COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – It an almost annual ritual: Ohio State loses several starters on defense and finds several very good replacements.
That’s again the case for the 18th-ranked Buckeyes, who lose seven stoppers including lineman Cam Heyward, their top two tacklers in linebackers Brian Rolle and Ross Homan, and frontline guys in the secondary Jermale Hines, Devon Torrence and Chimdi Chekwa.
Among those clamoring to step into the void are John Simon, Nathan Williams and Johnathan Hankins on the line, Andrew Sweat, Etienne Sabino, Storm Klein, Ryan Shazier, Curtis Grant and Jordan Whiting at linebacker and Travis Howard, Dionte Allen, Dominic Clarke, Orhian Johnson, C.J. Barnett, Bradley Roby and Tyler Moeller in the backfield.
The Buckeyes are young, but potentially good.
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