When Ohio State began fall camp, the coaching staff didn’t feel it had a true backup running back.
Master Teague had an undisclosed injury holding him out of action. Demario McCall lacks ideal size for the spot and still seemed to be finding his role. Steele Chambers didn’t join the team until this summer. Marcus Crowley suddenly seemed to be a dark-horse option to win the job because he enrolled in January.
Thirty-nine days after preseason camp began, the Buckeyes still haven’t named a backup to J.K. Dobbins, but Teague has begun to position himself as the backup.