Michael Jordan will be the first true freshman to start on the Ohio State offensive line in a season opener since College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Orlando Pace in 1994.(Photo: Walt Middleton Photography 2016) COLUMBUS – Michael Jordan had a sizable support group in Ohio long before the blue-chip football recruit from Michigan announced he would be attending Ohio State. That fan club could swell by the tens of thousands Saturday when he becomes the first true freshman to start on the offensive line for the Buckeyes in a season opener since College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Orlando Pace in 1994. But only a few, like Demone Shoulders, can say they were charter members of the club. Shoulders, one of several relatives in Mansfield, is Jordan’s grandfather. His daughter, Jacquie, and her husband, K. Michael Jordan, live in Canton, Michigan, where Michael played for Plymouth High School and blossomed into one of the top 10 tackles in the country. The 6-foot-7, 310-pound Jordan will start at left guard for the Buckeyes. “Starting as a freshman, I can’t say I saw it coming,” said Shoulders, who was born in Mansfield, but also lived in Chicago and Louisville before moving back to town 18…
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