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Inside Pat Elflein's Transition From a First Team All-Big Ten Guard to Ohio State's Next Starting Center

When Pat Elflein elected to become Ohio State's next starting center, he turned to an old friend for tips on how to perfect the nuances at the position in hopes of becoming a solid staple in front of quarterback J.T. Barrett.

"Corey Linsley is back, I’ve been working with him, he starts for the Packers at center," Elflein said Feb. 17. "Just working on drills."

Linsley is the first center Urban Meyer inherited at Ohio State, an eventual two-year starter who earned first team All-Big Ten honors his senior year in 2013. Green Bay selected him in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft, and now he is a constant of the Packer offense.