Ohio State Football Spring Game 2013: Noah Spence, Adolphus Washington Shine

With nine starters returning to an offense that led the Big Ten in scoring with an average of 37.2 points per game in 2012, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer doesn’t have to spend a lot of time worrying about that side of the ball.
His defense, though, is a different story.
The Buckeyes must replace six starters in their front seven, including all four starters along the defensive line. That’s a task no coach wants to tackle, especially for a team with national title aspirations like Ohio State.
“If we put together a good D-line and linebackers, I think we’ll have a good team,” Meyer said following his team’s second spring practice last month. “If not, we won’t. It’s pretty simple.”
Up front, Meyer is turning over half of his defensive line to a pair of soon-to-be sophomores in Noah Spence and Adolphus Washington.
Judging from their spring game performances, Meyer can rest easy knowing that was the right decision.
Spence and…

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