DEPTH CHART: CARDALE JONES LISTED AS SOLE STARTER AT QUARTERBACK FOR OHIO STATE FOR FIRST TIME IN 2015
It's officially Big Ten season at Ohio State and the nation's top-ranked team heads to Indiana Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff against the 4-0 Hoosiers.
The Buckeyes released their latest depth chart Tuesday afternoon and the most notable change is junior quarterback Cardale Jones is the lone starter at quarterback for the first time in 2015.
Notes:
- Parris Campbell remains absent from the lineup. He missed Ohio State's 38-12 victory against Western Michigan Saturday with a strained ligament in his knee and a bone bruise. His status is unknown for the Indiana game, though Urban Meyer said he thought he would be back. Expect an update Wednesday after practice.
- Curtis Samuel remains a starter at wide receiver in Campbell's place, while Braxton Miller is still the team's starter at H-back.
- The battle at kicker rages on between Sean Nuernberger and Jack Willoughby, though the latter's received all the game reps at the position through four games.
- Corey Smith moved ahead of Jeff Greene and became the backup to Michael Thomas at wide receiver.
- True freshman Liam McCullough is now listed as backup longsnapper.
- Sophomore cornerback Damon Webb remains absent. He was suspended hours before Ohio State's game against Northern Illinois Sept. 19.
OFFENSE DEFENSE
LT 68 TAYLOR DECKER 6-8 315 SR DE 59 TYQUAN LEWIS 6-3 260 SO
74 JAMARCO JONES 6-5 310 SO 10 JALYN HOLMES 6-5 265 SO
LG 54 BILLY PRICE 6-4 315 SO DT 92 ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON 6-4 290 SR
78 DEMETRIUS KNOX 6-4 305 FR 52 DONOVAN MUNGER 6-4 300 SO
OR 93 TRACY SPRINKLE 6-3 290 SO
C 50 JACOBY BOREN 6-2 285 SR DT 90 TOMMY SCHUTT 6-2 295 SR
79 BRADY TAYLOR 6-5 300 FR 51 JOEL HALE 6-4 295 SR
OR 77 MICHAEL HILL 6-2 305 SO
RG 65 PAT ELFLEIN 6-3 300 JR DE 97 JOEY BOSA 6-6 275 JR
75 EVAN LISLE 6-7 305 SO 6 SAM HUBBARD 6-5 265 FR
RT 57 CHASE FARRIS 6-5 310 SR SLB 43 DARRON LEE 6-2 235 SO
59 ISAIAH PRINCE 6-7 305 FR 35 CHRIS WORLEY 6-2 225 SO
TE 81 NICK VANNETT 6-6 260 SR MLB 5 RAEKWON McMILLAN 6-2 240 SO
85 MARCUS BAUGH 6-5 255 SO 55 CAM WILLIAMS 6-1 225 SR
WR 3 MICHAEL THOMAS 6-3 210 JR WLB 37 JOSHUA PERRY 6-4 254 SR
84 COREY SMITH 6-1 195 SR 33 DANTE BOOKER 6-2 233 SO
89 JEFF GREENE 6-5 220 SR
QB 12 CARDALE JONES 6-5 250 JR CB 13 ELI APPLE 6-1 200 SO
16 J.T. BARRETT 6-2 225 SO 12 DENZEL WARD 5-11 180 FR
RB 15 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT 6-0 225 JR
25 BRI'ONTE DUNN 6-0 215 JR SAF 23 TYVIS POWELL 6-3 210 JR
28 WARREN BALL 6-1 225 JR 16 CAM BURROWS 6-0 208 JR
H-B 1 BRAXTON MILLER 6-2 215 SR SAF 11 VONN BELL 5-11 205 JR
2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 JR 1 ERICK SMITH 6-0 202 SO
WR 4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 200 SO CB 8 GAREON CONLEY 6-0 195 SO
82 JAMES CLARK 5-10 185 SO 2 MARSHON LATTIMORE 6-0 195 FR
WR 17 JALIN MARSHALL 5-11 205 SO
5 JOHNNIE DIXON 5-11 194 FR
83 TERRY MCLAURIN 6-1 200 FR
SPECIAL TEAMS
K 98 JACK WILLOUGHBY 6-2 210 SR H 95 CAMERON JOHNSTON 6-0 195 JR
OR 96 SEAN NUERNBERGER 6-1 220 SO
P 95 CAMERON JOHNSTON 6-0 195 JR PR 17 JALIN MARSHALL 5-11 205 SO
KO 98 JACK WILLOUGHBY 6-2 210 SR 15 EZEKIEL ELLIOTT 6-0 225 JR
96 SEAN NUERNBERGER 6-1 220 SO
LS 41 BRYCE HAYNES 6-4 220 SR KR 4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 200 SO
49 LIAM MCCULLOUGH 6-2 210 FR 28 WARREN BALL 6-1 225 JR
It's officially Big Ten season at Ohio State and the nation's top-ranked team heads to Indiana Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff against the 4-0 Hoosiers.
