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Moore will be competing at RT against Daniels and has moore upside imho. Would not be surprised to see him win the job by the time the season opens.
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Yeah I can see Moore winning the RT. I think too many are just assuming Daniels will win the job. The Shiney toy theory in full effect
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The Ohio State football team isn't worried about losing two running backs
Despite the fact that the Ohio State football team is losing two running backs to the NFL, they aren't worried about their 2025 production.
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The Ohio State football team isn't worried about losing two running backs
Despite the fact that the Ohio State football team is losing two running backs to the NFL, they aren't worried about their 2025 production.The Ohio State football program will be replacing a lot of players from the 2024 national championship game. Most of those players come on the defensive side, as they will only return three starters from that side of the ball. They also have a new defensive coordinator.
On offense, the Buckeyes are replacing a lot of key guys, too. They will lose Emeka Egbuka, three offensive linemen, and their starting quarterback to the NFL. They will also be losing both of their running backs, who were essentially co-starters during their run to the title.
Both TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins were huge producers for the Buckeyes. Even though they are headed to the NFL, the Ohio State Buckeyes aren't worried about losing their production. They feel good about who they have to replace them.
The Ohio State football team likes who they have replacing their running backs
Ohio State decided to bring in C.J. Donaldson Jr. from the transfer portal. He is someone from West Virginia who has had a lot of production over the last two years and will likely be the starter. The Buckeyes are very confident in his abilities to replace some of the production they will lose in Henderson and Judkins.
James Peoples is likely going to be the backup back. He showed some promise in the limited number of snaps that he was able to get this past season. They think he can be a really good player once he gets more reps. He will likely see 35% or more of the snaps this year.
How Brian Hartline wants to run his offense remains to be seen. That may be predicated on who the starting quarterback is. Hartline likes his receiver room, so they will still try to get the ball to the playmakers on the outside as much as possible.
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Yeah that article is a bit facetious. It's not just "2 RBs" we're losing its fucking 2 All Americans that can't really be replaced. What we can do is man up in a great scheme as much as possible. If our coaches scheme with what we have we'll be just fine.
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I think the lazy analysis is it will look a lot like 2021 did.
Talent everywhere but overall offensive production will depend on where/how the maturation process line crosses the much-tougher-schedule line on the graph. Mostly at QB.
If you spotted me a 10-2 record that qualifies for the CFP right now I'd take it because I am not sure that it's a given.
The unknown element of health aside, I do think if they can qualify for the CFP they will be a much more dangerous team later in the year (duh). It's going to take some time to get used to this kind of outlook but just make the playoffs (assuming the cut line for that is around 2 losses).
Talent everywhere but overall offensive production will depend on where/how the maturation process line crosses the much-tougher-schedule line on the graph. Mostly at QB.
If you spotted me a 10-2 record that qualifies for the CFP right now I'd take it because I am not sure that it's a given.
The unknown element of health aside, I do think if they can qualify for the CFP they will be a much more dangerous team later in the year (duh). It's going to take some time to get used to this kind of outlook but just make the playoffs (assuming the cut line for that is around 2 losses).
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I mean when you think about it, that's all the regular season needs to be from here on out.
Old guys like me will hate it but as long as the occasional loss to tsun is included in a number no higher than 2, it really doesn't matter.
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I don’t think it’s the “shiny toy” thing. Daniels has starting experience in the B1G, so he’s semi proven. Moore definitely has a chance to start, but Daniels is definitely the safe bet.
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The most intriguing position battle for the Ohio State football team this Spring
The Ohio State football team will have plenty of positional battles to follow this Spring into the Fall. This one is the most intriguing.
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The most intriguing position battle for the Ohio State football team this Spring
The Ohio State football team will have plenty of positional battles to follow this Spring into the Fall. This one is the most intriguing.
The Ohio State football team will have multiple positional battles this Spring. When a team loses as many starters as the Buckeyes did, that's expected. They are looking to have guys step right up as they try to defend their national championship next season.
