COLUMBUS — A major player in Ohio State’s defensive rebound this season is a player whose position is hard to define. Is Shaun Wade a safety, a nickel back or a cornerback? He lines up in the box most of the time, but the 6-foot-1, 194-pounder is not the physical enforcer one thinks about in that role such as Brian Dawkins, Roy Williams or (more recently) Kam Chancellor. >>RELATED: 3 ways Ohio State has fixed one of its major weaknesses Nickel backs also line up inside the defensive formation like he does, but as the name implies that is a fifth defensive back. Ohio State’s base defense so far has been a 4-3 with four defensive linemen, three linebackers and four defensive backs, so that tag doesn’t quite fit, either. Cornerbacks line up on the outside, but that’s the domain of Jeffrey Okudah and Damon Arnette, so what should we call…
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