Jordan Hall and Carlos Hyde, in slightly different and more prominent roles, are the underrated keys to the Ohio State offense in 2012.
Hall has never cracked 100 rushes in his three-year career with Ohio State. He and Hyde split carries with Dan Herron, Rod Smith and quarterback Braxton Miller, who led the team with 159 rushing attempts.
While Miller is the unequivocal key to the success of the Buckeyes this season, Hall and Hyde mostly shoulder the running load, which will be the focal point of the OSU attack.
With Urban Meyer at the helm, the spread will be implemented in Columbus, an offense typically run to put an onus on the passing game and yield tremendous numbers through the air.
That won’t necessarily be the case in 2012 for the Buckeyes.
Their most productive returning receivers, Devin Smith, Corey Brown and Jake Stoneburner each had a mere 14 grabs in 2011.
What the spread does is, well, spread the field, which can open gaping holes in…
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