The Ohio State football program is heading into the 2026 season with 51 new players. It's going to be the most new players that Ryan Day has had to bring in since he took over the head coaching spot. A combination of several players declaring for the NFL Draft early and players utilizing the Transfer Portal has them in this spot.
Day spent all of spring practice figuring out what he has in this roster. He has to figure out where he has depth and where he doesn't. After the Spring Game, it's pretty clear that the Ohio State Buckeyes have some depth at the wide receiver position, although there is still no clear-cut number two.
However, it was pretty clear that Ohio State doesn't have depth up front. The Buckeyes had two starting offensive linemen out for that game, and it went very poorly. If Ohio State has an injury up front, they are going to be in some serious trouble this Fall.
The Ohio State football team can't afford an offensive line injury
Both Austin Siereveld and Phillip Daniels missed the Spring Game. With that being the case, Julian Sayin was stuff feeling pressure the entire game. He was not able to step up and see receivers the way he was hoping for. Missing just those two guys put the Buckeyes in a massive bind.
If that happens in the Fall, it's pretty clear that the Buckeyes will be in trouble. Even when those two players are in the starting lineup, Ohio State still has to find a fifth starter to replace Tegra Tshabola, who left for Kentucky. The guard spots are yet to be determined.
2024 saw multiple offensive linemen go down with season-ending injuries. It forced them to develop depth when they didn't have it before. They still ended up winning the national championship that season. Day would love not to have to go through that again in 2026, though.
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