May 10, 2026

Gavin Cupp Maintaining Focus on Daily Grind While Competing for First Significant Playing Time at Ohio State


Gavin Cupp has a chance to earn significant playing time this season for the first time in his Ohio State career. After arriving at Ohio State as a three-star recruit out of Leipsic, Ohio, in 2016, Cupp didn’t play a single snap in his first two seasons as a Buckeye. He finally saw his first collegiate playing time this past season, but most of that came on special teams, as he played on offense in just two games – blowout wins over Rutgers and Tulane – for 47 total snaps. Now a redshirt junior entering his fourth season at Ohio State, Cupp is finally getting his chance to compete for a starting spot. With a lack of veterans on the interior offensive line following the departures of starters Malcolm Pridgeon, Michael Jordan and Demetrius Knox from last season, Cupp has been lining up with the first-team offensive line at left guard all…

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