[Ratboy18]

So the coverage unit will change. Out are the plodding, solid tacklers. In are the speedsters willing to get down and get on a returner before he hits top speed.
"Personnel-wise it is different," Haynes said. "I think you need faster guys. You need more skill guys to run down and avoid blocks and get down there a lot faster. Before you could have your linebacker and tight-end type guys, and I don't know if you can have that anymore."
Players like Clifford and James Scott, freshmen defensive backs, are perfect candidates. Haynes said more receivers and running backs are in the mix as well, and the Buckeyes have covered more live kicks in practice than in past years while trying to separate those who want to be there from those who don't.
"It's not settled," Haynes said. "I would say that probably we have eight out of the 10 guys that we're set on."
The rest will be determined during coaches' meetings this weekend. But kicker Aaron Pettrey, who despite losing his job as OSU's field-goal kicker is set to kick off for the Buckeyes, already knows how his duty has changed. Instead of even trying for touchbacks, the most important part of his kick is now hangtime, with anything less than four seconds unacceptable.
"I wouldn't say it's impossible [to reach the end zone] but it's rare," Haynes said. "It's a lot different than when you were trying to get it out of the end zone. Now it's giving guys a chance to get down the field to cover."

Maybe there should be less concern about G Forces and more about exposing skill players to ear-hole shots!