Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes enter final week of prep for opener
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Buckeyes enter final week of prep for opener
The winter workouts, mat drills and summer sessions are finished. Ohio State has already even wrapped up training camp.
Now the Buckeyes are in full game-prep mode with Minnesota, a game that takes place in just one week.
Ohio State will be breaking in a new quarterback, as C.J. Stroud takes over and will throw his first collegiate pass next week. The Buckeyes have plenty of running back questions and holes to fill in the defense that wasn’t dominant last season.
Still, the Buckeyes enter the season as one of the top national-title contenders. And the chase for that championship begins in just one week.
Five-star defensive end includes Ohio State in top 12 list
Five-star Lebbeus Overton, a do-it-all defensive lineman from Alpharetta (Ga.) Milton and one of the most sought-after players in the Class of 2023, narrowed his list to 12 schools Wednesday, and Ohio State remains in the mix.
Overton, the No. 6 player in the junior class according to On3sports narrowed his list to Clemson, Alabama, Texas A&M, North Carolina, LSU, Tennessee, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky and USC. It’s a loaded list of top programs.
This summer, Overton, who is also the top-ranked junior in Georgia, visited schools all over the country, including Ohio State.
“Ohio State was great,” Overton told Lettermen Row’s Jeremy Birmingham after his Buckeyes visit. “It was really exciting to make that first visit. It’s really about building that real, in-person relationship and not just talking over the phone. It was exciting just to be able to step on campus.
ICYMI: Lettermen Live hosted by Roosters
Ohio State is less than two weeks away from kicking off its season. Lettermen Live is back at Roosters for a huge show to break down every angle of one of the country’s top programs heading into the year.
Lettermen Row senior writer Austin Ward is joined by former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones, former Buckeyes linebacker Zach Boren, former Ohio State wide receiver Evan Spencer and Lettermen Row Director of Recruiting Jeremy Birmingham for a huge discussion of big topics as training camp winds down.
The crew, which features two players who won a national title with the Buckeyes, breaks down the end of training camp, how those final practice sessions shake out and much more.
They also dive into the biggest questions remaining to be answered as the Buckeyes enter the final 10 days of the offseason and transition into game-preparation mode. Who will start at running back? How can C.J. Stroud prepare for his first passing attempts as a college quarterback? Which captains are ready to lead this team to a national championship this fall?
And of course, the gang begins to look ahead at the road matchup with Minnesota and how that could prove to be a huge test for the talented, but inexperienced Ohio State roster.
As always, Lettermen Live is hosted by Roosters on Olentangy River Road in Columbus.
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