May 9, 2026

Ohio State football | Line depth allows Buckeyes to try Michael Jordan at center

Seeing Michael Jordan at center at Ohio State’s football practice Tuesday was more affirmation than revelation. Word had been circulating for months that Jordan, a first team all-Big Ten left guard in 2017, would get a look at center during preseason camp. Jordan had been snapping throughout the offseason, insiders said. Then during the brief period the media was allowed to watch practice on Tuesday, Jordan was seen doing some snapping along with presumed starter Brady Taylor and Josh Myers. Once most of the media was shooed out, cameras from the Big Ten Network caught Jordan snapping a few times with what appeared to be the working first-team line. All of which confirmed the notion that the coaches want to field their best five linemen, even it means switching positions. And why not, considering that Pat Elflein switched from guard to center in 2016 and won the Rimington Award, and…

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