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.

Holy Buckeye, Part Two

Devin Smith stunned Bucky

What a game.  What a finish.  What an effort.  The Ohio State Buckeyes showed tremendous poise under pressure after surrendering a 12-point lead to Wisconsin with less than four minutes on the clock.  Braxton Miller did not play like a freshman, he played like a man who knew he had a job to do, and that job was to win a football game.  Much like Terrelle Pryor did back in 2008 against Bucky, Miller led a late 4^th quarter drive to win the game for Ohio State.

The second half of the game was the Braxton Miller show, rushing for two touchdowns and, of course, throwing a 40-yard strike to Devin Smith to win the game.  Miller showed excellent composure on his first touchdown run to give the Buckeyes their first lead of the game early in the 3^rd quarter.  On 4^th-and-goal, Ohio State needed a touchdown to cap their opening drive of the half, a drive kick-started by Boom Herron’s 57-yard dash.  A fake to the running back, a nifty move on a Badger defender and Braxton Miller walked into the end zone.

Miller’s second touchdown run of the game seemingly put the game out of reach when Braxton kept an option play and ran 44 yards untouched to the house.  However, two Russell Wilson touchdown passes to Jared Abbrederis gave Wisconsin a 29-26 lead with 1:18 left in the game. 

Recap: Ohio State 33, Wisconsin 29

Devin Smith for the win

After the first half of the season came and went with anxiety, disappointment and many second half collapses, Ohio State (5-3, 2-2) finally came out on top over a quality opponent, and did it in style. The Wisconsin Badgers (7-2, 3-2) fell to the Buckeyes on another Hail Mary play, for the second straight week. Of course, Russell Wilson had a chance at the end with about 20 ticks on the clock, but couldn't complete a pass although Nick Toon came up very close twice. When you look back on Ohio State in 2011, this may be the turning point on a chaotic season. If Ohio State wins out, the Buckeyes will be facing the inaugural B1G Championship Game in Indianapolis. This game was by far OSU's toughest test of the season, and perhaps one of the most important games as far as trying to maintain a sense of Big Ten superiority.

The two Big Ten losses the Buckeyes have suffered have come at the hands of Nebraska and Michigan State, both who are in the Legends division, while Ohio State and Wisconsin both fall under the Leaders division. There were so many key moments in this game, and for OSU to upset a rival like the Badgers was huge for confidence in true freshman Braxton Miller and the rest of this young Buckeye squad down this last stretch of games, including 2 key match-ups in November: Penn State, and at Michigan.

It's Miller Time: Go Ahead Hail Mary Beats Wisconsin

Here's the play that will go down in Buckeye history. True freshman Braxton Miller on the sideline all the way to Devin Smith, another true freshman receiver. Both guys never gave up on the play, setting in motion one of the craziest games and plays of recent memory for Ohio State football.

Recap: Ohio State 37, Colorado 17

Miller had 83 yards rushing

The Miller era has begun in Columbus, Ohio. After being announced that true freshman Braxton Miller would be starting the game against Toledo on Thursday of this past week, you could expect the youngster to have some nerves before and during the first couple of minutes of the game. It showed on the first drive, after Miller fumbled a snap, but was soon taken care of thanks to forcing a quick 3 and out from our defense. That's when Miller seemed like a different person, a calm and collected QB that was able to rush where he wanted when he wanted. Against Colorado (1-3), Miller went 5/13 (38% completion percentage) for 83 yards, but had 2 beautiful touchdown strikes to his main target this season, Devin Smith.

Troy Smith had Ted Ginn and Anthoney Gonzalez as his targets, while Boeckman had Robiskie, and Terrelle Pryor had Posey and Sanzenbacher. It seems like the new connection is Miller to Smith, who paired up 3 times. He finished with 64 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Reid Fragel was Miller's other target, who he only found once, but the majority of the play-calling was in favor of Braxton's legs. Of course, handing the ball of is also important when you have the thunder-lightning combo of Jordan Hall and Carlos Hyde. Hall, who amassed 231 all purpose yardage, with 84 of that coming on the ground. He also had two long kickoff returns, 1 which was called back while the other was stopped short inside the 5-yard line. Carlos Hyde only had 6 carries to Hall's 18, but still managed to get 40 yards out of it, and a touchdown that sealed the deal for Ohio State (3-1) later in the game.

When Colorado came into the 'Shoe, they didn't run their offense like they wanted to. Early on pressure from the defense didn't allow much to happen on the offensive side of the ball for the Buffs, including not rushing Rodney Stewart as much as they should have, which is one their strong suits. Eventually on long drives quarterback Tyler Hansen was able to float 2 touchdowns over the top of Buckeye defense, but they didn't use the screen until late in the game (Ironically, when things were moving well for the Buffs) which might prove to be an Achilles heel for this defensive secondary. Michigan State next week will be sure to watch the film and take advantage of situations like this. Colorado truthfully had a chance to make this game competitive, but misfortune fell when they stepped on their own feet by turning the ball over twice, and not doing well on special teams.

Is James Louis Going To Transfer?

On his way out?

According to 247 Sports, James Louis might be headed out of Ohio State and headed to another school. Athlete is the perfect description for Louis. Louis has very good feet, he has great acceleration, and he is only going to get bigger and stronger in the coming years. He has a nice frame to add weight while maintaining his speed in college. He gets a lot of yards after the catch in high school and should do the same in college. Needs work on his hips getting in and out of his routes and really just his overall route running. He could be a fantastic addition to the team, especially with the amount of space on the depth chart for that certain spot. 


With DeVier Posey out, and Philly Brown having the most experience (which isn't a lot) this is a very raw group, with a lot of talent. We need all the help we can get, and if Louis really does transfer, Luke Fickell will have to sort out how to deal with this type of loss. Eleven Warriors thinks this might be a good time to let Stoneburner out wide, and gives a great chance for Devin Smith to get a shot at the WR spot. While it's possible, I really think we need to try and keep Louis. From what I've seen, he's got pretty good talent, and he's only a freshman.