Tommy Schutt was supposed to be a big name by now. He isn’t, and that drives him.
Schutt signed with the Buckeyes in 2012 along with Noah Spence, Adolphus Washington and Se’Von Pittman. They were expected to form a dominating defensive line as the cornerstone of coach Urban Meyer’s first Ohio State recruiting class.
But Pittman washed out early and landed at Akron. Spence was permanently banned last year by the Big Ten for substance-abuse violations and transferred to Eastern Kentucky.
Only Washington has lived up to his billing, and it was a journey for him his first three years — from defensive end to three-technique tackle to nose guard.