November 16, 2024

Ohio State football | Offensive line aims to upgrade mental game

Bill Rabinowitz The Columbus Dispatch @brdispatch They aren’t hitting, but they are learning. With weeks to go before training camp and 71 days until Ohio State’s football season opens against Indiana, this is a comparatively down time for college football. But for the Buckeyes, football seldom pauses for long, especially for positional units with something to prove. Count the Ohio State offensive line among those units. It was the foundation of the Buckeyes’ 2014 national title but has been inconsistent the past two seasons. With the graduation of Rimington Trophy winner Pat Elflein, the line knows the spotlight will be on it. After the spring game, coach Urban Meyer said that seven of the team’s nine positions were up to standard. He didn’t name the laggards, but it wouldn’t be a stretch to speculate that the offensive line was one. The linemen have taken their charge seriously. They aren’t doing…

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