Can the Buckeyes regroup at H-back following the loss of Curtis Samuel?Photo by Jim Davidson Last season, Curtis Samuel showed everyone the full potential of the H-back in Ohio State’s offense. Had the passing game been better, he could have had a shot at becoming the first FBS player to ever have 1,000 yards rushing and receiving in the same season. Instead, he “only” ended up with 771 yards rushing and 865 yards receiving. Those numbers are going to be hard to top. Replacing Samuel likely won’t be put upon one player’s shoulders, nor should it be. Samuel could do so many things, so in order to replicate his services, the Buckeyes will need to use multiple players. Who those players are, however, isn’t totally known at this point. We don’t even know which running backs and receivers will be lining up in the slot — and for our purposes…
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