@AustinWard I know this is premature and the stories will be coming on some of these topics, but thought I’d ask anyway:
1. Larry Johnson retiring? With his questionable (at best) rotations down the stretch I think a new face is needed in that room.
2. What is the vibe on the QB situation next season? When Fields left, guys like Olave and Ruckert came back with the belief that CJ was special. I’m not sure there is that feeling in the WHAC with McCord.
3. Is there a point this off-season where the strength and conditioning program along with medical staff get questioned after the injury debacle this season?

According to Nevadabuck as of 11 AM this morning JSN is telling players he’s back. Nevadabuck has no reason to lie so it must be true right 😂

After going thru the snap counts and 2-deep from this past season this looks to be my estimate of the 2-deep and their 247 rating.

LOT:
-Zen Michalski .9012
-George Fitzpatrick .9111
LOG:
-Donovan Jackson .9900
-Ben Christman .9437
C:
-Matt Jones .9652
-Jakob James .8594
ROG:
-Enokk Vimahi .9400
-Tegra Tschabola .9557
ROT:
-Josh Fryar .8776
-Carsen Hinzman .9300/or Luke Montgomery .9775

With a quick glance it looks like the interior OL should be pretty good assuming Vimahi or a Tschabola make a decent leap. The tackles are very concerning, I do think Fryar showed pretty well as the 6th man this past year but the depth and pieces here are really concerning. Michalski seems to have some good momentum behind him but is he ready for this prime time role at OSU for a team that should have a top 5 offense? Idk about that.

We definitely need a portal OT but I'm not sure the spring period will bring a Bona-fide starter that significantly improves this line like a Knighton would have.

Ok, so this is a BIG if, but IF Ryan Day sees someone available in the now-regular-season-ended time for Offensive Coordinator that he feels may be a better fit and coach than someone on staff, is that person out there? No names from me...just wondering.

Not that it matters a ton , but watching this championship game , OSU ends up #2 right ?

Any word about how the current backups are developing @AustinWard @Bill Landis ? Have heard that Zen looked better and we can see that Vamahi has been up and down but that is pretty much it. What about all of the rest of them? Chirstman was supposed to be good but can't seem to even solidly get into the 2-deep. Hinsman had a lot of hype coming out. A start left tackle is going to be key and sounds like that isn't a sure thing on the roster right now. Interior will also be pretty iffy if Wypler and Jones don't return. Any word on guys stepping up?

Apologies for the scarcity of late. Figuring out this new dad thing. Should be be back into work full swing next week.

Meantime, here’s some analysis on Dawand Jones declaring for the NFL Draft. I think Dawand helped himself immensely by coming back for another year, and think he’s got an outside chance of being a first-round pick. Also think the next man up is pretty cut and dry for OSU.

Eddy updates his relationship with Ohio State, wants to visit this offseason.

Currently making a spreadsheet for scholarships for the Buckeyes. The whole COVID season thing makes me super confused as to who is for sure out of eligibility and who isn't.

Also looking at guys from the 2020 class..
Wypler and Miyan OSU profiles say going into this season they were in Year 3 with 4 remaining seasons. Fleming's said Year 3 with 3 remaining seasons. Have no idea how that works LMAO

Any help would be appreciated.

Recruiting update with Hayes sharing he wants to visit Ohio State this offseason:

This one is painful. Not only do I feel like we should be there, but I don’t anticipate it being competitive. The talent gap between Georgia and TCU is ridiculous.

I imagine I’ll watch in the end, but I’ve never been less interested and more frustrated about a National Championship.

Right here:

Talked to him in San Antonio:

Seeing anywhere from #2-#6 on most polls:

ESPN #2: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/35391913/2023-way-too-early-college-football-top-25
FOX #3: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/c...ll-rankings-our-way-too-early-top-25-for-2023
PFF #3: https://www.pff.com/news/college-football-way-too-early-2023-top-25-rankings
SI #6: https://www.si.com/college/2023/01/10/college-football-early-rankings-2023-georgia-michigan-lsu
Athlon #3: https://athlonsports.com/college-football/college-footballs-way-too-early-top-25-rankings-for-2023


We return practically the same team outside:

Offense:
QB
2 OT's

Defense:
Safety's
CB

Gotta say, if we can sure up a solid OL (very likely) and get better in the secondary (also very likely) + one of our two 5 star QB's can play as a top QB... next year could be 🔥