damon Arnette, who put together his best season as a fifth-year senior.