COLUMBUS — Today at Ohio State, it was the offensive and defensive lines’ turn to step in front of the microphones and talk with reporters. Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa and several of his players talked about the potential of this offensive line. Defensive line coach Larry Johnson did much of the same. Here’s a glimpse at much of what was being said today.
Fall camp gets underway for the Buckeyes on Friday and every single Ohio State position coach will have a mental list of things that they need to get done. In fact, they may actually have a physical list as well. Speculating as to what might be on each assistant coach’s list is always a fun exercise, and there are no shortages of items that will need to be addressed.
The Buckeyes went about replacing four starters on the offensive line this spring, but that turned into being without all five of last year’s starters as junior left tackle Thayer Munford missed camp with back injury. Good work was had by the healthy linemen, and several stakes have been claimed for starting spots. The coaches like what they have…
Every year, new Buckeyes emerge and climb the depth charts of the Ohio State offense and defense. It is a necessary progression which then allows the program to replace departed stars and reestablish any loss of depth. Spring football is significant portion of that player development and progression, and it always provides a few glimpses…
The Ohio State football team has a lot of questions to answer before this fall if they want to be a national championship contender. On offense, that all starts up front with the line. The Bucks lost three starters and have another sitting out the spring with a bad back. So how will they replace Michael Jordan, Malcolm Pridgeon, and…
In 2016, Ohio State’s Pat Elflein won the Rimington Trophy as the nation’s best center. The following season, Ohio State’s Billy Price won the award. Last year, OSU junior Michael Jordan fell short of the previous standard, but still managed to earn First-Team All-American recognition. Following his performance, Jordan decided…
Ohio State started a pair of fifth-year seniors last year at guard in Malcolm Pridgeon and Demetrius Knox, which means that they must now both be replaced. Last season was the first as a starter for Pridgeon, and it produced mixed results. When he was good, the entire offense was better for it. Consistency was an issue…
Michael Jordan was a three-year starter for the Buckeyes and the first true freshman offensive lineman to start a season opener since Orlando Pace. Jordan spent his first two seasons at left guard, but moved over to center last summer. He ended up being named a First-Team All-American, but fell short in OSU’s attempt for a…
That last time the Buckeyes had a returning starter at center was 2015, when Jacoby Boren was back for his second season as a starter. Since then, Ohio State has started Pat Elflein in 2016, Billy Price in 2017, and Michael Jordan this past season. All three ended up being named All-Americans, with the first two being Rimington…
Ohio State held its third practice of the fall on Sunday, although like the first two, it was still closed to the media. The team has a day off on Monday, and will be back at it Tuesday. The school has said that it will have an update sometime on Monday about when practices may reopen to reporters. However, the first game is now less than four weeks away, so there’s not much time for the team – and everyone else – to figure out the answers to a few big questions about this year’s Buckeyes…
Before spring football began for the Buckeyes, it was thought that fifth-year senior Brady Taylor and fouth-year junior Matt Burrell would compete to fill the vacancy left by the departure of center Billy Price. Once camp began, however, redshirt freshman Josh Myers was also in the conversation. Myers, a former 5-star offensive…
