OHIO STATE FOOTBALL: Help wanted at fullback
It's a dirty job for Buckeyes
By
MATT MARKEY
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
COLUMBUS ? Help wanted: the ultimate lunch bucket warrior. Toiling in obscurity must be one of your favorite things to do. The work is physical and dirty, with precious few accolades. You will play football, but likely never touch one.
This job vacancy posting could have gone up on the bulletin board in the Ohio State locker room in early January, when the Buckeyes turned the page on the 2007 season and said good-bye to three senior fullbacks ? Dionte Johnson, Tyler Whaley and Trever Robinson.
For a team that would come into 2008 loaded with veteran depth and returning starters at nearly every position, fullback was the thinnest spot on the roster. You would not think that there would be much consternation and hand-wringing over this, since in the 13 games that made up the 2007 season, in the 883 plays the
Buckeyes ran, Ohio State fullbacks received one carry for minus-one yard.
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