The emergence of Chris Olave and immediate potential of Garrett Wilson leaves an uphill battle for third-year Ohio State wide receiver Ellijah Gardiner to crack the rotation.
One of the lowest-ranked recruits in the Buckeyes' class of 2017, Thayer Munford enters his third year at Ohio State as the only returning starter on the offensive line.
K.J. Hill will take most of the snaps at H-back, but Ohio State has a variety of weapons at the position to throw at defenses, including Jeremy Ruckert and Jaelen Gill.
Ohio State has landed nine commitments in the past two weeks, including eight commitments from recruits who were on campus for official visits just two weekends ago.
Josh Proctor, Javontae Jean-Baptiste and Teradja Mitchell are among the backups who will look to show the coaches they deserve more playing time in the preseason.
In 1969, Bo Schembechler led his underdog Michigan squad to one of college football's greatest upsets, beating Woody Hayes' Buckeyes to jump start the Ten Year War.
Pete Werner is in position to be Ohio State's starting strongside linebacker for a second consecutive year, though the Buckeyes' new defensive scheme will alter his role.
Jerron Cage has played just 17 snaps in his Ohio State career so far and enters the 2019 season positioned to be a fourth-team defensive tackle on the Buckeyes' depth chart.
Buckeye fans likely won't remember it, but Justin Fields had arguably the best performance in The Opening history, out-dueling Trevor Lawrence to win the camp's MVP.
