Every scholarship player who was at Ohio State practice on Tuesday was back on Wednesday, though Javontae Jean-Baptiste appeared to be limited by an injury.
The same 18 scholarship players who were not at practice on Tuesday were absent again on Wednesday, a likely indicator that they won’t be available for the Rose Bowl.
Wilson, Garrett and Petit-Frere have all opted out of the Rose Bowl while Crowley, Babb, Miller, Friday, Melton, Proctor, Dunn and Johnson are all out for the season due to injuries. Simon underwent shoulder surgery after the season and will not be available for the Rose Bowl, a source told, while Banks did not make the trip to California, posting multiple images from his hometown of Orlando, Florida on Instagram on Tuesday.
During position drills on Wednesday, Stover was seen taking first-team reps at Sam linebacker alongside Steele Chambers and Tommy Eichenberg. While Ohio State didn’t use three-linebacker formations much during the regular season, that could be an indicator that the Buckeyes are considering using more three-linebacker packages against Utah. Like Michigan, Utah is a run-heavy team that uses a lot of two- and three-tight end formations, and replacing a defensive back with a bigger body like Stover – who’s listed at 6-foot-4 and 255 pounds – could give the Buckeyes a better chance of stopping the Utes than they did the Wolverines.
Ohio State quarterbacks handing off to running backs at Rose Bowl practice. C.J. Stroud and Kyle McCord are Ohio States only scholarship quarterbacks for the Rose Bowl after Jack Miller transferred to Florida and Quinn Ewers transferred to Texas.
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