Ohio State had so many leaders last season that it named a school-record nine captains.
Seven of those nine captains are no longer with the team this season, however, leaving the Buckeyes with a drop-off in leadership that is still being felt more than halfway through spring practice.
Last spring, Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett, center Billy Price and defensive end Tyquan Lewis were already so established as leaders that each of them were named captains on the first day of spring practice. This year, however, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer says he doesn’t plan to name any captains until closer to the fall, describing the Buckeyes’ leadership as "average right now.