Ohio State player notes for Mar 7th, 2019


*Dwayne Haskins Jr. – Noteworthy
Ohio State quarterback Dwayne Haskins might be the first quarterback chosen in April’s NFL Draft, and he’s already working out with one of the Giants’ biggest offensive weapons. Tuesday in UCLA, Haskins posted a photo to his Instagram story working out with Giants tight end Evan Engram. Not pictured in the photo are Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham and running back Saquon Barkley, who both frequently train together in UCLA during the offseason. It’s unclear if either Beckham or Barkley were in southern California with Haskins and Engram this week. After tossing 52 touchdowns in his lone season at the helm of the Buckeyes’ offense, could Haskins wind up throwing the ball around the yard to Engram, Barkley, and Beckham? “I feel like it would be very prolific,” Haskins said at the NFL Combine. “I’ve known Saquon since I was a sophomore in high school. We both went to the Rivals camp together and became close. They have a lot of great talent offensively and it would be a lot of fun.” – NJ.com

Justin Fields – Noteworthy
Ohio State has a new head coach, a reconstituted offensive line and a transfer quarterback who has never started a college football game. But that doesn’t mean expectations will be adjusted for a team that went 86-9 in the past seven seasons under Urban Meyer. Former Meyer assistant Ryan Day began his inaugural season running the show on Wednesday when he convened the first of 15 spring practices he hopes will give him a better idea of what he has to work with. The workouts will culminate in the annual spring game, set for April 13. Justin Fields, a sophomore transfer from Georgia, is the likely starter at quarterback after Tate Martell transferred to Miami. One of the top prep recruits in the nation in 2018, Fields played sparingly behind Jake Fromm at Georgia last season.

“It was good to get out there and kind of feel what this (quarterback) group can handle, who are they, what’s their identity going to be,” said Day, who was Meyer’s quarterbacks coach for two seasons. “Day 1, so it’s hard to tell, but it’s not going to be the same. Two years ago with J.T. (Barrett) at quarterback and the guys we had, that was a different feel. Last year was a different feel, so it’s exciting to see what this is going to be like.” Fields said last month that transferring to Ohio State was a practical matter. “I made more of a business decision, and Coach Day, he’s been in the NFL so he knows what it takes to get there,” Fields said. “Just the offense and how successful it was last year, I just hope to do the same thing again.” – AP College Football