Saturday afternoon was not the perfect Spring Game for the Ohio State football team. It was raining during various parts of the game, and the weather made it a little hard to execute on offense. Still, the Buckeyes had a few guys play really well with the opportunity they were given.
Ryan Day was pleased that they were able to get it in, but he wasn't thrilled about the execution on offense. He knows that his team has a lot of work to do before the season starts in the Fall. After the Spring Game, it's pretty clear that the offense has something they really need to work on.
The Ohio State Buckeyes were running plays from Arthur Smith in a game setting for the first time. His scheme is certainly a bit different from what the team is used to. No matter the scheme, it's pretty clear the receivers need to work on getting more separation on their routes.
The Ohio State receivers need to work on getting separation
While the defensive backs did a great job of clamping down on the receivers during the Spring Game, part of that is because the receivers were struggling. Only Jeremiah Smith and Chris Henry Jr. were able to break free on their routes during the Spring Game.
Brandon Inniss needs to work on this. So do Devin McCuin and Kyle Parker. Quite frankly, everyone does. If Smith isn't going to run an offense that schemes up receivers getting open easily, they need to be better. Cortez Hankton needs to do better with them in that regard, as well.
Day has repeated often just how deep this receiver room is. In fact, he claims it's the deepest it has been in a while, even though they lost several good ones in the Transfer Portal. It's time that depth shines through and does a better job of getting open to help out Julian Sayin.
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