Taver Johnson is impressed with how the Ohio State football program has evolved in the six years since he was previously an assistant coach for the Buckeyes.
The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without the services of Ryan Shazier as the linebacker continues rehabbing a spinal injury, according to general manager Kevin Colbert.
Alex Grinch will be Ohio State's co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach while Taver Johnson will be the Buckeyes' cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator.
Ohio State enters this spring with two third-year starters up front and two other offensive linemen who started games last year, but also replacing its left tackle and center.
Former Ohio State linebacker Ryan Shazier, continuing to recover from a spinal injury, drew an ovation from the crowd at Sunday's Cleveland Cavaliers game.
Ohio State returns the two-headed monster of J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber to its running back stable with three highly-touted freshman arriving as reinforcements.
Ohio State cornerback Kendall Sheffield finished second with a time of 6.68 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday.