Of course, the most important positional battle will be the starting quarterback job. That's the most important position on the field, so that is going to get the most attention. Julian Sayin is the heavy favorite to win that job, so that's not the most intriguing battle that the Ohio State Buckeyes will have.
The offensive line will be home to the most intriguing positional battle. After losing four of their season-opening starters, they will have a new unit next year. Luckily for them, they have multiple guards who have gotten time last year. That will be the most intriguing battle.
Guard will be the most intriguing positional battle for the Ohio State football team
The Buckeyes have three guards from last year's team who will be fighting for just two starting spots. Tegra Tshabola, Austin Siereveld, and Luke Montgomery are all fighting for both spots. By the end of last season, it seemed like Montgomery had entrenched himself as the starter at left guard.It seems likely that Montgomery keeps that spot at left guard. That means that it should be a two-horse race for right guard between Siereveld and Tshabola. Neither one of them really stood out during the College Football Playoff run that the Buckeyes made last year.
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From tackle to QB battle: What we learned about Ohio State’s offense in the first spring practice
From a surprise along the line to the quarterback battle, here's what we learned about Ohio State football's offense from the first day of spring practice.
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Ohio State Cross-Training Offensive Linemen Austin Siereveld, Luke Montgomery, Others to Build Depth
Cross-training along the offensive line saved Ohio State’s national championship run in 2024.When Josh Simmons went down with a season-ending injury in Week 7 at Oregon, the offensive line struggled with his replacement, Zen Michalski, against Nebraska the next game. The Buckeyes barely beat their inferior foe 21-17 in that contest. What salvaged the season? Donovan Jackson moved from left guard to left tackle, where he’d never played before in his collegiate career.
Then there was Carson Hinzman, who started at center in 2023, plugged in at left guard when Jackson slid out in 2024 and moved back to center after Seth McLaughlin sustained his own season-ending injury.
With that in mind, it was no surprise to see offensive guard Austin Siereveld working at left tackle as Ohio State opened spring practice on Monday.
“Now that we're going to a roster of 105, it looks like that's where we're headed, we have to have versatility,” Day said. “Guys have to be able to play multiple positions. You saw that happen with Donovan, you saw it happen with Carson this year, you've seen it happen with a lot of our guys. And so we wanna be able to teach guys in dual roles this year. I think it's important, and not just on the offensive line.”
Day said that Ohio State will expect its tight ends to know how to play receiver and have receivers that can play out of the backfield in 2025, particularly slot wideout Brandon Inniss. Cross-training will be a team-wide affair.
“At 105, that's tough, because when you look at the NFL, people are gonna say, well, they have a 56-man roster,” Day said. “But the truth is, when they bring guys in and send guys onto waivers, most teams are in the north of 115, 120 of guys in the building and out of the building. Well, if you only have 105 guys to work with, and some of those guys are young freshmen, then you have to have versatility in all those positions.”
But the impetus is especially there along Ohio State’s front five, and it makes additional sense in Siereveld’s case as the Buckeyes have a potential offensive tackle depth issue if one or two players get hurt in 2025.
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Quick Hits: Billy Fessler Says Ohio State is a “Long Way Away” from Even Talking About How Close the QB Competition Is, Julian Sayin Praises Will Howard's Leadership from Last Season
Billy Fessler says Ohio State is a “long way away” from even talking about how close the QB competition is and Julian Sayin praised Will Howard's leadership last season.
Quick Hits: Billy Fessler Says Ohio State is a “Long Way Away” from Even Talking About How Close the QB Competition Is, Julian Sayin Praises Will Howard's Leadership from Last Season
Ohio State will have a new starting quarterback in 2025.
Julian Sayin, Lincoln Kienholz and Tavien St. Clair are all vying for the first-string signal caller job, but that competition has no end in sight.
In fact, quarterbacks coach Billy Fessler said Wednesday Ohio State is a "long way away" from even talking about how close the quarterback competition is.
