The college football season has come to a close. As part of our year-end review of Ohio State’s 2016 season, we will be counting down the 20 most important contributors to the Buckeyes this year. We will release one per day until we reach the top spot. Jerome Baker For a player who wasn’t a starter to begin the season, Jerome Baker had quite the impact on the Buckeyes in 2016. But he didn’t come out of nowhere for to play weak-side linebacker for Ohio State, even though it might have seemed that way Although many projected Chris Worley to be the heir apparent to Darron Lee when he left for the NFL, Baker put up quite a fight this offseason in a battle for the walk-out linebacker position. While he ultimately lost the competition for the starting spot and was expected to be Worley’s and a major special teams…
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