The first step to earning playing time on Ohio State’s offense or defense is to earn playing time on the Buckeyes’ special teams. Since Urban Meyer became the Buckeyes’ head coach prior to the 2012 season, he has repeatedly expressed that his players must earn playing time on special teams first before earning playing time on offense or defense. While there have been some exceptions (such as J.K. Dobbins last year), Meyer has mostly held true to that mantra, as most of the Buckeyes who have gone on to star in other phases of the game over the past six years have earned their stripes on special teams first. As such, Ohio State’s special teams units often provide an early glimpse into who will be the team’s stars of the future. Ohio State’s field goal kicker (Sean Nuernberger), kickoff specialist (Blake Haubeil), punter (Drue Chrisman) and long snapper (Liam McCullough)…
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