Please follow and like us: OSU cornerback coach Kerry Coombs and then-freshman cornerback Denzel Ward (12) celebrate after a tackle by Ward during a game against Rutgers on Oct. 24 at High Point Solutions Stadium in Piscataway Township, NJ . Credit: Lantern file photo The only returning starter in the secondary for Ohio State football — junior Gareon Conley — has logged 28 games for the Buckeyes through his three years in Columbus. That experience will come in handy when Conley takes over the role of primary cornerback for OSU this season, but there are still question marks as to who will take over the second corner spot. Although the Buckeyes have multiple available cornerbacks, two corners that have made a splash during camp this season are redshirt sophomore Marshon Lattimore and sophomore Denzel Ward. OSU coach Urban Meyer and cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs spoke highly of both men, but were hesitant to put one in front of the other. The two coaches mentioned there could be a rotation at the second cornerback position. For now, the focus is more team oriented than on the individual. “We don’t really try to go against each other,” Lattimore said. “We just try…
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