Ohio State's first game week has arrived and with it Ryan Day had answers to the final set of questions in the Buckeyes' starting lineup.
Tegra Tshabola will start at right guard, Sonny Styles at Will linebacker and Jeremiah Smith will join Emeka Egbuka and Carnell Tate at wide receiver. While it's not known exactly who will start between TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins at running back, both will see a high volume of carries and are considered co-first-stringers.
Jim Knowles said C.J. Hicks will still be involved in the linebacker rotation and Day said the team will roll through different right guards, but past seasons leave Eleven Warriors' Andy Anders and Dan Hope skeptical about how much rotation there will be – at least while the first-team units are still on the board.
Chip Kelly will coordinate the offense from the booth for Ohio State, a move that makes sense from a play-calling standpoint, while Will Howard's input and the benefits of in-helmet communication should be felt. The Buckeyes should have plenty of room for experimentation in Week 1, seeing as they are 50-point favorites over Akron, but Ryan Day says Ohio State’s offense is still “not close” to the standard he ultimately wants it to reach.
We discuss all of those topics and more on a game-week edition of Press Coverage, which you can view in the video player at the top of the page.
