When Kevin Wilson was hired before this season as Ohio State’s offensive coordinator, one expectation was that the tight end position would play a bigger role in the passing game than in Ohio State’s previous offenses with Urban Meyer as head coach. Seven games into Wilson’s tenure, the Buckeyes are gradually starting to show signs of having a passing offense that uses the tight ends more frequently. In the Buckeyes’ seventh game of the season against Nebraska, which Ohio State won 56-14, starting tight end Marcus Baugh caught three passes for 43 yards and a touchdown, while second-string tight end Rashod Berry caught two passes for 29 yards and a touchdown. That marked only the second time in Meyer’s 74 games at Ohio State that two different tight ends have caught touchdown passes in a single game. Their combined 72 receiving yards was the most Ohio State had from the…
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