Mar. 24—COLUMBUS — Through three days of spring football practice at Ohio State, there was not a lot to discern. The Buckeyes practiced twice, took a week off and returned to the field Tuesday to start four straight weeks of activities that will end with the spring game April 16. If any position provided an exception, it would be safety, where lots has already been learned but much work needs to be done. That is an area under the microscope for multiple reasons: 1. The play in the back end of the defense has been lacking the last two seasons. 2. Multiple players with experience are out this spring or have been limited early on. 3. Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has described his scheme as being built around the safeties. And, 4: There should be more snaps to go around this fall than in the past. “There’s three safeties out…
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