We take a look at where things stand for Ohio State at six positions Ryan Day considers question marks: Quarterback, offensive line, WR depth, DT depth, safety depth and punter.
Ryan Day knows his 2024 Ohio State football team has the potential to be an all-time great team. But there’s still several question marks the Buckeyes need to find answers to if they’re going to perform up to their potential this fall.earlier this week that this year’s Ohio State roster is one of the most talented they’ve ever seen – Day said Tuesday that he thinks this year’s roster has the best combination of talent and experience of any team the Buckeyes have had since he started at OSU.
The offensive lineup is slightly less clear-cut, but there is an established group of players who are expected to either start or play major roles this season. TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins will split carries at running back; Emeka Egbuka, Carnell Tate, Jeremiah Smith and Brandon Inniss should all be in the rotation at wide receiver; Josh Simmons, Donovan Jackson, Seth McLaughlin and Josh Fryar are all experienced starters on the offensive line; and Gee Scott Jr.
Howard is still the likely frontrunner to start given his proven ability as a dual-threat and 27 games of starting experience at Kansas State, but he’ll need to perform well during the first few weeks of August to lock down the job. If not, Devin Brown will have a chance to seize the starting spot away from him.
“There wasn't as many folks in the portal after the spring. So we looked at it. We identified it. We did our due diligence. But we're going to go with who we have now.” The three leading candidates to be the fifth starter on the offensive line are Carson Hinzman, Tegra Tshabola and Luke Montgomery, with left tackle Josh Simmons, left guard Donovan Jackson and center Seth McLaughlin expected to make up the rest of the front five.
Kojo Antwi and Damarion Witten – who was recruited as a tight end but is expected to start his Ohio State career at wide receiver – give the Buckeyes additional depth options along with a quality group of walk-ons that includes David Adolph, Brennen Schramm, Reis Stocksdale and Shawn Lodge, among others. Day also suggested Tuesday that cornerback Lorenzo Styles Jr. could be an additional depth option if needed after playing receiver at Notre Dame.
That said, there are plenty of intriguing candidates to fill out the depth chart behind Williams and Hamilton. Hero Kanu and Kayden McDonald both flashed in limited action last season while Johnson said this spring that Jason Moore was. Tywone Malone could also be an option to play a bigger role in his second year at Ohio State after transferring from Ole Miss, as could redshirt freshman Will Smith Jr.
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