Ohio State has now had two fall practices to further evaluate the handful of open positions waiting to be settled. Speaking at the Big Ten Media Days in Chicago one week ago, Urban Meyer talked about the current position battles as he saw them. We’ll run them down for you here. Right Guard Redshirt sophomore Matt Burrell left the spring as the No. 1 right guard and enters fall camp as the favorite. That doesn’t mean he’s a large favorite, however. There are a number of candidates vying for the spot, including tackles. The Buckeyes may not be able to spare a tackle, but if he’s the best option at guard, he’s going to be in the lineup. “I actually counted seven names,” Meyer revealed. “We had this discussion. We just had our coach’s retreat yesterday and had some conversation. You have Matt Burrell, and Malcolm Pridgeon and you have…
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