ARLINGTON, Texas — Two images sum up Ohio State football’s offensive line performance in Friday’s 14-3 Cotton Bowl loss to Missouri. On the final play of Devin Brown’s first career start, Missouri defensive end Johnny Walker Jr. zipped around left tackle Josh Simmons like a kid on Christmas morning and planted his quarterback face-first into the turf. Not long after, tight end Cade Stover left a verbal exchange with a Missouri defender and unleashed his frustrations on his own offensive line in the huddle. Coach Ryan Day stepped back to let Stover try to light a fire under a group that spent much of the night being pushed around or simply passed by. An offensive line which emerged from preseason camp with fragile expectations of adequacy made glacial progress throughout the season. Pass protection held up, with Kyle McCord facing roughly the same pressure rate as predecessor C.J. Stroud, per…
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