If there is anyone who truly deserves a starting spot on this year’s Ohio State team, it is offensive tackle Branden Bowen. The fifth-year senior was overcome with emotion when head coach Ryan Day announced Bowen would be Ohio State’s starting right tackle on Saturday against Florida Atlantic. When you take into account how much Bowen has gone through over the past few years, it’s easy to understand why Bowen had the reaction he did.
This isn’t the first time Bowen has started for Ohio State, as he was the starting right guard for the Buckeyes back in 2017.