It’s been a tumultuous pair of offseasons for Marcus Baugh, A.J. Alexander and the rest of the Ohio State tight end group. Following the 2015 season, position coach Tim Hinton moved into an administrative role with the Buckeyes football program, leaving the tight ends to former offensive line guru and offensive coordinator Ed Warinner in 2016. Warinner’s group had an OK season — Baugh, as expected, led the unit with 24 receptions and 269 yards (both good for fourth on the team) and 2 touchdowns, but after that the production was slim. Alexander was the only other tight end to catch a pass (4 for 27 yards and no touchdowns). He and fifth-year graduate transfer Chase Hounshell, however, were active on special teams. Then the Buckeyes lost to Clemson 31-0 and more coaching changes happened to try to freshen things up. Warinner was one of two assistants that departed, once again…
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