One of the most intriguing stories of the offseason came about on Sunday when Urban Meyer told reporters at Ohio State’s media day that, while tight end Jake Stoneburner had been practicing, he wasn’t a tight end anymore—he had been moved to wide receiver.
That’s 6’5″, 245-pound Jake Stoneburner, mind you…at wide receiver.
The Columbus Dispatch has more:
“We’ve now officially moved him; he’s now out with the receivers,” Meyer said yesterday.
Stoneburner, unavailable for comment yesterday, won’t be a deep threat. Meyer compared him to New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who lined up in many places when he played for Meyer at Florida.
“He’s going to be our Hernandez-type guy, a guy that can do some things,” Meyer said.
It’s interesting to note that Stoneburner came into Ohio State as a wide receiver, so this isn’t unfamiliar territory for him. As mentioned earlier, he’s up to 245 pounds, though, so the wheels he…
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