The national runners-up return to the practice field Wednesday with their first true quarterback competition of the Marcus Freeman era. What else is there to watch?

Linebacker CJ Hicks made his debut at defensive line and was already on the second-team unit and took some first-team reps. The Dayton, Ohio, native is entering his fourth year at Ohio State and early observations indicate he’ll compete for reps right away at defensive end.

For OSU, Day 1 wasn’t about trying to figure out who the next starting quarterback is going to be. It was about getting through Day 1 of a plan for what the spring is supposed to be about: getting the three QBs as many plays as possible over the next four weeks.