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Sevyn Banks Ascends to No. 1 Cornerback As Kerry Coombs, Matt Barnes Rebuild Depth

Throughout the course of the offseason, Eleven Warriors is taking an in-depth look at the state of every position group at Ohio State.

The cornerbacks in Columbus has long claimed the title “Best In America.” Many years, it’s been an accurate description. Not last year.

Ohio State’s defensive backfield, including the cornerbacks, got torn apart in 2020. The focus there, ever since Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith and Steve Sarkisian did to the Buckeyes whatever they wanted, has been to fix what went wrong on the back end of the defense.

At cornerback, for defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs and secondary coach Matt Barnes, that begins with Sevyn Banks, Cameron Brown and company.