Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes enter season with top-five offensive line unit

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Buckeyes enter season with top-five offensive line unit

Ohio State is expecting to be better on the offensive line. And Folks around the country think this line can be one of the best in the country.

On3’s Mike Huguenin ranked the top 12 offensive lines in America entering this season, and the Buckeyes came in at No. 4, an impressive number for a unit that struggled at times last fall.

READ: All you need to know about the top offensive lines in 2022

Ohio State coach Ryan Day might agree with that assessment. He was quite high on the Buckeyes starting five offensive linemen at Big Ten Media Days a couple of weeks ago.

“When you look at both tackles, Paris [Johnson] and Dawand [Jones], they’re both very talented,” Day said. “Both have played a lot. Paris, not as much as tackle. And that was a reason why I wanted to get Paris in there last year to play because even though he was even though he was a guard, he still played a lot of football. Matt Jones has played more. Luke [Wypler] had a great year. And then Donovan [Jackson] is going to be younger, but we think he’s very talented.

“So when you look at those five, you think that those are five really good offensive linemen.”

Full coverage of Buckeyes training camp

Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and his body of work remain the focal point after the first full week of training camp. After watching Thursday’s full practice, the new-look defense was in full focus. And the offense continues to look like one of the best units in the country.

Lettermen Row staffers Spencer Holbrook and Tim May are back with another post-practice video and they break down their major takeaways on both sides of the ball after watching the almost two-hour practice in full.

Don’t miss the Practice Report with Spencer and Tim as they try to squeeze in so many different topics to discuss after the only full viewing period before the season-opening game next month.

Miss any of the coverage so far from Ohio State training camp? Catch up here:

READ: Four Lessons Learned about Buckeyes defense from open practice session

WATCH: Ryan Day press conference as Buckeyes wrap up first week of training camp

PHOTOS: Buckeyes hit field for training camp practice No. 7

READ: Three Lessons Learned about Buckeyes offense during open practice session

READ: Three Big Storylines as Buckeyes open second week of training camp

READ: Four observations as Buckeyes hit practice field for second camp session

READ: Five practice observations as energetic Buckeyes kick off training camp

ICYMI: Pair of second-year Buckeyes crack annual college football Freaks List

The Buckeyes have been widely projected to be in the College Football Playoff this fall, and that’s because of the amount of high-level athletes they have. And it’s showing up everywhere.

As the season draws closer, Bruce Feldman from The Athletic released his annual college football Freaks List, and a pair of rising Ohio State stars cracked the top 100. Wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. is No. 2 in the country on the list, topped only by Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith. And Buckeyes defensive tackle Tyleik Williams checked in at No. 66, continuing his incredible rise as a national name to know.

Lettermen Row made sure to down how each of the Buckeyes freaks got to this point — and how they can break out this fall. Check out the full story below.

READ: Pair of second-year Buckeyes crack annual college football Freaks List

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