COLUMBUS, Ohio — With 1,000-yard rusher Mike Weber slowed by a hamstring tweak, true freshman J.K. Dobbins is getting a lot of carries and a majority of the buzz at Ohio State training camp. The La Grange, Texas, native, an early enrollee who participated in spring practice, was the first freshman to lose the black stripe from his helmet, signifying that he is now a full-fledged Buckeye. At the first scrimmage on Saturday, Dobbins was rated a “champion,” the highest grade a player can get from the coaching staff. That doesn’t happen often for a freshman. “It’s still early to anoint anybody, but he’s one of the freshmen who will play this year,” coach Urban Meyer said Monday. Weber, who became just the third Ohio State freshman to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season, hasn’t been able to go full speed yet. “He practiced (Monday),” Meyer said. “He…
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