Buckeye Defensive Line Takes Big Jump From Week One to Week Two
COLUMBUS – After the departure of players like Chase Young and Davon Hamilton following last season, Ohio State knew there would have to be a…
Spring’s Unanswered Questions for the Ohio State Defensive Ends
Every year following Ohio State spring football we recap what happened position by position. Who stepped up, who stepped back, what got fixed, and what didn’t? With 12 of the 15 spring practices cancelled due to the pandemic, however, essentially nothing happened, nothing got fixed, nobody stepped up, and no questions got answered.
How Will Ohio State Replace… DE Chase Young
Young was a 5-star prospect out of Maryland who was ranked as the No. 7 player overall in the 2017 class and the No. 2 weakside defensive end in the nation. (Who was No. 1, you ask? Jaelan Phillips, who ended up at UCLA and posted just 4.5 sacks in two years before retiring and then unretiring and transferring to Miami last year.)
No Chase Young? No Jonathon Cooper? No Problem for Ohio State’s Defensive Line
COLUMBUS — Ohio State came into the Maryland game knowing that they would be down not one, but two of their starting defensive ends. Senior defensive end Jonathon Cooper has missed the majority of the games this season due to injury, and with junior defensive end Chase Young’s future up in the air, the Ohio State Rushmen had to figure out a way to make up…
Tyreke Smith, Branden Bowen, Possibly More Back for Buckeyes
Sophomore defensive end Tyreke Smith and fifth-year senior right tackle Branden Bowen are back this week for the Buckeyes after missing last Saturday’s game in Nebraska. Smith was injured in the first half of the Miami (OH) game and has not played since. There were some rumblings that he could be out for much longer than just one week, but his return comes…
Zach Harrison Chasing Playing Time Wherever It Takes Him
In 2013, Urban Meyer instituted “The Chase” at Ohio State. It was a mantra, a goal, focused on reaching the pinnacle of college football. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, that Chase fell short one December night in Indianapolis. In 2014, they went with The Chase again and this time the rallying cry paid off with a national championship.
Ohio State DE Tyler Friday More Ready Than Ever For Saturdays
Fall camp for freshmen football players often ends up in an everlasting search for mental and physical reassurance. They listen to coaches, listen to teammates, and try to tell themselves that this is all completely normal. Such was the case for sophomore defensive end Tyler Friday a year ago. Friday came to Ohio State as one of the top defensive…
Ohio State Spring Recap — No Bosa, No Problem at Defensive End?
It’s not often a team can say goodbye to Nick Bosa and still feel pretty good about their defensive ends. That’s Ohio State’s situation, and it was made easier by the fact that Bosa was gone from game three on last year, which forced everybody to grow up a bit more quickly. Now, every defensive end who played from Game Four…
OSU Second-Year Defensive Linemen Necessary For Success In 2019
Ohio State signed seven defensive linemen in the 2018 recruiting class. Four defensive ends and three defensive tackles. Four of the seven — ends Tyreke Smith and Tyler Friday and tackles Tommy Togiai and Taron Vincent — played decent minutes as freshmen last year. Ends Javontae Jean-Baptiste and Alex Williams redshirted, while tackle…
Morning Constitutional: What Will the Rushmen Package Look Like in 2019?
The early days of Ohio State’s Rushmen Package began in 2015. Designed to get the four best pass rushers on the field at the same time on passing downs, the Rushmen satisfied defensive line coach Larry Johnson’s desire to put as much pressure on the quarterback as possible. The Rushmen probably would have begun in 2014…
Ohio State Football 2018 Freshman Report: DE Tyler Friday
Tyler Friday came to Ohio State from Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, New Jersey. He was ranked the No. 6 defensive tackle in the 2019 class and the No. 93 player overall. Friday was the No. 4 player in the state, which was two spots ahead of fellow OSU defensive end signee Javontae Jean-Baptiste. Friday signed with Ohio State over…
