November 24, 2024

Can true freshmen Trevon Grimes and Jeffrey Okudah help the Buckeyes? Ohio State football analysis

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Urban Meyer lists the Ohio State pass defense as one of the primary things he’s worried about. So if the cornerbacks aren’t playing the way the Buckeyes want, what about trying true freshmen Jeffrey Okudah and Shaun Wade, who were ranked as the No. 8 and No. 17 overall recruits in the Class of 2017, according to 247sports.com? “Wade’s been dinged up a little bit,” Meyer said Monday. “He didn’t practice at all. Okudah is scratching the surface of playing time.”  So no. Not yet. The Buckeyes aren’t looking for true freshmen to solve their problems. At cornerback, they’re looking at junior college transfer Kendall Sheffield and veterans Denzel Ward and Damon Arnette, as they have been all season. “Sheffield is getting better. He had his best week of practice last week,” Meyer said. “And I know it’s his third year in college, but he’s not had a…

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