Ohio State, Urban Meyer Release Post-Spring Depth Chart

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer took some time on Wednesday to outline his team’s post-spring depth chart, which is outlined below.

Meyer mentioned that it was key to form a two-deep following spring because once preseason camp rolls around, the Buckeyes want to focus on their opponents and not figuring out their own two-deep.

"We made a big emphasis with our players that spring practice was not just fundamental development and skill development," Meyer said. "It was about earning a spot on the team because our focus in August is not developing the depth chart, it's trying to go win a game.

"I think the urgency was there this spring, especially after the players were made well aware that 'Your playing time will largely depend on spring practice.' I just like that approach. We've adapted that and went with that for years."

Offense
LT 74 Jack Mewhort, 76 Darryl Baldwin
LG 78 Andrew Norwell, 55 Tommy Brown
C 71 Corey Linsley, 50 Jacoby Boren
RG 79 Marcus Hall, 73 Antonio Underwood
RT 77 Reid Fragel, 68 Taylor Decker
TE 11 Jake Stoneburner, 86 Jeff Heuerman or 81 Nick Vannett
WR 15 Devin Smith, 83 Michael Thomas
QB 5 Braxton Miller, 13 Kenny Guiton
RB 7 Jordan Hall, 34 Carlos Hyde
FB 44 Zach Boren, 49 Adam Homan
WR 10 Corey Brown, 80 Chris Fields
WR 16 Evan Spencer, 9 Verlon Reed

Defense
DE 54 John Simon, 88 Steve Miller or 50 J.T. Moore
DT 52 Johnathan Hankins, 63 Michael Bennett
NT 53 Garrett Goebel, 51 Joel Hale or 72 Chris Carter
DE 93 Adam Bellamy or 43 Nathan Williams (injured this spring), 57 Chase Farris
OLB 10 Ryan Shazier, 42 Luke Roberts or 36 Connor Crowell
MLB 14 Curtis Grant, 32 Storm Klein
OLB 6 Etienne Sabino, 59 Stewart Smith or 15 Joshua Perry
CB 25 Bradley Roby, 9 Adam Griffin
S 2 Christian Bryant, 3 Corey Brown
S 4 C.J. Barnett, 19 Orhian Johnson
CB 7 Travis Howard, 12 Doran Grant

Special Teams
K 24 Drew Basil, 39 Drew Clinton
H 17 Ben Buchanan, 13 Kenny Guiton
P 17 Ben Buchanan, 24 Drew Basil
LS 56 George Makridis or 41 Bryce Haynes

Meyer did not list return men, but said that Jordan Hall and Devin Smith figure to be involved heavily in those duties.

Tuesday's Buckeye Bits

Welcome to your Tuesday version of Buckeye Bits, and Happy Valentines Day Buckeye fans! We are in the midst of what can only be described as a sports apocalypse. Fairly meaningless college basketball, NBA games and the NHL are the only things out there to quench your sporting thirst.

Hopefully these links can get you through another cold February day. I know this is the only thing getting me through another horrible February. I hopped on a plane last year to check out the Tribe in Arizona. I highly recommend checking out your team during the Spring some day if you get the chance. Just make sure you bulk up on the sunscreen if you head to warmer climates. I learned that lesson the hard way last year.

Anniversary Of A Legend. As you may or may not know, today is a special day in Buckeye lore. The anniversary of Wayne Woodrow Hayes birthday has been reached. During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio State Buckeyes football program, Hayes's teams won five national championships (1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970), captured 13 Big Ten Conference titles, and amassed a record of 205–61–10. Woody also sparked a fire under the belly of what is now arguably one the greatest rivalries in all of sports. He would be 99 years old today, having died in 1987. Happy birthday to one of the greatest coaches in history. You will never be forgotten.

Shooty Hoops- The Buckeyes played an inspired and sloppy game against the Spartans last Saturday in Columbus. I realize it's hard to get up for every game on your schedule but this was the Spartans! The Buckeye's have to give a better showing than that. It's performances like this that have me worried about what may happen in March. There are only a handfull of games left on the schedule to work out the kinks.Let's hope Matta and the boys get serious about this season or they will be watching the Final Four on TV in early April. Here's my go to column at the start of the week for OSU Hoops.

Depth Chart Breakdown: Penn State Week

Posey ready to contribute again

The depth chart for the Ohio State Buckeyes was released earlier this week, with some shake ups as well as returnees to the football team. When Penn State comes into town on Saturday, some faces of old will rejoin the team, including DeVier Posey. Injuries that took place are healing up, which means some more shifting around. Let's take a look at the key moves in this week's depth chart.

Interesting Notes
- DeVier Posey makes his return to the gridiron for the first time since the 2010-2011 Sugar Bowl. The thing really perking my interest here is that he's listed next to Philly Brown as "Philly Brown OR DeVier Posey". If I'm correct in thinking, this means Posey and Philly will be the starters at split end.

- Johnathan Hankins, who left the Purdue game with an injury, is listed at DT again, so he must be OK to play.

- Ryan Shazier is in at weak-side linebacker, which means Andrew Sweat is still feeling the effects of the concussion, and will not be able to play. I'm kind of glad Shazier finally gets his shot to prove he's a playmaker as a starting linebacker, though.

- T.Y. Williams is not listed on the depth chart this week. Not sure if he was pushed down due to Posey, but even if he was, he should still be able to get some playing time. Very odd after his performance against Purdue, which wasn't outstanding, but showed improvement.

For the actual Depth Chart for the Penn State game, hit "Continue Reading"