COLUMBUS: The questioner thought the answer was obvious, presuming that senior H-back Dontre Wilson is the Buckeyes’ fastest man.
But according to Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, that distinction goes to sophomore cornerback Denzel Ward of Nordonia High School.
“Denzel Ward’s probably the fastest on the team,” Meyer said Sunday during OSU media day at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. “He [was] DQ’d in the state 100 [meters], but he got the 200-meter championship (in 2015), so he’s legit, track fast.”
Cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs doesn’t dispute Ward’s “fastest man” title. Ward clocked 21.