A week and a half until Ohio State takes the field and the Bucknuts spring preview continues. Today we take a look at… What is gone The Buckeyes have to replace 771 rushing yards, 865 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns from the position. All of that came from one player: Curtis Samuel. After struggling to find a role and sitting behind other players over his first two years, Samuel embraced the moniker as OSU’s top playmaker in 2016. In an offense that appeared stuck in the mud at points late in the year, Samuel was almost always available to make a big play. Samuel was the epitome of what Urban Meyer wants in the H-Back role, doing a little bit of everything. In 2017, the Scarlet and Gray are tasked with replacing Samuel, who has moved on to the NFL, and spring practice will provide coaches and players that first…
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