Bill Rabinowitz The Columbus Dispatch @brdispatch Ohio State opened spring football practice this morning with a roster that again features plenty of new faces. “Journey ’17 has started,” Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer said. “As most coaches do, I feel very good about the first practice.” The Buckeyes have a foundation of senior leaders. Quarterback J.T. Barrett, defensive lineman Tyquan Lewis and center Billy Price are already designated as captains on the team roster. Barrett is the first three-year captain in Ohio State history. Ohio State has an incoming freshman class that’s as highly ranked as the Buckeyes have had. Nine of those freshmen had their first on-field action this morning. They were joined by junior-college cornerback Kendall Sheffield, who enrolled March 1. Video: first practice Meyer’s first impressions of the newcomers? “They seem to be everything we thought when we recruited them and then some,” he said. A big key…
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