COLUMBUS, Ohio – You could sense a lot of satisfaction in Jeremy Ruckert’s voice following No. 5 Ohio State’s season-opening 45-21 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Not so much personal satisfaction, though the sophomore did total 38 yards and his first two touchdowns on four receptions. They were his first receptions of any kind since he grabbed a single pass in last season’s opener. Ruckert instead saw his big day as a big day for the tight end position in general. In terms of usage, that cannot be denied. Ryan Day, able to put his own stamp in the program with last season’s brief interim tag removed, deferred to multiple tight end sets where the Buckeyes’ H-backs would have played in years past. Over a third of Ohio State’s non-special teams plays through the first three quarters and the start of the fourth featured either two or three tight…
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