OSU Depth Chart vs Marshall

The Marshall game is exactly ONE WEEK away -- finally!

The official depth chart was released today for the game, with more information to come Monday during Jim Tressel's first media luncheon press conference of the season.

The big surprises both came from the defensive side of the ball, as heir apparent players such as strong safety Ohrian Johnson and outside linebacker Etienne Sabino both come into the season as backups. It has been well documented that Andrew Sweat had played extremely well during camp and made a big impression on the coaching staff, so seeing him ahead of Sabino isn't a huge shock. I fully expect Sabino to either eventually take his spot away from him or simply to just be the fourth linebacker on the field for the Bucks throughout 2010. Sophomore C.J. Barnett will start ahead of Ohrian Johnson which is a HUGE surprise. It may be because Johnson has been dinged up, but if Barnett plays well it may not even matter if OJ is healthy or not.

Here is are the starters for the 2010 Ohio State Buckeyes vs Marshall-

QB- Terrelle Pryor/Jr./#2
RB- Brandon Saine/Sr./#3 - Captain OR Boom Herron/Jr./#1
FB- Zach Boren/So./#44
WR- DeVier Posey/Jr./#8
WR- Dane Sanzenbacher/Sr./#12- Captain
TE- Jake Stoneburner/So./#11
LT- Mike Adams/Jr./#75
LG- Justin Boren/Sr./#65
C- Mike Brewster/Jr./#50
RG- Bryant Browning/Sr./#70- Captain
RT- J.B. Shugarts/Jr./#76

DE- Cameron Heyward/Sr./#97- Captain
DT- John Simon/So./#54
DT- Dexter Larimore/Sr./#72
DE- Nathan Williams/Jr./#43
LB- Ross Homan/Sr./#51- Captain
LB- Brian Rolle/Sr./#36- Captain
LB- Andrew Sweat/Jr./#42
CB- Chimdi Chekwa/Sr./#5
CB- Devon Torrence/Sr./#1
FS- Jermale Hines/Sr./#7
SS- C.J. Barnett/So./#4
STAR- Tyler Moeller/Sr./#26

K- Devin Barclay/Sr./#23
P- Ben Buchanan/So./#17

I am assuming that we will know who the starting punt and kick returners are when Tressel addresses the media on Monday.

There should be plenty to talk about in the upcoming days to kickoff, but here is something to get you up to speed on what is going on with the team heading into next Thursday....

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