Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ever since he arrived at Ohio State two years ago, a familiar question has followed Curtis Samuel: What position does he play? With fewer than two months to go until the start of his junior season, Monday night may have provided some clarity. After Samuel started his college career as a running back before transitioning to wide receiver and appeared to stand somewhere in between heading into 2016, the Buckeyes’ announcement that Bri’onte Dunn has been dismissed due to a violation of team rules may ultimately force the hybrid player back into the Ohio State backfield. While redshirt freshman Mike Weber may now be “the man” for the Buckeyes at running back, Samuel’s services will only be more necessary—not that he wasn’t already a player who Urban Meyer was counting on for the coming year. “Instead of being a guy who’s second to someone,” Meyer said of Samuel earlier this offseason, “he’s got to take charge.” At the time, it appeared the plan was for Samuel to do so in an adopted hybrid role—not fully a running back, but not necessarily a wide receiver either. With Dunn and Weber carrying the load and…
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