Ohio State’s already inexperienced linebackers room took another hit this week as head coach Ryan Day announced on Monday that redshirt freshman Mitchell Melton will be sidelined with a “long-term injury,” though he did not offer further details. The 6-foot-3 and 242-pound Melton – who came to Columbus as a four-star prospect from Olney (Md.) Good Counsel – could be seen on crutches during the portion of Monday’s practice that was open to the media. Though Melton appeared in just two games last season on special teams, he is one of just seven returning scholarship linebackers with experience, joining seniors Dallas Gant, Teradja Mitchell and K’Vaughan Pope, as well as sophomores Craig Young, Cody Simon and Tommy Eichenberg. Gant is also out for the spring as he deals with a foot injury, though he’s expected to be healthy by the time fall camp rolls around. “We’re going to have to…
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