The Ohio State football team gets spring practice underway March 7. With that in mind, key holes must be filled in various spots across the Buckeye defense. What follows is a position-by-position breakdown of what to watch for when OSU takes the field for spring ball. Defensive Line: Given that Ohio State will have all of its starters along the defensive front from last year returning, the D-line could very well be the strength of the defense in 2017. The Buckeyes got a huge boost when defensive end Tyquan Lewis decided to come back for his fifth season. The Tarboro, N.C., native lead the team with 10½ sacks and eight tackles for loss in 2016. Mirroring Lewis at the other defensive end spot will be fourth-year junior Sam Hubbard and senior Jalyn Holmes, with sophomore Nick Bosa – younger brother of Joey Bosa – likely backing up everyone. As for…
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