Five Things: From Kyle McCord's performance, to a leaky offensive line, to flashes shown from lesser-known players, the spring game gave fans a glimpse at the 2023 Buckeyes.
Look, nobody is stealing snaps from Marv this year and Emeka Egbuka has proven enough to me that I don't need him rotating with anyone much but as a third/fourth receiver, I hope Tate gets an early shot to be in the rotational mix.
It remains to be seen if the experiment becomes a long-term strategy, and if so exactly how much it happens, but I'm just as curious as to the motivation.
Guards Donovan Jackson and Matt Jones are also fine with the main goal achieved: leaving spring camp without notable injury. Even if the center and tackle candidates firm things up come fall, how good are you feeling about the depth as ready-now for 2023? I'm no alarmist but if I'm on staff, I'm at least taking a hard look at what's out in the portal as other programs wrap up spring camps.Reports all spring suggested the defense was ahead of the offense and while not surprising for a host of reasons, it was good to see some guys in Ohio State's secondary making plays.
It was also nice to get a first look at Ole Miss transfer cornerback Davison Igbinosun. That dude looks serious all the time. That's my analysis lol. Seriously, he looks like he's out there to accomplish a goal, not hang out and have a good time. I'm confident he bring an immediate boost to the cornerback depth as a likely starter and certainly heavy rotation guy.
McCord, the slight favorite in the clubhouse to start this fall, completed 18-of-34 passes for 184 yards including the noted 37-yard touchdown toss to Tate. McCord found Harrison on a couple nice crossers, among other successful targets, but he was also uneven, missing some open guys and throwing into traffic on a few occasions. The offensive line's performance certainly didn't help McCord's cause.
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