For the first time this season, Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes have a fully loaded backfield.
To date, Meyer has shown up to each of his first four duels with a bullet missing in his chamber.
Jordan Hall injured his foot during the offseason, and his 10-week recovery sidelined the senior running back for Ohio State’s first two games of the year. Meyer’s other viable option at running back—Carlos Hyde—sprained his MCL the week before Hall’s debut.
The only constant has been Braxton Miller, Ohio State’s most dynamic playmaker.
On the road for the first time this Saturday, Meyer and the Buckeyes will have all three at their disposal to fire away at Michigan State.
“(Hyde) is ready to go, he’s been cleared,” Meyer said on Wednesday. “He’ll probably be braced up because he still needs if for the MCL for a little stability, but he’s cleared, he’ll play.”
This is good news for an Ohio State team that desperately needs big plays from the running back position.
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