DEPTH CHART: OHIO STATE'S LINEUP REMAINS UNCHANGED BEFORE PRIME-TIME TILT AT WISCONSIN
Ohio State is unbeaten and ranked second in the country, so it doesn't see a need to change anything with regards to its two-deep ahead of its biggest game of the season so far.
The Buckeyes didn't suffer any injuries that we know about in their 38-17 win against Indiana on Saturday. So as a result, the depth chart the program released Tuesday afternoon looks exactly like the one before that game a week earlier.
The No. 2 Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) pay a visit to No. 8 Wisconsin (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Notes:
- Redshirt sophomore Kyle Trout and redshirt junior Evan Lisle remain as co-backups at right guard in place of Demetrius Knox, who is out with a broken foot.
- Joe Burger remains in place of Justin Hilliard at backup WILL linebacker, who is out for the season with a torn biceps. Ohio State still lists Jerome Baker and Dante Booker as a co-starters at that position. Booker missed Ohio State's wins against Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rutgers and Indiana with a sprained MCL.
- Despite a 91-yard kickoff return against Indiana, Parris Campbell is not listed at the kickoff return position.
- Baker remains Chris Worley's backup at SAM linebacker.
- Sam Hubbard and Jalyn Holmes remain co-starters at defensive end opposite of Tyquan Lewis.
- Marshon Lattimore remains a co-starter at one cornerback spot with Denzel Ward despite being tied for the team lead with three interceptions.
- Ohio State still lists nine starting positions with an "OR."
OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 74 JAMARCO JONES 6-5 310 JR DE 6 SAM HUBBARD 6-5 266 SO 75 EVAN LISLE 6-6 308 JR OR 11 JALYN HOLMES 6-5 274 JR OR 63 KEVIN WOIDKE 6-6 295 SO 97 NICK BOSA 6-4 265 FR LG 73 MICHAEL JORDAN 6-7 310 FR DT 93 DRE'MONT JONES 6-3 280 FR 69 MATTHEW BURRELL 6-4 305 FR OR 53 DAVON HAMILTON 6-4 297 FR 9 JASHON CORNELL 6-3 280 FR C 65 PAT ELFLEIN 6-3 300 GS DT 77 MICHAEL HILL 6-3 305 JR 79 BRADY TAYLOR 6-5 300 SO 67 ROBERT LANDERS 6-1 285 FR RG 54 BILLY PRICE 6-3 315 JR DE 59 TYQUAN LEWIS 6-4 266 JR 75 EVAN LISLE 6-6 308 JR 13 RASHOD BERRY 6-4 252 FR OR 71 KYLE TROUT 6-6 310 SO 18 JONATHON COOPER 6-3 248 FR RT 57 ISAIAH PRINCE 6-7 310 SO SLB 35 CHRIS WORLEY 6-2 228 JR 76 BRANDEN BOWEN 6-7 315 FR 17 JEROME BAKER 6-1 225 SO TE 85 MARCUS BAUGH 6-5 255 JR MLB 5 RAEKWON McMILLAN 6-2 243 JR 88 A.J. ALEXANDER 6-2 254 FR 38 CRAIG FADA 6-1 225 SR WR 80 NOAH BROWN 6-2 218 SO WLB 33 DANTE BOOKER 6-2 236 JR OR 21 PARRIS CAMPBELL 6-1 208 SO OR 17 JEROME BAKER 6-1 225 SO 11 AUSTIN MACK 6-2 215 FR 48 JOE BURGER 6-2 230 SR QB 16 J.T. BARRETT 6-2 225 JR CB 2 MARSHON LATTIMORE 6-0 192 SO 10 JOE BURROW 6-3 218 FR OR 12 DENZEL WARD 5-10 185 SO RB 25 MIKE WEBER 5-10 212 FR OR 4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 197 JR SAF 24 MALIK HOOKER 6-2 205 SO 2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 SR 34 ERICK SMITH 6-0 203 JR H-B 4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 197 JR SAF 7 DAMON WEBB 5-10 195 JR OR 2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 SR 4 JORDAN FULLER 6-2 205 FR WR 5 COREY SMITH 6-1 190 GS CB 8 GAREON CONLEY 6-0 195 JR OR 1 JOHNNIE DIXON 5-11 198 SO 3 DAMON ARNETTE 6-0 195 FR WR 83 TERRY MCLAURIN 6-0 204 SO OR 82 JAMES CLARK 5-10 186 JR 9 BINJIMEN VICTOR 6-4 185 FR SPECIAL TEAMS K 92 TYLER DURBIN 6-3 201 SR H 95 CAMERON JOHNSTON 5-11 198 GS 96 SEAN NUERNBERGER 6-1 227 JR 44 AARON MAWHIRTER 6-2 220 SR P 95 CAMERON JOHNSTON 5-11 198 GS PR 2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 SR 91 DRUE CHRISMAN 6-3 200 FR OR 5 COREY SMITH 6-1 190 SR KO 92 TYLER DURBIN 6-3 201 SR OR 4 CURTIS SAMUEL 5-11 197 JR LS 49 LIAM MCCULLOUGH 6-2 228 FR KR 2 DONTRE WILSON 5-10 195 SR 44 AARON MAWHIRTER 6-2 220 SR OR 82 JAMES CLARK 5-10 186 JR OR 1 JOHNNIE DIXON 5-11 198 SO
Ohio State is unbeaten and ranked second in the country, so it doesn't see a need to change anything with regards to its two-deep ahead of its biggest game of the season so far.
