Ohio State Trails Early In The First Quarter Versus Off Season

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Given the Baldwin transfer, OSU is already behind in the early off season. Now the off season is threatening to strike again against the Buckeyes as defensive line coach Larry Johnson's name has been mentioned in a pay for play controversy while LJ was coaching at Penn State. The story is just in the "rumor" stage and Johnson has issued a strong denial of any involvement. Links to Eleven Warriors and Yahoo have the details:

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-sta ... r-ever-ask

https://sports.yahoo.com/college-hoops- ... 01042.html

Coach Day does not need distractions as he enters his first year as Buckeye head coach. That and Johnson is an excellent coach and recruiter for the OSU defensive line. Hopefully there is nothing to the story.