Will Howard hasn't played a game yet for Ohio State, but his emergence this soon in preseason camp makes Ryan Day and Chip Kelly's choice to lead their team the obvious one.
It's here, believe it or not, in just another week...and with the same questions from past years. Who's going to be better? Who's a team to watch? And is this year's Marion Local team (Justin Knouff, above) their best ever?
A spark every time he got on base in 2024, utility man Nick Giamarusti hopes to expand his role come fall practice as a player to build around in 2025.
True freshmen are rarely a factor at Ohio State, especially on a team as experienced as this one. But Jeremiah Smith is already doing things most freshmen don't, and he's going to be ready to do it on Saturdays.
