For the first time since 2014, Ohio State is entering the 2021 season without any returning captains.
All seven captains from last season – Tuf Borland, Jonathon Cooper, Wyatt Davis, Justin Fields, Justin Hilliard, Josh Myers and Shaun Wade – are now playing in the NFL, leaving the Buckeyes to replace their top leaders from their 2020 run to the national championship game.
That said, there are still plenty of returning veterans on Ohio State’s roster who are strong candidates to be among the Buckeyes’ new team captains this year.
How many captains the Buckeyes will have in 2021 is uncertain.