Assessments of All 10 Ohio State Position Groups As Spring Practice Passes the Halfway Point

Ohio State is now past the halfway point of spring practice, and it became more apparent this week how Ryan Day is feeling about all 10 of the Buckeyes’ position groups.Day had lots of positive things to say on Monday about Ohio State’s running backs, tight ends, linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties, but indicated the Buckeyes are still looking for more than what they’ve seen so far this spring at defensive tackle, quarterback, offensive tackle, backup wide receiver and defensive end.With that, we also talk about all 10 Ohio State position groups on this week’s Real Pod Wednesdays, in which we share our thoughts on what we heard from Day on Monday and what that could mean for the outlook of each of those position groups this season.Following our position-by-position spring football updates, we also talk about the transfer portal movement thus far for both Ohio State basketball teams, the momentum Ohio State is building on the recruiting trail and the top standouts from last week’s Ohio State pro day. (Note: This episode of Real Pod Wednesdays was recorded before Ohio State basketball target Jonathan Powell’s commitment to North Carolina on Tuesday night.)The full rundown for the show:0:00 Intro2:36 Defensive Tackle Remains Ohio State’s Biggest Position of Concern4:21 Ohio State’s QB Competition Likely to Continue Into August9:55 Transfer Offensive Tackles Still Acclimating to Ohio State, But That’s To Be Expected15:06 Ryan Day Looking for More from Backup Wide Receivers19:56 Could Ohio State Still Add Another Transfer Defensive End?26:55 Trajectory Keeps Pointing Up for James Peoples, Ohio State Running Backs29:11 Loaded Tight End Room Looking Like the Best in the Country31:52 Arvell Reese, Payton Pierce Turning Heads As OSU’s Second and Third Linebackers35:23 Jermaine Mathews Jr. Locking Up A Starting Job Despite Devin Sanchez Hype39:31 Malik Hartford, Jaylen McClain Both Emerging As Starting-Caliber Safeties43:46 Ohio State Men’s Basketball Still Must Add Multiple More Transfers51:12 Ohio State Women’s Basketball Suffers Huge Loss with Cotie McMahon Transfer53:41 Blaine Bradford, Chris Henry Jr. Continue Recruiting Momentum for OSU Football58:55 Will Howard, Jordan Hancock Among Standouts at Loaded OSU Pro Day