OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
2014 College Football Preview
OFFENSE - 5
------RETURNING STARTERS------
DEFENSE - 7
KEY LOSSES
OFFENSE: Kenny Guiton-QB, Carlos Hyde-RB, Jordan Hall-RB, Corey Brown-HB, Chris Fields-WR, Jack Mewhort-OT, Andrew Norwell-OG, Corey Linsley-C, Marcus Hall-OG, Drew Basil-K
DEFENSE: Corey "Pitt" Brown-S, Christian Bryant-S, C.J. Barnett-S, Bradley Roby-CB (NFL), Ryan Shazier-WLB (NFL)
QB Braxton Miller
Quarterback / Defensive Front Seven

Quarterback Braxton Miller will continue pushing the Ohio State offense with his dazzling footwork and rushing totals. He alone is good enough to give any team a Top 10 ranking. Despite never being able to prove himself as a passer yet, Miller will be a legit Heisman candidate. The Buckeyes have a great formula in place for winning Big Ten games, the defensive line and the linebackers heading into next season will be full of experience and talent, which is a far cry from where this team was a year ago when having to replace so many starters here.

Offensive Line / Secondary

Every year it seems this team has a huge hole at one unit where turnover is massive. The offensive line will carry that torch this off-season. The entire unit was full of All-Conference players that are no longer a part of the team. Just like the defense was a year ago, this front line will go through a complete rebuilding phase with little to no experience available. The secondary isn't short on talent, but for some reason they just have not been able to put things together. With cornerback Bradley Roby skipping out early to the NFL much work will need to be done with this group.

DE Noah Spence
 
OHIO STATE 2014 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
OFFENSE
QB Braxton Miller-Sr (6-2, 215) Cardale Jones-So (6-5, 250)
RB Ezekiel Elliott-So (6-0, 225) Rod Smith-Sr (6-3, 231) / Bri'onte Dunn-So (6-0, 216)
H-B Dontre Wilson-So (5-10, 185) Jalin Marshall-RFr (5-11, 205)
WR Evan Spencer-Sr (6-2, 208) Michael Thomas-So (6-3, 203)
WR Devin Smith-Sr (6-1, 197) Johnnie Dixon-Fr (5-11, 198)
TE Jeff Heuerman-Sr (6-5, 255) Nick Vannett-Jr (6-6, 260)
OT Taylor Decker-Jr (6-7, 315) Kyle Dodson-So (6-6, 310)
OG Joel Hale-Sr (6-4, 310) Antonio Underwood-Jr (6-2, 303)
C Jacoby Boren-Jr (6-1, 285) Billy Price-RFr (6-4, 305)
OG Pat Elflein-So (6-3, 300) Tommy Brown-Jr (6-4, 310)
OT Darryl Baldwin-Sr (6-6, 307) Evan Lisle-RFr (6-6, 300)
K Kyle Clinton-Sr (6-1, 218) Sean Nuernberger-Fr (6-1, 237)
 
OHIO STATE 2014 DEPTH CHART
Returning Starters/
Key Players
DEFENSE
DE Noah Spence-Jr (6-3, 252) Steve Miller-Sr (6-3, 255) / Jamal Marcus-Jr (6-1, 243)
NG Michael Bennett-Sr (6-2, 288) Tommy Schutt-Jr (6-2, 300)
DT Adolphus Washington-Jr (6-4, 288) Donovan Munger-RFr (6-4, 306) / Chris Carter-Jr (6-4, 342)
DE Joey Bosa-So (6-5, 285) Tyquan Lewis-RFr (6-3, 260)
SLB Joshua Perry-Jr (6-4, 250) Trey Johnson-So (6-1, 225)
MLB Curtis Grant-Sr (6-3, 240) Camren Williams-Jr (6-1, 228)
WLB Darron Lee-So (6-2, 225) Chris Worley-RFr (6-2, 218)
CB Armani Reeves-Jr (5-10, 198) Eli Apple-RFr (6-1, 195)
CB Doran Grant-Sr (5-11, 193) Gareon Conley-RFr (6-0, 190)
S Tyvis Powell-So (6-3, 205) Ron Tanner-Jr (6-0, 205)
S Cam Burrows-So (6-0, 208) Vonn Bell-So (5-11, 200)
P Cameron Johnston-So (6-0, 195) ..

 

 

OHIO STATE 2014 SCHEDULE

Aug. 30 - at Navy @Baltimore, MD
Sep. 6 - Virginia Tech
Sep. 13 - Kent State
Sep. 27 - Cincinnati
Oct. 4 - at Maryland
Oct. 18 - Rutgers
Oct. 25 - at Penn State
Nov. 1 - Illinois
Nov. 8 - at Michigan State
Nov. 15 - at Minnesota
Nov. 22 - Indiana
Nov. 29 - Michigan