With a plethora of returning starters coming back from the 2016 squad, there weren’t many position battles to be won. One of the few that was open during the offseason was safety position left vacant by Malik Hooker. With just eight days until Ohio State kicks off the 2017 season against Indiana however, Buckeye defensive coordinator Greg Schiano said Erick Smith and Jordan Fuller are still battling for the starting role. “They are both doing very well and making the decision very difficult,” Schiano said Wednesday evening. “We have some decisions to make. We are going to sit down and talk after tomorrow and formulate a plan.” Smith is a senior out of Cleveland Glenville High School and has been buried on the depth chart his entire career behind future NFL players. As a freshman, he saw time on special teams and in mop-up duty, collecting 13 tackles in 2014. …
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