Ohio State is one step from breaking more big runs entering Week 2, but it will take a better collective run-blocking effort to get where it wants to go on the ground.
It’s too early to provide a definitive answer on whether Ohio State’s offensive line will be of the caliber it needs to win a national championship in 2024.
“So yeah, we're looking to be more explosive and everybody's got to own it. Everyone's got to be a part of it. There were some good things as the game went on, but we've gotta see more improvement in Week 2.”There were no sacks allowed, even if Will Howard had to escape pressure a few times. There were no tackles for loss by Akron, even if things didn’t go perfectly on the ground. Ultimately, Ohio State did manage 170 rushing yards on 5.
McLaughlin is in his third year starting at a big-time college football program, the first two being at Alabama in 2022 and 2023. He’s seen what it’s like for units to gel and start getting that final block needed to pick up bigger chunks on the ground. In his view, you can’t put such things on a timeline.
“We're not in the excuse-making business, so those guys gotta go out and play really, really well,” Day said of Siereveld and Tshabola. “That's what we expect. We're at Ohio State, so let's go. But I'm predicting that this week they have a really good week of practice and they keep growing from it and they build from it and they have a point of reference moving forward.”
It may surprise some readers to know that tight end Gee Scott Jr. was Ohio State’s highest-graded run blocker regardless of position against the Zips, grading out at a 72, albeit in a small sample size of eight run-blocking snaps. Fellow tight end Will Kacmarek finished third behind McLaughlin with a grade of 67.5 in 11 snaps on run plays.
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