The Ohio State Buckeyes' cornerback room is entering uncharted territory during the 2026 College Football season. Whether or not that's a good or a bad thing will be determined by second-year co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach Tim Walton, who's been coaching corners since 2022.
This season will be the first without Denzel Burke, the Arizona Cardinals' 2025 fifth-round pick, or Davison Igbinosun, who's expected to be taken in the second or third round of the 2026 NFL draft this April. As Cleveland.com's Stephen Means pointed out, this coming fall will be Walton's true step-up-or-step-aside moment in Columbus.