Branden Bowen learned that he would be Ohio State’s starting right tackle for Saturday’s season opener against FAU at the same time everyone else did.
While Bowen ran with the first-team offensive line for much of the preseason, no one officially told Bowen that he would start Saturday’s game before Ryan Day told the media during his press conference Tuesday that Bowen would be the first player on the field for the Buckeyes at right tackle this weekend.
Tuesday was an emotional day for Bowen, who has not played a single snap for the Buckeyes since he broke his leg in Ohio State’s sixth game of the year against Maryland in October 2017.