Ohio State could have opted to abandon its wide receiver rotation.
Ryan Day is entering his first year as Ohio State’s head coach, Brian Hartline is entering his first full season as the Buckeyes’ wide receivers coach and Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin and Johnnie Dixon are all now in the NFL.
With a new coaching staff and a less experienced receiving corps, Ohio State could have chosen to lock in on starters at the position instead of rotating at least two players at each spot.
There’s several reasons, though, why it wouldn’t have been in their best interest to do that.