As an early enrollee who is already on campus, Marcus Crowley has the opportunity to compete for a potentially significant role as a true freshman at Ohio State.
With the departure of Mike Weber to the NFL draft, J.K. Dobbins is the only running back on the Buckeyes’ roster with extensive playing experience. That leaves the door open for any other running back on the roster to earn regular playing time, and there are only three other scholarship running backs who will be on campus this spring: Demario McCall, Master Teague and Crowley.
McCall, a fourth-year junior who has seen some playing time as a runner, receiver and returner over the past three years, is the veteran of the group and should be in line for a bigger role in 2019 – though the Buckeyes could opt to use him as a third-down back or an H-back instead of as an every-down running back.