Football has entered hibernation mode. As Ohio State wrapped up spring practice with the spring game on Saturday, the team enters the summer and won’t take the field at Ohio Stadium again until the regular season begins on Aug. 31 with a home game against Florida Atlantic. The Buckeyes entered the spring with a number of position battles, and Ryan Day hasn’t officially named starters at any position, but their competitions progressed over the course of their 15 spring practices allowed by the NCAA. It’s time to take a look at how those position battles look entering the summer. Quarterback The candidates: Justin Fields (So.), Matthew Baldwin (RS-Fr.) Leader: Justin Fields Breakdown: Fields took the first first-team quarterback snaps of the first practice of spring, and he took the first first-team quarterback snaps at the final practice of spring. Day declined to name a starter, saying the competition will “continue through the preseason.”…
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