Ohio State Buckeyes: 5 lessons from Day 1 of spring football practice


He applied this standard both to the tight ends, the offensive line, where he assists Greg Studrawa, and the running backs. Here are four more things learned during interviews with coaches and players: 2. Kerry Coombs confirmed Ohio State is reevaluating what it will do defensively after getting pasted by Alabama in the National Championship Game. The defensive coordinator would not offer any clues about what changes might be made, but he did confirm some that won’t. Ohio State will still have a deep safety and a cover safety, and the plan is to play as much man coverage as possible. “We need to be able to play press man,” Coombs said. “We need to be able to do it over and over and over again, and we need to be able to do successfully.” That has been the intention throughout Coombs’ two stints at Ohio State, but the COVID-19…

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