Ohio State football | Freshman lineman Michael Jordan making name for himself

When Ohio State sends a starting five out for the opener this season, Michael Jordan could be in the lineup. Except the starting five in question is the offensive line for Urban Meyer, not Thad Matta’s basketball team. Jordan is a 6-foot-7, 310-pound freshman guard from Canton (Plymouth), Michigan. He enrolled early, rose to run with the first team in spring drills, and though no one is promising he’ll be a starter right out of the gate, “Michael Jordan will play for us this year,” Meyer said. Meyer also expects junior college transfer lineman Malcolm Pridgeon, who begins classes at OSU Monday after graduating from Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, to stir the pot. But for a freshman to contend to be one of three new regulars on the front line, well, that’s not the way it’s supposed to go. “So that makes you feel two ways,” new OSU line coach Greg Studrawa said. “You feel a little unsettled because Michael is a young guy that should have just been going to his high school prom this past spring. But the other side of the coin is you’ve got a guy who’s a freshman who came here early because he wanted to be able to learn this system and try to play as soon as he can. “Then you see that he’s got all the tools physically and mentally to compete so fast at this high level. So it’s exciting, and then it’s nerve-wracking a little bit. It’s a double-edged sword.” Meyer said, “You hope to not be in that situation,” pointing out he’s only had one offensive lineman…

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