June 25, 2026

Observations from Ohio State football’s first spring practice

Now that there has been some time to digest what we saw and heard today regarding Ohio State football, there are plenty of takeaways from the first day of spring practice. Now is not the time to overreact, but more to make notes of what the Buckeyes are doing as they prepare for the season. Head coach Ryan Day has a two-game losing streak, even if they were both to College Football Playoff teams. Buy Buckeyes Tickets Without being present at practice, there were still plenty of observations to be broken down about what happened at the Woody Hayes Athletic Facility today. Here are some things that stuck out in my mind. Goodbye Jack? Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said the Buckeyes won’t be using the “Jack” position, the hybrid defensive end-linebacker spot, as much in spring practice with Jack Sawyer being at end full-time and Mitchell Melton limited to…

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