In the past, the Ohio State star has been hard-hitting safeties such as Mike Doss and Donte Whitner, but the Buckeyes will start season with bigger, more physical players there: linebacker-turned-safety Jermale Hines and linebacker-turned-safety-turned-linebacker again Tyler Moeller.
How those two fare there is worth watching this weekend, but the return of Donald Washington and Jamario O'Neal from suspensions in time for the USC tilt will shake things up again.
To read a supposition on how that all might turn out, check out the latest post on the Cus Words blog.