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Football
Re-Thinking Offensive Depth Chart after Day One
By Brandon Castel

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Buckeyes will hit the practice fields in Columbus today for the second time this spring, and already we’ve learned a lot about Urban Meyer’s 2013 team.

Maybe not about the final product, but certainly about the staring point for this Ohio State compared to the one that went 12-0 a year ago. The depth chart is certain to change throughout the spring, as guys young guys emerge and others fade, but we do have a little better idea about the two-deep after watching Tuesday’s practice.

This will certainly change a number of times throughout the spring, but here is a closer look at the rotations as we saw them on the first day of camp. This includes number changes and updates heights and weights according to the official spring roster.

QUARTERBACK
(Editor’s note: Barrett is recovering from ACL surgery and will not participate in contact this spring.)

5 Braxton Miller (6-2, 215, Jr.)
13 Kenny Guiton (6-3, 208, rSr.)
12 Cardale Jones (6-5, 241, rFr.)
*+16 J.T. Barrett (6-1, 230, Fr.)

TAILBACK
34 Carlos Hyde (6-0, 242, Sr.)
25 Bri’onte Dunn (6-1, 222, So.)
2 Rod Smith (6-3, 238, rJr.)
28 Warren Ball (6-1, 222, rFr.)

HYBRID PIVOT (H)
(Editor’s note: Hall received a medical redshirt after playing in just three games last year. He is back for his fifth season at OSU.)

7 Jordan Hall (5-8, 197, rSr.)
80 Chris Fields (6-0, 200, rSr.)

SPLIT END (X)
9 Devin Smith (6-1, 198, Jr.)
83 Mike Thomas (6-2, 199, So.)
33 Frank Epitropoulos (6-1, 200, rFr.)

FLANKER (Z)
(Editor’s note: Brown left practice with a sprained knee Tues. but X-rays were negative. He’s expected to practice Thurs.)

+10 Corey Brown (6-0, 187, Sr.)
6 Evan Spencer (6-2, 206, Jr.)

TE
86 Jeff Heuerman (6-6, 250, Jr.)
81 Nick Vannett (6-6, 255, rSo.)
89 Blake Thomas (6-5, 250, rFr.)

LEFT TACKLE
74 Jack Mewhort (6-7, 308, rSr.)
76 Darryl Baldwin (6-6, 307, rJr.)
66 Kyle Dodson (6-6, 324, rFr.)

LEFT GUARD
78 Andrew Norwell (6-6, 319, Sr.)
73 Antonio Underwood (6-3, 301, Jr.)
64 Ivon Blackman (6-3, 320, rSr.)

CENTER
71 Corey Linsley (6-3, 297, rSr.)
50 Jacoby Boren (6-2, 287, So.)
65 Pat Elflein (6-2, 293, rFr.)

RIGHT GUARD
79 Marcus Hall (6-6, 315, rSr.)
55 Tommy Brown (6-3, 310, rSo.)
69 Eric Kramer (6-4, 295, rJr.)

RIGHT TACKLE
68 Taylor Decker (6-7, 315, So.)
57 Chase Farris (6-4, 300, rSo.)

Key
*Denotes an early enrollee
+ Means a player is currently injured and could miss some or all of spring camp

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