Julian Fleming, Marvin Harrison Jr., Thayer Munford, Matt Jones and Taron Vincent are among the players Ohio State will be counting on to step up in the Rose Bowl after opt-outs.
were all opting out for the game, leaving the Buckeyes without three of their stars on the offensive side of the ball and their sacks leader on defense.
Ohio State is loaded with talented wide receivers, already had six offensive linemen that were viewed as starters this season and already maintained a deep rotation at defensive tackle, so the Buckeyes have reason to believe their next men up can step up against Utah. The following five players, in particular, are players who will likely be called upon to play bigger roles in the Rose Bowl because of the four players who opted out. Some of them are veterans who already have considerable playing experience as Buckeyes, while others are younger players who will be auditioning to earn bigger roles next season, but all of them could be key to Ohio State’s chances of finishing the year with a win over the Utes.
Marvin Harrison Jr. could make his first career start in the Rose Bowl with Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson both out.Munford made a sacrifice by moving inside to left guard so Petit-Frere could play left tackle and Dawand Jones could play right tackle this season, but with Petit-Frere skipping the Rose Bowl, Day confirmed Monday that Munford will move back to left tackle – the position he previously started at for the Buckeyes from 2018-20 – for the final game of his Ohio State career.
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