When you lose three-quarters of your secondary to the NFL Draft, shouldn’t that be cause for alarm? Well, yeah, at most programs. But the Ohio State Buckeyes are different. Perhaps it’s the ultimate compliment toward Urban Meyer’s recruiting juggernaut. Thursday night, when the former Buckeye/early entry trio of cornerback Marshon Lattimore (11th overall to the New Orleans Saints), safety Malik Hooker (15th to the Indianapolis Colts) and cornerback Gareon Conley (24th to the Oakland Raiders) went in first-round rapid-fire fashion, it sure seemed like a chasm would be left in the Ohio State defense. Not necessarily. The Buckeyes, remember, have been down this road before. Following the 2015 season, after Ohio State finished 12-1 and thrashed Notre Dame at the Fiesta Bowl, three secondary starters (safeties Tyvis Powell and Vonn Bell and cornerback Eli Apple) also headed to the NFL Draft.Powell was a three-year starter. Bell and Apple each started…
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