July 6, 2026

Ohio State Offensive Line Epitomizes ‘Next Man Up’


Coming into the 2020 season, Ohio State knew its offensive line was going to be in good hands with three returning starters in Thayer Munford, Josh Myers and Wyatt Davis. Harry Miller and Nicholas Petit-Frere stepped right into their respective starting roles and, boom, the Buckeyes were averaging a B1G best 275.6 rushing yards per game, good for seventh in the nation. But the offensive line really showed up and showed out in its last three games against Michigan State, Northwestern and, now, Clemson, despite missing a total of four starters across those games. Next man up. Munford, Myers and Petit-Frere all missed the Michigan State game – and the Buckeyes rushed for 322 yards anyways. Trey Sermon had his best game in Scarlet and Gray (to that point) while Justin Fields also rushed for a career-high. The unit reunited in the B1G Championship game and helped power Sermon to…

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