COLUMBUS, Ohio — Al Washington, Ohio State’s new linebackers coach, met with reporters after Ohio State’s practice on Thursday, and I chose to treat the interview session as a Linebackers for Dummies experiment in an attempt to figure out what’s happening with the most interesting position group on the team, one that needs to play much better than a year ago. I tried to ask Washington basic questions about scheme and personnel, because both are changing this season. Here are some of the topics that were covered, • Are the Buckeyes definitely going to use this new hybrid safety/linebacker position, which Washington said they are calling the Bullet? It sure sounds like it. As was the case on the first day of practice, former safety Brendon White is the top candidate at Bullet, followed by former safety Jahsen Wint. “The origin of the position was you took a safety who’s…
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