Ohio State Football: 3 Players Who Need to Break out for Buckeyes in 2016

Ohio State lost a wave of superstars with the departures of running back Ezekiel Elliott, linebacker Darron Lee, wide receiver Michael Thomas and 13 other starters from its 2015 team. But with the ever-present expectation of excellence that surrounds the football program, head coach Urban Meyer will need a number of players to break out and have big seasons for the Buckeyes this fall.

The quest to identify those players is underway as the Buckeyes completed the ninth of 15 spring practices on Tuesday. With injuries to some key players and so much youth on the depth chart, Meyer knows he has to start making some tough calls regarding the depth chart.

“We have to make some hard decisions coming up here,” Meyer said on Tuesday, according to Eric Seger of Eleven Warriors. “There’s some guys that are gonna play and some guys that aren’t gonna play.”

These three players in particular would provide a huge boost if they’re able to break out in 2016.

Mike Weber, Running Back

Throughout the duration of spring camp, the Ohio State coaching staff has routinely talked about the possibility of implementing a running back-by-committee approach for the 2016 season.

“Will we get to that point? I don’t know,” Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford said, according to Seger. “I guess the question you’re asking is if we’ll do it by committee? I don’t have that answer right now.”

The Buckeyes, of course, are replacing do-everything back Ezekiel…

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