COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Acting head coach Ryan Day and defensive coordinator Greg Schiano held a news conference Monday and revealed several lineup changes for the Buckeyes based on what we knew coming out of the spring, which is the last time anyone from Ohio State spoke to the media.

DEFENSE

* Baron Browning is the starting middle linebacker, with Pete Werner and Malik Harrison the starting outside linebackers. That's a jump for Werner, with Keandre Jones expected to be a starter coming out of spring.

* Middle linebacker Tuf Borland is coming back from an Achilles injury, and Schiano said he is progressing faster than expected. He said Borland could play this week against Oregon State. Borland was the starting middle linebacker at the end of last season and is expected to start when healthy, but Schiano would not speculate on his role when he's fully back.

Overall, Schiano said the linebackers will rotate more. Beyond three starters and Borland, Dante Booker is also coming back from injury. And Jones and Justin Hilliard are among the experienced backups.

* At cornerback, Kendall Sheffield, Damon Arnette and Jeff Okudah will form a three-man rotation at those two starting spots, as expected.

* Isaiah Pryor and Jahsen Wint will both play at the second safety spot opposite Jordan Fuller. One of those two could eventually win the full-time job.

* At defensive end, Nick Bosa, Chase Young and Jonathon Cooper will rotate between two starting spots. But the Buckeyes won't rotate four ends equally like they did last year. It will be three.

OFFENSE

* The starting offensive line is Isaiah Prince at tight tackle, Demetrius Knox at right guard, Michael Jordan at center and Malcolm Pridgeon at left guard. At left tackle, expected starter Thayer Munford has been battling injuries, Day said. So Joshua Alabi has been fighting with Munford for that starting job.

That's an issue.

* Branden Bowen, who started at guard to open last season before breaking his leg, is still not fully healthy. So he hasn't been 100 percent in his fight for a starting job. Pridgeon is the player who jumped on that guard opening, as Jordan moved from two years at left guard to center. Brady Taylor was the starting center after spring ball, but he is now the second-team center.

* Day would not go into specifics about the receivers, other than to say they will continue to rotate. KJ Hill will continue to play primarily in the slot with Parris Campbell, so while Day said Demario McCall would play, it appears McCall is the third H-back.

We know the main outside receivers are Austin Mack, Johnnie Dixon, Terry McLaurin and Ben Victor. Jaylen Harris could also fit into that mix, but Day didn't get into specifics.

* Dwayne Haskins is the starting quarterback.