Banged up throughout the spring, Justin Frye expects Ohio State's offensive line to return to “full strength” by August.
Justin Frye didn’t have a full complement of offensive linemen available during his first spring at Ohio State.
“We should be back full strength. We had a couple guys get banged up a little bit here and there in spring but nothing major,” Ohio State’s first-year offensive line coach said last month.
Savvy veteran Matt Jones, the sixth man of last year’s unit, will become a full-time starter for the first time on the inside, and five-star recruit Donovan Jackson will start on the opposite side of Wypler as a true sophomore. The group possesses plenty of promise, but expecting a full season to go off without a health hitch would be naive.
“We do need to get more depth on the offensive line, that's for sure,” Day said. “I feel pretty good about five, six guys, but we need to get to seven, eight, nine, which was a strength for us the last couple years.”“I think the depth that we've created at defensive line is going to be a huge advantage for us. I think our twos and threes are further along on the defensive side of the ball than they are on offense right now,” Day said after Ohio State’s.