One of college football’s most storied programs resides in Columbus, Ohio. Players from all over the country and world (i.e. former Ohio State punter Cameron Johnston, who is from Australia) come to OSU to compete on the college gridiron. With that, the conundrum of the scholarship limit sometimes presents itself to the Buckeye staff. A maximum of 85 scholarships can be given out each season. At various moments throughout a year, however, there may be more than 85 players on the roster (excluding walk-ons), which means some student-athletes have to pay for their tuition. OSU head coach Urban Meyer and his staff ran into this situation with three players who enrolled in January. There was a possibility that offensive lineman Josh Myers, wide receiver Brendon White and cornerback Marcus Williamson would not have scholarships this spring. “I met with all three families and I said, ‘There’s a…
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