This year will be different.
That was the vow that Urban Meyer made on national signing day—and again on the first day of Ohio State’s fall camp—while simultaneously lamenting the lack of immediate production that he received from the Buckeyes’ 2013 class. The 2014 crop of freshmen wouldn’t be that way, Meyer insisted, but through the first two games of the season, that’s beginning to look like a broken promise.
In Ohio State’s opener against Navy and subsequent loss to Virginia Tech, a total of four true freshmen played, with the majority of their playing time being spent on special teams. Meyer said this week that there were other first-year players who were pushing for playing time, but as we’ve learned in his three years in Columbus, that should be taken with a grain of salt until we actually see the players on the field.
With a loss already on the Buckeyes’ record and tomorrow’s game against Kent State expected to be a lopsided one, this weekend should give us a good idea of who’s going to contribute and who could be headed for a redshirt for the remainder of the year. Until then, here’s a look at how Ohio State’s top freshmen have progressed thus far.
Curtis Samuel
Raved about more than any other OSU freshman in fall camp, Curtis Samuel came to Columbus expected to play wide receiver, but he now finds himself listed as one of three starting running backs on the Buckeyes depth chart.
A 4-star prospect by way of Brooklyn, New York, Samuel is the…
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