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muffler dragon
Bien. Bien chiludo.
Give me more Montgomery and I look forward to Padilla destroying people next year.
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Montgomery played extremely well last night, definitely glad we'll at least have him back next year but he's ready to help now. I like rotating him and Siereveld at LG.
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I've had daydreams of him coming in in place if aTE and blocking from that wing position or WHAM in a pull. It takes a receiver out of the game but JJ counts as two or three anyway
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scarletngray
Gold Pants
A healthy, fresh, strong, determined Luke is just what the doctor ordered.
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Luke Montgomery Playing Key College Football Playoff Role at Left Guard for Ohio State After Being “Humbled” Earlier This Year
By Andy Anders on January 8, 2025 at 11:43 am @andyanders55
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Humility is often the catalyst for growth in life. One must first recognize their flaws to correct or strengthen them, after all.
Luke Montgomery used the phrase “humbled” to describe the first 90% of his sophomore season at Ohio State. After seeing use in select spots as a freshman, Montgomery entered spring practice as the odds-on favorite to win the Buckeyes’ open starting right guard competition. He was seen taking first-team offensive line reps during March training sessions open to the media.
By preseason camp, Montgomery faded from that battle entirely. There was some brief experimentation with him as a backup center before he slid back over to guard as a depth piece. But even when then-left guard Donovan Jackson missed two games with injury to start the 2024 campaign, it was fellow second-year Austin Siereveld, not Montgomery, who filled in.
“I just wasn't ready yet. I think consistency is key when you're playing offensive line and as a young player, sometimes that's up and down,” Montgomery said at Ohio State’s media day before the Rose Bowl on Dec. 30. “I had to find that way to continue to get better and more consistent. And I've done that and I’m believing in that. And I was ready. I was ready for when my time was close.”
After playing just 77 total snaps in a backup role during the regular season, Montgomery’s name emerged again following a poor performance from Ohio State’s offensive line in the Michigan game. Ryan Day advertised a plan to rotate Montgomery, Siereveld and Tegra Tshabola, the team’s regular starting right guard, at both spots next to center Carson Hinzman.
Ohio State followed through on that plan, and now through two games of what the Buckeyes hope is a national title run in the College Football Playoff, Montgomery’s found a key role at left guard.
“He'd just been building up through the year,” offensive line coach Justin Frye told Eleven Warriors. “Getting game-ready, getting ready to go in and go play. Same deal, great preparation game plan-wise. Felt (the rotation) fit all three of those guys to keep them fresh and try to work on their big, heavy inside guys. It's a big D-tackle (Tennessee had) so it's, for us, good to rotate some guys through to match the physicality and the size there. So, they all played really well.”
Luke Montgomery Playing Key College Football Playoff Role at Left Guard for Ohio State After Being “Humbled” Earlier This Year
After being “humbled” in the offseason and regular season, Luke Montgomery has emerged at left guard for the Buckeyes this postseason as part of a resurging offensive line.
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