PASADENA, Calif. – Joshua Alabi’s first significant playing time at Ohio State didn’t go very well.
When starting left tackle Jamarco Jones was forced to leave the game for a series in the second quarter of Ohio State’s 55-24 loss to Iowa last season, Alabi was called upon to play in his place. On his fourth play in the game, Alabi failed to pick up a blitzer on his outside, giving up a free rush to the quarterback and allowing Iowa linebacker Ben Niemann to get a free shot on J.T. Barrett for a strip sack.