Cade Stover has already made several big plays in Ohio State's first three games and could be headed for the most productive season in years for a Buckeye tight end.
201920162013The big-play ability Stover has shown has been particularly striking, as his three catches of 30-plus yards currently rank second among all FBS tight ends behind only Louisiana Tech’s Griffin Hebert, who has four.
Stover, who’s changed positions multiple times in his Ohio State career and actually began this offseason expecting to play defense, made a concerted effort to improve as a pass-catcher after he settled on playing tight end this season. During the summer, Stover said he worked out three or four nights a week with Ohio State senior advisor Keenan Bailey with a focus on improving his route-running and footwork.
Ohio State offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Kevin Wilson has seen substantial growth from Stover as a receiving threat, giving Wilson and Day more confidence to draw up plays to get the ball in his hands. “He was already kind of naturally good at running routes. He didn't really know the reason of why he was running these routes and where he had to be at a certain time,” Stroud said of Stover. “He's really good at man, but in the offseason, we really worked on his zone routes, trying to get up in the right time and space at the time. So it kind of started then, and it’s just been building ever since.
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