The Buckeyes didn't suffer any injuries that we know about in their 38-17 win against Indiana on Saturday. So as a result, the depth chart the program released Tuesday afternoon looks exactly like the one before that game a week earlier.
The No. 2 Buckeyes (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) pay a visit to No. 8 Wisconsin (4-1, 1-1) on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Notes:
- Redshirt sophomore Kyle Trout and redshirt junior Evan Lisle remain as co-backups at right guard in place of Demetrius Knox, who is out with a broken foot.
- Joe Burger remains in place of Justin Hilliard at backup WILL linebacker, who is out for the season with a torn biceps. Ohio State still lists Jerome Baker and Dante Booker as a co-starters at that position. Booker missed Ohio State's wins against Tulsa, Oklahoma, Rutgers and Indiana with a sprained MCL.
- Despite a 91-yard kickoff return against Indiana, Parris Campbell is not listed at the kickoff return position.
- Baker remains Chris Worley's backup at SAM linebacker.
- Sam Hubbard and Jalyn Holmes remain co-starters at defensive end opposite of Tyquan Lewis.
- Marshon Lattimore remains a co-starter at one cornerback spot with Denzel Ward despite being tied for the team lead with three interceptions.
- Ohio State still lists nine starting positions with an "OR."
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | ||||||||||||||
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| LT | 74 | JAMARCO JONES | 6-5 | 310 | JR | DE | 6 | SAM HUBBARD | 6-5 | 266 | SO | ||||
| 75 | EVAN LISLE | 6-6 | 308 | JR | OR | 11 | JALYN HOLMES | 6-5 | 274 | JR | |||||
| OR | 63 | KEVIN WOIDKE | 6-6 | 295 | SO | 97 | NICK BOSA | 6-4 | 265 | FR | |||||
| LG | 73 | MICHAEL JORDAN | 6-7 | 310 | FR | DT | 93 | DRE'MONT JONES | 6-3 | 280 | FR | ||||
| 69 | MATTHEW BURRELL | 6-4 | 305 | FR | OR | 53 | DAVON HAMILTON | 6-4 | 297 | FR | |||||
| 9 | JASHON CORNELL | 6-3 | 280 | FR | |||||||||||
| C | 65 | PAT ELFLEIN | 6-3 | 300 | GS | DT | 77 | MICHAEL HILL | 6-3 | 305 | JR | ||||
| 79 | BRADY TAYLOR | 6-5 | 300 | SO | 67 | ROBERT LANDERS | 6-1 | 285 | FR | ||||||
| RG | 54 | BILLY PRICE | 6-3 | 315 | JR | DE | 59 | TYQUAN LEWIS | 6-4 | 266 | JR | ||||
| 75 | EVAN LISLE | 6-6 | 308 | JR | 13 | RASHOD BERRY | 6-4 | 252 | FR | ||||||
| OR | 71 | KYLE TROUT | 6-6 | 310 | SO | 18 | JONATHON COOPER | 6-3 | 248 | FR | |||||
| RT | 57 | ISAIAH PRINCE | 6-7 | 310 | SO | SLB | 35 | CHRIS WORLEY | 6-2 | 228 | JR | ||||
| 76 | BRANDEN BOWEN | 6-7 | 315 | FR | 17 | JEROME BAKER | 6-1 | 225 | SO | ||||||
| TE | 85 | MARCUS BAUGH | 6-5 | 255 | JR | MLB | 5 | RAEKWON McMILLAN | 6-2 | 243 | JR | ||||
| 88 | A.J. ALEXANDER | 6-2 | 254 | FR | 38 | CRAIG FADA | 6-1 | 225 | SR | ||||||
| WR | 80 | NOAH BROWN | 6-2 | 218 | SO | WLB | 33 | DANTE BOOKER | 6-2 | 236 | JR | ||||
| OR | 21 | PARRIS CAMPBELL | 6-1 | 208 | SO | OR | 17 | JEROME BAKER | 6-1 | 225 | SO | ||||
| 11 | AUSTIN MACK | 6-2 | 215 | FR | 48 | JOE BURGER | 6-2 | 230 | SR | ||||||
| QB | 16 | J.T. BARRETT | 6-2 | 225 | JR | CB | 2 | MARSHON LATTIMORE | 6-0 | 192 | SO | ||||
| 10 | JOE BURROW | 6-3 | 218 | FR | OR | 12 | DENZEL WARD | 5-10 | 185 | SO | |||||
| RB | 25 | MIKE WEBER | 5-10 | 212 | FR | ||||||||||
| OR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 197 | JR | SAF | 24 | MALIK HOOKER | 6-2 | 205 | SO | ||||
| 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | SR | 34 | ERICK SMITH | 6-0 | 203 | JR | ||||||
| H-B | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 197 | JR | SAF | 7 | DAMON WEBB | 5-10 | 195 | JR | ||||
| OR | 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | SR | 4 | JORDAN FULLER | 6-2 | 205 | FR | |||||
| WR | 5 | COREY SMITH | 6-1 | 190 | GS | CB | 8 | GAREON CONLEY | 6-0 | 195 | JR | ||||
| OR | 1 | JOHNNIE DIXON | 5-11 | 198 | SO | 3 | DAMON ARNETTE | 6-0 | 195 | FR | |||||
| WR | 83 | TERRY MCLAURIN | 6-0 | 204 | SO | ||||||||||
| OR | 82 | JAMES CLARK | 5-10 | 186 | JR | ||||||||||
| 9 | BINJIMEN VICTOR | 6-4 | 185 | FR | |||||||||||
