Ohio State running back Mike Weber plays during the spring game April 16, 2016, at Ohio Stadium.(Photo: Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports) CHICAGO — Michigan natives may play big roles in the 2016 Ohio State football season. Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said at Big Ten media days today that both redshirt freshman tailback Mike Weber from Detroit Cass Tech and freshman offensive lineman Michael Jordan of Plymouth could start. Weber’s position solidified last week, when his primary competitor for playing time, senior tailback Bri’onte Dunn, was dismissed from the team after being accused of hitting his girlfriend. “I think so,” Meyer said at McCormick Place. “His issue is he has to stay healthy. I like where he’s at, as far as his physical conditioning. I anticipate he will be the starting tailback.” ? Live: Big Ten media days coverage Weber was part of an intense recruiting battle between the Buckeyes and Michigan, even delaying his decision on National Signing Day. Then he made headlines a few days later, when he lamented publicly about Stan Drayton, the assistant coach who recruited him to OSU, leaving for the NFL. His first year in Columbus was rocky, tearing the meniscus in his knee in fall camp and nullifying his chance to get on the…
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