About those kickers:

with receiver K.J. Hill.

Placekicker Sean Nuernberger is again competing for the starting job despite being in his fourth year in the program.

Nuernberger broke all sorts of Ohio State records in the national championship year of 2014 but hasn’t been the same since. In 2015, he split time with senior transfer Jack Willoughby and sat out with a groin injury last year as walk-on Tyler Durbin handled kicking duties.

Durbin is gone, Nuernberger is healthy and true freshman Blake Haubeil is challenging for his job.

“Right now Sean is ahead of him, but not by a very far margin,” Meyer said.

Two-a-days? Good riddance:

Co-defensive coordinator and special-teams coordinator coach Kerry Coombs says the demise of two-a-day practices is sitting well with Ohio State players and coaches.

The NCAA instituted a rule last spring prohibiting multiple contact practices a day in preseason. That came after a study and report with recommendations on keeping players healthy. As a result, schools were allowed to extend the preseason by a week.

“It’s a different schedule,” Coombs noted. “It’s the NFL schedule. The routine is positive. Our kids know what to expect every day. It’s morning meetings, it’s morning practice, rest time, meetings, walk through. I think our evening walkthroughs have been phenomenal. I think they’re a difference-maker for us. I think we are getting more out of camp than when we had two-a-days.”