| SPECIAL TEAMS | |||||||||||||||
| K | 92 | TYLER DURBIN | 6-3 | 201 | SR | H | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 5-11 | 198 | GS | ||||
| 96 | SEAN NUERNBERGER | 6-1 | 227 | JR | 44 | AARON MAWHIRTER | 6-2 | 220 | SR | ||||||
| P | 95 | CAMERON JOHNSTON | 5-11 | 198 | GS | PR | 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | SR | ||||
| 91 | DRUE CHRISMAN | 6-3 | 200 | FR | OR | 5 | COREY SMITH | 6-1 | 190 | SR | |||||
| KO | 92 | TYLER DURBIN | 6-3 | 201 | SR | OR | 4 | CURTIS SAMUEL | 5-11 | 197 | JR | ||||
| LS | 49 | LIAM MCCULLOUGH | 6-2 | 228 | FR | KR | 2 | DONTRE WILSON | 5-10 | 195 | SR | ||||
| 44 | AARON MAWHIRTER | 6-2 | 220 | SR | OR | 82 | JAMES CLARK | 5-10 | 186 | JR | |||||
| OR | 1 | JOHNNIE DIXON | 5-11 | 198 | SO | ||||||||||
The Badgers host the Buckeyes in a top-10 battle that promises plenty of defense
What will the Big Ten Championship look like later this year? We might get a preview of it in Week 7 when Ohio State travels to Wisconsin.
In some ways, both teams have been pleasant surprises. Ohio State was thepreseason favorite to win the Big Ten, but how many people outside Columbus thought a team that had just lost 12 players to the draft (and then some in undrafted free agency) would look this impressive this quickly? Even for a recruiting wizard like Urban Meyer, this team looks slightly ahead of schedule.
If you really want to talk surprises, though, look no further than the Badgers. At 4-1, the lone loss is by seven points to Michigan. And while the wins over LSU and Michigan State have lost some luster, there's no question this team has outperformed expectations.
Can Wisconsin keep it going in its biggest game of the year... at home... at night
Ohio State storyline: Last week, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said Indiana had "the best defense we've faced, and that includes Oklahoma." That bold statement didn't include an important, but implied caveat: "so far." (By the way, Ohio State won 38-17.) The Buckeyes will face stiffer defenses over the next seven weeks, starting in Week 7 against the Badgers. Wisconsin ranks as the sixth-best defense nationally according to S&P rankings from Football Outsiders -- one spot ahead of Ohio State.
The Buckeyes' offense has been good; it's hard to argue with 53.2 points per game. However, the passing attack has been hit-or-miss. J.T. Barrett completed 43 percent of his passes vs. Indiana and a consistent deep threat the likes of Michael Thomas or Devin Smith hasn't emerged yet. The Heisman race continues to be Lamar Jackson's to lose, but Barrett can make a big push for himself with a good showing against the Badgers. If Ohio State can get some explosive plays through the air, it should be cooking.
Wisconsin storyline: Have the Badgers overachieved? Or are they continuing to benefit from past narratives? On one hand, Wisconsin gave Michigan the fight of its season so far in a 14-7 loss. On the other, wins over LSU and Michigan State aren't anything close to the "top-10" victories they were at the time. We'll get a much better understanding of what Wisconsin is and isn't after this weekend. Keep in mind, too, the Badgers are still in the middle of a tough stretch with games against Iowa and Nebraska remaining.
The key for Wisconsin is to keep this game lower scoring. The Badgers are effective running the ball when healthy, but don't possess a particularly explosive offense.
Game pick: Wisconsin +10.5. Defense alone makes Wisconsin against the spread enticing. Ohio State can put together some potent drives, but this will easily be the best defense it has faced all season. Neither team gives up a lot of points, but Ohio State has been particularly good at turning takeaways directly into points. The Badgers need to be careful there, especially with what has been a below average passing attack. Ultimately, Wisconsin has the defense to keep this interesting, but Ohio State has shown it can go on the road and pick up big wins.
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