The first phase in the "Year of Development" is in the books at Ohio State.
The next step is throwing a bunch of young Buckeyes into pads and trying to identify several new starters on the practice field.
Urban Meyer hasn’t bothered trying to downplay the challenge of reloading with a roster that returns just six starters after losing one of the most decorated senior classes in program history along with a staggering nine early entrants to the NFL draft -- even going so far as calling this offseason "as critical as he’s ever had" as a coach.