In a year that Ohio State had only three spring practices and in which it still remains unclear how much practice time college football teams will be able to have before the start of the 2020 season, returning experience could be as important as it’s ever been.
The Buckeyes certainly have more of that at some positions than others, but are returning 11 players – six on offense and five on defense – who have each already played more than 600 career snaps on offense or defense for Ohio State going into this season. Every one of those players are projected to be starters or at least play a crucial role for the Buckeyes this year, and they’ll all counted on to be leaders on their respective sides of the ball.