It’s hard to directly measure offensive line success, as the position famously lacks statistics for its players, but just in observation Ohio State’s offensive line took a leap forward against Western Kentucky.
The Buckeyes’ front five paved the way for their runners to average 6.2 yards per carry after they managed just 4.6 against both Indiana and Youngstown State.
“(It was a) step in the right direction, you saw them playing hard,” Ryan Day said. “That’s the expectation. They’re not always going to be perfect but we’ve got to rock off the ball and finish people – I felt like it started with that week of practice that they had last week to build some momentum going into this week.