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Ohio State is looking for touchdowns in the kick return game: Who are the candidates?
Who are Ohio State's kick and punt return candidates?
Step No. 1 to becoming a kickoff or punt returner for Ohio State is to hold onto the ball. The Buckeyes chart every ball kicked into the air, and how it's handled on the other end. Drop it in practice? And you're likely not gonna be the guy in a game.
That makes sense. Step No. 2 is more exciting.
"What is their dynamic ability to score?" special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs said last week.
The 2017 season is still months away, so Ohio State's quest to find a dynamic return man isn't a glaring need at the moment. Expect the competition to become more heated in August. But the battle begins now in spring, with a group of players looking to take over those roles.
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For all of the explosive athletes Urban Meyer has recruited since 2012, an explosive return game has largely eluded the Buckeyes.
"That wasn’t a phase of our special forces that was good enough last year," Coombs said. "We will be significantly improved this year, and we’ve put a lot of time and effort into that. I can’t tell you who it is yet, but somebody is gonna emerge."
Here are the candidates in Ohio State's return game:
1. Demario McCall
Coombs said if Ohio State was playing a game tomorrow, McCall would be the starting punt returner. We've seen him back there fielding punts through the first half of spring practice. He had three punt returns last year for 47 yards, nothing mind-blowing, but he didn't have much of a chance with Dontre Wilson and Curtis Samuel handling most of the duties.
It's unclear what exactly McCall's role in the offense will be in 2017, but right now he's your leader in the battle to be the Buckeyes' punt returner.
Entire article: http://www.cleveland.com/osu/2017/04/ohio_state_is_looking_for_touc.html
Who are Ohio State's kick and punt return candidates?
Step No. 1 to becoming a kickoff or punt returner for Ohio State is to hold onto the ball. The Buckeyes chart every ball kicked into the air, and how it's handled on the other end. Drop it in practice? And you're likely not gonna be the guy in a game.
That makes sense. Step No. 2 is more exciting.
"What is their dynamic ability to score?" special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs said last week.
The 2017 season is still months away, so Ohio State's quest to find a dynamic return man isn't a glaring need at the moment. Expect the competition to become more heated in August. But the battle begins now in spring, with a group of players looking to take over those roles.
.
.
.
For all of the explosive athletes Urban Meyer has recruited since 2012, an explosive return game has largely eluded the Buckeyes.
"That wasn’t a phase of our special forces that was good enough last year," Coombs said. "We will be significantly improved this year, and we’ve put a lot of time and effort into that. I can’t tell you who it is yet, but somebody is gonna emerge."
Here are the candidates in Ohio State's return game:
1. Demario McCall
Coombs said if Ohio State was playing a game tomorrow, McCall would be the starting punt returner. We've seen him back there fielding punts through the first half of spring practice. He had three punt returns last year for 47 yards, nothing mind-blowing, but he didn't have much of a chance with Dontre Wilson and Curtis Samuel handling most of the duties.
It's unclear what exactly McCall's role in the offense will be in 2017, but right now he's your leader in the battle to be the Buckeyes' punt returner.
Entire article: http://www.cleveland.com/osu/2017/04/ohio_state_is_looking_for_touc.html