In his first playing season for the Ohio State football team, Shaun Wade has had to balance playing three different defensive back positions.
Wade began the season as a backup for the Buckeyes at outside cornerback, playing nine snaps with the second-team defense in that role in the season opener at Oregon State. Since then, Wade has been promoted to playing slot cornerback for the first-team nickel defense – a role the Buckeyes previously filled by moving Damon Arnette inside on nickel packages – and has checked into the lineup whenever Ohio State has brought its nickel defense onto the field in competitive game situations, playing at least 23 snaps in each of the last four games.