COLUMBUS – Once upon a time Ohio State possessed a dangerous return game. Ted Ginn Jr., David Boston, Nate Clements and Chris Gamble are just a few names that litter the Buckeye record books. Yet in recent years, the punt and kick return production has dried up. It’s been two seasons since OSU returned a punt for a touchdown and you have to go back to 2010 to find the last kick return that went to the house. Last year, the Scarlet and Gray averaged just 5.15 yards per punt return and 24.36 yards on kick returns. The latter was good enough for 13th best in the country, but special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs knows his players can do better. “That wasn’t a phase of our special forces that was good enough last year,” he said on Thursday. “We’ll be significantly improved this year and we’ve put a lot of…
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