The Buckeyes released their latest depth chart Tuesday afternoon and the most notable change is junior quarterback Cardale Jones is the lone starter at quarterback for the first time in 2015.
Notes:
- Parris Campbell remains absent from the lineup. He missed Ohio State's 38-12 victory against Western Michigan Saturday with a strained ligament in his knee and a bone bruise. His status is unknown for the Indiana game, though Urban Meyer said he thought he would be back. Expect an update Wednesday after practice.
- Curtis Samuel remains a starter at wide receiver in Campbell's place, while Braxton Miller is still the team's starter at H-back.
- The battle at kicker rages on between Sean Nuernberger and Jack Willoughby, though the latter's received all the game reps at the position through four games.
- Corey Smith moved ahead of Jeff Greene and became the backup to Michael Thomas at wide receiver.
- True freshman Liam McCullough is now listed as backup longsnapper.
- Sophomore cornerback Damon Webb remains absent. He was suspended hours before Ohio State's game against Northern Illinois Sept. 19.
OFFENSE | DEFENSE | ||||||||||||||
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LT | 68 | TAYLOR DECKER | 6-8 | 315 | SR | DE | 59 | TYQUAN LEWIS | 6-3 | 260 | SO | ||||
74 | JAMARCO JONES | 6-5 | 310 | SO | 10 | JALYN HOLMES | 6-5 | 265 | SO | ||||||
LG | 54 | BILLY PRICE | 6-4 | 315 | SO | DT | 92 | ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON | 6-4 | 290 | SR | ||||
78 | DEMETRIUS KNOX | 6-4 | 305 | FR | 52 | DONOVAN MUNGER | 6-4 | 300 | SO | ||||||
OR | 93 | TRACY SPRINKLE | 6-3 | 290 | SO | ||||||||||
C | 50 | JACOBY BOREN | 6-2 | 285 | SR | DT | 90 | TOMMY SCHUTT | 6-2 | 295 | SR | ||||
79 | BRADY TAYLOR | 6-5 | 300 | FR | 51 | JOEL HALE | 6-4 | 295 | SR | ||||||
OR | 77 | MICHAEL HILL | 6-2 | 305 | SO | ||||||||||
RG | 65 | PAT ELFLEIN | 6-3 | 300 | JR | DE | 97 | JOEY BOSA | 6-6 | 275 | JR | ||||
75 | EVAN LISLE | 6-7 | 305 | SO | 6 | SAM HUBBARD | 6-5 | 265 | FR | ||||||
RT | 57 | CHASE FARRIS | 6-5 | 310 | SR | SLB | 43 | DARRON LEE | 6-2 | 235 | SO | ||||
59 | ISAIAH PRINCE | 6-7 | 305 | FR | 35 | CHRIS WORLEY | 6-2 | 225 | SO | ||||||
TE | 81 | NICK VANNETT | 6-6 | 260 | SR | MLB | 5 | RAEKWON McMILLAN | 6-2 | 240 | SO | ||||
85 | MARCUS BAUGH | 6-5 | 255 | SO | 55 | CAM WILLIAMS | 6-1 | 225 | SR | ||||||
WR | 3 | MICHAEL THOMAS | 6-3 | 210 | JR | WLB | 37 | JOSHUA PERRY | 6-4 | 254 | SR | ||||
84 | COREY SMITH | 6-1 | 195 | SR | 33 | DANTE BOOKER | 6-2 | 233 | SO | ||||||
89 | JEFF GREENE | 6-5 | 220 | SR | |||||||||||
QB | 12 | CARDALE JONES | 6-5 | 250 | JR | CB | 13 | ELI APPLE | 6-1 | 200 | SO | ||||
16 | J.T. BARRETT | 6-2 | 225 | SO | 12 | DENZEL WARD | 5-11 | 180 | FR | ||||||
RB | 15 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | 6-0 | 225 | JR | ||||||||||
25 | BRI'ONTE DUNN | 6-0 | 215 | JR | SAF | 23 | TYVIS POWELL | 6-3 | 210 | JR | |||||
28 | WARREN BALL | 6-1 | 225 | JR | 16 | CAM BURROWS | 6-0 | 208 | JR | ||||||
H-B | 1 | BRAXTON MILLER | 6-2 | 215 | SR | SAF | 11 | VONN BELL | 5-11 | 205 | JR | ||||
2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | JR | 1 | ERICK SMITH | 6-0 | 202 | SO | ||||||
WR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 200 | SO | CB | 8 | GAREON CONLEY | 6-0 | 195 | SO | ||||
82 | JAMES CLARK | 5-10 | 185 | SO | 2 | MARSHON LATTIMORE | 6-0 | 195 | FR | ||||||
WR | 17 | JALIN MARSHALL | 5-11 | 205 | SO | ||||||||||
5 | JOHNNIE DIXON | 5-11 | 194 | FR | |||||||||||
83 | TERRY MCLAURIN | 6-1 | 200 | FR | |||||||||||
SPECIAL TEAMS | |||||||||||||||
K | 98 | JACK WILLOUGHBY | 6-2 | 210 | SR | H | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 6-0 | 195 | JR | ||||
OR | 96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 220 | SO | ||||||||||
P | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 6-0 | 195 | JR | PR | 17 | JALIN MARSHALL | 5-11 | 205 | SO | ||||
KO | 98 | JACK WILLOUGHBY | 6-2 | 210 | SR | 15 | EZEKIEL ELLIOTT | 6-0 | 225 | JR | |||||
96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 220 | SO | |||||||||||
LS | 41 | BRYCE HAYNES | 6-4 | 220 | SR | KR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 200 | SO | ||||
49 | LIAM MCCULLOUGH | 6-2 | 210 | FR | 28 | WARREN BALL | 6-1 | 225 | JR |
Ohio St.-Indiana Preview
There is a new, giddy feeling for unbeaten Indiana early this season. For Ohio State, it's same old, same old.
