Joey Kaufman | Buckeye Xtra Senior tight end Jake Hausmann offered a rosy prediction about Ohio State’s running game last week. “I really don’t think we’re going to skip a beat,” he said. Hausmann’s optimism was notable because the Buckeyes no longer have J.K. Dobbins on the roster, their first-ever 2,000-yard rusher who took a majority of the carries last season. But Hausmann sees promise in Trey Sermon and Master Teague III, Dobbins’ most likely replacements. “It’s gonna be fun to watch these two guys,” Hausmann said. In preseason practices, Sermon and Teague are splitting carries with the first-team offense and will likely continue once the season begins Oct. 24 against Nebraska. “I think it’ll be a 50/50 ballpark as we start,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said. The workload that Dobbins assumed last season, averaging 21.5 rush attempts per game, was rare for this period in college football. Only one other…
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