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Buckeye Nation is anxiously awaiting Ryan Day announcing a starting quarterback
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They also feel confident that Tegra Tshabola is set to claim the final offensive line spot.
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This one is interesting to me because I don’t think that there is actually much drama in the quarterback “battle.” While you never want to discount someone going crazy and taking a job, to me, it has never felt like there was any possibility that anyone other than Will Howard would be starting at quarterback for the Buckeyes when they open their season against Akron in three weeks. With all due respect to Devin Brown, I don’t believe that he is ever going to be an elite-level starting quarterback on par with Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, or C.J. Stroud.
Now, don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have the ability to be an excellent Ohio State QB. But, what it does mean for me is that without the no-doubt physical ability of some of the Buckeye signal callers of recent vintage, I think it just makes sense to go with the guy who has a ton of starting experience and has already led his team to a conference title. And, through the first week or so of fall practice, it seems like Howard’s experience and command of the game have him firmly in the lead for the QB job.
So, for me, I think the most important thing still to learn in camp is the only other open starting job, and that’s at right guard. Speaking of which...
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I think this is correct, however, I do wonder if it would have been closer had Carson Hinzman not missed two practices in the first week due to illness. We’ve heard about the “funky virus” impacting the offensive line room recently, so Hinzman is not the only guy who has been out a lot lately.
Tegra Tshabola is an incredibly athletic and strong offensive lineman, and for me, he has always been the favorite to take that job, but the way that Ryan Day talked up Carson Hinzman at Big Ten Media Days and in press conferences made it sound like there was a legitimate shot that the displaced frmer starting center could make the move to the right.
However, the saying in sports — especially football — is the best ability is availability, and Tegra has that far more these days.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK
They also feel confident that Tegra Tshabola is set to claim the final offensive line spot.
Before, during, and after the Ohio State football season, we here at Land-Grant Holy Land like to ask and answer questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
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Question 1: What do you most want to learn from preseason camp?
This one is interesting to me because I don’t think that there is actually much drama in the quarterback “battle.” While you never want to discount someone going crazy and taking a job, to me, it has never felt like there was any possibility that anyone other than Will Howard would be starting at quarterback for the Buckeyes when they open their season against Akron in three weeks. With all due respect to Devin Brown, I don’t believe that he is ever going to be an elite-level starting quarterback on par with Dwayne Haskins, Justin Fields, or C.J. Stroud.
Now, don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean that he doesn’t have the ability to be an excellent Ohio State QB. But, what it does mean for me is that without the no-doubt physical ability of some of the Buckeye signal callers of recent vintage, I think it just makes sense to go with the guy who has a ton of starting experience and has already led his team to a conference title. And, through the first week or so of fall practice, it seems like Howard’s experience and command of the game have him firmly in the lead for the QB job.
So, for me, I think the most important thing still to learn in camp is the only other open starting job, and that’s at right guard. Speaking of which...
Question 2: Who do you think will end up being OSU’s starting right guard?
I think this is correct, however, I do wonder if it would have been closer had Carson Hinzman not missed two practices in the first week due to illness. We’ve heard about the “funky virus” impacting the offensive line room recently, so Hinzman is not the only guy who has been out a lot lately.
Tegra Tshabola is an incredibly athletic and strong offensive lineman, and for me, he has always been the favorite to take that job, but the way that Ryan Day talked up Carson Hinzman at Big Ten Media Days and in press conferences made it sound like there was a legitimate shot that the displaced frmer starting center could make the move to the right.
However, the saying in sports — especially football — is the best ability is availability, and Tegra has that far more these days.
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