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Ohio State football: Can Jack Sawyer crack the rotation at defensive end?

COLUMBUS, OH - NOVEMBER 27: The Ohio State University Marching Band performs the U.S. National Anthem before a game against the Michigan Wolverines at Ohio Stadium on November 27, 2010 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images)

The Ohio State football team is known for its strong defensive line. Can a true freshman get significant snaps?

Although it was released over 35 years before he was born, the first line of The Who’s 1966 song Happy Jack could have been written about Buckeye true freshman defensive end Jack Sawyer.

Happy Jack wasn’t old, but he was a man

When you’re 6’5”, 240 pounds, the top recruit in the state of Ohio, and number four nationally, you’re probably a man.