The last time Indiana (4-0) and Ohio State (4-0) met with unbeaten records was Oct. 3, 1942, when each was 1-0. The Hoosiers and Buckeyes also opened the 1954 season against each other.The Hoosiers look to improve to 5-0 for the first time in 48 years on Saturday as the top-ranked Buckeyes try to extend the nation's longest road winning streak in the Big Ten opener for both teams.
A 31-24 win over Wake Forest last Saturday gave the Hoosiers wins in their first four games for the first time since 1990, and they are on the verge of 5-0 for the first time since 1967. Of course, that would take beating Ohio State for the first time in 20 tries since 1988.
"They're the best team in the country," freshman receiver Simmie Cobbs Jr. told the Hoosiers' official website. "You can't hide that."
You also can't ignore a pair of streaks that lead the nation for the defending national champions. The Buckeyes have won 14 straight road games and 16 in a row overall. Add to that a Big Ten-record 24 consecutive conference wins, and 5-0 looks further away for Indiana.
But high expectations lead to tough grading for Ohio State. The defense has been sparkling, allowing 49 combined points, but an offense that scored 84 in two College Football Playoff games last year has not displayed the same firepower.
Quarterback Cardale Jones has been inconsistent, and after his benching in a 20-13 win over Northern Illinois, he started last Saturday but was again up and down in a 38-12 victory over Western Michigan.
He finished 19 of 33 for 288 yards with two touchdown passes, but he completed just 6 of 14 passes in the second half with an interception. Jones, who also had a fumble which the Buckeyes recovered, ran 10 times for 32 yards and has been limited to 48 on the ground after getting 99 in the season opener.
''Overall, I thought Cardale played okay,'' coach Urban Meyer said. ''I still give him the okay because we have high expectations.''
Under-thrown passes irked Meyer, but he said that type of issue is fixable.
"If you are not executing down-the-field throws because your guys can't get open, that's a major problem," he told the team's official website. "That's a recruiting error, an effort error, something, and that wasn't the problem... it's just a matter of execution."
Unlike Jones, Ezekiel Elliott has continued his tear from late last season when he closed with three straight games of at least 200 yards rushing. The junior has now posted nine consecutive 100-yard games and is third in the Big Ten with 113.8 per game.
The player at the top of that list is Indiana junior Jordan Howard, the nation's leading rusher with 675 yards.
Howard is the Big Ten's co-offensive player of the week after rushing for 168 yards and a touchdown against Wake Forest. The transfer from UAB became the only FBS player in the last 20 seasons to rush for at least 140 yards in each of his first four games with a team.
"(Being named Big Ten player of the week) means a lot to me, but I guess it means a lot to the team because it shows we're doing something well," Howard said.
Ohio State will be Howard's biggest test. The Buckeyes have held opponents to averages of 12.2 points and 253.3 yards - both among the top 10 in the FBS - and join Missouri as the only Power Five conference teams not to allow a rush of more than 20 yards.
However, after giving up averages of 106.0 rushing yards and 2.6 per attempt through three games, the Ohio State run defense appeared vulnerable last week. That unit allowed 169 yards to a Western Michigan team which totaled 43 rushing yards against its previous two FBS opponents.
The Hoosiers will likely be without one of their top interior defensive linemen in tackle Darius Latham, who has been suspended for the second time this season. The school did not provide additional details about what led to the suspension but the indefinite suspension begins immediately.
Latham has 10 tackles in three games and leads the team with five tackles for loss. The junior is tied for second in sacks with two.