Ohio State Spring Practice Update

From nevadabuck, a respected Ohio State football insider, come two interesting tid-bits out of Columbus:

• Look for Brandon Saine to see a lot of time at the "fullback" position this year after the career-ending injury to Aram Olson. He did this some last year. He obviously won't be used as a traditional fullback. His position is being called the "pony" back.
• Ohio State is exploring the option of using the pistol formation, made popular by the Nevada Wolfpack. For those that aren't familiar, the quarterback starts off the line off scrimmage, but much closer to the center than he would in the shotgun (get it? shotgun... pistol?). The tailback lines up directly behind the quarterback instead of beside him. This provides more play-calling options and variability. It should be interesting.