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OHIO STATE 2018 FOOTBALL PREVIEW Buckeyes inNational reach title August 30, 2018 2 Thursday, August 30, 2018 OSU FOOTBALL PREVIEW Greene County Group TACKLES OHIO STATE SCHEDULE 2017 OHIO STATE Jerome Baker 72 STATISTICS Jordan Fuller 70 Sept. 1 Oregon State noon Damon Webb 61 Sept. 8 Rutgers -x 3:30 p.m. Tuf Borland 58 PASSING YARDS Chris Worley 56 Sept. 15 TCU at Arlington, Tex. 8 p.m. J.T. Barrett 3,053 Damon Arnette 44 Dwayne Haskins 565 Sam Hubbard 42 Sept. 22 Tulane TBA Joe Burrow 61 TACKLES FOR LOSS Sept. 29 at Penn State-x TBA RUSHING YARDS Nick Bosa 16.0 J.K. Dobbins 1,403 Sam Hubbard 13.5 Oct. 6 Indiana-x 3:30 or 4 p.m. J.T. Barrett 798 Tyquan Lewis 9.5 Oct. 13 Minnesota-x TBA Mike Weber 626 Jerome Baker 8.0 Antonio Williams 290 Chase Young 6.0 Oct. 20 at Purdue-x TBA Parris Campbell 132 SACKS Nick Bosa 8.5 Nov. 3 Nebraska-x TBA RECEIVING YARDS Sam Hubbard 7.0 K.J. Hill 549 Tyquan Lewis 7.0 Nov. 10 at Michigan State-x TBA Parris Campbell 584 Chase Young 3.5 Johnny Dixon 422 Jerome Baker 3.5 Nov. 17 at Maryland-x TBA Binjimen Victor 349 Nov. 24 Michigan-x noon Austin Mack 343 INTERCEPTIONS Damon Webb 5 Marcus Baugh 304 x-Big Ten games Denzel Ward 2 PASS RECEPTIONS Jordan Fuller 2 K.J. Hill 56 Damon Arnette 2 Parris Campbell 40 Terry McLaurin 29 FIELD GOALS AP PRESEASON TOP 25 Record Pts Pv Sean Nuernberger 17/21 13. Stanford 9-5 778 20 Marcus Baugh 28 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press preseason Austin Mack 24 14. Michigan 8-5 773 NR Binjimen Victor 23 PUNTS college football poll, with first-place votes in parenthe- 15. Southern Cal 11-3 543 12 Drue Chrisman 44.2 ses, records, total points based on 25 points for a first- 16. TCU 11-3 533 9 place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and 17. West Virginia 7-6 511 NR 2017 final ranking: 18. Mississippi St. 9-4 450 19 19. Florida St. 7-6 384 NR Record Pts Pv 20. Virginia Tech 9-4 351 24 1. Alabama (42) 13-1 1505 1 21. UCF 13-0 312 6 2. Clemson (18) 12-2 1476 4 22. Boise St. 11-3 292 22 3. Georgia 13-2 1350 2 23. Texas 7-6 216 NR 4. Wisconsin (1) 13-1 1271 7 24. Oregon 7-6 148 NR 5. Ohio St. 12-2 1256 5 25. LSU 9-4 106 18 6. Washington 10-3 1215 16 7. Oklahoma 12-2 1173 3 Others receiving votes: South Carolina 96, Florida 68, 8. Miami 10-3 1027 13 Utah 60, Oklahoma St. 51, FAU 38, Arizona 28, NC State 9. Auburn 10-4 1013 10 10. Penn St. 11-2 1012 8 22, Texas A&M 21, Boston College 18, Northwestern 13, 11. Michigan St. 10-3 877 15 Kansas St. 10, Iowa St. 8, Houston 6, Memphis 3, Troy 2, 12. Notre Dame 10-3 804 11 Iowa 2, Kentucky 1, Arkansas St. 1, Fresno St. 1. WE PROVIDE QUALITY ANIMAL CARE WE PROVIDWEE Q PROVIDEUALITY AQUALITYNIMAL C ANIMALARE CARE Towne & Country Towne & Country • Biofield Energy Therapy AnimalClinic • Nutraceuticals Anim8a01lNC.BlrionadiSct.,Fairborn Full Service Medical Surgical & Dental 801801 N.N .Broad,BrDoard. 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For a guy to come back Jones, a fourth-year defensive tackle, when a lot of people thought he should weighed the pros and cons of declaring leave, a lot of times we have to deal with, for the NFL draft in January but decided whether it be effort issues or ‘Why am I he needed another year of college. doing this?’ issues — zero. That was a big decision for Jones, who “If he continues his development, he some analysts predicted could have been can be one of the best in America at what picked as high as the first two rounds. he does,” Meyer said. And it was big for Ohio State. Jones said he went into what will Getting Jones back could be a key part almost certainly be his final year of col- of the puzzle if Ohio State is going to lege football determined to maintain his get to the College Football Playoff and intensity. still be playing in a fifteenth game, which “A lot of players come back and they would be the national championship feel like they have a certain agenda, like game. ‘I could have left for the NFL so you have Even with ends Sam Hubbard, Jalyn to play me.’ But that wasn’t my mindset. Holmes, Tyquan Lewis and tackles Tracy I came in and worked late like I had to do Sprinkle and Michael Hill all moving on that for a starting job.” after last season, Jones’ decision meant The 6-3, 286-pound Jones played only the Buckeyes would still have one of the two years of high school football at Cleve- best defensive lines in the country this land St. Ignatius. Even though as a child season, led by players like Nick Bosa, he used to put on an oversized T-shirt Chase Young, Robert Landers and Jones. and stuff other T-shirts underneath it like When Jones announced he was staying shoulder pads and run around inside his at Ohio State, he said raising his draft house, basketball was his first love. stock was a big factor in his decision. “I had hoop dreams. Every football “That’s a big factor for me staying, player has hoop dreams. But I realized just to enhance myself and enhance my I’m 6-4 and 250 and I can’t be a point stock,” he said. guard,” he said. Urban Meyer was effusive in his praise Eventually he found his way to foot- Don Speck l The Lima News of Jones after spring practice for focusing ball. While he changed from basketball to Ohio State defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones(86) stops Indiana’s Mike Majette (24) in his tracks during on Ohio State, not the NFL. the season opener in 2017. Jones is expected to play a more prominent role on the Buckeyes’ defensive See JONES | 4 line this season. 2149-A North Fairfield Road Beavercreek, OH 45431 Sales: (937) 427-3662 Property Management: (937) 427-9222 Fax: (937) 427-8733 Website: www.Wright-Patt.com OH-70071481 4 Thursday, August 30, 2018 OSU FOOTBALL PREVIEW Greene County Group Nick Bosa (97), who along with Dre’Mont Jones will give Ohio State a strong inside-outside combination on the defensive line, combines with Sam Hubbard Photos by Don Speck l The Lima News to stop Iowa’s Akrum Wadley last year in a game in Dre’Mont Jones (86) at bottom, Chris Worley (35) and Jerome Baker (17) stop Wisconsin running back Jonathan Taylor (23) in the Big Ten championship game Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City. last December in Indianapolis. sional fights and seven of the losses year when he was subbed for on third- there. It’s time for me to get more expo- Jones came against world champions – Lindell down pass rush situations. This year, he sure for my talents. Holmes, Iran Barkley, Frank Tate, Nigel expects to stay on the field and use his “I’ve kind of flown under the radar From page 3 Benn, Reggie Johnson, James Toney and pass rushing skills. here and I’ve made my way to being a Gerald McClellan. “Who doesn’t want to be on the field. draft choice or a top draft pick. Being football, Jones never considered follow- “I like my face too much. I fell in love This is my hunger, this is what I want to under the radar has been pretty cool,” ing his father, Sanderline Williams, into with another contact sport,” Jones said do,” he said. “I could have been in there he said. his sport. about his decision not to get into the last year but they were doing something If Jones has the kind of season he Williams was a professional boxer ring. with the four defensive end look, which expects, he won’t be under the radar who had a 24-15-1 record in 40 profes- Jones was a two-downs player last was fine. 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