FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2011 file photo, Ohio State running back Jordan Hall scores a touchdown in front of Purdue cornerback Josh Johnson during the first half of an NCAA college football game in West Lafayette, Ind. Dan Herron, is gone. Hall, the heir apparent to Dan Herron, is still recovering from a cut tendon in his foot. With the days dwindling until the start of Ohio State's first game under Urban Meyer, the 18th-ranked Buckeyes don't really have a go-to guy at running back.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2011 file photo, Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde (34) runs past Nebraska's Lavonte David (4) and Andrew Green (11), for a touchdown in the first half of their NCAA college football game in Lincoln, Neb. Dan Herron, is gone. Hall, the heir apparent to Herron, is still recovering from a cut tendon in his foot. With the days dwindling until the start of Ohio State's first game under Urban Meyer, the 18th-ranked Buckeyes don't really have a go-to guy at running back. (AP Photo/Dave Weaver, File)