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Ohio State will be without two important players during spring practice
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State will be without the top of its running back room when it starts the spring.
Bo Jackson and Isaiah West are expected to be the RB1 and RB2 for the Buckeyes in 2026, but neither will be available for the 15 spring practices. Head coach Ryan Day announced during a radio hit that both will be recovering from offseason shoulder surgeries.
Jackson led OSU with 179 carries for 1,090 yards amd 14 touchdowns along with 22 catches for 161 yards and two scores as a freshman. West turned 59 carries into 310 yards and two touchdowns.
The absence of the two sophomore backs creates plenty of opportunity to build depth behind them in transfer Ja’Kobi Jackson, sophomore Turbo Rogers and incoming freshmen Favour Akih and Legend Bey.
Day also voiced his excitement, especially with Bey, whom the Buckeyes flipped from Tennessee.
“He’s dynamite,” Day said. “I’ve called him poor man’s Tyreke Hill. He’s lightning in a bottle, and he can do a lot of things for us.”