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TC Caffey can 'bring value' for Ohio State in 2024, possibly replace Dallan Hayden in the running back room
Since 247Sports reported that junior running back Dallan Hayden intends to enter the transfer portal after spring practice concludes, Buckeye fans have asked how the Scarlet and Gray will address the running back depth behind Henderson, the returning starter, and Ole Miss transfer Quinshon Judkins. Ohio State's only other scholarship running backs are freshmen James Peoples and Sam Williams-Dixon, two capable but inexperienced players at the college level.Perhaps the simple answer is Caffey, something suggested by those who recall watching his 10 career carries, including that 49-yard run from two years ago.
While the injury slowed Caffey's momentum in 2022, he has picked up where he left off this offseason. During the Buckeyes' student appreciation day, Caffey had the opportunity to remind his fellow students what he could do. After the open practice, head coach Ryan Day complimented Caffey unprompted.
"The other guy who's been very, very good in there and I think is going to play for us and get carries for us is TC Caffey," Day said. "He's done a very good job, he's very disciplined in his approach and he's a guy that can really bring value for us."
Word of Day's comments got back to Caffey.
"It means a lot. It says I put in my work," he said. "We've got this saying in the back room that's, 'Keep stacking days,' and that's what I've been trying to do. Trying to build something in myself for the team that can contribute and bring a good part to the team."
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"TC works very hard," Judkins said this spring. "He knows the offense. He's always in the playbook, always in the meetings, writing things down. Very head-down guy. He doesn't really talk that much, but he's very good."
Caffey isn't Hayden and won't be a like-for-like replacement for a player who produced at a high level when on the field. But he's a physical and powerful run who can make plays, like the one against Toledo two years ago, when given the opportunity.
Not a bad option for a third running back.
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