Ohio State 2017 Spring Positional Preview: Wide Receivers


Who will step up for the Buckeyes at wide receiver this spring?Photo by Dan Harker For several reasons, the Ohio State passing game wasn’t what it could have been last year. Clearly, Urban Meyer chalked it up to coaching, as there are two new assistant coaches on staff in Kevin Wilson and Ryan Day. There has also been some blame pointed at the Buckeye receivers, and if production doesn’t ramp up this season, there will be more fingers aimed that way. Receivers coach Zach Smith has a number of options to improve the situation, and most of them will be participating in spring football. A few freshmen will arrive in the summer, but the bulk of the improvements will have to come from those players already on hand. This spring is very important for the receivers because it will give both Wilson and Smith a long, hard look at who…

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