Ohio State football: What to watch during spring practices

The Ohio State football team will be embarking on another spring practice season beginning on Tuesday, March 5, and as with every spring, Ohio State football has questions entering the fall. Some of those will get answered, some of them might, and some won’t.

What we will get to see isn’t going to be all we see during the fall, but it will give up a small taste of what to expect. That is why we don’t need to see all of the progress during the spring, just moving in the right direction.

The season doesn’t start for another six months, so improvements can still be made. There is plenty of aspects of this team that we want to keep an eye on, and there are my main things to watch for Ohio State during the spring.

What Ohio State’s offense looks like under Chip Kelly

What to watch

The month-long drama surrounding the Ohio State offensive coordinator position was a wild rollercoaster, which saw Bill O’Brien join the staff, only a month later taking the Boston College head coaching position. Then, within a few hours, Ryan Day found his replacement, going with his former OC as a player, Chip Kelly.

An offensive mastermind, Kelly has never had this much skill position talent at his hands. Two elite running backs, TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, a young and talented wide receiver group, and a veteran quarterback in Will Howard leading the charge. We won’t see much of the first unit together, but it will give all of us a preview of what we’ll see in the fall.

Who wins the backup quarterback job

What to watch

Although Day didn’t specifically name Howard the starter, it’s hard to imagine this going any other way. The battle for No. 2 is one to watch, as there are the returning players in Devin Brown and Lincoln Kienholz, and the freshmen Julian Sayin and Air Noland.

This battle will determine a lot in my…

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Publish date : 2024-03-04 15:24:35

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