COLUMBUS, Ohio — Monday marks the first day of Ohio State’s spring semester. For nine incoming Buckeyes, it will double as the official start of their college careers. Enrolling early is hardly a new trend in college football, let alone at Ohio State, where players have gotten a jump-start on their football careers for the better part of the past two decades. Before helping lead the Buckeyes to the 2002 national title, Maurice Clarett enrolled early, and the following year, Donte Whitner and Ashton Youboty did the same. Eleven years ago, 5-star prospect Chris “Beanie” Wells reported to school a full six months before he was required to. “It helped me with able to know the playbook,” the former Ohio State running back told Land of 10. “Getting in there a little bit early and being comfortable with guys that were older than me in the locker room. But more so, it…
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