Among a variety of other topics, Sayin and Kienholz both discussed how Will Howard's leadership from last year helped prepare them for a potentially bigger role this season, while St. Clair detailed how his transition from high school to college has gone.
You can see what Fessler and the three quarterbacks had to say after Wednesday's spring practice in the videos below.
Billy Fessler
- On Julian Sayin’s lightning-quick release: “Julian definitely has a quick release, that's for sure. I think that it can definitely be an advantage in just the ability to get the ball to the receivers quickly. But at the same point, you can't sacrifice arm strength for a quick release. So we're continuing to work to build that arm strength, to strengthen his core, to work rotationally because he is such a rotational thrower.”
- Fessler said Tavien St. Clair’s experience working with the team last spring helped his development and understanding of Ohio State’s offense some, but he still has much to learn. “At the end of the day, he's still a guy that should be in high school. Does it help that he was around all spring, last spring, and in a bunch of meetings? Yeah, I think so. But at the end of the day, he's sitting there in those meetings, but he still has his own (high school) offense to go run in the following fall.”
- On how the quarterbacks can show they’re the toughest players on the team while being non-contact in practice: “By showing we're the hardest-working guys on the team. We can show that we are the mentally toughest guys on the team. We can make sure that we don't ever get too high or too low and we play with passion and emotion without letting that emotion and passion play with us and affect us.”
- On where he’s seen Lincoln Kienholz grow since last offseason: “Just a full year of understanding the offense, a full year of getting a feel for what we're trying to do and what we're trying to accomplish. And just the minute details about where my eyes need to be, how I can tie my feet in with my eyes, how I can make sure that I'm not just throwing the ball to the right receiver, because that's what my read dictates, but I'm also throwing it at the right time.”
Julian Sayin
- On his offseason thus far: “It's been good. Just trying to get better every day. Coach Fessler's been doing a really good job with us and we're just improving on our fundamentals to get better in the scheme. So it's been good.”
- Sayin said former quarterback Will Howard set an excellent example of how to lead from the quarterback position last season. “Will was a really great leader for this team and it was fun to watch. He was someone who everyone kind of could relate to, and liked by everyone. I think if you went around the Woody and asked about Will Howard, everyone would have good things to say about him. So I think that's something that – I'm trying to take that approach.”
- Sayin said he’s gained roughly 10 pounds as he tries to bulk up for the punishment of a potential starting quarterback job. “That was a big emphasis in the winter, really just focusing on getting bigger and stronger.”
Lincoln Kienholz
- Kienholz says his approach to spring is being someone his teammates can look up to when it comes time to make a play on 4th-and-2 and make a play when his number is called.
- Kienholz says he takes pride in his scrambling ability, making routine plays and how much strength he’s added over the past year. He says he went from 185 pounds to 212 pounds.
- The quarterback competition feels “wide open” per Kienholz and he strives every day to prove he’s the best quarterback in the nation.
- Kienholz says there’s always pressure when you play quarterback at Ohio State, but he embraces everything that comes with it because “pressure is a privilege.”
Tavien St. Clair
- On the message the freshmen received from last year’s seniors when they arrived at Ohio State: “Really just gave us the real-to-real talk that we needed. A lot of them were like, it’s going to be hard. Ohio State is not for everybody. It’s not easy mentally or physically. But once you persevere through that and you push through it and you lean on your brothers next to you, you feel like you can accomplish anything and you’ll come out a better person because of it.”
- On what he learned from watching Will Howard during Ohio State’s national championship run: “The better leadership that you have for your team and the closer relationships that you have, the longer it’ll take you. With him, I saw just, nobody hated Will. Nobody disliked Will. Everybody loved Will. He was comfortable talking to anybody. And that’s something I’m going to carry with me, just trying to be familiar with everybody, know everybody, know everything about them.”
- St. Clair said taking his first snap with the offense during team drills on Monday was a moment where it sunk in that his dream of being a Buckeye has become reality.
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