Ohio State will have a new position on its defense this fall. That position will be called “Bullet,” and it’s a hybrid linebacker/safety position – similar to the “Viper” position that Jabrill Peppers and Khaleke Hudson played at Michigan in recent years – that is being coached by the two new Ohio State assistants who were previously with the Wolverines, linebackers coach Al Washington and co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison. What are the Buckeyes looking for from that position? “A playmaker,” Washington said Thursday while meeting with the media for the first time this spring. “Put him in position to make plays. See what they can do well. We’re trying to figure out what a guy does well and then try to put them in a position to do it.” Washington said Thursday that Brendon White and Jahsen Wint, who were both safeties for the Buckeyes last season, have…
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