Aug. 18—Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson had good news and bad news from the Buckeyes’ first big scrimmage of the preseason. He saw some young players step up, felt the presence of the defensive line and learned the offense needed to go longer into drives during practice to build endurance. Perhaps most importantly, though, he concluded the running game is not quite ready for prime time. “Not what it needs to be based on what I saw Saturday,” said Wilson, who is also tight ends coach. “It needed to be better Saturday.” In what ways? All of them, apparently. “In structure — what we’re calling, scheming — and that pad level and execution and demeanor and attitude,” Wilson said. “There were a couple glitches Saturday that needed to be (cleaned up).” As head coach Ryan Day has on multiple occasions since the end of last season, Wilson stressed the…
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